gooey-quick

Turn type-hinted Python program into a GUI application with few additional lines of code

Table of contents

• gooey-quick
• Table of contents
• Quick Start
  • Installation
  • Usage
  • Gooey global configuration
• What is it?
• Why is it?
• Examples
• Packaging

Quick Start

Installation

You can install gooey-quick via pip:

pip install gooey-quick

or by cloning the repository directly:

git clone https://github.com/jacadzaca/gooey_quick.git && ./setup.py

Usage

You can integrate gooey-quick with your code as easily as so:

import gooey_quick


def some_function_you_want_to_gooeyfiy(
    name: str,
    repeat_count: int,
):
    for _ in range(repeat_count):
        print(f'Hello {name}')


if __name__ == '__main__':
    gooey_quick.run_gooey(some_function_you_want_to_gooeyfiy)

Gooey global configuration

You can set Gooey's global options by setting them in the call to gooey_quick.run_gooey like so:

import gooey_quick


def some_function_you_want_to_gooeyfiy(
    name: str,
    repeat_count: int,
):
    for _ in range(repeat_count):
        print(f'Hello {name}')


if __name__ == '__main__':
    gooey_quick.run_gooey(
        some_function_you_want_to_gooeyfiy,
        program_name='Simple demo program',
        program_description='A demo program using Gooey and gooey_quick',
    )

What is it?

gooey-quick is a library that generates a Gooey-based GUIs from methods' signatures.

Why is it?

A lot of GUI programs that are written in an office setting are wrappers around simple python code. Handcrafting GUIs can be cumbersome, while dealing with argparse-like interface becomes more annoying as the program grows (e.g. you have 6 tabs in your Advanced layout Gooey program). With gooey-quick you should forget about the above and focus on the programs' features.

How does it work?

gooey-quick uses python's built-in typing and introspection functionalities to analyze objects' signatures and generate a fancy GUI using the amazing Gooey by chriskiehl.

Examples

Simple 'Flat layout' application

#!/usr/bin/env python3
from enum import Enum
from pathlib import Path
from datetime import date, time

import gooey_quick


class UploadMethod(Enum):
    SFTP = 'SFTP'
    HTTP = 'HTTP'


def upload_file(
    file: Path,
    new_filename: str,
    chunksize: int,
    lattency: float,
    upload_date: date,
    upload_time: time,
    upload_method: UploadMethod,
):
    assert type(upload_method) is UploadMethod
    return (
        f'{file} was uploaded via {upload_method.name} on {upload_date} at '
        f'{upload_time} in chunks of size {chunksize} and with lattency of '
        f'{lattency}'
    )


if __name__ == '__main__':
    # gooey_quick.run_gooey has the same return values as the wrapped function
    return_value = gooey_quick.run_gooey(
        # the first argument is the fucntion you'd like to be converted into a Gooey program
        upload_file,
        # gooey_quick.run_gooey can be used to set Gooey's global configuration
        # see https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey#global-configuration for possible options
        program_name='Simple upload program',
        program_description='A demo program using Gooey and gooey_quick',
    )
    print(return_value)

Start Gooey in Advanced mode with 3 different tabs:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Optional
from datetime import date, datetime

import gooey_quick


def search_history(
    history_file: Path,
    wanted_phrase: str,
    min_occure_date: Optional[date] = None,
    max_occure_date: Optional[date] = None,
) -> Optional[tuple[date, str]]:
    occurance_date = date(year=2002, month=7, day=22)
    the_phrase = "wow you have discovered my secret phrase!"
    occurance_in_range = True

    if min_occure_date is not None and max_occure_date is not None:
        print(f'Looking for {wanted_phrase} from {min_occure_date} to {max_occure_date}...')
        occurance_in_range = occurance_date in range(min_occure_date, max_occure_date)

    if wanted_phrase in the_phrase and occurance_in_range:
        return f'{occurance_date}: {the_phrase}'


def append_to_history(
    history_file: Path,
    phrase: str,
    occurance_date: date = datetime.now().date()
):
    return f'Appending {phrase} to {history_file} at {occurance_date}...'


def remove_from_history(
    history_file: Path,
    phrase: str,
):
    return f'Removing {phrase} from {history_file}...'


if __name__ == '__main__':
    # when passing a dict to gooey_quick.run_gooey, the keys become
    # the tabs descriptions, while the values are the function to
    # create the gui from
    return_value = gooey_quick.run_gooey(
        {
           'Add phrase': append_to_history,
           'Remove phrase': remove_from_history,
           'Search phrases': search_history,
        },
        # set Gooey's global config as per: https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey#layout-customization
        navigation='TABBED',
        program_name='Gooey subparser layout from function dict',
        program_description='Presents how to create a bundeled configuration with gooey_quick',
     )
    print(return_value)

For more see the docs/examples/ directory.

Packaging

Please refer to either the official guide or this tutorial