New Plugin: Python extension (and Remote KDE unlock)

[Aleix Pol]

On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 1:58 AM, Srivatsan Iyer
<supersaiyanmode.rox at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Aleix,
>
> Unlock/lock is just a sample. The main idea is to embed python interpreter
> with custom modules, so that anyone can easily write their own plugins. All
> it would take is a few lines of python as opposed to a shared object.
> Further, the Android activity corresponding to this plugin can potentially
> be made generic enough to dynamically show elements corresponding to each
> plugin. Currently the ListView gets automatically populated with plugins
> information (specifically ones that have expressed an intent to listen to
> "MAIN" event  -- akin to android.intent.action.MAIN).
>
> May be providing a different example might help what I'm trying to explain.
> Assuming the android device is able to listen to an event "battery fully
> charged", any one can quickly write up a script that listens to that event,
> and sends a desktop notification to unplug the charger. All you'd need to do
> is drop the script (and metadata.json) in a specific folder. That's it. No
> change on the android side at all (assumption of being able to listen to the
> event still holds but this is just a one time business).
>
> Srivatsan
>
>
>
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 at 16:24 Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 10:50 AM, Srivatsan Iyer
>> <supersaiyanmode.rox at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I have been writing a kdeconnectd plugin that embeds a python
>> > interpreter
>> > allowing scripts to be written to extend functionality. These scripts
>> > can
>> > respond to android system events (such as phone unlock) or be manually
>> > invoked via the Android App.
>> >
>> > There's a bare-bones implementation in my Github repository (links
>> > below),
>> > that is able to load two scripts: one that locks the KDE session from
>> > the
>> > android device, and the other that listens to android device unlock
>> > event
>> > and also unlocks KDE. (Link to a gif below).
>> >
>> > I have a few questions and I'd really appreciate you guys' response.
>> >
>> > 1) Although I do not see it within the repository here:
>> > github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde, is this something someone else is working
>> > on
>> > locally? If so, I'd love to collaborate and contribute.
>> >
>> > 2) This point is valid provided the plugin sounds like a good idea. The
>> > current implementation is really not that robust and has a lot of rough
>> > edges. I have about 10-15 non-trivial todos before I can even think of a
>> > PR.
>> > Eventually, this plugin will expose basic desktop functionalities of KDE
>> > (like notifications), and the android device (like other calls, texts,
>> > or
>> > notification access). Additionally I am also thinking about virtualenvs
>> > and
>> > ability to install 3rd party packages for these python scripts. This,
>> > surely, is too ambitious for me. But in the short term, I feel I am done
>> > with a basic skeleton and would like others taking a look. What would be
>> > the
>> > best process? I can surely submit a review at git.reviewboard.kde.org,
>> > but
>> > it might take me a few months to fully finish this and submit for
>> > review. Or
>> > is it okay submit work that is (somewhat) complete but not ready to be
>> > merged? I am looking for something that allows for a lot of going back
>> > and
>> > forth.
>> >
>> > Links:
>> > - kdeconnect-kde diff:
>> >
>> > https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/compare/master...supersaiyanmode:master
>> > - kdeconnect-android diff:
>> >
>> > https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-android/compare/master...supersaiyanmode:master
>> > - Remote KDE Unlock demo:
>> > https://twitter.com/supersaiyan_9/status/765440342023745536
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Srivatsan
>> > --
>> >
>> > Srivatsan Iyer
>>
>> There's already a plugin for un/locking in plugins/lockdevice, we
>> didn't enable it by default because we don't have UI for Android. I'd
>> suggest making your Android patch work with this one, so it's not
>> duplicated in the KDE side.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Aleix
>
> --
>
> Srivatsan Iyer

Hi,
Sorry, I didn't understand you.

Personally, I'm not interested in having plugins in Python at this
point, and it would also be a rather big dependency to add. I'd be
happy to know others' opinions.

Aleix