diff -r 000000000000 -r c9bf2537109a ait/os/bin/opensecurityd/opensecurity-dialog.py
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+++ b/ait/os/bin/opensecurityd/opensecurity-dialog.py	Tue Nov 12 11:31:34 2013 +0100
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+#!/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# opensecurity-dialog
+# 
+# an opensecurity dialog
+#
+# Autor: Oliver Maurhart, <oliver.maurhart@ait.ac.at>
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2013 AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
+# AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
+# Donau-City-Strasse 1 | 1220 Vienna | Austria
+# http://www.ait.ac.at
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, 
+# Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# imports
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+
+from PyQt4 import QtCore
+from PyQt4 import QtGui
+
+# local
+from credentials import Credentials
+from environment import Environment
+from password import Password
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# code
+
+
+def main():
+    
+    # parse command line
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description = 'OpenSecuirty Dialog.')
+    parser.add_argument('mode', metavar='MODE', help='dialog mode: \'password\' or \'credentials\'')
+    parser.add_argument('text', metavar='TEXT', help='text to show')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
+    
+    # prebuild the pixmap cache: fetch all jpg, png and jpeg images and load them
+    data_path = Environment("opensecurity").image_path
+    for file in os.listdir(data_path):
+        if file.lower().rpartition('.')[2] in ('jpg', 'png', 'jpeg'):
+            QtGui.QPixmapCache.insert(file.lower().rpartition('.')[0], QtGui.QPixmap(os.path.join(data_path, file)))
+            
+    # we should have now our application icon
+    app.setWindowIcon(QtGui.QIcon(QtGui.QPixmapCache.find('opensecurity_icon_64')))
+    
+    if args.mode == 'password':
+        dlg = Password(args.text)
+    
+    if args.mode == 'credentials':
+        dlg = Credentials(args.text)
+    
+    # pop up the dialog
+    dlg.show()
+    app.exec_()
+    
+    # give proper result code
+    if dlg.result() == QtGui.QDialog.Accepted:
+        res = 0
+    else:
+        res = 1
+    sys.exit(res)
+    
+
+# start
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+