diff -r 000000000000 -r c9bf2537109a ait/os/bin/opensecurityd/password.py
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+++ b/ait/os/bin/opensecurityd/password.py	Tue Nov 12 11:31:34 2013 +0100
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+#!/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# password-dialog
+# 
+# ask the user a password
+#
+# 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 sys
+
+from PyQt4 import QtCore
+from PyQt4 import QtGui
+
+# local
+from about import About
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# code
+
+
+class Password(QtGui.QDialog):
+    
+    """Ask the user for a password."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, text, parent = None, flags = QtCore.Qt.WindowFlags(0)):
+        
+        # super call and widget init
+        super(Password, self).__init__(parent, flags)
+        self.setWindowTitle('OpenSecuirty Password Request')
+        self.setup_ui()
+        
+        # positionate ourself central
+        screen = QtGui.QDesktopWidget().screenGeometry()
+        self.resize(self.geometry().width() * 1.25, self.geometry().height())
+        size = self.geometry()
+        self.move((screen.width() - size.width()) / 2, (screen.height() - size.height()) / 2)
+        
+        # fix up text
+        self.lbText.setText(text)
+        
+
+    def clicked_about(self):
+        """clicked the about button"""
+        dlgAbout = About()
+        dlgAbout.exec_()
+    
+
+    def clicked_cancel(self):
+        """clicked the cancel button"""
+        self.reject()
+    
+
+    def clicked_ok(self):
+        """clicked the ok button"""
+        sys.stdout.write('{ ')
+        sys.stdout.write('\'password\': \'')
+        sys.stdout.write(self.edPassword.text())
+        sys.stdout.write('\' ')
+        sys.stdout.write('}\n')
+        self.accept()
+    
+
+    def setup_ui(self):
+        
+        """Create the widgets."""
+        
+        lyMain = QtGui.QVBoxLayout(self)
+        lyMain.setContentsMargins(8, 8, 8, 8)
+        
+        # content area: left pixmap, right text
+        lyContent = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        lyMain.addLayout(lyContent)
+        
+        # pixmap
+        lbPix = QtGui.QLabel()
+        lbPix.setPixmap(QtGui.QPixmapCache.find('opensecurity_icon_64'))
+        lyContent.addWidget(lbPix, 0, QtCore.Qt.Alignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignTop + QtCore.Qt.AlignHCenter))
+        lyContent.addSpacing(16)
+        
+        # text ...
+        lyText = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
+        lyContent.addLayout(lyText)
+        self.lbText = QtGui.QLabel()
+        lyText.addWidget(self.lbText)
+        lyPassword = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        lyText.addLayout(lyPassword)
+        lbPassword = QtGui.QLabel('&Password:')
+        lyPassword.addWidget(lbPassword)
+        self.edPassword = QtGui.QLineEdit()
+        self.edPassword.setEchoMode(QtGui.QLineEdit.Password)
+        lyPassword.addWidget(self.edPassword)
+        lbPassword.setBuddy(self.edPassword)
+        lyText.addStretch(1)
+        
+        lyMain.addStretch(1)
+        
+        # buttons
+        lyButton = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        lyMain.addLayout(lyButton)
+        
+        lyButton.addStretch(1)
+        btnOk = QtGui.QPushButton('&Ok', self)
+        btnOk.setDefault(True)
+        btnOk.setMinimumWidth(100)
+        lyButton.addWidget(btnOk)
+        btnCancel = QtGui.QPushButton('&Cancel', self)
+        btnCancel.setMinimumWidth(100)
+        lyButton.addWidget(btnCancel)
+        btnAbout = QtGui.QPushButton('&About', self)
+        btnAbout.setMinimumWidth(100)
+        lyButton.addWidget(btnAbout)
+        
+        button_width = max(btnOk.width(), btnCancel.width(), btnAbout.width())
+        btnOk.setMinimumWidth(button_width)
+        btnCancel.setMinimumWidth(button_width)
+        btnAbout.setMinimumWidth(button_width)
+        
+        # reduce to the max
+        self.resize(lyMain.minimumSize())
+        
+        # connectors
+        btnOk.clicked.connect(self.clicked_ok)
+        btnCancel.clicked.connect(self.clicked_cancel)
+        btnAbout.clicked.connect(self.clicked_about)