The AVGApp Class¶

• The AVGApp Class
  • Example
  • Debugging Aids

Note:
AVGApp is deprecated. We recommend using the new app module.

AVGApp is a class that makes application setup easier. It initializes a node tree at a resolution specified, makes keyboard handling easier and adds several debugging aids. It also allows multi-application setups where users can switch between applications without leaving libavg.

Example¶

In the easiest case, an AVGApp looks like this:

 1#!/usr/bin/env python
 2# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 3
 4from libavg import AVGApp
 5
 6class SimpleApp(AVGApp):
 7    pass
 8
 9SimpleApp.start(resolution=(1280,720))

The above application displays an empty window. Since that is pretty useless, here is an example of an App showing a rotating image.

sampleapp.py

 1#!/usr/bin/env python
 2# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 3
 4from libavg import avg, AVGApp, AVGAppUtil, anim
 5
 6# Usually you need the Player in many places, so it's useful
 7# to keep it in a global variable (it's a singleton anyway).
 8g_player = avg.Player.get()
 9
10class HelloWorld(AVGApp):
11    def init(self):
12        # Put all your nodes in the hierarchy below self._parentNode
13        self.node = avg.WordsNode(pos=(50,50), text="Hello World", 
14                parent=self._parentNode)
15
16    def _enter(self):
17        # You should start and stop all animations, intervals etc.
18        # in _enter and _leave, so your application uses only
19        # minimal resources while it is not running.
20        self.anim = anim.ContinuousAnim(self.node, 'angle', 0, 3.14)
21        self.anim.start()
22
23    def _leave(self):
24        self.anim.abort()
25        self.anim = None
26
27HelloWorld.start(resolution=(640, 480))

Debugging Aids¶

AVGApp defines several keys that can be used for debugging.