create pipe idler

[uccvend-vendserver.git] / sql-edition / servers / Idler.py

diff --git a/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py b/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py
index fc7573a..2670b51 100755 (executable)
--- a/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py
+++ b/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ class ClockIdler(Idler):
                        self.v.display(" %8.8s " % (output))
                        self.last = output
 
+       def affinity(self):
+               return 3 
+
 class FortuneIdler(StringIdler):
        def __init__(self, v):
                fortune = "/usr/games/fortune"
@@ -242,4 +245,30 @@ class FortuneIdler(StringIdler):
                StringIdler.__init__(self, v, text,repeat=False)
 
        def affinity(self):
-               return 15
+               return 20
+
+class PipeIdler(StringIdler):
+       def __init__(self, v, command):
+               text = "I ate my cookie...."
+               if os.access(command,os.F_OK|os.X_OK):
+                       (stdout, stdin) = popen2.popen2(command)
+                       text = string.join(stdout.readlines())
+                       stdout.close()
+                       stdin.close()
+               StringIdler.__init__(self, v, text,repeat=False)
+
+       def affinity(self):
+               return 20
+
+class FileIdler(StringIdler):
+       def __init__(self, v, thefile=None, repeat=False):
+               text = "I broke my wookie...."
+
+               if file and os.access(thefile,os.F_OK|os.R_OK):
+                       f = file(thefile,'r')
+                       text = string.join(f.readlines())
+                       f.close()
+               StringIdler.__init__(self, v, text,repeat=repeat)
+
+       def affinity(self):
+               return 8