[api] improvement: allowing several settings views to be returned (SoftwareManager.get_settings)

bauh/api/abstract/controller.py

@@ -119,6 +119,29 @@ class SoftwareAction(Enum):
     DOWNGRADE = 5
 
 
+class SettingsController(ABC):
+
+    def save_settings(self, component: ViewComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
+        """
+        :return: a tuple with a bool informing if the settings were saved and a list of error messages
+        """
+        pass
+
+
+class SettingsView:
+
+    def __init__(self, controller: SettingsController, component: ViewComponent, label: Optional[str] = None,
+                 icon_path: Optional[str] = None):
+
+        self.controller = controller
+        self.component = component
+        self.label = label
+        self.icon_path = icon_path
+
+    def save(self) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
+        return self.controller.save_settings(self.component)
+
+
 class SoftwareManager(ABC):
 
     """
@@ -379,15 +402,9 @@ class SoftwareManager(ABC):
         """
         pass
 
-    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
+    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[Generator[SettingsView, None, None]]:
         """
-        :return: a form abstraction with all available settings
+        :return: panel abstractions with optional icon paths associated with
-        """
-        pass
-
-    def save_settings(self, component: ViewComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
-        """
-        :return: a tuple with a bool informing if the settings were saved and a list of error messages
         """
         pass
 

bauh/api/abstract/view.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from abc import ABC
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import List, Set, Optional, Dict
+from typing import List, Set, Optional, Dict, TypeVar, Type
 
 
 class MessageType(Enum):
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ class ViewComponent(ABC):
         self.observers.append(obs)
 
 
+V = TypeVar('V', bound=ViewComponent)
+
+
 class SpacerComponent(ViewComponent):
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ class SpacerComponent(ViewComponent):
 
 class InputViewComponent(ViewComponent):
     """
-    Represents an component which needs a user interaction to provide its value
+    Represents a component which needs a user interaction to provide its value
     """
 
 
@@ -317,6 +320,15 @@ class PanelComponent(ViewComponent):
         if self.component_map:
             return self.component_map.get(id_)
 
+    def get_component_by_idx(self, idx: int, type_: Type[V]) -> Optional[V]:
+        if self.components and idx < len(self.components):
+            c = self.components[idx]
+            if isinstance(c, type_):
+                return c
+
+            raise Exception(f"The {ViewComponent.__class__.__name__} at index {idx} is not an "
+                            f"instance of '{type_.__name__}'")
+
     def get_form_component(self, id_: str) -> Optional[FormComponent]:
         comp = self.get_component(id_)
 

bauh/gems/appimage/controller.py

@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Set, Type, List, Tuple, Optional, Iterable, Generator
 
 from colorama import Fore
-from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 from packaging.version import LegacyVersion
+from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 
 from bauh.api.abstract.context import ApplicationContext
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, SearchResult, UpgradeRequirements, UpgradeRequirement, \
-    TransactionResult, SoftwareAction
+    TransactionResult, SoftwareAction, SettingsView, SettingsController
 from bauh.api.abstract.disk import DiskCacheLoader
 from bauh.api.abstract.handler import ProcessWatcher, TaskManager
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import SoftwarePackage, PackageHistory, PackageUpdate, PackageSuggestion, \
     SuggestionPriority, CustomSoftwareAction
-from bauh.api.abstract.view import MessageType, ViewComponent, FormComponent, InputOption, SingleSelectComponent, \
+from bauh.api.abstract.view import MessageType, FormComponent, InputOption, SingleSelectComponent, \
     SelectViewType, TextInputComponent, PanelComponent, FileChooserComponent, ViewObserver
 from bauh.api.paths import DESKTOP_ENTRIES_DIR
 from bauh.commons import resource
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class ManualInstallationFileObserver(ViewObserver):
             self.version.set_value(None)
 
 
-class AppImageManager(SoftwareManager):
+class AppImageManager(SoftwareManager, SettingsController):
 
     def __init__(self, context: ApplicationContext):
         super(AppImageManager, self).__init__(context=context)
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ class AppImageManager(SoftwareManager):
                     print(f'{Fore.RED}[bauh][appimage] An exception has happened when deleting {f}{Fore.RESET}')
                     traceback.print_exc()
 
-    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
+    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[Generator[SettingsView, None, None]]:
         appimage_config = self.configman.get_config()
         max_width = floor(self.context.screen_width * 0.15)
 
@@ -871,12 +871,12 @@ class AppImageManager(SoftwareManager):
                                id_='appim_sugs_exp')
         ]
 
-        return PanelComponent([FormComponent(components=comps, id_='form')])
+        yield SettingsView(self, PanelComponent([FormComponent(components=comps)]))
 
     def save_settings(self, component: PanelComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
         appimage_config = self.configman.get_config()
 
-        form = component.get_form_component('form')
+        form = component.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
         appimage_config['database']['expiration'] = form.get_text_input('appim_db_exp').get_int_value()
         appimage_config['suggestions']['expiration'] = form.get_text_input('appim_sugs_exp').get_int_value()
 

bauh/gems/arch/controller.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from dateutil.parser import parse as parse_date
 
 from bauh import __app_name__
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SearchResult, SoftwareManager, ApplicationContext, UpgradeRequirements, \
-    TransactionResult, SoftwareAction
+    TransactionResult, SoftwareAction, SettingsView, SettingsController
 from bauh.api.abstract.disk import DiskCacheLoader
 from bauh.api.abstract.handler import ProcessWatcher, TaskManager
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import PackageUpdate, PackageHistory, SoftwarePackage, PackageSuggestion, PackageStatus, \
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class TransactionContext:
         self.previous_change_progress = self.change_progress
 
 
-class ArchManager(SoftwareManager):
+class ArchManager(SoftwareManager, SettingsController):
 
     def __init__(self, context: ApplicationContext, disk_cache_updater: Optional[ArchDiskCacheUpdater] = None):
         super(ArchManager, self).__init__(context=context)
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager):
                                      id_=id_,
                                      capitalize_label=capitalize_label)
 
-    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
+    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[Generator[SettingsView, None, None]]:
         arch_config = self.configman.get_config()
         max_width = floor(self.context.screen_width * 0.25)
 
@@ -3013,33 +3013,46 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager):
                                value=arch_config['categories_exp'] if isinstance(arch_config['categories_exp'], int) else ''),
         ]
 
-        return PanelComponent([FormComponent(fields, spaces=False, id_='root')])
+        yield SettingsView(self, PanelComponent([FormComponent(fields, spaces=False)]))
 
     def save_settings(self, component: PanelComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
         arch_config = self.configman.get_config()
 
-        form = component.get_form_component('root')
+        form = component.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
         arch_config['repositories'] = form.get_single_select_component('repos').get_selected()
         arch_config['optimize'] = form.get_single_select_component('opts').get_selected()
         arch_config['aur_rebuild_detector'] = form.get_single_select_component('rebuild_detector').get_selected()
-        arch_config['aur_rebuild_detector_no_bin'] = form.get_single_select_component('rebuild_detector_no_bin').get_selected()
+
+        rebuild_no_bin = form.get_single_select_component('rebuild_detector_no_bin').get_selected()
+        arch_config['aur_rebuild_detector_no_bin'] = rebuild_no_bin
+
         arch_config['sync_databases'] = form.get_single_select_component('sync_dbs').get_selected()
         arch_config['sync_databases_startup'] = form.get_single_select_component('sync_dbs_start').get_selected()
         arch_config['clean_cached'] = form.get_single_select_component('clean_cached').get_selected()
         arch_config['refresh_mirrors_startup'] = form.get_single_select_component('ref_mirs').get_selected()
-        arch_config['mirrors_sort_limit'] = form.get_component('mirrors_sort_limit').get_int_value()
+        arch_config['mirrors_sort_limit'] = form.get_text_input('mirrors_sort_limit').get_int_value()
-        arch_config['repositories_mthread_download'] = form.get_component('mthread_download').get_selected()
+        arch_config['repositories_mthread_download'] = form.get_single_select_component('mthread_download').get_selected()
         arch_config['automatch_providers'] = form.get_single_select_component('autoprovs').get_selected()
-        arch_config['prefer_repository_provider'] = form.get_single_select_component('prefer_repo_provider').get_selected()
+
+        prefer_repo_provider = form.get_single_select_component('prefer_repo_provider').get_selected()
+        arch_config['prefer_repository_provider'] = prefer_repo_provider
+
         arch_config['edit_aur_pkgbuild'] = form.get_single_select_component('edit_aur_pkgbuild').get_selected()
         arch_config['aur_remove_build_dir'] = form.get_single_select_component('aur_remove_build_dir').get_selected()
         arch_config['aur_build_dir'] = form.get_component('aur_build_dir').file_path
         arch_config['aur_build_only_chosen'] = form.get_single_select_component('aur_build_only_chosen').get_selected()
-        arch_config['aur_idx_exp'] = form.get_component('aur_idx_exp').get_int_value()
+        arch_config['aur_idx_exp'] = form.get_text_input('aur_idx_exp').get_int_value()
-        arch_config['check_dependency_breakage'] = form.get_single_select_component('check_dependency_breakage').get_selected()
+
-        arch_config['suggest_optdep_uninstall'] = form.get_single_select_component('suggest_optdep_uninstall').get_selected()
+        check_dep_break = form.get_single_select_component('check_dependency_breakage').get_selected()
-        arch_config['suggest_unneeded_uninstall'] = form.get_single_select_component('suggest_unneeded_uninstall').get_selected()
+        arch_config['check_dependency_breakage'] = check_dep_break
-        arch_config['categories_exp'] = form.get_component('arch_cats_exp').get_int_value()
+
+        sug_opt_dep_uni = form.get_single_select_component('suggest_optdep_uninstall').get_selected()
+        arch_config['suggest_optdep_uninstall'] = sug_opt_dep_uni
+
+        sug_unneeded_uni = form.get_single_select_component('suggest_unneeded_uninstall').get_selected()
+        arch_config['suggest_unneeded_uninstall'] = sug_unneeded_uni
+
+        arch_config['categories_exp'] = form.get_text_input('arch_cats_exp').get_int_value()
 
         if not arch_config['aur_build_dir']:
             arch_config['aur_build_dir'] = None

bauh/gems/debian/controller.py

@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, Set, Type, Dict, Iterable, Generator
 
 from bauh.api.abstract.context import ApplicationContext
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, SoftwareAction, TransactionResult, UpgradeRequirements, \
-    SearchResult, UpgradeRequirement
+    SearchResult, UpgradeRequirement, SettingsView, SettingsController
 from bauh.api.abstract.disk import DiskCacheLoader
 from bauh.api.abstract.handler import TaskManager, ProcessWatcher
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import SoftwarePackage, PackageSuggestion, PackageUpdate, PackageHistory, \
     CustomSoftwareAction
-from bauh.api.abstract.view import ViewComponent, TextInputComponent, PanelComponent, FormComponent, MessageType, \
+from bauh.api.abstract.view import TextInputComponent, PanelComponent, FormComponent, MessageType, \
     SingleSelectComponent, InputOption, SelectViewType
 from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR
 from bauh.commons.html import bold
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from bauh.gems.debian.suggestions import DebianSuggestionsDownloader
 from bauh.gems.debian.tasks import UpdateApplicationIndex, MapApplications, SynchronizePackages
 
 
-class DebianPackageManager(SoftwareManager):
+class DebianPackageManager(SoftwareManager, SettingsController):
 
     def __init__(self, context: ApplicationContext):
         super(DebianPackageManager, self).__init__(context)
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ class DebianPackageManager(SoftwareManager):
             final_cmd = pkg.app.exe_path.replace('%U', '')
             Popen(final_cmd, shell=True)
 
-    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
+    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[Generator[SettingsView, None, None]]:
         deb_config = self.configman.get_config()
 
         comps_width = int(self.context.screen_width * 0.105)
@@ -632,14 +632,13 @@ class DebianPackageManager(SoftwareManager):
                                                 value=str(suggestions_exp), only_int=True,
                                                 max_width=comps_width)
 
-        return PanelComponent([FormComponent([input_sources, ti_sync_pkgs, ti_index_apps_exp, ti_suggestions_exp])])
+        panel = PanelComponent([FormComponent([input_sources, ti_sync_pkgs, ti_index_apps_exp, ti_suggestions_exp])])
+        yield SettingsView(self, panel)
 
     def save_settings(self, component: PanelComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
         deb_config = self.configman.get_config()
 
-        container = component.components[0]
+        container = component.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
-
-        if isinstance(container, FormComponent):
         deb_config['pkg_sources.app'] = container.get_single_select_component('pkg_sources.app').get_selected()
         deb_config['index_apps.exp'] = container.get_text_input('index_apps.exp').get_int_value()
         deb_config['sync_pkgs.time'] = container.get_text_input('sync_pkgs.time').get_int_value()

bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py

@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ from packaging.version import Version
 
 from bauh.api import user
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SearchResult, SoftwareManager, ApplicationContext, UpgradeRequirements, \
-    UpgradeRequirement, TransactionResult, SoftwareAction
+    UpgradeRequirement, TransactionResult, SoftwareAction, SettingsView, SettingsController
 from bauh.api.abstract.disk import DiskCacheLoader
 from bauh.api.abstract.handler import ProcessWatcher, TaskManager
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import PackageHistory, PackageUpdate, SoftwarePackage, PackageSuggestion, \
     SuggestionPriority, PackageStatus, CustomSoftwareAction
 from bauh.api.abstract.view import MessageType, FormComponent, SingleSelectComponent, InputOption, SelectViewType, \
-    ViewComponent, PanelComponent
+    PanelComponent
 from bauh.commons.boot import CreateConfigFile
 from bauh.commons.html import strip_html, bold
 from bauh.commons.system import ProcessHandler
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DATE_FORMAT = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z'
 RE_INSTALL_REFS = re.compile(r'\d+\)\s+(.+)')
 
 
-class FlatpakManager(SoftwareManager):
+class FlatpakManager(SoftwareManager, SettingsController):
 
     def __init__(self, context: ApplicationContext):
         super(FlatpakManager, self).__init__(context=context)
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ class FlatpakManager(SoftwareManager):
             else:
                 traceback.print_exc()
 
-    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
+    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[Generator[SettingsView, None, None]]:
         if not self.context.root_user:
             fields = []
 
@@ -623,13 +623,15 @@ class FlatpakManager(SoftwareManager):
                                                 default_option=[o for o in install_opts if o.value == flatpak_config['installation_level']][0],
                                                 max_per_line=len(install_opts),
                                                 max_width=floor(self.context.screen_width * 0.22),
-                                                type_=SelectViewType.RADIO))
+                                                type_=SelectViewType.RADIO,
+                                                id_='install'))
 
-            return PanelComponent([FormComponent(fields, self.i18n['installation'].capitalize())])
+            yield SettingsView(self, PanelComponent([FormComponent(fields, self.i18n['installation'].capitalize())]))
 
     def save_settings(self, component: PanelComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
         flatpak_config = self.configman.get_config()
-        flatpak_config['installation_level'] = component.components[0].components[0].get_selected()
+        form = component.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
+        flatpak_config['installation_level'] = form.get_single_select_component('install').get_selected()
 
         try:
             self.configman.save_config(flatpak_config)

bauh/gems/snap/controller.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from threading import Thread
 from typing import List, Set, Type, Optional, Tuple, Generator
 
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, SearchResult, ApplicationContext, UpgradeRequirements, \
-    TransactionResult, SoftwareAction
+    TransactionResult, SoftwareAction, SettingsView, SettingsController
 from bauh.api.abstract.disk import DiskCacheLoader
 from bauh.api.abstract.handler import ProcessWatcher, TaskManager
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import SoftwarePackage, PackageHistory, PackageUpdate, PackageSuggestion, \
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from bauh.gems.snap.snapd import SnapdClient
 RE_AVAILABLE_CHANNELS = re.compile(re.compile(r'(\w+)\s+(snap install.+)'))
 
 
-class SnapManager(SoftwareManager):
+class SnapManager(SoftwareManager, SettingsController):
 
     def __init__(self, context: ApplicationContext):
         super(SnapManager, self).__init__(context=context)
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class SnapManager(SoftwareManager):
         if pkg.screenshots:
             yield from pkg.screenshots
 
-    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
+    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[Generator[SettingsView, None, None]]:
         snap_config = self.configman.get_config()
         max_width = 200
 
@@ -446,14 +446,15 @@ class SnapManager(SoftwareManager):
                                             label=self.i18n['snap.config.categories_exp'],
                                             tooltip=self.i18n['snap.config.categories_exp.tip'])
 
-        return PanelComponent([FormComponent([install_channel, categories_exp], self.i18n['installation'].capitalize())])
+        panel = PanelComponent([FormComponent([install_channel, categories_exp], self.i18n['installation'].capitalize())])
+        yield SettingsView(self, panel)
 
-    def save_settings(self, component: ViewComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
+    def save_settings(self, component: PanelComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
         snap_config = self.configman.get_config()
 
-        panel = component.components[0]
+        form = component.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
-        snap_config['install_channel'] = panel.get_component('snap_install_channel').get_selected()
+        snap_config['install_channel'] = form.get_single_select_component('snap_install_channel').get_selected()
-        snap_config['categories_exp'] = panel.get_component('snap_cat_exp').get_int_value()
+        snap_config['categories_exp'] = form.get_text_input('snap_cat_exp').get_int_value()
 
         try:
             self.configman.save_config(snap_config)

bauh/gems/web/controller.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from requests import Response
 
 from bauh.api.abstract.context import ApplicationContext
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, SearchResult, UpgradeRequirements, TransactionResult, \
-    SoftwareAction
+    SoftwareAction, SettingsView, SettingsController
 from bauh.api.abstract.disk import DiskCacheLoader
 from bauh.api.abstract.handler import ProcessWatcher, TaskManager
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import SoftwarePackage, CustomSoftwareAction, PackageSuggestion, PackageUpdate, \
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ RE_SYMBOLS_SPLIT = re.compile(r'[\-|_\s:.]')
 DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_HEADER = 'en-US, en'
 
 
-class WebApplicationManager(SoftwareManager):
+class WebApplicationManager(SoftwareManager, SettingsController):
 
     def __init__(self, context: ApplicationContext, suggestions_loader: Optional[SuggestionsLoader] = None):
         super(WebApplicationManager, self).__init__(context=context)
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ class WebApplicationManager(SoftwareManager):
                     print('{}[bauh][web] An exception has happened when deleting {}{}'.format(Fore.RED, ENV_PATH, Fore.RESET))
                     traceback.print_exc()
 
-    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[ViewComponent]:
+    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[Generator[SettingsView, None, None]]:
         web_config = self.configman.get_config()
         max_width = floor(self.context.screen_width * 0.15)
 
@@ -1149,26 +1149,27 @@ class WebApplicationManager(SoftwareManager):
         form_env = FormComponent(label=self.i18n['web.settings.nativefier.env'].capitalize(),
                                  components=[input_electron, select_nativefier, env_settings_exp, sugs_exp])
 
-        return PanelComponent([form_env])
+        yield SettingsView(self, PanelComponent([form_env]))
 
     def save_settings(self, component: PanelComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
         web_config = self.configman.get_config()
 
-        form_env = component.components[0]
+        form_env = component.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
 
-        web_config['environment']['electron']['version'] = str(form_env.get_component('electron_branch').get_value()).strip()
+        electron_version = str(form_env.get_text_input('electron_branch').get_value()).strip()
+        web_config['environment']['electron']['version'] = electron_version
 
         if len(web_config['environment']['electron']['version']) == 0:
             web_config['environment']['electron']['version'] = None
 
-        system_nativefier = form_env.get_component('nativefier').get_selected()
+        system_nativefier = form_env.get_single_select_component('nativefier').get_selected()
 
         if system_nativefier and not nativefier.is_available():
             return False, [self.i18n['web.settings.env.nativefier.system.not_installed'].format('Nativefier')]
 
         web_config['environment']['system'] = system_nativefier
-        web_config['environment']['cache_exp'] = form_env.get_component('web_cache_exp').get_int_value()
+        web_config['environment']['cache_exp'] = form_env.get_text_input('web_cache_exp').get_int_value()
-        web_config['suggestions']['cache_exp'] = form_env.get_component('web_sugs_exp').get_int_value()
+        web_config['suggestions']['cache_exp'] = form_env.get_text_input('web_sugs_exp').get_int_value()
 
         try:
             self.configman.save_config(web_config)

bauh/view/core/controller.py

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ from threading import Thread
 from typing import List, Set, Type, Tuple, Dict, Optional, Generator, Callable
 
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, SearchResult, ApplicationContext, UpgradeRequirements, \
-    UpgradeRequirement, TransactionResult, SoftwareAction
+    UpgradeRequirement, TransactionResult, SoftwareAction, SettingsView, SettingsController
 from bauh.api.abstract.disk import DiskCacheLoader
 from bauh.api.abstract.handler import ProcessWatcher, TaskManager
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import SoftwarePackage, PackageUpdate, PackageHistory, PackageSuggestion, \
     CustomSoftwareAction
-from bauh.api.abstract.view import ViewComponent, TabGroupComponent, MessageType
+from bauh.api.abstract.view import ViewComponent, TabGroupComponent, MessageType, PanelComponent
 from bauh.api.exception import NoInternetException
 from bauh.commons.boot import CreateConfigFile
 from bauh.commons.html import bold
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class GenericUpgradeRequirements(UpgradeRequirements):
         self.sub_requirements = sub_requirements
 
 
-class GenericSoftwareManager(SoftwareManager):
+class GenericSoftwareManager(SoftwareManager, SettingsController):
 
     def __init__(self, managers: List[SoftwareManager], context: ApplicationContext, config: dict):
         super(GenericSoftwareManager, self).__init__(context=context)
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ class GenericSoftwareManager(SoftwareManager):
     def get_working_managers(self):
         return [m for m in self.managers if self._can_work(m)]
 
-    def get_settings(self) -> ViewComponent:
+    def get_settings(self) -> Optional[Generator[SettingsView, None, None]]:
         if self.settings_manager is None:
             self.settings_manager = GenericSettingsManager(managers=self.managers,
                                                            working_managers=self.working_managers,
@@ -542,9 +542,9 @@ class GenericSoftwareManager(SoftwareManager):
             self.settings_manager.managers = self.managers
             self.settings_manager.working_managers = self.working_managers
 
-        return self.settings_manager.get_settings()
+        yield SettingsView(self, self.settings_manager.get_settings())
 
-    def save_settings(self, component: TabGroupComponent) -> Tuple[bool, List[str]]:
+    def save_settings(self, component: TabGroupComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
         return self.settings_manager.save_settings(component)
 
     def _map_pkgs_by_manager(self, pkgs: List[SoftwarePackage], pkg_filters: list = None) -> Dict[SoftwareManager, List[SoftwarePackage]]:

bauh/view/core/settings.py

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-import logging
+import os
 import os
 import time
 import traceback
 from math import floor
 from threading import Thread
-from typing import List, Tuple, Optional, Dict
+from typing import List, Tuple, Optional, Dict, Type, Iterable
 
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QStyleFactory
 
 from bauh import ROOT_DIR, __app_name__
 from bauh.api.abstract.context import ApplicationContext
-from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager
+from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, SettingsController, SettingsView
-from bauh.api.abstract.download import FileDownloader
+from bauh.api.abstract.view import TabComponent, InputOption, TextComponent, MultipleSelectComponent, \
-from bauh.api.abstract.view import ViewComponent, TabComponent, InputOption, TextComponent, MultipleSelectComponent, \
     PanelComponent, FormComponent, TabGroupComponent, SingleSelectComponent, SelectViewType, TextInputComponent, \
     FileChooserComponent, RangeInputComponent
 from bauh.commons.view_utils import new_select
@@ -20,10 +19,9 @@ from bauh.view.core import timeshift
 from bauh.view.core.config import CoreConfigManager, BACKUP_REMOVE_METHODS, BACKUP_DEFAULT_REMOVE_METHOD
 from bauh.view.core.downloader import AdaptableFileDownloader
 from bauh.view.util import translation
-from bauh.view.util.translation import I18n
 
 
-class GenericSettingsManager:
+class GenericSettingsManager(SettingsController):
 
     def __init__(self, context: ApplicationContext, managers: List[SoftwareManager],
                  working_managers: List[SoftwareManager], configman: CoreConfigManager):
@@ -34,27 +32,35 @@ class GenericSettingsManager:
         self.logger = context.logger
         self.file_downloader = self.context.file_downloader
         self.configman = configman
+        self._settings_views: Optional[Dict[Type, List[SettingsView]]] = None
 
-    def get_settings(self) -> ViewComponent:
+    def get_settings(self) -> TabGroupComponent:
         tabs = list()
 
         gem_opts, def_gem_opts, gem_tabs = [], set(), []
 
+        self._settings_views = dict()
+
         for man in self.managers:
             can_work, reason_not_work = man.can_work()
             modname = man.__module__.split('.')[-2]
-            icon_path = "{r}/gems/{n}/resources/img/{n}.svg".format(r=ROOT_DIR, n=modname)
 
-            man_comp = man.get_settings() if can_work else None
+            man_settings = man.get_settings() if can_work else None
-            if man_comp:
+            if man_settings:
-                tab_name = self.i18n.get('gem.{}.label'.format(modname), modname.capitalize())
+                for view in man_settings:
-                gem_tabs.append(TabComponent(label=tab_name, content=man_comp, icon_path=icon_path, id_=modname))
+                    icon_path = view.icon_path if view.icon_path else f"{ROOT_DIR}/gems/{modname}/resources/img/{modname}.svg"
+                    tab_name = view.label if view.label else self.i18n.get(f'gem.{modname}.label', modname.capitalize())
+                    gem_tabs.append(TabComponent(label=tab_name, content=view.component, icon_path=icon_path))
+
+                    views = self._settings_views.get(man.__class__, list())
+                    self._settings_views[man.__class__] = views
+                    views.append(view)
 
             help_tip = reason_not_work if not can_work and reason_not_work else self.i18n.get(f'gem.{modname}.info')
-            opt = InputOption(label=self.i18n.get('gem.{}.label'.format(modname), modname.capitalize()),
+            opt = InputOption(label=self.i18n.get(f'gem.{modname}.label', modname.capitalize()),
                               tooltip=help_tip,
                               value=modname,
-                              icon_path='{r}/gems/{n}/resources/img/{n}.svg'.format(r=ROOT_DIR, n=modname),
+                              icon_path=f'{ROOT_DIR}/gems/{modname}/resources/img/{modname}.svg',
                               read_only=not can_work,
                               extra_properties={'warning': 'true'} if not can_work else None)
             gem_opts.append(opt)
@@ -351,63 +357,64 @@ class GenericSettingsManager:
         core_config = self.configman.get_config()
 
         # general
-        general_form = general.components[0]
+        gen_form = general.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
 
-        locale = general_form.get_component('locale').get_selected()
+        locale = gen_form.get_single_select_component('locale').get_selected()
 
         if locale != self.i18n.current_key:
             core_config['locale'] = locale
 
-        core_config['system']['notifications'] = general_form.get_component('sys_notify').get_selected()
+        core_config['system']['notifications'] = gen_form.get_single_select_component('sys_notify').get_selected()
-        core_config['suggestions']['enabled'] = general_form.get_component('sugs_enabled').get_selected()
+        core_config['suggestions']['enabled'] = gen_form.get_single_select_component('sugs_enabled').get_selected()
-        core_config['store_root_password'] = general_form.get_component('store_pwd').get_selected()
+        core_config['store_root_password'] = gen_form.get_single_select_component('store_pwd').get_selected()
 
-        sugs_by_type = general_form.get_component('sugs_by_type').get_int_value()
+        sugs_by_type = gen_form.get_text_input('sugs_by_type').get_int_value()
         core_config['suggestions']['by_type'] = sugs_by_type
 
-        core_config['updates']['ask_for_reboot'] = general_form.get_component('ask_for_reboot').get_selected()
+        core_config['updates']['ask_for_reboot'] = gen_form.get_single_select_component('ask_for_reboot').get_selected()
-        core_config['boot']['load_apps'] = general_form.get_component('boot.load_apps').get_selected()
+        core_config['boot']['load_apps'] = gen_form.get_single_select_component('boot.load_apps').get_selected()
 
         # advanced
-        adv_form = advanced.components[0]
+        adv_form = advanced.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
 
-        download_mthreaded = adv_form.get_component('down_mthread').get_selected()
+        download_mthreaded = adv_form.get_single_select_component('down_mthread').get_selected()
         core_config['download']['multithreaded'] = download_mthreaded
 
-        mthread_client = adv_form.get_component('mthread_client').get_selected()
+        mthread_client = adv_form.get_single_select_component('mthread_client').get_selected()
         core_config['download']['multithreaded_client'] = mthread_client
 
         if isinstance(self.file_downloader, AdaptableFileDownloader):
             self.file_downloader.multithread_client = mthread_client
             self.file_downloader.multithread_enabled = download_mthreaded
 
-        single_dep_check = adv_form.get_component('dep_check').get_selected()
+        single_dep_check = adv_form.get_single_select_component('dep_check').get_selected()
         core_config['system']['single_dependency_checking'] = single_dep_check
 
-        data_exp = adv_form.get_component('data_exp').get_int_value()
+        data_exp = adv_form.get_text_input('data_exp').get_int_value()
         core_config['memory_cache']['data_expiration'] = data_exp
 
-        icon_exp = adv_form.get_component('icon_exp').get_int_value()
+        icon_exp = adv_form.get_text_input('icon_exp').get_int_value()
         core_config['memory_cache']['icon_expiration'] = icon_exp
 
-        core_config['disk']['trim']['after_upgrade'] = adv_form.get_component('trim_after_upgrade').get_selected()
+        trim_after_upgrade = adv_form.get_single_select_component('trim_after_upgrade').get_selected()
+        core_config['disk']['trim']['after_upgrade'] = trim_after_upgrade
 
         # backup
         if backup:
-            bkp_form = backup.components[0]
+            bkp_form = backup.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
 
-            core_config['backup']['enabled'] = bkp_form.get_component('enabled').get_selected()
+            core_config['backup']['enabled'] = bkp_form.get_single_select_component('enabled').get_selected()
-            core_config['backup']['mode'] = bkp_form.get_component('mode').get_selected()
+            core_config['backup']['mode'] = bkp_form.get_single_select_component('mode').get_selected()
-            core_config['backup']['type'] = bkp_form.get_component('type').get_selected()
+            core_config['backup']['type'] = bkp_form.get_single_select_component('type').get_selected()
-            core_config['backup']['remove_method'] = bkp_form.get_component('remove_method').get_selected()
+            core_config['backup']['remove_method'] = bkp_form.get_single_select_component('remove_method').get_selected()
-            core_config['backup']['install'] = bkp_form.get_component('install').get_selected()
+            core_config['backup']['install'] = bkp_form.get_single_select_component('install').get_selected()
-            core_config['backup']['uninstall'] = bkp_form.get_component('uninstall').get_selected()
+            core_config['backup']['uninstall'] = bkp_form.get_single_select_component('uninstall').get_selected()
-            core_config['backup']['upgrade'] = bkp_form.get_component('upgrade').get_selected()
+            core_config['backup']['upgrade'] = bkp_form.get_single_select_component('upgrade').get_selected()
-            core_config['backup']['downgrade'] = bkp_form.get_component('downgrade').get_selected()
+            core_config['backup']['downgrade'] = bkp_form.get_single_select_component('downgrade').get_selected()
 
         # tray
-        tray_form = tray.components[0]
+        tray_form = tray.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
-        core_config['updates']['check_interval'] = tray_form.get_component('updates_interval').get_int_value()
+        core_config['updates']['check_interval'] = tray_form.get_text_input('updates_interval').get_int_value()
 
         def_icon_path = tray_form.get_component('def_icon').file_path
         core_config['ui']['tray']['default_icon'] = def_icon_path if def_icon_path else None
@@ -416,30 +423,30 @@ class GenericSettingsManager:
         core_config['ui']['tray']['updates_icon'] = up_icon_path if up_icon_path else None
 
         # ui
-        ui_form = ui.components[0]
+        ui_form = ui.get_component_by_idx(0, FormComponent)
 
-        core_config['download']['icons'] = ui_form.get_component('down_icons').get_selected()
+        core_config['download']['icons'] = ui_form.get_single_select_component('down_icons').get_selected()
-        core_config['ui']['hdpi'] = ui_form.get_component('hdpi').get_selected()
+        core_config['ui']['hdpi'] = ui_form.get_single_select_component('hdpi').get_selected()
 
         previous_autoscale = core_config['ui']['auto_scale']
 
-        core_config['ui']['auto_scale'] = ui_form.get_component('auto_scale').get_selected()
+        core_config['ui']['auto_scale'] = ui_form.get_single_select_component('auto_scale').get_selected()
 
         if previous_autoscale and not core_config['ui']['auto_scale']:
             self.logger.info("Deleting environment variable QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR")
             del os.environ['QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR']
 
         core_config['ui']['scale_factor'] = ui_form.get_component('scalef').value / 100
-        core_config['ui']['table']['max_displayed'] = ui_form.get_component('table_max').get_int_value()
+        core_config['ui']['table']['max_displayed'] = ui_form.get_text_input('table_max').get_int_value()
 
-        style = ui_form.get_component('style').get_selected()
+        style = ui_form.get_single_select_component('style').get_selected()
 
         cur_style = core_config['ui']['qt_style'] if core_config['ui']['qt_style'] else QApplication.instance().property('qt_style')
         if style != cur_style:
             core_config['ui']['qt_style'] = style
             QApplication.instance().setProperty('qt_style', style)
 
-        core_config['ui']['system_theme'] = ui_form.get_component('system_theme').get_selected()
+        core_config['ui']['system_theme'] = ui_form.get_single_select_component('system_theme').get_selected()
 
         # gems
         checked_gems = gems_panel.components[1].get_component('gems').get_selected_values()
@@ -457,11 +464,12 @@ class GenericSettingsManager:
         except:
             return False, [traceback.format_exc()]
 
-    def _save_manager_settings(self, man: SoftwareManager, panel: ViewComponent, success_map: Dict[str, bool], warnings: List[str]):
+    def _save_views(self, views: Iterable[SettingsView], success_list: List[bool], warnings: List[str]):
         success = False
 
+        for view in views:
             try:
-            res = man.save_settings(panel)
+                res = view.save()
 
                 if res:
                     success, errors = res[0], res[1]
@@ -469,12 +477,13 @@ class GenericSettingsManager:
                     if errors:
                         warnings.extend(errors)
             except:
-            self.logger.error("An exception happened while {} was trying to save its settings".format(man.__class__.__name__))
+                self.logger.error(f"An exception happened while {view.controller.__class__.__name__}"
+                                  f" was trying to save settings")
                 traceback.print_exc()
             finally:
-            success_map[man.__class__.__name__] = success
+                success_list.append(success)
 
-    def _save_core_settings(self, root_component: TabGroupComponent, success_map: Dict[str, bool], warnings: List[str]):
+    def _save_core_settings(self, root_component: TabGroupComponent, success_list: List[bool], warnings: List[str]):
         success = False
 
         try:
@@ -492,35 +501,29 @@ class GenericSettingsManager:
             self.logger.error("An exception happened while saving the core settings")
             traceback.print_exc()
         finally:
-            success_map[self.__class__.__name__] = success
+            success_list.append(success)
 
-    def save_settings(self, component: TabGroupComponent) -> Tuple[bool, List[str]]:
+    def save_settings(self, component: TabGroupComponent) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[List[str]]]:
         ti = time.time()
-        save_threads, warnings, success_map = [], [], {}
+        save_threads, warnings, success_list = [], [], []
 
-        save_core = Thread(target=self._save_core_settings, args=(component, success_map, warnings), daemon=True)
+        save_core = Thread(target=self._save_core_settings, args=(component, success_list, warnings))
         save_core.start()
         save_threads.append(save_core)
 
-        for man in self.managers:
+        if self._settings_views:
-            if man:
-                modname = man.__module__.split('.')[-2]
-                tab = component.get_tab(modname)
 
-                if not tab:
+            for views in self._settings_views.values():
-                    self.logger.warning("Tab for {} was not found".format(man.__class__.__name__))
+                save_view = Thread(target=self._save_views, args=(views, success_list, warnings))
-                else:
+                save_view.start()
-                    save_man = Thread(target=self._save_manager_settings(man, tab.content, success_map, warnings), daemon=True)
+                save_threads.append(save_view)
-                    save_man.start()
-                    save_threads.append(save_man)
 
         for t in save_threads:
             t.join()
 
-        success = all(success_map.values())
+        success = all(success_list)
-
         tf = time.time()
-        self.logger.info("Saving all settings took {0:.8f} seconds".format(tf - ti))
+        self.logger.info(f"Saving all settings took {tf - ti:.8f} seconds")
         return success, warnings
 
     def _gen_backup_settings(self, core_config: dict) -> TabComponent:

bauh/view/qt/settings.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import gc
 from io import StringIO
 from typing import Optional
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QSize, Qt, QCoreApplication, QThread, pyqtSignal
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QCoreApplication, QThread, pyqtSignal
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCursor
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QSizePolicy, QPushButton, QHBoxLayout, QApplication
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SettingsWindow(QWidget):
         self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Preferred)
         self.window = window
 
-        self.settings_model = self.manager.get_settings()
+        self.settings_model = tuple(v for v in self.manager.get_settings())[0].component
 
         self.tab_group = to_widget(self.settings_model, i18n)
         self.tab_group.setObjectName('settings')