biometrics_tracker.main module - desktop application entry point

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This script is the entry point for the Biometrics Tracking application. It attempts to open a JSON formatted file which contains the application’s configuration info. If this file is not found, which will happen the first time the application is invoked, the config.createconfig.ConfigGUI Window will be presented to allow configuration parameters to be set. If the import succeeds, the gui.Application Window will be presented.

class biometrics_tracker.main.main.ErrorDialog(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)

Bases: Window

Used to present error messages to the user

close()

Close the error message GUI

Returns: None

class biometrics_tracker.main.main.Launcher(queue_mgr: Queues)

Bases: object

Launches the Biometrics Tracker app, or if this is the first time invocation, prompt for configuation info, then start the application

launch_config(homepath: Path) → bool

Launch a GUI to prompt the user for configuration info

Parameters: homepath (pathlib.Path) – a pathlib object associated with the user’s home directory
Returns: quit flag
Return type: bool

launch_gui(config_path: Path) → bool

Launch the Biometric Tracker GUI

Parameters: config_path (pathlib.Path) – a pathlib object connected to the configuration file
Returns: quit flag
Return type: bool

launch_scheduled_entry(config_path: Path) → bool

Launch the Biometric Tracker GUI

Parameters: config_path (pathlib.Path) – a pathlib object connected to the configuration file
Returns: quit flag
Return type: bool

launch_scheduler(config_path: Path) → bool

Launch the Biomentrics Tracker Scheduler

Parameters: config_path (pathlib.Path) – a Path object pointing to the configuration file
Returns: quit flag
Return type: bool

start_database(filename: str)

Start the database thread

Parameters: filename (str) – The file name of the SQLite3 database
Returns: None

biometrics_tracker.main.main.launch(): Check for a configuration file. If one is found, launch the Biometrics Tracking GUI or Scheduler of Config GUI, according to the command line argument. If not, launch the Config GUI