Source code for silx.gui.plot.actions.PlotAction

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"""
The class :class:`.PlotAction` help the creation of a qt.QAction associated
with a :class:`.PlotWidget`.
"""

from __future__ import division


__authors__ = ["V.A. Sole", "T. Vincent", "P. Knobel"]
__license__ = "MIT"
__date__ = "03/01/2018"


import weakref
from silx.gui import icons
from silx.gui import qt


class PlotAction(qt.QAction):
    """Base class for QAction that operates on a PlotWidget.

    :param plot: :class:`.PlotWidget` instance on which to operate.
    :param icon: QIcon or str name of icon to use
    :param str text: The name of this action to be used for menu label
    :param str tooltip: The text of the tooltip
    :param triggered: The callback to connect to the action's triggered
                      signal or None for no callback.
    :param bool checkable: True for checkable action, False otherwise (default)
    :param parent: See :class:`QAction`.
    """

    def __init__(self, plot, icon, text, tooltip=None,
                 triggered=None, checkable=False, parent=None):
        assert plot is not None
        self._plotRef = weakref.ref(plot)

        if not isinstance(icon, qt.QIcon):
            # Try with icon as a string and load corresponding icon
            icon = icons.getQIcon(icon)

        super(PlotAction, self).__init__(icon, text, parent)

        if tooltip is not None:
            self.setToolTip(tooltip)

        self.setCheckable(checkable)

        if triggered is not None:
            self.triggered[bool].connect(triggered)

    @property
    def plot(self):
        """The :class:`.PlotWidget` this action group is controlling."""
        return self._plotRef()