use Qt signals to connect to gui

main.py

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from argparse import ArgumentParser, Namespace
 from threading import Thread
 
-from src import config, gui, trader, clipboard
+from src import config, trader, clipboard
+# from src import gui
+from src.pyside6 import gui_pyside6
 from src.data import compile_regex, log
 
 
@@ -19,10 +21,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     conf = config.read_config(args.configfile)
     log.debug('Compiling regex')
     compile_regex(conf)
-    app = gui.Gui()
+    # app = gui.Gui()
-    reader_thread = Thread(target=trader.read_log, args=(conf['General']['log_file'], app))
+    app, window = gui_pyside6.start_app()
+    reader = trader.Log_Reader(window)
+    reader_thread = Thread(target=reader.read_log, args=(conf['General']['log_file'], window))
     log.debug(f'Starting reader thread for "{conf["General"]["log_file"]}"')
     reader_thread.start()
-    clipboard_thread = Thread(target=clipboard.clipboard_poll, args=(app,))
+    # clipboard_thread = Thread(target=clipboard.clipboard_poll, args=(app,))
-    clipboard_thread.start()
+    # clipboard_thread.start()
-    app.mainloop()
+    app.exec()
+    # app.mainloop()

src/pyside6/gui_pyside6.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from src.data import Message, compile_regex
 from src.pyside6.trade_widget import TradeCollection
 from PySide6 import QtCore
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QVBoxLayout, QTabWidget
+import qdarktheme
 
 
 class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.main_widget.tabCloseRequested.connect(self.del_tab)
         self.setCentralWidget(self.main_widget)
 
+    @QtCore.Slot()
     def new_trade(self, message: Message):
         if message.trade:
             unique_item = message.trade.unique_item()
@@ -48,6 +50,14 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self.hide()
 
 
+def start_app():
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    qdarktheme.setup_theme()
+    app.setStyle('Material')
+
+    window = MainWindow()
+    return app, window
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     conf = config.read_config(r'config.yaml')
     compile_regex(conf)
@@ -60,16 +70,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     message = Message.from_text(text)
     message2 = Message.from_text(text2)
     message3 = Message.from_text(text3)
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    app.setStyle('Material')
-
-    window = MainWindow()
     assert message
     assert message2
     assert message3
+    app, window = start_app()
     window.new_trade(message)
     window.new_trade(message)
     window.new_trade(message2)
     window.new_trade(message3)
-
     app.exec()
+

src/trader.py

@@ -3,23 +3,31 @@ from .data import Message
 from . import gui
 from .data import log
 from io import TextIOWrapper
+from PySide6 import QtCore
 
 
-def read_log(logfile: str, app: gui.Gui) -> None:
+class Log_Reader(QtCore.QObject):
+    new_trade_signal = QtCore.Signal(Message)
+
+    def __init__(self, window):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.new_trade_signal.connect(window.new_trade, QtCore.Qt.QueuedConnection)
+
+    def read_log(self, logfile: str, app) -> None:
         try:
             with open(logfile, 'r', encoding='utf8') as file:
-            loglines = follow(file)
+                loglines = self.follow(file)
                 for line in loglines:
                     message = Message.from_text(line)
                     log.debug(message)
                     if message and message.trade and message.to_from == 'From':
                         log.debug(message.trade)
-                    app.add_tab(30, message)
+                        # app.add_tab(30, message)
+                        self.new_trade_signal.emit(message)
         except IOError:
             log.error(f'Error opening log file {logfile}.')
 
-
+    def follow(self, thefile: TextIOWrapper):
-def follow(thefile: TextIOWrapper):
         thefile.seek(0, 2)
         while True:
             line = thefile.readline()