#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Integration of debconf on the client side
Provides the DebconfProxy class which allows to run the debconf frontend
as normal user by connecting to the root running debconf through the
socket of the passthrough frontend.
"""
# Copyright (C) 2009 Sebastian Heinlein <devel@glatzor.de>
# Copyright (C) 2009 Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
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# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
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__all__ = ("DebconfProxy",)
import copy
import logging
import os
import os.path
import socket
import subprocess
import tempfile
import sys
from gi.repository import GLib
log = logging.getLogger("AptClient.DebconfProxy")
class DebconfProxy(object):
"""The DebconfProxy class allows to run the debconf frontend
as normal user by connecting to the root debconf through the socket of the
passthrough frontend.
"""
def __init__(self, frontend="gnome", socket_path=None):
"""Initialize a new DebconfProxy instance.
Keyword arguments:
frontend -- the to be used debconf frontend (defaults to gnome)
socket_path -- the path to the socket of the passthrough frontend.
Will be created if not specified
"""
self.socket_path = socket_path
self.temp_dir = None
if socket_path is None:
self.temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="aptdaemon-")
self.socket_path = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, "debconf.socket")
log.debug("debconf socket: %s" % self.socket_path)
self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
self.socket.bind(self.socket_path)
self.frontend = frontend
self._listener_id = None
self._active_conn = None
self._watch_ids = []
def _get_debconf_env(self):
"""Returns a dictonary of the environment variables required by
the debconf frontend.
"""
env = copy.copy(os.environ)
env["DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE"] = "configdb"
env["DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE"] = "Pipe{infd:none outfd:none}"
env["DEBIAN_FRONTEND"] = self.frontend
if log.level == logging.DEBUG:
env["DEBCONF_DEBUG"] = "."
return env
def start(self):
"""Start listening on the socket."""
logging.debug("debconf.start()")
self.socket.listen(1)
self._listener_id = GLib.io_add_watch(
self.socket, GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE,
GLib.IO_IN, self._accept_connection)
def stop(self):
"""Stop listening on the socket."""
logging.debug("debconf.stop()")
self.socket.close()
if self._listener_id is not None:
GLib.source_remove(self._listener_id)
self._listener_id = None
if self.temp_dir:
try:
os.remove(self.socket_path)
os.rmdir(self.temp_dir)
except OSError:
pass
def _accept_connection(self, socket, condition):
if self._active_conn:
log.debug("Delaying connection")
return True
conn, addr = socket.accept()
self._active_conn = conn
mask = GLib.IO_IN | GLib.IO_ERR | GLib.IO_HUP | GLib.IO_NVAL
self.helper = subprocess.Popen(["debconf-communicate"],
stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
env=self._get_debconf_env())
GLib.io_add_watch(conn, GLib.PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE,
mask, self._copy_conn, self.helper.stdin)
GLib.io_add_watch(self.helper.stdout, GLib.PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE,
mask, self._copy_stdout, conn)
return True
def _copy_stdout(self, source, condition, conn):
"""Callback to copy data from the stdout of debconf-communicate to
the passthrough frontend."""
logging.debug("_copy_stdout")
try:
debconf_data = source.readline()
if debconf_data:
log.debug("From debconf: %s", debconf_data)
conn.send(debconf_data)
return True
except (socket.error, IOError) as error:
log.debug(error)
# error, stop listening
log.debug("Stop reading from stdout")
self.helper.stdout.close()
self._active_conn.close()
self._active_conn = None
return False
def _copy_conn(self, source, condition, stdin):
"""Callback to copy data from the passthrough frontend to stdin of
debconf-communicate."""
logging.debug("_copy_conn")
try:
socket_data = source.recv(1024)
if socket_data:
log.debug("From socket: %s", socket_data)
stdin.write(socket_data)
stdin.flush()
return True
except (socket.error, IOError) as error:
log.debug(error)
# error, stop listening
log.debug("Stop reading from conn")
self.helper.stdin.close()
return False
def _test():
"""Run the DebconfProxy from the command line for testing purposes.
You have to execute the following commands before in a separate terminal:
$ echo "fset debconf/frontend seen false" | debconf-communicate
$ export DEBCONF_PIPE=/tmp/debconf.socket
$ dpkg-reconfigure debconf -f passthrough
"""
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
socket_path = "/tmp/debconf.socket"
if os.path.exists(socket_path):
os.remove(socket_path)
proxy = DebconfProxy("gnome", socket_path)
proxy.start()
loop = GLib.MainLoop()
loop.run()
if __name__ == "__main__":
_test()
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