view libpurple/plugins/startup.py @ 25634:6e5c09f66dde

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#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Makes sure only one purple instance is running
#
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# source distribution.
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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#
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#

import sys
import dbus
import os

if len(sys.argv) == 1:
	print "Usage:", sys.argv[0], """<purple-client> [arguments]

Example:
	""", sys.argv[0], "pidgin -d -c /my/home"
	sys.exit(1)

home = os.path.expanduser('~/.purple/')
for arg in range(1, len(sys.argv[1:])):
	if sys.argv[arg] == "-c":
		home = os.path.expanduser(sys.argv[arg + 1])
		break

bus = dbus.SessionBus()

try:
	obj = bus.get_object("im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService", "/im/pidgin/purple/PurpleObject")
	purple = dbus.Interface(obj, "im.pidgin.purple.PurpleInterface")
	userdir = purple.PurpleUserDir()
	if not os.path.isabs(userdir):
		userdir = os.path.join(purple.PurpleHomeDir(), userdir)
	if home == userdir:
		print "Already running."
		purple.PurpleBlistShow()
	else:
		print "Starting client from a different home directory."
		raise
except:
	os.execlp(sys.argv[1], " ".join(sys.argv[2:]))