Improved GUI opening performance so there is less delay between clicking the icon and the gui actually appearing.

Made network entry list inactive while refreshing networks.
Made debugging output less spammy and more helpful (still incomplete).

daemon.py

@@ -608,11 +608,13 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         set with SetHiddenNetworkESSID.
         
         """
-        print 'scanning start'
+        if self.debug_mode:
+            print 'scanning start'
         scan = self.wifi.Scan(str(self.hidden_essid))
         self.LastScan = scan
-        print 'scanning done'
+        if self.debug_mode:
-        print 'found', str(len(scan)), 'networks:',
+            print 'scanning done'
+            print 'found' + str(len(scan)) + 'networks:'
         for i, network in enumerate(scan):
             self.ReadWirelessNetworkProfile(i)
 
@@ -624,8 +626,6 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wireless')
     def GetNumberOfNetworks(self):
         """ Returns number of networks. """
-        if self.debug_mode:
-            print 'returned number of networks...', len(self.LastScan)
         return len(self.LastScan)
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wireless')
@@ -650,10 +650,6 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
             value = misc.to_unicode(value)
         except:
             pass
-        #if self.debug_mode == 1:
-            #return type instead of value for security
-            #print ('returned wireless network', networkid, 'property',
-            #      property, 'of type', type(value))
         return value
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wireless')
@@ -664,9 +660,6 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
             print "Setting script properties through the daemon is not \
                    permitted."
             return False
-        if self.debug_mode:
-            print 'setting wireless network %s property %s to value %s' % \
-                (networkid, property, value)
         self.LastScan[networkid][property] = misc.Noneify(value)
     #end function SetProperty
 
@@ -728,7 +721,8 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         for x in xrange(0, len(self.LastScan)):
             if self.LastScan[x]['essid'] == currentESSID:
                 return x
-        print 'returning -1, current network not found'
+        if self.debug_mode:
+            print 'GetCurrentNetworkID: Returning -1, current network not found'
         return -1
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wireless')
@@ -754,30 +748,26 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         self.wifi.after_script = self.GetWirelessProperty(id, 'afterscript')
         self.wifi.disconnect_script = self.GetWirelessProperty(id,
                                                                'disconnectscript')
-        print 'connecting to wireless network', self.LastScan[id]['essid']
+        print 'Connecting to wireless network', self.LastScan[id]['essid']
         return self.wifi.Connect(self.LastScan[id])
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wireless')
     def CheckIfWirelessConnecting(self):
         """Returns True if wireless interface is connecting, otherwise False."""
-        if not self.wifi.connecting_thread == None:
+        if self.wifi.connecting_thread is not None:
             # If connecting_thread exists, then check for it's
             # status, if it doesn't, we aren't connecting.
             status =  self.wifi.connecting_thread.is_connecting
-            if self.debug_mode == 1:
-                print 'wireless connecting', status
             return status
         else:
-            if self.debug_mode == 1:
-                print 'wireless connecting', False
             return False
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wireless')
     def GetWirelessIP(self):
         """ Returns the IP associated with the wireless interface. """
         ip = self.wifi.GetIP()
-        if self.debug_mode == 1:
+        #if self.debug_mode == 1:
-            print 'returning wireless ip', ip
+            #print 'returning wireless ip', ip
         return ip
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wireless')
@@ -796,23 +786,17 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
     def GetWiredIP(self):
         """ Returns the wired interface's ip address. """
         ip = self.wired.GetIP()
-        if self.debug_mode == 1:
-            print 'returning wired ip', ip
         return ip
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wired')
     def CheckIfWiredConnecting(self):
         """ Returns True if wired interface is connecting, otherwise False. """
-        if not self.wired.connecting_thread == None:
+        if self.wired.connecting_thread is not None:
             #if connecting_thread exists, then check for it's
             #status, if it doesn't exist, we aren't connecting
             status = self.wired.connecting_thread.is_connecting
-            if self.debug_mode == 1:
-                print 'wired connecting', status
             return status
         else:
-            if self.debug_mode == 1:
-                print 'wired connecting', False
             return False
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wired')
@@ -821,7 +805,6 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         # 1 = default profile
         # 2 = show list
         # 3 = last used profile
-        print 'wired autoconnection method is', method
         config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
         config.read(self.app_conf)
         config.set("Settings","wired_connect_mode", int(method))
@@ -850,11 +833,9 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
                       is not permitted."
                 return False
             self.WiredNetwork[property] = misc.Noneify(value)
-            if self.debug_mode == 1:
-                print 'set', property, 'to', misc.Noneify(value)
             return True
         else:
-            print 'WiredNetwork does not exist'
+            print 'SetWiredProperty: WiredNetwork does not exist'
             return False
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wired')
@@ -862,17 +843,21 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         """ Returns the requested wired property. """
         if self.WiredNetwork:
             value = self.WiredNetwork.get(property)
-            if self.debug_mode == 1:
-                print 'returned %s with value of %s to client' % (property,
-                                                                  value)
             return value
         else:
-            print 'WiredNetwork does not exist'
+            print 'GetWiredProperty: WiredNetwork does not exist'
+            return False
+
+    @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wired')
+    def HasWiredDriver(self):
+        """ Returns True if a driver is associated with this interface. """
+        if self.wired.driver:
+            return True
+        else:
             return False
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wired')
     def SetAlwaysShowWiredInterface(self, value):
-        print 'Setting always show wired interface'
         config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
         config.read(self.app_conf)
         config.set("Settings", "always_show_wired_interface", 
@@ -882,16 +867,14 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wired')
     def GetAlwaysShowWiredInterface(self):
-        do = bool(self.always_show_wired_interface)
+        return bool(self.always_show_wired_interface)
-        return self.__printReturn('returning always show wired interface', do)
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wired')
     def CheckPluggedIn(self):
         if self.wired.wired_interface and self.wired.wired_interface != "None":
-            return self.__printReturn('returning plugged in',
+            return self.wired.CheckPluggedIn()
-                                      self.wired.CheckPluggedIn())
         else:
-            return self.__printReturn("returning plugged in", None)
+            return None
         
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wired')
     def IsWiredUp(self):
@@ -939,7 +922,7 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
     def CreateWiredNetworkProfile(self, profilename):
         """ Creates a wired network profile. """
         profilename = misc.to_unicode(profilename)
-        print "creating profile for " + profilename
+        print "Creating wired profile for " + profilename
         config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
         config.read(self.wired_conf)
         if config.has_section(profilename):
@@ -962,16 +945,12 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.config')
     def UnsetWiredLastUsed(self):
         """ Finds the previous lastused network, and sets lastused to False. """
-        print 'unsetting last used'
         config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
         config.read(self.wired_conf)
         profileList = config.sections()
-        print "profileList = ", profileList
         for profile in profileList:
-            print "profile = ", profile
             if config.has_option(profile, "lastused"):
                 if misc.to_bool(config.get(profile, "lastused")):
-                    print "removing existing lastused"
                     config.set(profile, "lastused", False)
                     self.SaveWiredNetworkProfile(profile)
 
@@ -984,7 +963,6 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         for profile in profileList:
             if config.has_option(profile, "default"):
                 if misc.to_bool(config.get(profile, "default")):
-                    print "removing existing default", profile
                     config.set(profile, "default", False)
                     self.SaveWiredNetworkProfile(profile)
 
@@ -1015,7 +993,7 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
     def DeleteWiredNetworkProfile(self, profilename):
         """ Deletes a wired network profile """
         profilename = misc.to_unicode(profilename)
-        print "deleting profile for " + str(profilename)
+        print "Deleting wired profile for " + str(profilename)
         config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
         config.read(self.wired_conf)
         if config.has_section(profilename):
@@ -1032,7 +1010,6 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         if profilename == "":
             return "500: Bad Profile name"
         profilename = misc.to_unicode(profilename)
-        print "setting profile for " + str(profilename)
         config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
         config.read(self.wired_conf)
         if config.has_section(profilename):
@@ -1066,7 +1043,6 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         """ Returns a list of all wired profiles in wired-settings.conf """
         config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
         config.read(self.wired_conf)
-        print config.sections()
         if config.sections():
             return config.sections()
         else:
@@ -1075,7 +1051,6 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.config')
     def SaveWirelessNetworkProfile(self, id):
         """ Writes a wireless profile to disk """
-        print "setting network profile"
         config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
         config.read(self.wireless_conf)
         cur_network = self.LastScan[id]
@@ -1109,8 +1084,6 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
             return
         cur_network = self.LastScan[id]
         essid_key = "essid:" + cur_network["essid"]
-        print ''.join(["setting network option ", str(option), " to ",
-              str(cur_network[option])])
         config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
         config.read(self.wireless_conf)
         
@@ -1143,7 +1116,8 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         cur_network = self.LastScan[id]
         essid_key = "essid:" + cur_network["essid"]
         bssid_key = cur_network["bssid"]
-        print bssid_key
+        if self.debug_mode:
+            print bssid_key
         if config.has_section(essid_key):
             if config.get(essid_key, 'use_settings_globally'):
                 return self._read_wireless_profile(config, cur_network, 
@@ -1217,8 +1191,8 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
 
     def __printReturn(self, text, value):
         """prints the specified text and value, then returns the value"""
-        if self.debug_mode == 1:
+        if self.debug_mode:
-            print text, value
+            print text + " " + value
         return value
 
     def get_option(self, section, option, default=None):
@@ -1245,6 +1219,9 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         if os.path.isfile(self.app_conf):
             iface = self.DetectWirelessInterface()
             if not iface:
+                if self.debug_mode:
+                    print "Failed to detect wireless interface, defaulting " + \
+                    "to wlan0, unless a config entry already exists."
                 iface = "wlan0"
             self.SetWirelessInterface(self.get_option("Settings",
                                                       "wireless_interface",
@@ -1279,7 +1256,7 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
 
         else:
             # Write some defaults maybe?
-            print "configuration file not found, creating, adding defaults..."
+            print "Configuration file not found, creating, adding defaults..."
             config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
             config.read(self.app_conf)
             config.add_section("Settings")
@@ -1297,7 +1274,7 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
             if iface is not None:
                 config.set("Settings", "wireless_interface", iface)
             else:
-                print "couldn't detect a wireless interface, using wlan0..."
+                print "Couldn't detect a wireless interface, using wlan0..."
                 config.set("Settings", "wireless_interface", "wlan0")
             config.set("Settings", "wpa_driver", "wext")
             config.write(open(self.app_conf, "w"))
@@ -1316,20 +1293,20 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
             self.SetGlobalDNS(None, None, None)
 
         if os.path.isfile(self.wireless_conf):
-            print "wireless configuration file found..."
+            print "Wireless configuration file found..."
             # Don't do anything since it is there
             pass
         else:
             # We don't need to put anything in it, so just make it
-            print "wireless configuration file not found, creating..."
+            print "Wireless configuration file not found, creating..."
             open(self.wireless_conf, "w").close()
 
         if os.path.isfile(self.wired_conf):
-            print "wired configuration file found..."
+            print "Wired configuration file found..."
             # Don't do anything since it is there
             pass
         else:
-            print "wired configuration file not found, creating a default..."
+            print "Wired configuration file not found, creating a default..."
             # Create the file and a default profile
             open(self.wired_conf, "w").close()
             self.CreateWiredNetworkProfile("wired-default")
@@ -1346,8 +1323,7 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         os.chown(self.wireless_conf, 0, 0)
         os.chown(self.wired_conf, 0, 0)
 
-        print "autodetected wireless interface...", self.DetectWirelessInterface()
+        print "Using wireless interface..." + self.GetWirelessInterface()
-        print "using wireless interface...", self.GetWirelessInterface()
                 
 
 def usage():
@@ -1466,5 +1442,9 @@ def sigterm_caught(sig, frame):
     sys.exit(0)
     
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if os.getuid() != 0:
+        print ("Root priviledges are required for the daemon to run properly." +
+               "  Exiting.")
+        sys.exit(1)
     DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
     main(sys.argv)

gui.py

@@ -1503,7 +1503,6 @@ class appGui:
             if self.check_for_wireless(wireless.GetIwconfig(),
                                        wireless.GetWirelessIP()):
                 return True
-            
             self.set_status(language['not_connected'])
         return True
     
@@ -1556,6 +1555,8 @@ class appGui:
         
         """
         print "refreshing..."
+        self.network_list.set_sensitive(False)
+        self.wait_for_events()
         printLine = False  # We don't print a separator by default.
         # Remove stuff already in there.
         for z in self.network_list:
@@ -1608,6 +1609,7 @@ class appGui:
                 label = gtk.Label(language['no_wireless_networks_found'])
             self.network_list.pack_start(label)
             label.show()
+        self.network_list.set_sensitive(True)
 
     def save_settings(self, nettype, networkid, networkentry):
         """ Verifies and saves the settings for the network entry. """
@@ -1803,6 +1805,18 @@ class appGui:
             wired.ConnectWired()
         self.update_statusbar()
         
+    def wait_for_events(self, amt=0):
+        """ Wait for any pending gtk events to finish before moving on. 
+
+        Keyword arguments:
+        amt -- a number specifying the number of ms to wait before checking
+               for pending events.
+        
+        """
+        time.sleep(amt)
+        while gtk.events_pending():
+            gtk.main_iteration()
+
     def exit(self, widget=None, event=None):
         """ Hide the wicd GUI.
 
@@ -1821,8 +1835,7 @@ class appGui:
 
         self.is_visible = False
         daemon.SetGUIOpen(False)
-        while gtk.events_pending():
+        self.wait_for_events()
-            gtk.main_iteration()
         return True
 
     def show_win(self):
@@ -1833,9 +1846,11 @@ class appGui:
         
         """
         self.window.show()
+        self.wait_for_events()
         self.is_visible = True
         daemon.SetGUIOpen(True)
-        self.refresh_networks()
+        self.wait_for_events(0.1)
+        gobject.idle_add(self.refresh_networks)
         
         
 if __name__ == '__main__':

networking.py

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class ConnectThread(threading.Thread):
         
     def put_iface_down(self, iface):
         """ Puts the given interface down. """
-        print 'Interface down'
+        print 'Putting interface down'
         self.SetStatus('interface_down')
         iface.Down()
         
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class ConnectThread(threading.Thread):
             
     def put_iface_up(self, iface):
         """ Bring up given interface. """
-        print 'Interface up...'
+        print 'Putting interface up...'
         self.SetStatus('interface_up')
         iface.Up()
 
@@ -620,6 +620,8 @@ class WirelessConnectThread(ConnectThread):
 
         self.SetStatus('done')
         print 'Connecting thread exiting.'
+        if self.debug:
+            print "IP Address is: " + wiface.GetIP()
         self.is_connecting = False
     
     def generate_psk_and_authenticate(self, wiface):
@@ -812,4 +814,6 @@ class WiredConnectThread(ConnectThread):
 
         self.SetStatus('done')
         print 'Connecting thread exiting.'
+        if self.debug:
+            print "IP Address is: " + liface.GetIP()
         self.is_connecting = False

wicd.py

@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class TrayIcon():
             """ Handles tray mouse click events. """
             if event.button == 1:
                 self.toggle_wicd_gui()
-            if event.button == 3:
+            elif event.button == 3:
                 self.menu.popup(None, None, None, event.button, event.time)
 
         def set_from_file(self, val=None):

wnettools.py

@@ -954,10 +954,10 @@ class WirelessInterface(Interface):
         if max_strength and strength:
             return 100 * int(strength) // int(max_strength)
         
-        if strength == None:
+        if strength is None:
             strength = misc.RunRegex(altstrength_pattern, output)
-        return strength
         
+        return strength
 
     def GetDBMStrength(self, iwconfig=None):
         """ Get the dBm signal strength of the current network.