autobahn.xbr._dialog

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Functions

get_input_from_dialog(→ twisted.internet.defer.Deferred)

Show a Gnome/GTK desktop dialog asking for a passphrase.

autobahn.xbr._dialog.get_input_from_dialog(reactor: twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorProcess, title: str = 'Unlock key', text: str = 'Please enter passphrase to unlock key', hide_text: bool = True) → twisted.internet.defer.Deferred

Show a Gnome/GTK desktop dialog asking for a passphrase.

This is using zenity, the GNOME port of dialog which allows you to display dialog boxes from the commandline and shell scripts. To install (on Linux):

sudo apt update
sudo install zenity

See also:

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/zenity

• https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Zenity/

• https://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Zenity:_Shell_Scripting_with_Gnome

Parameters

• reactor – Twisted reactor to use.

• title – Dialog window title to show.

• text – Dialog text to show above text entry field.

• hide_text – Hide entry field text.

Returns

A deferred that resolves with the string the user entered.