python + unbutu notification

http://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/technologies/notification/2/#icon-summary-body-python

#!/usr/bin/python

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## Info:

##    Example of how to use libnotify correctly and at the same time comply to

##    the new jaunty notification spec (read: visual guidelines)

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## Run:

##    chmod +x icon-summary-body.py

##    ./icon-summary-body.py

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## Copyright 2009 Canonical Ltd.

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## Author:

##    Mirco "MacSlow" Mueller <mirco.mueller@canonical.com>

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## This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it

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import sys

import pynotify

# even in Python this is globally nasty <img src="http://developer.ubuntu.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley"> , do something nicer in your own code

capabilities = {'actions':             False,

        'body':                False,

        'body-hyperlinks':     False,

        'body-images':         False,

        'body-markup':         False,

        'icon-multi':          False,

        'icon-static':         False,

        'sound':               False,

        'image/svg+xml':       False,

        'private-synchronous': False,

        'append':              False,

        'private-icon-only':   False}

def initCaps ():

    caps = pynotify.get_server_caps ()

    if caps is None:

            print "Failed to receive server caps."

        sys.exit (1)

    for cap in caps:

        capabilities[cap] = True

def printCaps ():

    info = pynotify.get_server_info ()

    print "Name:          " + info["name"]

    print "Vendor:        " + info["vendor"]

    print "Version:       " + info["version"]

    print "Spec. Version: " + info["spec-version"]

    caps = pynotify.get_server_caps ()

    if caps is None:

            print "Failed to receive server caps."

        sys.exit (1)

    print "Supported capabilities/hints:"

    if capabilities['actions']:

        print "\tactions"

    if capabilities['body']:

        print "\tbody"

    if capabilities['body-hyperlinks']:

        print "\tbody-hyperlinks"

    if capabilities['body-images']:

        print "\tbody-images"

    if capabilities['body-markup']:

        print "\tbody-markup"

    if capabilities['icon-multi']:

        print "\ticon-multi"

    if capabilities['icon-static']:

        print "\ticon-static"

    if capabilities['sound']:

        print "\tsound"

    if capabilities['image/svg+xml']:

        print "\timage/svg+xml"

    if capabilities['private-synchronous']:

        print "\tprivate-synchronous"

    if capabilities['append']:

        print "\tappend"

    if capabilities['private-icon-only']:

        print "\tprivate-icon-only"

    print "Notes:"

    if info["name"] == "notify-osd":

        print "\tx- and y-coordinates hints are ignored"

        print "\texpire-timeout is ignored"

        print "\tbody-markup is accepted but filtered"

    else:

        print "\tnone"

if __name__ == '__main__':

    if not pynotify.init ("icon-summary-body"):

        sys.exit (1)

    # call this so we can savely use capabilities dictionary later

    initCaps ()

    # show what's supported

    printCaps ()

    # try the icon-summary-body case

    n = pynotify.Notification ("Cole Raby",

                   "Hey pal, what's up with the party "

                   "next weekend? Will you join me "

                   "and Anna?",

                   "notification-message-im")

    n.show ()