Changeset 1097:f2ac841cffec for src/mlx/gui/cef.py

Timestamp:

08/11/23 14:39:35 (9 months ago)

Author:

István Váradi <ivaradi@…>

Branch:

python3

hg-Phase:

(<MercurialRepository 1 'hg:/home/ivaradi/mlx/hg' '/'>, 'public')

Message:

The browser cache can be cleared from the menu (re #368)

File:

• src/mlx/gui/cef.py (modified) (5 diffs)

src/mlx/gui/cef.py

@@ -34 +34 @@
 # The SimBrief handler
 _simBriefHandler = None
+
+# The cache directory
+cacheDir = os.path.join(GLib.get_user_cache_dir(), "mlxcef")
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -222 +225 @@
     print("Initializing CEF with args:", args)
 
-    cacheDir = os.path.join(GLib.get_user_cache_dir(), "mlxcef")
-
-    try:
-        shutil.rmtree(cacheDir)
-        print("gui.cef._initializeCEF1: the cache directory is removed")
-    except Exception as e:
-        print("gui.cef._initializeCEF1: cache directory removal failed:", e)
-
     settings = {
         "debug": True, # cefpython debug messages in console and in log_file
@@ -241 +236 @@
             (cefpython.GetModuleDirectory(), "subprocess"),
         "windowless_rendering_enabled": True,
-        "cache_path": cacheDir
+        "cache_path": cacheDir,
+        "persist_session_cookies": True,
+        "persist_user_preferences": True
     }
 
@@ -378 +375 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+def finalizeSimBrief():
+    """Finallize the (hidden) browser window for SimBrief."""
+    if _simBriefHandler is not None:
+        _simBriefHandler.finalize()
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 def finalize():
     """Finalize the Chrome Embedded Framework."""
@@ -383 +387 @@
     _toQuit = True
 
-    _simBriefHandler.finalize()
-
-    cefpython.Shutdown()
+    if os.name!="nt":
+        cefpython.Shutdown()
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def clearCache():
+    """Clear the CEF cache directory."""
+    try:
+        shutil.rmtree(cacheDir)
+        print("gui.cef.clearCache: the cache directory is removed")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("gui.cef.clearCache: cache directory removal failed:", e)
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------