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+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007  Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007  Richard Purdie
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import bb.build
+
+class BBUIHelper:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.needUpdate = False
+        self.running_tasks = {}
+        # Running PIDs preserves the order tasks were executed in
+        self.running_pids = []
+        self.failed_tasks = []
+        self.tasknumber_current = 0
+        self.tasknumber_total = 0
+
+    def eventHandler(self, event):
+        if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskStarted):
+            self.running_tasks[event.pid] = { 'title' : "%s %s" % (event._package, event._task) }
+            self.running_pids.append(event.pid)
+            self.needUpdate = True
+        if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskSucceeded):
+            del self.running_tasks[event.pid]
+            self.running_pids.remove(event.pid)
+            self.needUpdate = True
+        if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskFailedSilent):
+            del self.running_tasks[event.pid]
+            self.running_pids.remove(event.pid)
+            # Don't add to the failed tasks list since this is e.g. a setscene task failure
+            self.needUpdate = True
+        if isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskFailed):
+            del self.running_tasks[event.pid]
+            self.running_pids.remove(event.pid)
+            self.failed_tasks.append( { 'title' : "%s %s" % (event._package, event._task)})
+            self.needUpdate = True
+        if isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.runQueueTaskStarted) or isinstance(event, bb.runqueue.sceneQueueTaskStarted):
+            self.tasknumber_current = event.stats.completed + event.stats.active + event.stats.failed + 1
+            self.tasknumber_total = event.stats.total
+            self.needUpdate = True
+
+    def getTasks(self):
+        self.needUpdate = False
+        return (self.running_tasks, self.failed_tasks)
+
+    def findServerDetails(self):
+        import sys
+        import optparse
+        from bb.server.xmlrpc import BitbakeServerInfo, BitBakeServerConnection
+        host = ""
+        port = 0
+        bind = ""
+        parser = optparse.OptionParser(
+            usage = """%prog -H host -P port -B bindaddr""")
+
+        parser.add_option("-H", "--host", help = "Bitbake server's IP address",
+                   action = "store", dest = "host", default = None)
+
+        parser.add_option("-P", "--port", help = "Bitbake server's Port number",
+                   action = "store", dest = "port", default = None)
+
+        parser.add_option("-B", "--bind", help = "Hob2 local bind address",
+                   action = "store", dest = "bind", default = None)
+
+        options, args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv)
+        for key, val in options.__dict__.items():
+            if key == 'host' and val:
+                host = val
+            elif key == 'port' and val:
+                port = int(val)
+            elif key == 'bind' and val:
+                bind = val
+
+        if not host or not port or not bind:
+            parser.print_usage()
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        serverinfo = BitbakeServerInfo(host, port)
+        clientinfo = (bind, 0)
+        connection = BitBakeServerConnection(serverinfo, clientinfo)
+
+        server = connection.connection
+        eventHandler = connection.events
+
+        return server, eventHandler, host, bind
+