fixing bugs with the textarea and background task

controller/HomeController.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import time
 from controller.MainController import MainController
+from util.AsyncTask import AsyncTask
 
 
 class HomeController:
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ class HomeController:
 
     # Constructor
     def __init__(self, controller: MainController, webpic) -> None:
+        """
+            Constructor
+
+        :controller: -> The main application cpntroller.
+        :webpic: -> The webpicdownloader instance.
+        """
         self.__main_controller = controller
         self.__webpic = webpic
 
@@ -27,6 +33,7 @@ class HomeController:
     def set_view(self, view) -> None:
         """
             [function for view]
+        => Define the view of this controller.
             
         :view: -> The view that this controller manage.
         """
@@ -38,6 +45,7 @@ class HomeController:
     def on_change_view(self, frame) -> None:
         """
             [event function for view]
+        => Call this event method when the user requests to change the window.
 
         :frame: -> The frame we want to launch.
         """
@@ -49,19 +57,22 @@ class HomeController:
     def on_download_requested(self, url: str, name: str) -> None:
         """
             [event function for view]
+        => Call this event method when the user requests to download
 
         :url: -> The url of the website to use for pic-download.\n
         :name: -> The name of the folder in which put pictures.
         """
-        if url.strip() and name.strip() :
-            # TODO use webpic here to download files
-            print(f"url : {url} -- name : {name}")
-
-            self.__view.clear_logs() # BUG this process must be asynchrone ...
+        # Define the download task function (to call in a AsyncTask)
+        def download_task():
+            self.__view.clear_logs()
             if self.__webpic.download(url, name):
                 self.__view.show_success_message("The download has been successfully completed.")
             else:
                 self.__view.show_error_message("A critical error preventing the download occurred, check the logs.")
+
+        # Verify variable and start AsyncTask
+        if url.strip() and name.strip() :
+            AsyncTask(download_task).start()
         else:
             self.__view.show_error_message("Opss, the url or folder name are not valid!")
     # END View events

util/AsyncTask.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import threading
+
+
+class AsyncTask(threading.Thread):
+    """
+        AsyncTask
+
+    AsyncTask is a utility class allowing to execute a task asynchronously in a thread.
+    For more informations read the constructor documentation.
+
+    @author     Jérémi Nihart / EndMove
+    @link       https://git.endmove.eu/EndMove/WebPicDownloader
+    @version    1.0.0
+    @since      2022-09-01
+    """
+    # Variables
+    __callback = None
+    __args: list = None
+
+    # Constructor
+    def __init__(self, callback, args=()) -> None:
+        """
+            Constructor
+        => Spacify here the function that should be launched asynchronously. Then use the
+        function {AsyncTask.start()} to start the thread and the processing.
+        [!]: The function {AsyncTask.run()} is reserved for the thread and should not be run
+        from outside.
+
+        :callback: -> Is the function to launch asynchronously.
+        :args: -> Argument to pass to the function when executing it.
+        """
+        super().__init__()
+        self.__callback = callback
+        self.__args = args
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        """
+        [!] : This function should not be used! Start the task with {AsyncTask.start()}!
+        """
+        self.__callback(*self.__args)

view/HomeView.py

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class HomeView(ttk.Frame):
         """
         self.log_textarea.configure(state=tk.NORMAL)
         self.log_textarea.insert(tk.END, f"~ {line}\n")
+        self.log_textarea.see(tk.END)
         self.log_textarea.configure(state=tk.DISABLED)
 
     def clear_logs(self) -> None:
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class HomeView(ttk.Frame):
             TODO desc
         """
         self.log_textarea.configure(state=tk.NORMAL)
-        self.log_textarea.delete("1.0", tk.END)
+        self.log_textarea.delete('1.0', tk.END)
         self.log_textarea.configure(state=tk.DISABLED)
     
     def show_error_message(self, message) -> None: