navigate.controller.sub_controllers.menus.MenuController

class navigate.controller.sub_controllers.menus.MenuController(view, parent_controller=None)

Bases: GUIController

Menu controller class.

__init__(view, parent_controller=None)

Initialize MenuController

Parameters:

• view (class) – The view class.

• parent_controller – The parent controller.

Methods

__init__(view[, parent_controller])	Initialize MenuController
acquire_data(*args)	Acquire data/Stop acquiring data.
add_feature_list(feature_list_name, ...)	Add feature list to the software and system yaml files
delete_feature_list()	Delete a selected customized feature list from the software and system yaml file
execute(command, *args)	This function is called when a command is passed from a child process.
initialize()	This function is called when the controller is initialized
initialize_menus()	Initialize menus This function defines all the menus in the menubar
install_plugin(*args)	Install a plugin
load_experiment(*args)	Load an experiment file.
load_feature_list()	Load feature lists from a python file
load_images()	Load images from a file.
load_waveform_constants()	Load a waveform constants file
new_experiment(*args)	Create a new experiment file.
not_implemented(*args)	Not implemented.
open_configuration_files()	Open configuration files folder.
open_folder(path)	Open folder in file explorer.
open_log_files()	Open log files folder.
popout_camera_display()	Pop out camera display.
populate_menu(menu_dict)	Populate the menus from a dictionary.
popup_adaptiveoptics()	Pop up the Adaptive Optics setting window.
popup_autofocus_setting(*args)	Pop up the Autofocus setting window.
popup_camera_map_setting()	Pop up the Camera Map setting window.
popup_camera_setting(microscope_name)
popup_feature_advanced_setting()	Show feature advanced setting window
popup_feature_list_setting()	Show feature list popup window
popup_help()	Open a web browser to the Navigate documentation.
popup_ilastik_setting()	Pop up the Ilastik setting window.
popup_microscope_setting()	Pop up the microscope setting window.
popup_uninstall_plugin(*args)	Uninstall plugin
popup_waveform_setting()	Pop up the Waveform setting window.
register_event_listener(event_name, ...)	Register event listener in the parent_controller
save_experiment(*args)	Save an experiment file.
save_waveform_constants()	Save a waveform constants file
set_experiment_values()	Sets values of widgets based on experiment setting
show_verbose_info(*info)	Prints verbose information to the console
stage_movement(char)	Stage movement.
switch_tabs(tab)	Switch tabs.
toggle_save(*args)	Toggle save button
toggle_stage_limits(*args)	Toggle stage limits.
update_experiment_values()	Collects all the values of widgets

Attributes

custom_events	Custom events for the controller
parent_controller	The parent controller.
view	The view class.
resolution_value	Resolution value.
feature_id_val	Feature id value.
disable_stage_limits	Disable stage limits.
fake_event	Fake event.
feature_list_names	List of feature list names.
system_feature_list_count	System feature list count.
feature_list_count	Feature list count.
feature_list_file_name	Feature list file name.

acquire_data(*args)

Acquire data/Stop acquiring data.

add_feature_list(feature_list_name, feature_list_str)

Add feature list to the software and system yaml files

Parameters:

• feature_list_name (str) – feature list name

• feature_list_str (str) – string of a feature list

Returns:

result – True: add feature list successfully False: failed

Return type:

bool

delete_feature_list()

Delete a selected customized feature list from the software and system yaml file

execute(command, *args)

This function is called when a command is passed from a child process.

Parameters:

• command (str) – command name

• args (tuple) – command arguments

initialize()

This function is called when the controller is initialized

This function initializes GUI based on configuration setting parameter: configuration_controller set range value for entry or spinbox widgets; add values to combobox get other necessary information for configuration.yml

initialize_menus()

Initialize menus This function defines all the menus in the menubar

Each menu item is initialized as a dictionary entry that is associated with a list that provides the following parameters:

Menu item name: name of the menu item. If the name is specified as add_separator, then a separator is added to the menu.

List of parameters:

Type of entry: standard, checkbutton, radiobutton, cascade Function: function to be called when menu item is selected Accelerator: keyboard shortcut Bindings: keyboard shortcut bindings for Windows Bindings: keyboard shortcut bindings for Mac

Example

“Acquire Data”: [

“standard”, self.acquire_data, “Ctrl+Enter”, “<Control-Return>”, “<Control_L-Return>”,

]

Returns:

configuration_controller – Camera view sub-controller.

Return type:

class

install_plugin(*args)

Install a plugin

load_experiment(*args)

Load an experiment file.

load_feature_list()

Load feature lists from a python file

load_images()

Load images from a file.

load_waveform_constants()

Load a waveform constants file

new_experiment(*args)

Create a new experiment file.

not_implemented(*args)

Not implemented.

open_configuration_files()

Open configuration files folder.

open_folder(path)

Open folder in file explorer.

Parameters:

path (str) – Path to folder.

open_log_files()

Open log files folder.

popout_camera_display()

Pop out camera display.

populate_menu(menu_dict)

Populate the menus from a dictionary.

Parameters:

menu_dict (dict) –

menu_dict = {

Menu object: {

“Menu String Entry”: [

entry_type (standard, radio), Command, Accelerator, Windows Keystroke, Apple Keystroke”,

popup_adaptiveoptics()

Pop up the Adaptive Optics setting window.

popup_autofocus_setting(*args)

Pop up the Autofocus setting window.

popup_camera_map_setting()

Pop up the Camera Map setting window.

popup_feature_advanced_setting()

Show feature advanced setting window

popup_feature_list_setting()

Show feature list popup window

popup_help()

Open a web browser to the Navigate documentation.

popup_ilastik_setting()

Pop up the Ilastik setting window.

popup_microscope_setting()

Pop up the microscope setting window.

popup_uninstall_plugin(*args)

Uninstall plugin

popup_waveform_setting()

Pop up the Waveform setting window.

If the window is already open, show it. Otherwise, create a new one.

register_event_listener(event_name, event_handler)

Register event listener in the parent_controller

Parameters:

• event_name (str) – event name

• event_handler (function) – event handler

save_experiment(*args)

Save an experiment file.

Updates model.experiment and saves it to file.

save_waveform_constants()

Save a waveform constants file

Updates model.waveform_constants and saves it to file

set_experiment_values()

Sets values of widgets based on experiment setting

setting_dict is a dictionary

show_verbose_info(*info)

Prints verbose information to the console

Parameters:

info (tuple) – information to be printed

stage_movement(char)

Stage movement.

Should not be run if we are in a validated combobox, or a validate entry.

Parameters:

char (str) – The character that was pressed.

switch_tabs(tab)

Switch tabs.

toggle_save(*args)

Toggle save button

Parameters:

args – could be tkinter event(Key press event)

toggle_stage_limits(*args)

Toggle stage limits.

update_experiment_values()

Collects all the values of widgets

setting_dict is a reference of experiment dictionary update the dictionary directly

property custom_events

Custom events for the controller

disable_stage_limits

Disable stage limits.

Type:

tkinter.IntVar

fake_event

Fake event.

Type:

FakeEvent

feature_id_val

Feature id value.

Type:

tkinter.IntVar

feature_list_count

Feature list count.

Type:

int

feature_list_file_name

Feature list file name.

Type:

str

feature_list_names

List of feature list names.

Type:

list

parent_controller

The parent controller.

Type:

Controller

resolution_value

Resolution value.

Type:

tkinter.StringVar

system_feature_list_count

System feature list count.

Type:

int

view

The view class.

Type:

tk.canvas