# base class for tk common dialogues
#
# this module provides a base class for accessing the common
# dialogues available in Tk 4.2 and newer. use filedialog,
# colorchooser, and messagebox to access the individual
# dialogs.
#
# written by Fredrik Lundh, May 1997
#

from tkinter import *


class Dialog:

 command = None

 def __init__(self, master=None, **options):
 self.master = master
 self.options = options
 if not master and options.get('parent'):
 self.master = options['parent']

 def _fixoptions(self):
 pass # hook

 def _fixresult(self, widget, result):
 return result # hook

 def show(self, **options):

 # update instance options
 for k, v in options.items():
 self.options[k] = v

 self._fixoptions()

 # we need a dummy widget to properly process the options
 # (at least as long as we use Tkinter 1.63)
 w = Frame(self.master)

 try:

 s = w.tk.call(self.command, *w._options(self.options))

 s = self._fixresult(w, s)

 finally:

 try:
 # get rid of the widget
 w.destroy()
 except:
 pass

 return s