Short Python3 appindicator demo

appindicator_demo.py

# Appindicator Demo

import sys

from gi import require_version

require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
require_version("AyatanaAppIndicator3", "0.1")
require_version("Notify", "0.7")

from gi.repository import AyatanaAppIndicator3 as appindicator
from gi.repository import Gtk as gtk
from gi.repository import Notify


def exit_menu(self):
    sys.exit(0)


def hello(_):
    # notify_icon = "info"
    # Full path icon is not correctly shown, instead a mail icon is displayed
    notify_icon = "/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/places/start-here-solus.png"
    Notify.Notification.new("Message", "Hello World!", notify_icon).show()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Full path icon doesn't work
    icon = "/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/places/distributor-logo-solus.png"
    # icon = "/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/places/start-here-solus.svg"
    # Using generic icon works
    # icon = "tray-new-im"
    indicator = appindicator.Indicator.new("My Menu", icon, appindicator.IndicatorCategory.APPLICATION_STATUS)
    indicator.set_status(appindicator.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
    Notify.init("My Menu")

    menu = gtk.Menu()

    hello_msg = gtk.MenuItem(label="Hello")
    hello_msg.connect("activate", hello)
    hello_msg.show()
    menu.append(hello_msg)

    exit_app = gtk.MenuItem(label="Exit")
    exit_app.connect("activate", exit_menu)
    exit_app.show()
    menu.append(exit_app)

    menu.show()
    indicator.set_menu(menu)
    gtk.main()