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#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
DBus Scripting API: Python Demo 1 (testShapes)
"""

import dbus

def testShapes (doc):
  doc.rectangle (0, 0, 100, 100)
  doc.ellipse (100, 100, 100, 100)
  doc.star (250, 250, 50, 25, 5, False, .9, 1.4)
  doc.polygon (350, 350, 50, 0, 5)
  doc.line (400,400,500,500)
  doc.spiral (550,550,50,3)

# Connect to bus
bus = dbus.SessionBus()

# Get interface for default document
inkscapeobject = bus.get_object('org.inkscape', '/org/inkscape/application')
inkscapeinterface = dbus.Interface(inkscapeobject, dbus_interface="org.inkscape.application")
currentdocument = inkscapeinterface.get_active_document()

inkdoc1 = bus.get_object('org.inkscape', currentdocument)
# Interfaces provide a namespacing mechanism for methods.
doc1 = dbus.Interface(inkdoc1, dbus_interface="org.inkscape.document")


# Call desired test functions
testShapes(doc1)


# eof