Allow to run command in background

README.md

@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ You can add these elements:
 
     <button label="Click me!">run_this_app.exe</button>
 
+* *Attributes:*
+
+  * `label`
+  * `new_console` *[default: True]*: runs the command in a new window (`subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE`) or in background (`subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW`)
+  * `show_output` *[default: 'never']*: shows `stdout` in a modal dialog if `new_console=false`, possible options are:
+    * `never`
+    * `always`
+    * `if_not_empty`
+
 **Text** can be used as a section separator or for some fancy notes.
 
     <text>Some fancy text note</text>
@@ -43,4 +52,19 @@ Executing PowerShell script with `-NoExit` tag so the window will not close afte
 
 It's also possible to just run commands right from the app (`ipconfig /all` in this case):
 
-    <button label="ipconfig">powershell.exe -NoExit -Command "ipconfig /all"</button>
+    <button label="ipconfig">powershell.exe -NoExit -Command "ipconfig /all"</button>
+
+Run the command in background and show stdout after it's executed:
+
+    <button label="Hello World!" new_console="false" show_output="if_not_empty">powershell.exe -Command "Write-Host 'Hello World!'"</button>
+
+## Changelog
+
+
+*1.1.4*
+
+* Command can be executed in background using new attribute `new_console`
+
+*1.0*
+
+* First version of Sekubu released!

sekubu.todo

@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ Sekubu:
     ✔ Resizing not working correctly @done(24-02-06 18:39)
     ☐ Refactor code to use classes
     ✔ Config read/write argument should be dict @done(24-02-06 18:39)
-    ✘ Another TK window collision? - generic PyInstaller issue @cancelled(24-02-06 13:56)
+    ✘ Another TK window collision? - generic PyInstaller issue @cancelled(24-02-06 13:56)
+    ✔ Allow to run command in background @done(24-06-02 09:38)

sekubu/__main__.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import shlex, subprocess
 import os, sys
 
-VERSION = '1.0.0'
+VERSION = '1.1.4'
 
 def resource_path(relative_path):
     """ Get absolute path to resource, works for dev and for PyInstaller """
@@ -41,7 +41,18 @@ def run_command(sender):
     except Exception as e:
         show_info('Exception', f'Parsing the command was not successful: {e}')
     try:
-        subprocess.Popen(args, creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE)
+        if result["new_console"] == True:
+            subprocess.Popen(args, creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE)
+        else:
+            process = subprocess.Popen(args, creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            if result["show_output"] in ['always', 'if_not_empty']:
+                stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
+                stdout = stdout.decode('utf-8')
+
+                if result["show_output"] == 'if_not_empty' and len(stdout) == 0:
+                    return
+                show_info(f"{result['label']}:", stdout)
+
     except Exception as e:
         show_info('Exception', f'Executing the command was not successful: {e}')
 
@@ -55,7 +66,7 @@ def create_gui(data):
 
     theme = create_theme_imgui_dark() if data['config']['theme'] == 'dark' else create_theme_imgui_light()
     dpg.bind_theme(theme)
-
+    
     with dpg.window(tag="sekubu_window"):
         if data['exception']!="":
             dpg.add_text(data['exception'])

sekubu/sebuku_example.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ def create_example_config(file_path: str):
     <text>This is an example</text>
     <separator/>
     <button label="Calculator">calc.exe</button>
-    <button label="Computer name">powershell.exe -NoExit -Command "$env:COMPUTERNAME"</button>
+    <button label="Computer name" new_console="false" show_output="always">powershell.exe -Command "$env:COMPUTERNAME"</button>
     <separator/>
     <text>What to do?</text>
     <text>1) Close application</text>

sekubu/sekubu_parser.py

@@ -50,7 +50,25 @@ def sekubu_parser(file_path: str):
             else:
                 label = element.get('label')
 
-            layout.append({'type': 'button', 'label': label, 'tag': f'button_{i}', 'command': element.text})
+            new_console = True
+            if 'new_console' in element.attrib:
+                new_console_attr = element.get('new_console').lower().strip()
+                if new_console_attr == "false":
+                    new_console = False
+
+
+            show_output = 'never'
+            if new_console == False:
+                if 'show_output' in element.attrib:
+                    show_output = element.get('show_output').lower().strip()
+                    if show_output=='true':
+                        show_output = 'always'
+                    elif show_output=='false':
+                        show_output = 'never'
+                    if show_output not in ['never', 'always', 'if_not_empty']:
+                        show_output = 'never'
+
+            layout.append({'type': 'button', 'label': label, 'tag': f'button_{i}', 'command': element.text, 'new_console': new_console, 'show_output': show_output})
 
     return {
         'layout': layout,