Add a (half-finished) input library, that for now simply allows
registration and triggering of events.
As next steps, the trigger will happen as part of a separate thread that
reads input events.
Additionally, invoking commands via a execute() will be supported.
Thirdly, there is need of a way to selectively update the affected
modules (widgets), which should be possible given that the event
contains both the instance (widget ID) and name (module name).
Parse '-p' parameters and make them accessible via 'parameter()' from
within a module (basically, restore the previous configuration
facility).
Still TODO: Add support for configuration files.
The core.output module now manages the list of modules and retrieves the
widgets inside draw() itself. That way, details of drawing/updating
widgets are not visible from the outside anymore.
Add generic "draw()" method that redirects internally to the actual
calls. These can now produce JSON, which is nicer because:
1. Easier to use during testing
2. More flexible
3. Centralizes printing (somewhat)
Still, the "suffix" concept isn't really nice, but so far, I have no
better approach.
To maintain backwards compatibility (and because I think it's an OK
design choice), keep the widget concept (a single module can produce
multiple widgets).
Add logic for parsing commandline options, and a preliminary stub for
loading modules.
Note: The idea is that core.module.load() will return a valid, but
empty, module that displays an error, if the module cannot be loaded
Experimental re-implementation of core functionality with the aim:
- Depend only on the Python Standard Library for core
- If modules are missing elsewhere, *never* throw
- Unit test *everything*
- Cleaner and more minimal implementation
- Better integration points for existing implementations (charts,
braille, etc.)
- Full backwards-compatibility with existing module system (except where
modules can be vastly simplified)
