No more SWIG dependencies

asn1_value_editor/Scenario.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import os
 import importlib
 import time
 import DV
+import ctypes
 
 try:
     from PythonController import(OpenMsgQueueForReading, GetMsgQueueBufferSize,
@@ -176,10 +177,11 @@ class PollerThread(QThread):
             print 'Failed to open message queue ' + self.q_name
             return -1
         buffer_size = GetMsgQueueBufferSize(msg_q)
+        #p_data_from_mq = DV.new_byte_SWIG_PTR(buffer_size)
+        p_data_from_mq = ctypes.create_string_buffe(buffer_size).raw
         while True:
             if self.stop_requested:
                 return 0
-            p_data_from_mq = DV.new_byte_SWIG_PTR(buffer_size)
             msg_received_type = RetrieveMessageFromQueue(
                                             msg_q, buffer_size, p_data_from_mq)
             if msg_received_type == -1:

asn1_value_editor/gui.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import logging
 import argparse
 import time
 from functools import partial
-from ctypes import CDLL
+from ctypes import CDLL, create_string_buffer
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 terminal_formatter = logging.Formatter(
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ except ImportError:
     datamodel = None
 
 try:
-    from PythonController import(OpenMsgQueueForReading, new_byte_SWIG_PTR,
+    from PythonController import(OpenMsgQueueForReading,
                 GetMsgQueueBufferSize, DV, RetrieveMessageFromQueue)
     python_controller = True
 except ImportError:
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ class MsgQ_Poller(QThread):
                     "Retrying...".format(Qname=self.Qname))
             time.sleep(1)
         bufferSize = GetMsgQueueBufferSize(self._msgQueue)
-        pDataFromMQ = new_byte_SWIG_PTR(bufferSize)
+        #pDataFromMQ = new_byte_SWIG_PTR(bufferSize)
+        pDataFromMQ = create_string_buffer(bufferSize).raw
         while not self._bDie:
             messageReceivedType = RetrieveMessageFromQueue(
                                        self._msgQueue, bufferSize, pDataFromMQ)
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ def gui():
         # Default: use message queue
         log.info('Using message queues to communicate')
         if not python_controller:
-            log.error('Python module "PythonController" is missing')
+            log.error('Python module "PythonController": import error')
             return -1
     elif options.udp:
         msgQ = False