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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: autoindent shiftwidth=4 expandtab textwidth=80 tabstop=4 softtabstop=4
+
+###############################################################################
+# OpenLP - Open Source Lyrics Projection                                      #
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Raoul Snyman                                        #
+# Portions copyright (c) 2008-2010 Tim Bentley, Jonathan Corwin, Michael      #
+# Gorven, Scott Guerrieri, Christian Richter, Maikel Stuivenberg, Martin      #
+# Thompson, Jon Tibble, Carsten Tinggaard                                     #
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     #
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free  #
+# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.                              #
+#                                                                             #
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT #
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       #
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for    #
+# more details.                                                               #
+#                                                                             #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along     #
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59  #
+# Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA                          #
+###############################################################################
+
+import os
+from PyQt4 import QtCore
+from songimport import SongImport
+
+if os.name == u'nt':
+    from win32com.client import Dispatch
+    PAGE_BEFORE = 4
+    PAGE_AFTER = 5
+    PAGE_BOTH = 6
+else:
+    import uno
+    from com.sun.star.style.BreakType import PAGE_BEFORE, PAGE_AFTER, PAGE_BOTH
+
+class OooImport(object):
+    """
+    Import songs from Impress/Powerpoint docs using Impress 
+    """
+    def __init__(self, songmanager):
+        """
+        Initialise the class. Requires a songmanager class which is passed
+        to SongImport for writing song to disk
+        """
+        self.song = None
+        self.manager = songmanager
+        self.document = None
+        self.process_started = False
+
+    def import_docs(self, filenames):
+        self.start_ooo()
+        for filename in filenames:
+            filename = unicode(filename)
+            if os.path.isfile(filename):
+                self.open_ooo_file(filename)
+                if self.document:
+                    if self.document.supportsService(
+                        "com.sun.star.presentation.PresentationDocument"):
+                        self.process_pres()
+                    if self.document.supportsService(
+                            "com.sun.star.text.TextDocument"):
+                        self.process_doc()
+                    self.close_ooo_file()
+        self.close_ooo()
+
+    def start_ooo(self):
+        """
+        Start OpenOffice.org process
+        TODO: The presentation/Impress plugin may already have it running
+        """
+        if os.name == u'nt':
+            self.start_ooo_process()
+            self.desktop = self.manager.createInstance(u'com.sun.star.frame.Desktop')
+        else:
+            context = uno.getComponentContext()
+            resolver = context.ServiceManager.createInstanceWithContext(
+                u'com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver', context)
+            ctx = None
+            loop = 0
+            while ctx is None and loop < 5:
+                try:
+                    ctx = resolver.resolve(u'uno:socket,host=localhost,' \
+                        + 'port=2002;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext')
+                except:
+                    pass
+                self.start_ooo_process()
+                loop += 1
+            manager = ctx.ServiceManager
+            self.desktop = manager.createInstanceWithContext(
+                "com.sun.star.frame.Desktop", ctx )
+            
+    def start_ooo_process(self):
+        try:
+            if os.name == u'nt':
+                self.manager = Dispatch(u'com.sun.star.ServiceManager')
+                self.manager._FlagAsMethod(u'Bridge_GetStruct')
+                self.manager._FlagAsMethod(u'Bridge_GetValueObject')
+            else:
+                cmd = u'openoffice.org -nologo -norestore -minimized -invisible ' \
+                    + u'-nofirststartwizard ' \
+                    + '-accept="socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;"'
+                process = QtCore.QProcess()
+                process.startDetached(cmd)
+                process.waitForStarted()
+            self.process_started = True
+        except:
+            pass
+
+    def open_ooo_file(self, filepath):
+        """
+        Open the passed file in OpenOffice.org Impress
+        """
+        if os.name == u'nt':
+            url = u'file:///' + filepath.replace(u'\\', u'/')
+            url = url.replace(u':', u'|').replace(u' ', u'%20')
+        else:
+            url = uno.systemPathToFileUrl(filepath)
+        properties = []
+        properties = tuple(properties)
+        try:
+            self.document = self.desktop.loadComponentFromURL(url, u'_blank',
+                0, properties)
+            if not self.document.supportsService(                   
+                "com.sun.star.presentation.PresentationDocument")   \
+                and not self.document.supportsService(              
+                "com.sun.star.text.TextDocument"):
+                self.close_ooo_file()
+        except:
+            pass
+        return   
+
+    def close_ooo_file(self):
+        """
+        Close file. 
+        """
+        self.document.close(True)
+        self.document = None
+
+    def close_ooo(self):
+        """
+        Close OOo. But only if we started it and not on windows
+        """
+        if self.process_started:
+            self.desktop.terminate()
+
+    def process_pres(self):
+        """
+        Process the file
+        """            
+        doc = self.document
+        slides = doc.getDrawPages()
+        text = u''
+        for slide_no in range(slides.getCount()):
+            slide = slides.getByIndex(slide_no)   
+            slidetext = u''
+            for idx in range(slide.getCount()):
+                shape = slide.getByIndex(idx)
+                if shape.supportsService("com.sun.star.drawing.Text"):
+                    if shape.getString().strip() != u'':
+                        slidetext += shape.getString().strip() + u'\n\n'
+            if slidetext.strip() == u'':
+                slidetext = u'\f'
+            text += slidetext
+        song = SongImport(self.manager)
+        songs = SongImport.process_songs_text(self.manager, text)
+        for song in songs:
+            song.finish()
+        return 
+
+    def process_doc(self):
+        """
+        Process the doc file, a paragraph at a time
+        """            
+        text = u''
+        paragraphs = self.document.getText().createEnumeration()
+        while paragraphs.hasMoreElements():
+            paratext = u''
+            paragraph = paragraphs.nextElement()
+            if paragraph.supportsService("com.sun.star.text.Paragraph"):
+                textportions = paragraph.createEnumeration()
+                while textportions.hasMoreElements():
+                    textportion = textportions.nextElement()
+                    if textportion.BreakType in (PAGE_BEFORE, PAGE_BOTH):
+                        paratext += u'\f'
+                    paratext += textportion.getString()
+                    if textportion.BreakType in (PAGE_AFTER, PAGE_BOTH):
+                        paratext += u'\f'
+            text += paratext + u'\n'
+        songs = SongImport.process_songs_text(self.manager, text)
+        for song in songs:
+            song.finish()
+