amaze.misc.utils

Various utility functions from handling the Qt Application

Functions

has_qt_application()	Sanity check to ensure that a QtApplication exists
is_qt_offscreen()	Tests whether the offscreen has been requested either through the environmental variable or through the Qt application itself
qt_application([allow_create, start_offscreen])	Returns the currently running Qt application or creates a new one.
qt_offscreen([offscreen])	Whether to request offscreen rendering from Qt (for headless environments)

Exceptions

NoQtApplicationException()

amaze.misc.utils.qt_application(allow_create=True, start_offscreen=False)

Returns the currently running Qt application or creates a new one.

Raises:

RuntimeError if allow_create is False and no application exists.

exception amaze.misc.utils.NoQtApplicationException

amaze.misc.utils.has_qt_application()

Sanity check to ensure that a QtApplication exists

Raises:

NoQtApplicationException if no Qt application exists

amaze.misc.utils.qt_offscreen(offscreen=True)

Whether to request offscreen rendering from Qt (for headless environments)

amaze.misc.utils.is_qt_offscreen()

Tests whether the offscreen has been requested either through the environmental variable or through the Qt application itself