Prevent the controller tab from closing

The temporary job script files are now also saved when running a job
from the GUI

MDANSE/App/GUI/ControllerPanel.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ControllerPanel(wx.Panel):
     
     def build_panel(self):
 
-        self._notebook = wxaui.AuiNotebook(self)
+        self._notebook = wxaui.AuiNotebook(self, style=wxaui.AUI_NB_DEFAULT_STYLE & ~wxaui.AUI_NB_CLOSE_ON_ACTIVE_TAB)
 
         self._pages = collections.OrderedDict()
         self._pages["logger"] = wx.TextCtrl(self, style=wx.TE_MULTILINE|wx.TE_READONLY|wx.TE_BESTWRAP|wx.HSCROLL|wx.TE_AUTO_URL)

MDANSE/App/GUI/Framework/Plugins/JobPlugin.py

@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ class JobPlugin(ComponentPlugin):
 
         parameters = self._parametersPanel.get_value()
         
-        t = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix = "MDANSE_%s_" % self._job.type, text = True)
-        os.close(t[0])
+        script = os.path.join(PLATFORM.jobscripts_directory(),self._job._name)+'.py'
                 
-        self._job.save(t[1], parameters)
+        self._job.save(script, parameters)
                                 
         if PLATFORM.name == "windows":
             startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ class JobPlugin(ComponentPlugin):
         else:
             startupinfo = None
         
-        subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, t[1]], startupinfo=startupinfo, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, script], startupinfo=startupinfo, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 
         time.sleep(1)
 

MDANSE/Core/Platform.py

@@ -302,6 +302,20 @@ class Platform(object):
                        
         return path
 
+    def jobscripts_directory(self):
+        '''
+        Returns the path of the directory where the MDANSE job  script files are stored.
+                
+        :return: the path of the directory where the MDANSE job script files are stored.
+        :rtype: str
+        '''
+       
+        path = os.path.join(self.application_directory(), 'jobscripts')
+        
+        self.create_directory(path)
+                       
+        return path
+
     def temporary_files_directory(self):
         '''
         Returns the path of the directory where the temporary MDANSE job status files are stored.

MDANSE/Framework/Jobs/IJob.py

@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ class JobError(Error):
         
         return self._message
 
-def key_generator(size=4, chars=None, prefix=""):
+def key_generator(keySize, chars=None, prefix=""):
     
     if chars is None:
         chars = string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits
     
-    key = ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(size))
+    key = ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(keySize))
     if prefix:
         key = "%s_%s" % (prefix,key)
     
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class IJob(Configurable):
         while True:     
     
             # Followed by 4 random letters.
-            name = key_generator(4, prefix=prefix)
+            name = key_generator(6, prefix=prefix)
             
             if not name in registeredJobs:
                 break