Deprecate Windows Curse UI: automaticaly open Web Browser for the standalone mode #946

4 files changed, 28 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/glances/__init__.py b/glances/__init__.py
index efaca56d..2c16d18b 100644
--- a/glances/__init__.py
+++ b/glances/__init__.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ except ImportError:
 # Note: others Glances libs will be imported optionally
 from glances.logger import logger
 from glances.main import GlancesMain
+from glances.globals import WINDOWS
 
 # Check locale
 try:
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ def main():
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, __signal_handler)
 
     # Glances can be ran in standalone, client or server mode
-    if core.is_standalone():
+    if core.is_standalone() and not WINDOWS:
         logger.info("Start standalone mode")
 
         # Import the Glances standalone module
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ def main():
         # Start the standalone (CLI) loop
         standalone.serve_forever()
 
-    elif core.is_client():
+    elif core.is_client() and not WINDOWS:
         if core.is_client_browser():
             logger.info("Start client mode (browser)")
 
@@ -185,15 +186,22 @@ def main():
         # Shutdown the server?
         server.server_close()
 
-    elif core.is_webserver():
+    elif core.is_webserver() or (core.is_standalone() and WINDOWS):
         logger.info("Start web server mode")
 
         # Import the Glances web server module
         from glances.webserver import GlancesWebServer
 
+        args = core.get_args()
+
+        # Web server mode replace the standalone mode on Windows OS
+        # In this case, try to start the web browser mode automaticaly
+        if core.is_standalone() and WINDOWS:
+            args.open_web_browser = True
+
         # Init the web server mode
         webserver = GlancesWebServer(config=core.get_config(),
-                                     args=core.get_args())
+                                     args=args)
 
         # Start the web server loop
         webserver.serve_forever()
diff --git a/glances/main.py b/glances/main.py
index 960b7376..f6253ec0 100644
--- a/glances/main.py
+++ b/glances/main.py
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ Start the client browser (browser mode):\n\
                             dest='webserver', help='run Glances in web server mode (bottle needed)')
         parser.add_argument('--cached-time', default=self.cached_time, type=int,
                             dest='cached_time', help='set the server cache time [default: {} sec]'.format(self.cached_time))
+        parser.add_argument('--open-web-browser', action='store_true', default=False,
+                            dest='open_web_browser', help='try to open the Web UI in the default Web browser')
         # Display options
         parser.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', default=False, action='store_true',
                             dest='quiet', help='do not display the curses interface')
diff --git a/glances/outputs/glances_bottle.py b/glances/outputs/glances_bottle.py
index 82a68b47..7002b9fc 100644
--- a/glances/outputs/glances_bottle.py
+++ b/glances/outputs/glances_bottle.py
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ import os
 import sys
 import tempfile
 from io import open
+import webbrowser
 
 from glances.timer import Timer
+from glances.globals import WINDOWS
 from glances.logger import logger
 
 try:
@@ -117,9 +119,19 @@ class GlancesBottle(object):
         self.plugins_list = self.stats.getAllPlugins()
 
         # Bind the Bottle TCP address/port
-        bindmsg = 'Glances web server started on http://{}:{}/'.format(self.args.bind_address, self.args.port)
+        bindurl = 'http://{}:{}/'.format(self.args.bind_address,
+                                         self.args.port)
+        bindmsg = 'Glances web server started on {}'.format(bindurl)
         logger.info(bindmsg)
         print(bindmsg)
+        if self.args.open_web_browser:
+            # Implementation of the issue #946
+            # Try to open the Glances Web UI in the default Web browser if:
+            # 1) --open-web-browser option is used
+            # 2) Glances standalone mode is running on Windows OS
+            webbrowser.open(bindurl,
+                            new=2,
+                            autoraise=1)
         self._app.run(host=self.args.bind_address, port=self.args.port, quiet=not self.args.debug)
 
     def end(self):
diff --git a/glances/webserver.py b/glances/webserver.py
index 41bb9840..95e8151f 100644
--- a/glances/webserver.py
+++ b/glances/webserver.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # This file is part of Glances.
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2015 Nicolargo <nicolas@nicolargo.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Nicolargo <nicolas@nicolargo.com>
 #
 # Glances is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by