start gobject-introspection experiments

messing about with gi for python bindings

python/test_gobject.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import logging
+import gc
+import sys
+import ctypes
+
+import gobject
+
+logging.basicConfig(level = logging.DEBUG)
+
+# .15 is 7.25+ with the new vips8 API
+libvips = ctypes.CDLL('libvips.so.15')
+libvips.vips_init(sys.argv[0])
+
+# should be able to find vipsimage, hopefully
+print gobject.type_from_name('VipsImage')
+
+_VipsImage = gobject.type_from_name('VipsImage')
+
+class VipsImage(_VipsImage):
+    def __new__(cls):
+        gobject.type_register(cls)
+        return gobject.GObject.__new__(cls)
+
+    def __init__(self, filename = None, mode = None):
+        logging.debug('vipsimage: init')
+
+        if filename != None:
+            self.props.filename = filename
+
+        if mode != None:
+            self.props.mode = mode
+
+a = VipsImage('/home/john/pics/healthygirl.jpg')
+# a = gobject.new(VipsImage, '/home/john/pics/healthygirl.jpg')

python/vipsimage.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class VipsInterpretation:
 
     @staticmethod
     def name(value):
+        print currentclass
         return vipsobject.class_value(VipsInterpretation, value)
 
 class VipsBandFormat: