##CSC 323
##May 12, 2010
##ButtonCreator.py: This is a factory method used for creating buttons

from tkinter import *

class ButtonCreator:
    """Creates a button"""
    def __init__(self, parent, name, callback=None, action="<Button-1>", \
                 width=25, background = "White", packOption = TOP, \
                  padx = 0, pady = 0, activebackground = "White", radio = 0, \
                 radiovar = 0, radioval = 0, radioind = 0):
        """Initializes buttons with a parent frame, a name, and a callback
        function/event tuple"""       
        self.parent = parent
        self.name = name
        self.callbacks = []
        self.width = width
        self.background = background
        self.packOption = packOption
        self.padx = padx
        self.pady = pady
        self.activebg = activebackground
        self.radio = radio
        self.radiovar = radiovar
        self.radioval = radioval
        self.radioind = radioind

        if self.radio == 0:
            self.button = Button(self.parent, text = self.name, \
                                width = self.width, \
                                background = self.background, \
                                activebackground = self.activebg)
        else:
            self.button = Radiobutton(self.parent, text = self.name, variable = self.radiovar, \
                                      value = self.radioval, width = self.width, \
                                      background = self.background, \
                                      activebackground = self.background, indicatoron = self.radioind)
        if callback != None:
            self.addCallback(callback, action)
        self.button.pack(side=packOption, padx = self.padx, pady = self.pady)
        
    def addCallback(self, callback, action="<Button-1>"):
        """Couples an event and a callback function"""
        self.callbacks.append((callback, action))
        self.button.bind(action, callback)

    def addGrid(self, i, j):
        import time
        #print(time.mktime(time.localtime()))
        self.button.grid(column = i, row = j)
        #print(time.mktime(time.localtime()))