#!/glimmer/bin/python3
'''Ravi Chande CSC 323 
   Logger.py: defines a very simple logging program that will write text 
   to predefined (but mutable) logfile.
   Adapted heavily from "Whoops! Setting up tkinter", an email from 
   Sam Rebelsky
'''

import tkinter, os
from datetime import datetime

def write(string):
    '''open the logfile, and write the current time and the string'''
    print("Writing the file")
    #replace the parameter to expanduser to set the log file
    handle = open(os.path.expanduser("~/.323log"), "a")
    handle.write('\n')
    handle.write('\t'.join([datetime.now().isoformat(), string]))
    handle.write('\n')
    handle.close()
    
class workbutton:
    '''workbutton: constructed with a name and a work type, which are allowed
       to be equivalent. It will be labeled with name and prints its work
       type when write() is called'''
    def __init__(self, parent, name, work):
        self.parent = parent
        self.name = name
        self.work = work
        self.button = tkinter.Button(parent, text=name)
        #use a fancy lambda in the bind
        self.button.bind("<Button-1>", lambda s:write(self.work))
        self.button.pack()

class logger:
    '''uses its constructor to initialize a frame and some buttons'''
    def __init__(self, parent):
        self.frame = tkinter.Frame(parent, width=200, height=100)
        self.frame.pack()
        work = ['Explanation', 'Design', 'Planning', 'Documentation',\
                'Resources', 'Testing', 'Coding', 'Debugging', 'Overhead']
        for w in work:
            workbutton(self.frame, w, w)
        workbutton(self.frame, 'Magic', '''\n\nMagic\n\n''')       
        workbutton(self.frame, 'Done!', '''\n\n======Done======\n\n''')
        



root = tkinter.Tk()
logger(root)
root.mainloop()