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+++ b/python/logview.py	Sat Nov 02 11:11:40 2013 +0100
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import sys
+import os
+import logging
+import datetime
+
+from PyQt4.QtGui import QApplication, QWidget, QTableView, QVBoxLayout
+from PyQt4.QtGui import QHeaderView
+from PyQt4.QtCore import Qt
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QAbstractTableModel
+
+def formatTime(t):
+    t2 = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(t)
+    return t2.strftime('%H:%M:%S')
+
+class LogModel(QAbstractTableModel):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.entries = []
+        self.headers = ['Time', 'Level', 'Logger', 'Message']
+        self.txts = []
+        self.txts.append(lambda e: str(formatTime(e.created)))
+        self.txts.append(lambda e: str(e.levelname))
+        self.txts.append(lambda e: str(e.name))
+        self.txts.append(lambda e: str(e.msg))
+
+    def rowCount(self, parent):
+        return len(self.entries)
+        
+    def columnCount(self, parent):
+        return len(self.headers)
+
+    def data(self, index, role):
+        if not index.isValid():
+            return
+        row, col = index.row(), index.column()
+        if role == Qt.DisplayRole:
+            le = self.entries[row]
+            return self.txts[col](le)
+
+    def headerData(self, section, orientation, role):
+        if orientation == Qt.Horizontal and role == Qt.DisplayRole:
+            return self.headers[section]
+            
+    def newLog(self, x):
+        self.entries.append(x)
+        self.modelReset.emit()
+
+
+class LogView(QWidget):
+    """ Log view component """
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        l = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.tv = QTableView(self)
+        self.tv.horizontalHeader().setStretchLastSection(True)
+        l.addWidget(self.tv)
+        self.lm = LogModel()
+        self.tv.setModel(self.lm)
+    
+        class MyHandler(logging.Handler):
+            def emit(self2, x):
+                self.lm.newLog(x)
+                self.tv.scrollToBottom()
+                for i in range(3):
+                    self.tv.resizeColumnToContents(i)
+
+        logging.getLogger().addHandler(MyHandler())
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    lv = LogView()
+    lv.show()
+    lv.resize(600, 200)
+    logging.error('Error!!!')
+    logging.warn('Warn here!')
+    app.exec_()
+