Best way to import a module from python macro

[Uralion]

Hi!
I am trying to launch a python macro from a button. But then this macro loads another py module.
The problem is that the second module has not access to XSCRIPTCONTEXT.

Right now I have 2 workarounds:

Workaround 1:
Using this in 1st module:

sys.modules['XSCRIPTCONTEXT'] = XSCRIPTCONTEXT

and this in 2nd module:

XSCRIPTCONTEXT = sys.modules.get('XSCRIPTCONTEXT')

Workaround 2:
Using this in 1st module:

imported_module.set_context(XSCRIPTCONTEXT)

and this in 2nd module:

def set_context(context):
	global XSCRIPTCONTEXT
	XSCRIPTCONTEXT = context

They both work. But is there a better and more direct and simpler way of doing this? What is the right way?
Thank you very much!

[elmau]

Why do you need XSCRIPTCONTEXT in the second module?

What do you “really” want to do?

[Uralion]

Hi elmau
My intention is to be able to make modularly reusable libraries.
I give you an example, in the second module there could be:

def msg(message, title="LibreOffice", buttons=BUTTONS_OK, msg_type=MESSAGEBOX):
    doc = XSCRIPTCONTEXT.getDocument()
    parent = doc.CurrentController.Frame.ContainerWindow
    toolkit = parent.getToolkit()
    box = toolkit.createMessageBox(parent, msg_type, buttons, title, message)
    result = box.execute()
    return result

The idea is to be able to use functions like this one or more complex ones without rewriting the functions in each .py
Thank you!

[Villeroy]

Create a directoy pythonpath in the Scripts/python/ directory of your user profile.

[Uralion]

This is what I have already been doing, that is why I can correctly import the module. But it does not give access to XSCRIPTCONTEXT

sys.path.append(my_module_folder) # add folder where my_module.py is
import my_module # works great -> import success
my_module.example_function() # ERROR -> can´t use function that uses XSCRIPTCONTEXT in my_module

Maybe I misunderstood you? or did you mean this?
Thank you!

[Villeroy]

When you call macro code (anything callable from menu:Tools>Macros… and any event dialog), XSCRIPTCONTEXT is already loaded.

[Uralion]

Only for the called module. But if you call another module from this one, this is what I get:
(<class 'NameError'>: name 'XSCRIPTCONTEXT' is not defined

[Villeroy]

Well, then pass it over or use uno.getComponentContext()

[Uralion]

Well, the reason I created this thread was to know If there was a better option, so I could avoid passing and writing this in every used module:

if __name__ != 'ooo_script_framework':
    if 'XSCRIPTCONTEXT' in sys.modules:
        XSCRIPTCONTEXT = sys.modules.get('XSCRIPTCONTEXT')

or this:

if __name__ != 'ooo_script_framework':
    XSCRIPTCONTEXT = None

def set_context(context):
    global XSCRIPTCONTEXT
    XSCRIPTCONTEXT = contexto

Writing this in every module is something I would like to avoid.

[sokol92]

Did you try

globals()['XSCRIPTCONTEXT']

[Uralion]

This time a KeyError:
<class 'KeyError'>: 'XSCRIPTCONTEXT'
So not working.