For testing disable program database

engine/api.py

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def sessionRoot():
 def currentSession():
     return nsmServerControl.internalState["currentSession"]
 
-def sessionList():
+def sessionList()->list:
     """Updates the list each call. Use only this from a GUI for active query.
     Otherwise sessionRemove and sessionCopy will not have updated the list"""
     r = nsmServerControl.exportSessionsAsDicts()    
@@ -197,24 +197,29 @@ def sessionList():
 def buildSystemPrograms():
     """Build a list of dicts with the .desktop files (or similar) of all NSM compatible programs
     present on the system"""    
+    return True
     programDatabase.build()
         
-def getSystemPrograms():
+def getSystemPrograms()->list:
     """Returns the cached database from buildProgramDatabase. No automatic update. Empty on program
     start"""
+    return []
     return programDatabase.programs
 
 def setSystemsPrograms(listOfDicts:list):
+    return True
     programDatabase.loadPrograms(listOfDicts)    
 
 def getNsmExecutables()->set:
     """Cached access fort fast membership tests. Is this program in the PATH?"""
+    return set()
     return programDatabase.nsmExecutables
 
-def getUnfilteredExecutables():
+def getUnfilteredExecutables()->list:
     """Return a list of unique names without paths or directories of all exectuables in users $PATH.
     This is intended for a program starter prompt. GUI needs to supply tab completition or search
-    itself"""    
+    itself"""
+    return [] 
     return programDatabase.unfilteredExecutables
 
 

qtgui/mainwindow.py

@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         settings = QtCore.QSettings("LaborejoSoftwareSuite", METADATA["shortName"])
         settings.remove("programDatabase")
 
-        WaitDialog(self, title, text, informativeText, api.buildSystemPrograms)
         logger.info("Asking api to getSystemPrograms while waiting")
+        WaitDialog(self, title, text, informativeText, api.buildSystemPrograms)        
         settings.setValue("programDatabase", api.getSystemPrograms())
         self._updateGUIWithCachedPrograms()
 

qtgui/waitdialog.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class WaitDialog(QtWidgets.QMessageBox):
         #title = QtCore.QCoreApplication.translate("AskBeforeQuit", "About to quit")                
 
         super().__init__()
-        logger.info(f"Starting blocking dialog {title}")
+        logger.info(f"Starting blocking dialog {title} for {longRunningFunction}")
         self.mainWindow = mainWindow        
         self.setWindowFlag(QtCore.Qt.Popup, True)        
         self.setIcon(self.Information)