helper to compare two dicts by value

template/qtgui/helper.py

@@ -26,6 +26,41 @@ from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
 from hashlib import md5
 
 
+
+def makeValueWidget(value:any):
+    """Create a widget just from a value. Needs an external label e.g. in a formLayout.
+    First usecase was laborejo lilypond metadata and properties where it edited an engine-dict
+    directly and inplace.
+    Use with getValueFromWidget"""
+    types = {
+        str : QtWidgets.QLineEdit,
+        int : QtWidgets.QSpinBox,
+        float : QtWidgets.QDoubleSpinBox,
+        bool : QtWidgets.QCheckBox,
+            }
+    typ = type(value)
+    widget = types[typ]()
+
+    if typ == str:
+        widget.setText(value)
+    elif typ == int or typ == float:
+        widget.setValue(value)
+    elif typ == bool:
+        widget.setChecked(value)
+    return widget
+
+
+def getValueFromWidget(widget):
+    """Use with makeValueWidget"""
+    typ = type(widget)
+    if typ == QtWidgets.QLineEdit:
+        return widget.text()
+    elif typ == QtWidgets.QSpinBox or typ == QtWidgets.QDoubleSpinBox:
+        return widget.value()
+    elif typ == QtWidgets.QCheckBox:
+        return widget.isChecked()
+
+
 def iconFromString(st, size=128):
     px = QtGui.QPixmap(size,size)
     color = stringToColor(st)