inital try for braille

src/fenrir/braille/braille.py

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-# Fenrir TTY screen reader
-# By Chrys, Storm Dragon, and contributers.
-
-from core import debug
-
-class braille():
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
-    def initialize(self, environment):
-        self.env = environment    
-    def shutdown(self):
-        pass        

src/fenrir/brailleDriver/brlapi.py

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Fenrir TTY screen reader
+# By Chrys, Storm Dragon, and contributers.
+
+from core import debug
+
+class driver():
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._isInitialized = False
+        self.brl = None
+
+    def initialize(self, environment):
+        self.env = environment
+        try:
+            import brlapi
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut(str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                 
+            return
+            
+        try:
+            self.connectDevice()            
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('BRAILLE.connectDevice '+str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)         
+            return
+        self._isInitialized = True
+        
+    def flush(self):
+        if not self._isInitialized:
+            return
+        try:
+            self.brl.writeText('',0)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('BRAILLE.flush '+str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR) 
+                    
+    def writeText(self,text):
+        if not self._isInitialized:
+            return
+        try:
+            self.brl.writeText(text)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('BRAILLE.writeText '+str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR) 
+            
+    def connectDevice(self):
+        self.brl = brlapi.Connection()
+        self.brl.enterTtyModeWithPath()    
+    
+    def shutdown(self):
+        if not self._isInitialized:
+            return
+        self.brl.leaveTtyMode()       
+             

src/fenrir/core/outputManager.py

@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ class outputManager():
           self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('speech', 'driver'), 'speechDriver')    
         self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].loadDriver(\
           self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('sound', 'driver'), 'soundDriver')    
-    
+        self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].loadDriver(\
+          self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('braille', 'driver'), 'brailleDriver')      
     def shutdown(self):
         self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].shutdownDriver('soundDriver')
         self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].shutdownDriver('speechDriver')
-
+        self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].shutdownDriver('brailleDriver')
+        
     def presentText(self, text, interrupt=True, soundIcon = '', ignorePunctuation=False, announceCapital=False):
         self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut("presentText:\nsoundIcon:'"+soundIcon+"'\nText:\n" + text ,debug.debugLevel.INFO)
         if self.playSoundIcon(soundIcon, interrupt):
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ class outputManager():
             return
         if self.env['runtime']['brailleDriver'] == None:
             return        
-        print('braille:'+text)
+        self.env['runtime']['brailleDriver'].writeText(text)
 
     def interruptOutput(self):
         self.env['runtime']['speechDriver'].cancel()

src/fenrir/core/settings.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ settings = {
 },
 'braille':{
     'enabled': False, 
+    'driver':'brlapi',
     'layout': 'en',
 },
 'screen':{