PythonInterpreter.h

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#ifndef _MIRA_TOOLBOXES_PYTHON_PYTHONINTERPRETER_H_
#define _MIRA_TOOLBOXES_PYTHON_PYTHONINTERPRETER_H_

#include <Python.h>

#include <python/BoostPythonWrapper.h>

#include <error/Logging.h>
#include <error/Exceptions.h>
#include <utils/Singleton.h>
#include <python/PythonException.h>
#include <python/ScopedGIL.h>

namespace mira { namespace python {


class PythonInterpreter : public LazySingleton<PythonInterpreter>
{
public:

    boost::python::object getMainModule() { return mMainModule; }
    boost::python::dict getGlobalDict() { return  boost::python::extract<boost::python::dict>(mGlobalDict); }
    boost::python::dict getLocalDict() { return getGlobalDict().copy(); }
    boost::python::object importModule(const std::string & name);
    void extendPath(const std::string& path);

protected:

    PythonInterpreter();
    ~PythonInterpreter();

    friend class mira::singleton::CreateUsingNew<PythonInterpreter>;
    boost::python::object mMainModule;
    boost::python::object mGlobalDict;

    PyThreadState* mMainThreadState;
};


}

} // namespace

#endif