Display card images and local image caching for faster loading times

config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Title of the Program Window
+applicationtitle="MTG Collector (working title) v0.1"
+
+# Path of image cache
+cachepath=".cache/"

gui.py

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import gi
 import collection
 import search
-
+import config
+import util
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 
 
 class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
     def __init__(self):
-        Gtk.Window.__init__(self, title="MTG Collector (working title) v0.1")
+        Gtk.Window.__init__(self, title=config.applicationtitle)
         self.set_border_width(2)
         self.set_size_request(1000, 700)
 
@@ -30,7 +31,10 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
 
 
 
+
 win = MainWindow()
+# Load local image Data
+util.imagecache = util.reload_image_cache()
 win.connect('delete-event', Gtk.main_quit)
 win.show_all()
 Gtk.main()

search.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import gi
 from gi.repository import Pango
-from psutil._compat import xrange
-
+import util
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk, GdkPixbuf
 from mtgsdk import Card
@@ -71,14 +70,19 @@ class SearchView(Gtk.Grid):
 
     def online_search_clicked(self, button):
         term = self.searchEntry.get_text()
-        print("Search for \"" + term + "\" online.")
+        if not term == "":
+            print("Search for \"" + term + "\" online.")
+
+            cards = Card.where(name=term).all()
+            self.store.clear()
+            for card in cards:
+                if card.multiverse_id is not None:
+                    print("Found ID: " + card.multiverse_id.__str__() + " | " + card.name)
+                    self.store.append([util.load_card_image(card),
+                                   card.name,
+                                   card.original_text])
+            util.reload_image_cache()
+
 
-        cards = Card.where(name=term).all()
-        self.store.clear()
-        for card in cards:
-            self.store.append([self.add_test_image(), card.name, card.original_text])
-            print("Found: " + card.name)
 
 
-    def add_test_image(self):
-        return GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_size('./resources/images/demo.jpg', 63*2, 88*2)

util.py

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import os
+import gi
+
+import config
+
+gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
+from gi.repository import GdkPixbuf
+from PIL import Image as PImage
+from urllib import request
+
+# Loacally stored images for faster loading times
+imagecache = []
+
+
+def reload_image_cache():
+    if not os.path.exists(config.cachepath):
+        os.makedirs(config.cachepath)
+
+    # return array of images
+    imageslist = os.listdir(config.cachepath)
+    loadedimages = []
+    for image in imageslist:
+        img = PImage.open(config.cachepath + image)
+        loadedimages.append(img)
+    return loadedimages
+
+
+def add_test_image():
+    return GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_size('./resources/images/demo.jpg', 63 * 2, 88 * 2)
+
+
+def load_card_image_online(card):
+    url = card.image_url
+    if url is None:
+        print("No Image URL provided")
+        return add_test_image()
+    filename = ".cache/" + card.multiverse_id.__str__() + ".PNG"
+    print("Loading image from: " + url)
+    response = request.urlretrieve(url, filename)
+    return GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_size(filename, 63 * 2, 88 * 2)
+
+
+def load_card_image(card):
+    # Try loading from disk, if file exists
+    for image in imagecache:
+        filename = os.path.basename(image.filename)
+        if filename == card.multiverse_id.__str__() + ".PNG":
+            print("Using local file: " + filename)
+            return GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_size(image.filename, 63 * 2, 88 * 2)
+
+    # No file in local cache found
+    return load_card_image_online(card)