Add threading utilities

threadutils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import Queue
+import threading
+
+# This queue is for other threads that want to execute code in the main thread
+eventQueue = Queue.Queue()
+
+def runInThread(threadFunc, callback):
+	"""
+	Executes threadFunc in a new thread. The result of threadFunc will be
+	pass as the first argument to callback. callback will be called in the main
+	thread.
+	"""
+	def helper():
+		# Execute threadfunc in new thread
+		result = threadFunc()
+		# Queue callback to be call in main thread
+		eventQueue.put(lambda: callback(result))
+	thread = threading.Thread(target=helper)
+	thread.start()

transwhat.py

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import logging
 import asyncore
 import sys, os
 import e4u
-import threading
 import Queue
+import threadutils
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
 
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ plugin.handleBackendConfig({
 	],
 })
 
+
 while True:
 	try:
 		asyncore.loop(timeout=1.0, count=10, use_poll = True)
@@ -101,6 +102,13 @@ while True:
 			break
 		if closed:
 			break
+		while True:
+			try:
+				callback = threadutils.eventQueue.get_nowait()
+			except Queue.Empty:
+				break
+			else:
+				callback()
 	except SystemExit:
 		break
 	except: