prepare to add command line options

krowlog.py

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 log = logging.getLogger("main")
 
 
+def register_signal_handler():
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, stop_signal)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, stop_signal)
+
+
 def stop_signal(signum, _stackframe):
     """ Handle terminate signal """
     try:
@@ -29,21 +34,7 @@ def stop_signal(signum, _stackframe):
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    app.setWindowIcon(Icon(constants.krow_icon))  # works only for Linux
-
-    # make icon appear in Windows
-    # see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1551605/how-to-set-applications-taskbar-icon-in-windows-7/1552105#1552105
-    if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'cygwin':
-        myappid = 'krowlog'  # arbitrary string
-        import ctypes
-
-        ctypes.windll.shell32.SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(myappid)
-
-    # install stuff, e.g. a desktop file
-    install.install()
-
+def apply_time_workaround():
     # workaround to make signals work in QT apps.
     # They do not work out of the box, because the main thread
     # is running in C++ code once app.exec() is executed
@@ -53,7 +44,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     timer.timeout.connect(lambda: None)
     timer.start(100)
 
-    # init plugins
+
+def init_plugins():
     PluginRegistry.load_plugin("KrowLogPlugin")
     PluginRegistry.load_plugin("OpenFilePlugin")
     PluginRegistry.load_plugin("LogFilePlugin")
@@ -61,12 +53,22 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     PluginRegistry.load_plugin("TimeDiffPlugin")
     PluginRegistry.load_plugin("FilesBrowserPlugin")
 
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    app.setWindowIcon(Icon(constants.krow_icon))  # works only for Linux (but only X11, not Wayland)
+
+    # install stuff, e.g. a desktop file, set icon on Windows
+    install.install()
+
+    apply_time_workaround()
+
+    init_plugins()
     window = PluginRegistry.execute_single("create_main_window")
     window.show()
 
     PluginRegistry.execute("after_start")
 
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, stop_signal)
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, stop_signal)
+    register_signal_handler()
 
     app.exec()

src/install.py

@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 def install():
     if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'cygwin':
-        # nothing to do
-        pass
+        _windows_set_icon()
     else:
         if _is_executable():
             _linux_install_desktop_file()
@@ -83,3 +82,12 @@ def _linux_install_icon_to_path(path: Path):
     </svg>""")
     path.write_text(svg, "utf8")
     pass
+
+
+def _windows_set_icon():
+    # make icon appear in Windows
+    # see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1551605/how-to-set-applications-taskbar-icon-in-windows-7/1552105#1552105
+    if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'cygwin':
+        myappid = 'krowlog'  # arbitrary string
+        import ctypes
+        ctypes.windll.shell32.SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(myappid)