def launch_lab(plugin_class): from openalea.oalab.widget.splittablewindow import OALabMainWin from openalea.core.settings import get_openalea_home_dir from openalea.core.path import path as Path from openalea.core.service.introspection import label from openalea.oalab.utils import qicon plugin = plugin_class() lab_class = plugin() layout_path = Path(get_openalea_home_dir()) / '%s.oaui' % lab_class.name OALabMainWin.DEFAULT_LAYOUT_PATH = layout_path OALabMainWin.DEFAULT_LAYOUT = lab_class.layout OALabMainWin.DEFAULT_MENU_NAMES = lab_class.menu_names OALabMainWin.LAB = lab_class if hasattr(lab_class, "start"): lab_class.start() win = OALabMainWin(lab=lab_class, autosave=True) win.setWindowIcon(qicon(lab_class.icon)) if hasattr(lab_class, 'connect_applet'): win.appletSet.connect(lab_class.connect_applet) win.emit_applet_set() win.initialize() if hasattr(lab_class, "initialize"): lab_class.initialize() win.setWindowTitle('OpenAleaLab "%s"' % label(plugin)) win.showMaximized() win.raise_() return win