def intern_atom(self, name, only_if_exists=True):
"""
Create a new X11 atom with the given ``name``.
``name`` is a byte or unicode string with the name of the atom. If
``only_if_exists`` is ``True``, the atom is only created, if it already
exists. If it does not exist, ``None`` is returned.
Return an :class:`Atom` with the given ``name``, or ``None``, if the
``only_if_exists`` was ``True`` and the atom did not exist.
"""
name = ensure_byte_string(name)
atom = self._atom_cache.get(name)
if atom:
return atom
atom = xlib.intern_atom(self, ensure_byte_string(name), only_if_exists)
if atom == xlib.NONE:
return None
return self._atom_cache.setdefault(name, Atom(self, atom))
def intern_atom(self, name, only_if_exists=True):
"""
Create a new X11 atom with the given ``name``.
``name`` is a byte or unicode string with the name of the atom. If
``only_if_exists`` is ``True``, the atom is only created, if it already
exists. If it does not exist, ``None`` is returned.
Return an :class:`Atom` with the given ``name``, or ``None``, if the
``only_if_exists`` was ``True`` and the atom did not exist.
"""
name = ensure_byte_string(name)
atom = self._atom_cache.get(name)
if atom:
return atom
atom = xlib.intern_atom(self, ensure_byte_string(name), only_if_exists)
if atom == xlib.NONE:
return None
return self._atom_cache.setdefault(name, Atom(self, atom))
def test_intern_atom_non_existing(display):
atom = xlib.intern_atom(display, 'this-atom-certainly-not-exists', True)
assert atom == xlib.NONE
def test_intern_atom_existing(display):
int_atom = xlib.intern_atom(display, 'INTEGER', True)
assert int_atom == xlib.INTEGER
float_atom = xlib.intern_atom(display, 'FLOAT', True)
assert float_atom != xlib.NONE
