Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/unofficial-rev-port/REVHubInterface

Author: j5155

README.md

@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ Alternately, you can download it from PyPi:
 2. Run `pip install REVHubInterface` to install
 3. Finally, run `python3 -m REVHubInterface` to run the app (it should also be runnable as `revhubinterface`)
 
+## Access to serial on Linux
 To avoid needing to run REV Hub Interface with root privileges on Linux, add your user to the `dialout` group:
 
-1. Run ```sudo usermod `whoami` -a -G dialout``` (on Arch Linux, you need to use `uucp` instead of `dialout`)
+1. this can be done with  ```sudo usermod $USER -a -G dialout``` (on Arch Linux, you need to use `uucp` instead of `dialout`)
 2. Reboot
 
 

REVHubInterface/__main__.py

@@ -9,12 +9,21 @@
 import os
 import datetime
 import traceback
-
+import REVHubInterface.serialaccess as serialaccess
+import webbrowser
 # try:
 #     import ft232
 # except Exception as e: 
 #     print(platform.system)
 #     tkinter.messagebox.showerror('Drivers Not Detected', 'Please verify the correct drivers are installed.  Without the correct dirvers, firmware update functionality will be unavailable.\n\n - Windows 10 and above should automatically install the correct drivers when the Expansion Hub is plugged in.\n\n - Windows 7 requires a manual install. Please see this link for the correct driver (FTDI D2xx): https://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM21228_Setup.zip\n\n - On macOS, install libftdi via Homebrew: "brew install libftdi"\n\n - On Linux, install libftdi.  On Debian/Ubuntu-based systems, install it via "sudo apt install libftdi1"\n\nException Message:\n' + str(e))
+if not serialaccess.hasAccess(): 
+    result = tkinter.messagebox.showerror("User does not have serial access", "Your user does not have access to serial. Switch to a user that does, or add your user to a group that has serial access.\nPress OK to open a link with instructions.")
+    
+    if result == "ok":
+        webbrowser.open("https://github.com/unofficial-rev-port/REVHubInterface/blob/main/README.md#access-to-serial-on-linux")
+    exit(1)
+        
+
 def error(windowName: str, error: Exception) -> None:
     errName = str(error)
     print(errName)

REVHubInterface/__main__.spec

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import grp
+import getpass
+import sys
+
+def hasAccess():
+    if sys.platform == "linux":
+        try:
+            user = getpass.getuser()  # Alternative to os.getlogin()
+            groups = [g.gr_name for g in grp.getgrall() if user in g.gr_mem]
+            if 'dialout' in groups or 'uucp' in groups: return True
+            return False
+        except KeyError:
+            return False
+    else: return True