InitGui.py

# FreeCAD init script of Front Panel Simulation module  

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import FreeCAD
import FreeCADGui

class FrontPanelSim (Workbench):
    import FPSimDir
    # __dir__ = os.path.dirname( __file__ ) # __file__ is not working
    Icon = FPSimDir.__dir__ + '/icons/WorkbenchIcon.svg'
    ToolTip = "This Workbench brings the frontpanel to life"
    MenuText = 'Frontpanel simulation'

    def Initialize(self):
        "This function is executed when FreeCAD starts"
        # import MyModuleA, MyModuleB # import here all the needed files that create your FreeCAD commands
        import FPSimCommands
        self.list = ["CreateDisplay", "CreateLED" , "CreateTouchSurface", "CreateLinButton", "CreateRotButton", "CreateRotaryEncoder", "CreateRotaryPotentiometer" ,"CreateLinearPotentiometer", "StartSimulation", "StopSimulation", "ExportWidgetInfo"] # A list of command names created in the line above
        self.appendToolbar("FrontPanelSimToolbar",self.list) # creates a new toolbar with your commands
        self.appendMenu("FrontPanelSimMenu",self.list) # creates a new menu
        #self.appendMenu(["An existing Menu","My submenu"],self.list) # appends a submenu to an existing menu

    def Activated(self):
        "This function is executed when the workbench is activated"
        #FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("FrontPanelSim WB activated")
        return

    def Deactivated(self):
        "This function is executed when the workbench is deactivated"
        import FPSimulation
        FPSimulation.stopSimulation()
        #FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("FrontPanelSim WB deactivated")
        return

    def ContextMenu(self, recipient):
        "This is executed whenever the user right-clicks on screen"
        # "recipient" will be either "view" or "tree"
        self.appendContextMenu("My commands",self.list) # add commands to the context menu

    def GetClassName(self): 
        # this function is mandatory if this is a full python workbench
        return "Gui::PythonWorkbench"
       
FreeCADGui.addWorkbench(FrontPanelSim())