chore: Release 0.10.0

Signed-off-by: Sven Sager <akira@narux.de>

.idea/misc.xml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <component name="ProjectPlainTextFileTypeManager">
     <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/src/revpicommander/locale/revpicommander_de.ts" />
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.9 (revpicommander)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.11 (revpicommander)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
   <component name="PythonCompatibilityInspectionAdvertiser">
     <option name="version" value="3" />
   </component>

.idea/revpicommander.iml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/venv" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.9 (revpicommander)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
+    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.11 (revpicommander)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
   </component>
   <component name="PackageRequirementsSettings">

.idea/vcs.xml

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <component name="CommitMessageInspectionProfile">
     <profile version="1.0">
       <inspection_tool class="BodyLimit" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true" />
+      <inspection_tool class="CommitFormat" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true" />
+      <inspection_tool class="CommitNamingConvention" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true" />
       <inspection_tool class="SubjectBodySeparation" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true" />
       <inspection_tool class="SubjectLimit" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true" />
     </profile>

Makefile

@@ -8,61 +8,69 @@ APP_NAME = RevPi\ Commander
 APP_IDENT = org.revpimodio.revpicommander
 APPLE_SIG = "Developer ID Application: Sven Sager (U3N5843D9K)"
 
-# If virtualenv exists, use it. If not, use PATH to find, except python3
-SYSTEM_PYTHON  = /usr/bin/python3
-PYTHON         = $(or $(wildcard venv/bin/python), $(SYSTEM_PYTHON))
-SYSTEM_PYUIC5  = $(shell which pyuic5)
-PYUIC5         = $(or $(wildcard venv/bin/pyuic5), $(SYSTEM_PYUIC5))
-SYSTEM_PYRCC5  = $(shell which pyrcc5)
-PYRCC5         = $(or $(wildcard venv/bin/pyrcc5), $(SYSTEM_PYRCC5))
-SYSTEM_PYLUP5  = $(shell which pylupdate5)
-PYLUP5         = $(or $(wildcard venv/bin/pylupdate5), $(SYSTEM_PYLUP5))
+# Set path to create the virtual environment with package name
+ifdef PYTHON3_VENV
+VENV_PATH = $(PYTHON3_VENV)/$(PACKAGE)
+else
+VENV_PATH = venv
+endif
+
+# If virtualenv exists, use it. If not, use PATH to find commands
+SYSTEM_PYTHON  = python3
+PYTHON         = $(or $(wildcard $(VENV_PATH)/bin/python), $(SYSTEM_PYTHON))
 
 APP_VERSION = $(shell $(PYTHON) src/$(PACKAGE) --version)
 
-all: build_ui build_rc build
+all: build_ui build_rc test build
 
 .PHONY: all
 
 ## Environment
+venv-info:
+	echo Using path: "$(VENV_PATH)"
+	exit 0
+
 venv:
-	$(SYSTEM_PYTHON) -m venv venv
-	source venv/bin/activate && \
+	$(SYSTEM_PYTHON) -m venv --system-site-packages "$(VENV_PATH)"
+	source $(VENV_PATH)/bin/activate && \
 		python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip && \
 		python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 	exit 0
 
-.PHONY: venv
+.PHONY: venv-info venv
 
 ## Compile Qt UI files to python code
 build_ui:
 	cd ui_dev && for ui_file in *.ui; do \
 		file_name=$${ui_file%.ui}; \
-		$(PYUIC5) $${ui_file} -o ../src/$(PACKAGE)/ui/$${file_name}_ui.py -x --from-imports; \
+		$(PYTHON) -m PyQt5.uic.pyuic $${ui_file} -o ../src/$(PACKAGE)/ui/$${file_name}_ui.py -x --from-imports; \
 		echo $${file_name}; \
 	done
 
 build_rc:
 	cd ui_dev && for rc_file in *.qrc; do \
 		file_name=$${rc_file%.qrc}; \
-		$(PYRCC5) $${rc_file} -o ../src/$(PACKAGE)/ui/$${file_name}_rc.py; \
+		$(PYTHON) -m PyQt5.pyrcc_main $${rc_file} -o ../src/$(PACKAGE)/ui/$${file_name}_rc.py; \
 		echo $${file_name}; \
 	done
 
 update_translation:
-	$(PYLUP5) translate.pro
+	$(PYTHON) -m PyQt5.pylupdate_main translate.pro
 
 .PHONY: build_ui build_rc update_translation
 
-## Build, install
+## Build steps
 build: build_ui build_rc
 	$(PYTHON) -m setup sdist
 	$(PYTHON) -m setup bdist_wheel
 
-install: build
+install: test build
 	$(PYTHON) -m pip install dist/$(PACKAGE)-*.whl
 
-.PHONY: build install
+uninstall:
+	$(PYTHON) -m pip uninstall --yes $(PACKAGE)
+
+.PHONY: test build install uninstall
 
 ## PyInstaller
 installer_mac: build_ui build_rc
@@ -114,7 +122,7 @@ installer_linux: build_ui build_rc
 clean:
 	rm -rf build dist src/*.egg-info *.spec
 
-clean-all: clean
-	rm -R venv
+distclean: clean
+	rm -rf $(VENV_PATH)
 
-.PHONY: clean clean-all
+.PHONY: clean distclean

data/revpicommander

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Used to call the entry point, if packed with pybuild as application.
-# PYBUILD_INSTALL_ARGS=--install-lib=/usr/share/revpicommander/ \
-#                      --install-scripts=/usr/share/revpicommander/
-#
-# In that case the entry point will not find the revpicommander module in
-# the python lib.
+# This script will create the entry point 'revpicommander', which is defined
+# in the setup.py script. If you want to install this python module as an
+# application and not in the python standard library directory, you will need
+# to use this script for /usr/bin.
 
-exec "/usr/share/revpicommander/revpicommander-gui" "$@"
+exec python3 /usr/share/revpicommander/revpicommander "$@"

setup.iss

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!
 
 #define MyAppName "RevPi Commander"
-#define MyAppVersion "0.9.10rc7"
+#define MyAppVersion "0.10.0"
 #define MyAppPublisher "Sven Sager"
 #define MyAppURL "https://revpimodio.org/"
 #define MyAppICO "data\revpicommander.ico"

setup.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ setup(
     ],
     entry_points={
         'gui_scripts': [
-            'revpicommander-gui = revpicommander.revpicommander:main',
+            'revpicommander = revpicommander.revpicommander:main',
         ],
     },
 

src/revpicommander/__init__.py

@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ __author__ = "Sven Sager"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2023 Sven Sager"
 __license__ = "GPLv2"
 __package__ = "revpicommander"
-__version__ = "0.9.10rc7"
+__version__ = "0.10.0"

src/revpicommander/debugios.py

@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ class DebugIos(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_win_debugios):
         self.outputs = outputs.copy()
         self.write_values = False
 
-        min_input = min(inputs, key=lambda k: k[2])
-        max_output = max(outputs, key=lambda k: k[2])
-        self.length = max_output[2] + max_output[1] - min_input[2]
+        self.length = self._calc_device_length(self.inputs, self.outputs)
 
         self.style_sheet = ""
         self._create_io(self.inputs, self.saw_inp, True)
@@ -62,6 +60,23 @@ class DebugIos(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_win_debugios):
         return max_int_value / 2 * -1 if signed else 0.0, \
             max_int_value / 2 - 1 if signed else max_int_value - 1
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _calc_device_length(inputs: list, outputs: list) -> int:
+        """Calculate the device length with IO data."""
+        if inputs and outputs:
+            min_input = min(inputs, key=lambda k: k[2])
+            max_output = max(outputs, key=lambda k: k[2])
+        elif inputs:
+            min_input = min(inputs, key=lambda k: k[2])
+            max_output = max(inputs, key=lambda k: k[2])
+        elif outputs:
+            min_input = min(outputs, key=lambda k: k[2])
+            max_output = max(outputs, key=lambda k: k[2])
+        else:
+            return 0
+
+        return max_output[2] + max_output[1] - min_input[2]
+
     def _create_io(self, lst_ios: list, container: QtWidgets.QWidget, read_only: bool):
         lst_names = list(lst[0] for lst in lst_ios)
         layout = container.layout()  # type: QtWidgets.QFormLayout
@@ -293,10 +308,7 @@ class DebugIos(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_win_debugios):
         """Update IOs after driver reset of piCtory."""
 
         # Check device length, this has to match to reuse this device
-        min_input = min(inputs, key=lambda k: k[2])
-        max_output = max(outputs, key=lambda k: k[2])
-        new_length = max_output[2] + max_output[1] - min_input[2]
-        if self.length != new_length:
+        if self.length != self._calc_device_length(inputs, outputs):
             return False
 
         # Remove IOs, which was remove or renamed

src/revpicommander/helper.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class ConnectionFail(IntEnum):
     NO_XML_RPC = 1
     SSH_CONNECT = 2
     SSH_AUTH = 4
+    NO_XML_RPC_VIA_TUNNEL = 9  # Includes NO_XML_RPC Bit
 
 
 class WidgetData(IntEnum):
@@ -347,6 +348,10 @@ class ConnectionManager(QtCore.QThread):
             )
             try:
                 ssh_tunnel_port = ssh_tunnel_server.connect_by_credentials(revpi_settings.ssh_user, ssh_pass)
+
+                if getattr(revpi_settings, "ssh_enable_revpipyload", False):
+                    ssh_tunnel_server.send_cmd("sudo systemctl enable --now revpipyload")
+
             except AuthenticationException:
                 self.connect_error.emit(
                     self.tr("Error"), self.tr(
@@ -394,7 +399,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(QtCore.QThread):
                         "- The RevPiPyLoad XML-RPC service is NOT bind to localhost\n"
                         "- The ACL permission is not set for 127.0.0.1!!!"
                     ),
-                    ConnectionFail.NO_XML_RPC,
+                    ConnectionFail.NO_XML_RPC_VIA_TUNNEL,
                     revpi_settings,
                 )
             else:
@@ -471,7 +476,13 @@ class ConnectionManager(QtCore.QThread):
             self.connection_disconnected.emit()
 
     def pyload_simulate(self, configrsc: str, procimg: str, clean_existing: bool):
-        """Start the simulator for piControl on local computer."""
+        """
+        Start the simulator for piControl on local computer.
+
+        :param configrsc: piCtory configuration
+        :param procimg: Process image, which is a 4 kByte file for simulation
+        :param clean_existing: Reset the file to ZERO \x00 bytes
+        """
         pi.logger.debug("ConnectionManager.start_simulate")
 
         if not exists(procimg) or clean_existing:

src/revpicommander/locale/revpicommander_de.ts

@@ -229,62 +229,62 @@ Wurde eine Hardwarekonfiguration in piCtory erzeugt?</translation>
 <context>
     <name>ConnectionManager</name>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="533"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="538"/>
         <source>SIMULATING</source>
         <translation>SIMULATION</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="536"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="541"/>
         <source>NOT CONNECTED</source>
         <translation>NICHT VERBUNDEN</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="553"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="558"/>
         <source>SERVER ERROR</source>
         <translation>SERVER FEHLER</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="578"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="583"/>
         <source>RUNNING</source>
         <translation>LÄUFT</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="580"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="585"/>
         <source>PLC FILE NOT FOUND</source>
         <translation>SPS PROGRAMM NICHT GEFUNDEN</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="582"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="587"/>
         <source>NOT RUNNING (NO STATUS)</source>
         <translation>LÄUFT NICHT (KEIN STATUS)</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="584"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="589"/>
         <source>PROGRAM KILLED</source>
         <translation>PROGRAMM GETÖTET</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="586"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="591"/>
         <source>PROGRAM TERMED</source>
         <translation>PROGRAMM BEENDET</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="588"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="593"/>
         <source>NOT RUNNING</source>
         <translation>LÄUFT NICHT</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="590"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="595"/>
         <source>FINISHED WITH CODE {0}</source>
         <translation>BEENDET MIT CODE {0}</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="401"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="406"/>
         <source>Error</source>
         <translation>Fehler</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="351"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="356"/>
         <source>The combination of username and password was rejected from the SSH server.
 
 Try again.</source>
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ Try again.</source>
 Bitte erneut versuchen.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="363"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="368"/>
         <source>Could not establish a SSH connection to server:
 
 {0}</source>
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ Das kann eine der folgenden Ursachen haben:
 Benutze &quot;Über SSH verbinden&quot; um eine verschlüsselte Verbindung aufzubauen oder führe &apos;sudo revpipyload_secure_installation&apos; auf dem Revolution Pi aus, um eine direkte Verbindung zu konfigurieren!</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="401"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="406"/>
         <source>Can not connect to RevPiPyLoad XML-RPC service! 
 
 This could have the following reasons:
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ Das kann eine der folgenden Ursachen haben:
 Benutze &quot;Über SSH verbinden&quot; um eine verschlüsselte Verbindung aufzubauen oder führe &apos;sudo revpipyload_secure_installation&apos; auf dem Revolution Pi aus, um eine direkte Verbindung zu konfigurieren!</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../helper.py" line="389"/>
+        <location filename="../helper.py" line="394"/>
         <source>Can not connect to RevPiPyLoad service through SSH tunnel!
 
 This could have the following reasons:
@@ -426,37 +426,37 @@ Das kann eine der folgenden Ursachen haben:
 <context>
     <name>DebugIos</name>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="213"/>
+        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="228"/>
         <source>signed</source>
         <translation></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="218"/>
+        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="233"/>
         <source>big_endian</source>
         <translation></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="204"/>
+        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="219"/>
         <source>as text</source>
         <translation></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="206"/>
+        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="221"/>
         <source>as number</source>
         <translation></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="365"/>
+        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="377"/>
         <source>Can not use format text</source>
         <translation>Formatierung nicht möglich</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="365"/>
+        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="377"/>
         <source>Can not convert bytes {0} to a text for IO &apos;{1}&apos;. Switch to number format instead!</source>
         <translation>Kann bytes {0} für &apos;{1}&apos; nicht in Text konvertieren. Wechseln Sie auf Nummernformat!</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="224"/>
+        <location filename="../debugios.py" line="239"/>
         <source>switch wordorder</source>
         <translation>Wordorder tauschen</translation>
     </message>
@@ -489,86 +489,86 @@ Ungesicherte Änderungen gehen verloren.</translation>
 <context>
     <name>RevPiCommander</name>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="308"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="320"/>
         <source>Simulator started...</source>
         <translation>Simulator gestartet...</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="317"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="329"/>
         <source>Can not start...</source>
         <translation>Kann nicht gestartet werden...</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="510"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="522"/>
         <source>Warning</source>
         <translation>Warnung</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="333"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="345"/>
         <source>This version of Logviewer ist not supported in version {0} of RevPiPyLoad on your RevPi! You need at least version 0.4.1.</source>
         <translation>Diese Version vom Logbetrachter wird in RevPiPyLoad Version {0} nicht unterstützt! Es wird mindestens Version 0.4.1 benötigt.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="383"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="395"/>
         <source>XML-RPC access mode in the RevPiPyLoad configuration is too small to access this dialog!</source>
         <translation>XML-RPC Zugriffsberechtigung in der RevPiPyLoad Konfiguraiton ist zu klein für diese Einstellungen!</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="537"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="549"/>
         <source>Error</source>
         <translation>Fehler</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="363"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="375"/>
         <source>The Version of RevPiPyLoad on your Revolution Pi ({0}) is to old. This Version of RevPiCommander require at least version 0.6.0 of RevPiPyLoad. Please update your Revolution Pi!</source>
         <translation>Die Version von RevPiPyLoad ({0}) auf dem Revolution Pi ist zu alt. Diese Version vom RevPiCommander braucht mindestens Version 0.6.0. Bitte aktualisiere deinen Revolution Pi!</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="416"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="428"/>
         <source>Question</source>
         <translation>Frage</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="416"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="428"/>
         <source>Are you sure to reset piControl?
 The pictory configuration will be reloaded. During that time the process image will be interrupted and could rise errors on running control programs!</source>
         <translation>Soll piControl wirklich zurückgesetzt werden?
 Die piCtory Konfiguration wird neu geladen. Das Prozessabbild wird in dieser Zeit nicht verfügbar sein und es könnten Fehler in Steuerungsprogrammen ausgelöst werden!</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="429"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="441"/>
         <source>Success</source>
         <translation>Erfolgreich</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="429"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="441"/>
         <source>piControl reset executed successfully</source>
         <translation>piControl wurde erfolgreich zurückgesetzt</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="436"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="448"/>
         <source>piControl reset could not be executed successfully</source>
         <translation>piControl konnte nicht zurückgesetzt werden</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="484"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="496"/>
         <source>Reset to piCtory defaults...</source>
         <translation>Standardwerte von piCtory laden...</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="510"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="522"/>
         <source>The watch mode ist not supported in version {0} of RevPiPyLoad on your RevPi! You need at least version 0.5.3! Maybe the python3-revpimodio2 module is not installed on your RevPi at least version 2.0.0.</source>
         <translation>Der SPS Betrachter ist in Version {0} von RevPiPyLoad auf dem Rev Pi nicht unterstützt! Es muss mindestens Version 0.5.3 installiert sein! Vielleicht fehlt auch das python3-revpimodio2 Modul, welches mindestens Version 2.0.0 haben muss.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="522"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="534"/>
         <source>Can not load this function, because your ACL level is to low!
 You need at least level 1 to read or level 3 to write.</source>
         <translation>Für diese Funktion ist das Berechtigungslevel zu gering!
 Es muss mindestens Level 1 zum Lesen oder Level 3 zu Schreiben sein.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="537"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="549"/>
         <source>Can not load piCtory configuration. 
 Did you create a hardware configuration? Please check this in piCtory!</source>
         <translation>Kann piCtory Konfiguration nicht laden.
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ Das kann eine der folgenden Ursachen haben: Der Rev Pi ist nicht online, der XML
 Führe &apos;sudo revpipyload_secure_installation&apos; auf dem Revolution Pi aus um diese Funktion zu konfigurieren!</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="308"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="320"/>
         <source>The simulator is running!
 
 You can work with this simulator if your call RevPiModIO with this additional parameters:
@@ -605,42 +605,65 @@ configrsc={1}
 Dies kann aus der Textbox oben kopiert werden.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="317"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="329"/>
         <source>Can not start the simulator! Maybe the piCtory file is corrupt or you have no write permissions for &apos;{0}&apos;.</source>
         <translation>Kann Simulator nicht starten! Vielleicht ist die piCtory Datei defekt oder es gibt keine Schreibberechtigung für &apos;{0}&apos;.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="484"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="496"/>
         <source>Do you want to reset your process image to {0} values?
 You have to stop other RevPiModIO programs before doing that, because they could reset the outputs.</source>
         <translation>Soll das virtuelle Prozessabbild auf {0} zurückgesetzt werden?
 Es sollten alle RevPiModIO Programme vorher beendet werden, da diese ihre IO Werte sofort wieder schreiben würden.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="484"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="496"/>
         <source>zero</source>
         <translation>null</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="484"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="496"/>
         <source>piCtory default</source>
         <translation>piCtory Standardwerte</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="238"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="250"/>
         <source>Revolution Pi connected!</source>
         <translation>Revolution Pi verbunden!</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="275"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="287"/>
         <source>Connecting...</source>
         <translation>Verbinde...</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="238"/>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="250"/>
         <source>Establish a connection to the Revolution Pi...</source>
         <translation>Baue eine Verbindung zum Revolution Pi auf...</translation>
     </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="133"/>
+        <source>Can not connect to RevPiPyLoad service through SSH tunnel!
+
+We are trying to activate this service now and reconnect. The settings can be changed at any time via web status.</source>
+        <translation type="obsolete">Über den SSH Tunnel kann keine Verbindung zu RevPiPyLoad hergestellt werden!
+
+Wir werden versuchen den Dienst zu starten und eine neue Verbindung herzustellen. Diese Einstellung kann im Webstatus geändert werden.</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="133"/>
+        <source>Information</source>
+        <translation>Information</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../revpicommander.py" line="133"/>
+        <source>Can not connect to RevPiPyLoad service through SSH tunnel!
+
+We are trying to activate this service now and reconnect. The settings can be changed at any time via &apos;webstatus&apos;.</source>
+        <translation>Vielleicht läuft der RevPiPyLoad Dienst nicht.
+
+Wir versuchen diesen Dienst jetzt zu aktivieren und verbinden uns neu. Die Einstellungen können über &apos;Webstatus&apos; jederzeit geändert werden.</translation>
+    </message>
 </context>
 <context>
     <name>RevPiFiles</name>
@@ -1216,12 +1239,12 @@ Dies ist kein Fehler von RevPi Commander.</translation>
 <context>
     <name>Simulator</name>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../simulator.py" line="79"/>
+        <location filename="../simulator.py" line="80"/>
         <source>Select downloaded piCtory file...</source>
         <translation>Heruntergeladene piCtory Datei auswählen...</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../simulator.py" line="79"/>
+        <location filename="../simulator.py" line="80"/>
         <source>piCtory file (*.rsc);;All files (*.*)</source>
         <translation>piCtory Datei (*.rsc);;Alle Dateien (*.*)</translation>
     </message>

src/revpicommander/revpicommander.py

@@ -128,10 +128,22 @@ class RevPiCommander(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_win_revpicommander):
         :param fail_code: Type of error
         :param revpi_settings: Settings of the revpi with the error
         """
-        QtWidgets.QMessageBox.critical(self, title, text)
-        if fail_code is ConnectionFail.SSH_AUTH:
-            # On failed credentials, we try to connect again and remove password form keychain, if exists
-            self._pyload_connect(revpi_settings, True)
+        if fail_code is ConnectionFail.NO_XML_RPC_VIA_TUNNEL:
+            # If RevPiPyLoad is not running, we can try to activate it via ssh
+            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.information(
+                self, self.tr("Information"), self.tr(
+                    "Can not connect to RevPiPyLoad service through SSH tunnel!\n\n"
+                    "We are trying to activate this service now and reconnect. The settings can be "
+                    "changed at any time via 'webstatus'."
+                ),
+            )
+            revpi_settings.ssh_enable_revpipyload = True
+            self._pyload_connect(revpi_settings, False)
+        else:
+            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.critical(self, title, text)
+            if fail_code is ConnectionFail.SSH_AUTH:
+                # On failed credentials, we try to connect again and remove password form keychain, if exists
+                self._pyload_connect(revpi_settings, True)
 
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot(str)
     def on_cm_connection_error_observed(self, message: str):
@@ -304,7 +316,7 @@ class RevPiCommander(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_win_revpicommander):
         configrsc_file = helper.settings.value("simulator/configrsc", "", str)
         procimg_file = helper.settings.value("simulator/procimg", "", str)
 
-        if helper.cm.pyload_simulate(configrsc_file, procimg_file, diag.cbx_stop_remove.isChecked()):
+        if helper.cm.pyload_simulate(configrsc_file, procimg_file, diag.clean_procimg):
             QtWidgets.QMessageBox.information(
                 self, self.tr("Simulator started..."), self.tr(
                     "The simulator is running!\n\nYou can work with this simulator if your call "

src/revpicommander/revpiprogram.py

@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ class RevPiProgram(QtWidgets.QDialog, Ui_diag_program):
             return QtWidgets.QDialog.Rejected
 
         self.dc = helper.cm.call_remote_function("get_config", default_value={})
-        self.lst_files = helper.cm.call_remote_function("get_filelist", default_value=[])
-        if len(self.dc) == 0 or len(self.lst_files) == 0:
+        self.lst_files = helper.cm.call_remote_function("get_filelist", default_value=None)
+        if len(self.dc) == 0 or self.lst_files is None:
             return QtWidgets.QDialog.Rejected
 
         self._load_settings()

src/revpicommander/ssh_tunneling/server.py

@@ -10,14 +10,18 @@ __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2023 Sven Sager"
 __license__ = "GPLv2"
 
 import select
+from logging import getLogger
 from socketserver import BaseRequestHandler, ThreadingTCPServer
 from threading import Thread
+from typing import Tuple, Union
 
 from paramiko.client import MissingHostKeyPolicy, SSHClient
 from paramiko.rsakey import RSAKey
 from paramiko.ssh_exception import PasswordRequiredException
 from paramiko.transport import Transport
 
+log = getLogger("ssh_tunneling")
+
 
 class ForwardServer(ThreadingTCPServer):
     daemon_threads = True
@@ -33,10 +37,14 @@ class Handler(BaseRequestHandler):
                 self.request.getpeername(),
             )
         except Exception as e:
+            log.error(e)
             return
         if chan is None:
+            log.error("Could not create a ssh channel")
             return
 
+        log.info("Starting tunnel exchange loop")
+
         while True:
             r, w, x = select.select([self.request, chan], [], [], 5.0)
             if self.request in r:
@@ -50,6 +58,8 @@ class Handler(BaseRequestHandler):
                     break
                 self.request.send(data)
 
+        log.info("Stopped tunnel exchange loop")
+
         chan.close()
         self.request.close()
 
@@ -162,6 +172,30 @@ class SSHLocalTunnel:
             return True
         return False
 
+    def send_cmd(self, cmd: str, timeout: float = None) -> Union[Tuple[str, str], Tuple[None, None]]:
+        """
+        Send simple command to ssh host.
+
+        The output of stdout and stderr is returned as a tuple of two elements.
+        This elements could be None, in case of an internal error.
+
+        :param cmd: Shell command to execute on remote host
+        :param timeout: Timeout for execution
+        :return: Tuple with stdout and stderr
+        """
+        if not self._th_server.is_alive():
+            raise RuntimeError("Not connected")
+
+        try:
+            _, stdout, stderr = self._ssh_client.exec_command(cmd, 1024, timeout)
+            buffer_out = stdout.read()
+            buffer_err = stderr.read()
+
+            return buffer_out.decode(), buffer_err.decode()
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error(e)
+            return None, None
+
     @property
     def connected(self):
         """Check connection state of ssh tunnel."""