#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Python module to feed Asymptote with commands
# (modified from gnuplot.py)
from subprocess import *
class asy:
	def __init__(self):
		self.session = Popen(['asy','-quiet','-inpipe=0','-outpipe=2'],stdin=PIPE)
		self.help()
	def send(self, cmd):
		self.session.stdin.write(bytes(cmd+'\n','utf-8'))
		self.session.stdin.flush()
	def size(self, size):
		self.send("size(%d);" % size)
	def draw(self, str):
		self.send("draw(%s);" % str)
	def fill(self, str):
		self.send("fill(%s);" % str)
	def clip(self, str):
		self.send("clip(%s);" % str)
	def label(self, str):
		self.send("label(%s);" % str)
	def shipout(self, str):
		self.send("shipout(\"%s\");" % str)
	def erase(self):
		self.send("erase();")
	def help(self):
		print("Asymptote session is open.  Available methods are:")
		print("    help(), size(int), draw(str), fill(str), clip(str), label(str), shipout(str), send(str), erase()")
	def __del__(self):
		print("closing Asymptote session...")
		self.send('quit');
		self.session.stdin.close();
		self.session.wait()

if __name__=="__main__":
	g=asy()
	g.size(200)
	g.draw('unitcircle')
	g.send('draw(unitsquare)')
	g.fill('unitsquare,blue')
	g.clip('unitcircle')
	g.label('"$O$",(0,0),SW')
	input('press ENTER to continue')
	g.erase()
	del g