Refactored to reduce Glade dependency...

src/core/controller_data.py

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+# Python imports
+import os
+
+# Lib imports
+
+# Application imports
+from plugins.plugins_controller import PluginsController
+
+
+
+class ControllerData:
+    ''' ControllerData contains most of the state of the app at ay given time. It also has some support methods. '''
+
+    def setup_controller_data(self) -> None:
+        self.logger        = settings.get_logger()
+        self.builder       = None
+        self.core_widget   = None
+
+        self.load_glade_file()
+        self.plugins       = PluginsController()
+
+
+    def clear_console(self) -> None:
+        ''' Clears the terminal screen. '''
+        os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
+
+    def call_method(self, _method_name: str, data: type) -> type:
+        '''
+        Calls a method from scope of class.
+
+                Parameters:
+                        a (obj): self
+                        b (str): method name to be called
+                        c (*): Data (if any) to be passed to the method.
+                                Note: It must be structured according to the given methods requirements.
+
+                Returns:
+                        Return data is that which the calling method gives.
+        '''
+        method_name = str(_method_name)
+        method      = getattr(self, method_name, lambda data: f"No valid key passed...\nkey={method_name}\nargs={data}")
+        return method(*data) if data else method()
+
+    def has_method(self, obj: type, method: type) -> type:
+        ''' Checks if a given method exists. '''
+        return callable(getattr(obj, method, None))
+
+    def clear_children(self, widget: type) -> None:
+        ''' Clear children of a gtk widget. '''
+        for child in widget.get_children():
+            widget.remove(child)