def serialize(self):
        """Serialize information about the widget: coordinates, size, which cameras are selected.
        """
        ids = []
        for child in self.children:
            device = child.getDevice()
            if device:
                ids.append(device._id) # e.g. DataModel.RTSPCameraDevice._id
            else:
                ids.append(None)

        # gather all information to re-construct this RootVideoContainer
        dic = {  # these are used when re-instantiating the view
            "classname": self.__class__.__name__,
            "kwargs": { # parameters that we're used to instantiate this class
                "title"                 : self.title,
                "n_xscreen"             : self.n_xscreen,
                "child_class"           : self.child_class,
                "child_class_pars"      : self.get_child_class_pars() # serialize only relevant child class pars
                },  
            # these parameters are used by deserialize
            "x": self.window.x(),
            "y": self.window.y(),
            "width": self.window.width(),
            "height": self.window.height(),
            "ids": ids
        }

        return dic
def serialize ( self ) : ids = [ ] for child in self . children : device = child . getDevice ( ) if device : ids . append ( device . _id ) else : ids . append ( None ) dic = { "classname" : self . __class__ . __name__ , "kwargs" : { "title" : self . title , "n_xscreen" : self . n_xscreen , "child_class" : self . child_class , "child_class_pars" : self . get_child_class_pars ( ) } , "x" : self . window . x ( ) , "y" : self . window . y ( ) , "width" : self . window . width ( ) , "height" : self . window . height ( ) , "ids" : ids } return dic
Serialize information about the widget: coordinates, size, which cameras are selected.