uiHelper.py

# Helper module for interfacing with the user

import getpass
import subprocess

# Prompts the user for a password without echoing raw_input
# @param String prompt The prompt to display
# @return Returns the password the user raw_input
def getPassword(prompt = 'Password: '):
	return getpass.getpass(prompt)

# Prompts the user for a website name
# @return Returns the site the user raw_input
def getSite():
	return raw_input('Site: ')

# Asks the user if they want to reset their wallet or not
# @return true if they do; false otherwise
def askReset():
	return raw_input("Do you want to reset? (y/n)") == 'y'

# Copies the given text to the system clipboard
# @param String text The text to paste to the system clipboard
def addToClipboard(text):
	# Copying to a non X11 clipboard in unix seems really difficult
	# The password is so big that shoulder surfing attacks are unviable
	print "Password= ", text