Experimental setup of a PySide + QML app for justCheckers.

README.rst

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ justCheckers - README!
 About the Project
 -----------------
 
-*justCheckers* is an advanced open source checkers game for Android. The aim of 
+*justCheckers* is an advanced, cross-platform  open source checkers game. The aim of 
 the project is to make a game capable of supporting:
 
 - Skinning
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ Links
 -----
 
 - Project website: http://justcheckers.org/
-- Project @ Github: https://github.com/dorianpula/justcheckers 
+- Project @ Github: https://github.com/dorianpula/justcheckers
+

justcheckers/app.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import sys
+
+from PySide.QtCore import *
+from PySide.QtGui import *
+from PySide.QtDeclarative import QDeclarativeView
+
+def main():
+    # Create app
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+
+    # Setup the QML declartive view
+    view = QDeclarativeView()
+    menu_view_url = QUrl('menu_view.qml')
+    view.setSource(menu_view_url)
+    view.show()
+    
+    # Enter app loop
+    app.exec_()
+    sys.exit()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+

justcheckers/menu_view.qml

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+import QtQuick 1.0
+
+Rectangle {
+    width: 200
+    height: 200
+    color: "red"
+
+    Text {
+        text: "justCheckers"
+        anchors.centerIn: parent
+    }
+}
+

requirements-dev.txt

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+# Requirements for developing the justCheckers app
+Sphinx>=1.2.2
+nose>=1.3.0
+

requirements.txt

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+invoke
+PySide==1.2.2
+

tasks.py

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+import os
+from os import path
+
+from invoke import task, run
+
+@task
+def docs():
+    build_dir = '_build'
+    if not path.exists(build_dir):
+        os.mkdir(build_dir)
+    run('sphinx-build -b slides . _build')
+
+@task
+def clean():
+    run('rm *.pyc')
+    run('rm _build -rv')
+