resolve #763 -- choose multiselect for options with choices and nargs=+ or *

gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py

@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ def categorize(actions, widget_dict, options):
             # pre-fill the 'counter' dropdown
             _json['data']['choices'] = list(map(str, range(0, 11)))
             yield _json
+        elif is_listbox(action):
+            yield action_to_json(action, _get_widget(action, 'Listbox'), options)
         else:
             raise UnknownWidgetType(action)
 
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ def is_optional(action):
 
 def is_choice(action):
     ''' action with choices supplied '''
-    return action.choices
+    return action.choices and not action.nargs
 
 def is_file(action):
     ''' action with FileType '''
@@ -404,6 +406,13 @@ def is_counter(action):
     return isinstance(action, _CountAction)
 
 
+def is_listbox(action):
+    """ _actions whic can be translated into a Listbox """
+    return (isinstance(action, _StoreAction)
+            and action.choices
+            and action.nargs in {'+', '*'})
+
+
 def is_default_progname(name, subparser):
     return subparser.prog == '{} {}'.format(os.path.split(sys.argv[0])[-1], name)
 
@@ -681,4 +690,4 @@ def this_is_a_comment(action, widget):
         'TextField',
         'Textarea',
         'PasswordField',
-    ]
+    ]

gooey/tests/test_argparse_to_json.py

@@ -290,3 +290,19 @@ class TestArgparse(unittest.TestCase):
                 result = next(argparse_to_json.categorize(action, {}, {}))
                 self.assertEqual(result['type'], expected_widget)
 
+
+    def test_nargs_with_choices_chooses_good_widget(self):
+        """
+        #763 argument with nargs in {+, *} and a list of choices should use
+        a Listbox widget
+        """
+        cases = ['*', '+']
+
+        for nargs in cases:
+            with self.subTest(f'expect {nargs} to produce a Listbox'):
+                parser = ArgumentParser()
+                parser.add_argument('foo', nargs=nargs, choices=['choice', 'choice1'])
+                action = [parser._actions[-1]]
+                result = next(argparse_to_json.categorize(action, {}, {}))
+                self.assertEqual(result['type'], 'Listbox')
+