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# Filename:    importer.py                                                     #
# Created:     06/20/2015                                                      #
# Author:      Boštjan Mejak                                                   #
# E-mail:      bostjan.xperia@gmail.com                                        #
# License:     GPLv3                                                           #
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"""
The importer module exposes a function named tryToImport() which takes one
keyword argument named module, i.e. it takes a module that the user tries to
import. If the import fails, an error message box is shown.
"""

import importlib


def tryToImport(module):
    """
    Show a message box if a user-given module can't be imported.
    """

    try:
        moduleObject = importlib.import_module(module)
        globals()[module] = moduleObject

    except ImportError as module:
        import ctypes
        import sys

        PARENT = None
        MESSAGE = u"{importedModule} is missing.".format(importedModule=module.name)
        CAPTION = u"Application Error"
        STYLE = 0 | 16  # An error message box with an OK button

        ctypes.windll.user32.MessageBoxW(PARENT,
                                         MESSAGE,
                                         CAPTION,
                                         STYLE)

        sys.exit("Not all library dependencies were met.")