# traits_thread.py

from threading import Thread
from time import sleep
from traits.api import Button, HasTraits, Instance, Str
from traitsui.api import View, Item


class TextDisplay(HasTraits):
    string = Str()

    view = View(Item('string', show_label=False, springy=True, style='custom'))


class CaptureThread(Thread):
    def run(self):
        self.display.string = 'Camera started\n' + self.display.string
        n_img = 0
        while not self.wants_abort:
            sleep(.5)
            n_img += 1
            self.display.string = ('%d image captured\n' % n_img
                                   + self.display.string)
        self.display.string = 'Camera stopped\n' + self.display.string


class Camera(HasTraits):
    start_stop_capture = Button()
    display = Instance(TextDisplay)
    capture_thread = Instance(CaptureThread)

    view = View(Item('start_stop_capture', show_label=False))

    def _start_stop_capture_fired(self):
        if self.capture_thread and self.capture_thread.isAlive():
            self.capture_thread.wants_abort = True
        else:
            self.capture_thread = CaptureThread()
            self.capture_thread.wants_abort = False
            self.capture_thread.display = self.display
            self.capture_thread.start()


class MainWindow(HasTraits):
    display = Instance(TextDisplay, ())

    camera = Instance(Camera)

    def _camera_default(self):
        return Camera(display=self.display)

    view = View('display', 'camera', style="custom", resizable=True)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    MainWindow().configure_traits()