Change splash to root_group for more clarity

adafruit_portalbase/__init__.py

@@ -73,12 +73,8 @@ def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0912,PLR0913 Too many branches,Too many arguments in f
         self.network = network
         """The :py:class:`~adafruit_portalbase.NetworkBase`-derived instance provided"""
         self.graphics = graphics
-        """The :py:class:`~adafruit_portalbase.GraphicsBase`-derived instance provided"""
-        self.splash = self.graphics.splash
-        """The :py:meth:`displayio.Group()` object that acts as the splash screen
+        """The :py:meth:`displayio.Group()` object that acts as the root group screen
         for this device."""
-        self.display = self.graphics.display
-        """The :py:class:`busdisplay.BusDisplay` object representing the screen for this device"""
 
         # Font Cache
         self._fonts = {}
@@ -267,7 +263,7 @@ def set_text(self, val, index=0):  # noqa: PLR0912 Too many branches
                 string = string[: self._text[index]["maxlen"] - 3] + "..."
             else:
                 string = string[: self._text[index]["maxlen"]]
-        index_in_splash = None
+        index_in_root_group = None
 
         if len(string) > 0 and self._text[index]["wrap"]:
             if self._debug:
@@ -278,7 +274,7 @@ def set_text(self, val, index=0):  # noqa: PLR0912 Too many branches
         if self._text[index]["label"] is not None:
             if self._debug:
                 print("Replacing text area with :", string)
-            index_in_splash = self.splash.index(self._text[index]["label"])
+            index_in_root_group = self.root_group.index(self._text[index]["label"])
         elif self._debug:
             print("Creating text area with :", string)
         if len(string) > 0:
@@ -288,22 +284,22 @@ def set_text(self, val, index=0):  # noqa: PLR0912 Too many branches
                     text=string,
                     scale=self._text[index]["scale"],
                 )
-                if index_in_splash is not None:
-                    self.splash[index_in_splash] = self._text[index]["label"]
+                if index_in_root_group is not None:
+                    self.root_group[index_in_root_group] = self._text[index]["label"]
                 else:
-                    self.splash.append(self._text[index]["label"])
+                    self.root_group.append(self._text[index]["label"])
             else:
                 self._text[index]["label"].text = string
             self._text[index]["label"].color = self._text[index]["color"]
             self._text[index]["label"].anchor_point = self._text[index]["anchor_point"]
             self._text[index]["label"].anchored_position = self._text[index]["position"]
             self._text[index]["label"].line_spacing = self._text[index]["line_spacing"]
-        elif index_in_splash is not None:
+        elif index_in_root_group is not None:
             self._text[index]["label"] = None
 
-        # Remove the label from splash
-        if index_in_splash is not None and self._text[index]["label"] is None:
-            del self.splash[index_in_splash]
+        # Remove the label from root group
+        if index_in_root_group is not None and self._text[index]["label"] is None:
+            del self.root_group[index_in_root_group]
         gc.collect()
 
     def preload_font(self, glyphs=None, index=0):
@@ -552,3 +548,22 @@ def json_path(self, value):
                 self._json_path = (value,)
         else:
             self._json_path = None
+
+    @property
+    def root_group(self):
+        """The root display group for this device."""
+        return self.graphics.root_group
+
+    @property
+    def splash(self):
+        """The root display group for this device (for backwards compatibility)."""
+        print(
+            "WARNING: splash is deprecated, use root_group instead. "
+            "This will be removed in a future release."
+        )
+        return self.graphics.root_group
+
+    @property
+    def display(self):
+        """The displayio.Display object for this device."""
+        return self.graphics.display

adafruit_portalbase/graphics.py

@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ def __init__(self, display, *, default_bg=0x000000, scale=1, debug=False):  # no
 
         if self._debug:
             print("Init display")
-        self.splash = displayio.Group(scale=scale)
+        self._root_group = displayio.Group(scale=scale)
         self._qr_group = None
         if self._debug:
             print("Init background")
         self._bg_group = displayio.Group()
-        self.splash.append(self._bg_group)
+        self._root_group.append(self._bg_group)
 
         # set the default background
         if default_bg is not None:
-            self.display.root_group = self.splash
+            self.display.root_group = self._root_group
             self.set_background(default_bg)
 
         gc.collect()
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ def qrcode(self, qr_data, *, qr_size=1, x=0, y=0, qr_color=0x000000):  # noqa: P
 
         """
         if qr_data is None:
-            if self._qr_group and self._qr_group in self.splash:
-                self.splash.remove(self._qr_group)
+            if self._qr_group and self._qr_group in self._root_group:
+                self._root_group.remove(self._qr_group)
             self._qr_group = None
             gc.collect()
             return
@@ -154,8 +154,22 @@ def qrcode(self, qr_data, *, qr_size=1, x=0, y=0, qr_color=0x000000):  # noqa: P
                 pass
         else:
             self._qr_group = displayio.Group()
-            self.splash.append(self._qr_group)
+            self._root_group.append(self._qr_group)
         self._qr_group.scale = qr_size
         self._qr_group.x = x
         self._qr_group.y = y
         self._qr_group.append(qr_sprite)
+
+    @property
+    def root_group(self):
+        """The display's root group."""
+        return self._root_group
+
+    @property
+    def splash(self):
+        """The display's root group (for backwards compatibility)."""
+        print(
+            "WARNING: splash is deprecated, use root_group instead. "
+            "This will be removed in a future release."
+        )
+        return self.display._root_group