import logging

def save_args(callable, *xargs, **xkwargs):
    def __call(*args, **kwargs):
        kw = dict()
        kw.update(kwargs)
        kw.update(xkwargs)
        return callable(*(xargs+args), **kw) 
    return __call

def ignore(*args):
    logging.debug("Unhandled asynchronous dbus call response with arguments: %s", str(args))

def logError(error):
    logging.error("Unhandled asynchronous dbus call error: %s", error)

def remote_call(callable, args, return_cb=None, error_cb=None, block=False):
    reply_cb = return_cb or ignore
    errhandler_cb = error_cb or logError
    if block:
        return reply_cb(callable(*args))
    else:
        callable(*args, reply_handler=reply_cb, error_handler=errhandler_cb)