#!/usr/bin/python2 #client for msg_daemon import socket import sys import argparse import pickle import time # Create a UDS socket sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) # Connect the socket to the port where the server is listening server_address = '/run/msg_socket' def send_message(message): #print >>sys.stderr, 'connecting to %s' % server_address try: sock.connect(server_address) except socket.error, msg: print >>sys.stderr, msg sys.exit(1) #try: sock.sendall(message) #amount_received = 0 #amount_expected = len(message) print "Waiting for response..." if cmd == 'list': time.sleep(1) data = sock.recv(1024) print data #finally: #print >>sys.stderr, 'error occured closing socket' sock.close() def usage(): line = ''' Usage: msg_client.py is used to add, remove, or list items in the queue of messages that will be displayed on screen. Optionally messages can be given an identifier or "tag". This identifier does not have to be unique. Items are processed in the order they arrive, based off their slot number. The lowest slot number will be displayed first. After the message is displayed it is removed from the queue. ADD: To add items to the queue (--tag is optional): msg_client.py --msg "My first message" --tag "tag1" To add a message with a line break use \\n: msg_client.py --msg "My first\\nmessage" REMOVE: To remove all items from the queue that match the tag "tag1": msg_client.py --clear --tag "tag1" To remove all items from the queue: msg_client.py --clear To immediately stop displaying the current message: msg_client.py --kill LIST: To list items in the queue or to get the total item count: msg_client.py --print_list > ------------- > msg : slot 1 > slot : 1 > cmd : msg > tag : None > timeout : None APPEARANCE: Display profiles define the font color, display timeout, screen position, and font. Display profiles are defined in /usr/MythVantage/etc/msg.cfg To display the message using a profile: msg_client.py --msg "Display middle profile.|middle" ''' print line sys.exit(0) if __name__ == "__main__": parser = argparse.ArgumentParser() parser.add_argument('--tag', action='store', dest='tag',help='Add a tag to the message') parser.add_argument('--timeout', action='store', dest='timeout',help='Time to display the message in seconds') action = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True) action.add_argument('--msg', action='store', dest='msg', help='Add a message to the queue') action.add_argument('--clear', action='store_true', help='Remove messages from queue that match tag. No tag will remove all messages in the queue') action.add_argument('--kill', action='store_true', help='Kill the current message that is displayed') action.add_argument('--print_list', action='store_true', help='Print the current queue') action.add_argument('--usage', action='store_true', help='Print usage screen') results = parser.parse_args() resultsdict = vars(results) if results.msg : cmd = "msg" elif results.clear: cmd = "clear" elif results.kill: cmd = "kill" elif results.print_list: cmd = "list" elif results.usage: usage() arg_dict = {'cmd':cmd , 'msg':resultsdict['msg'] , 'tag':resultsdict['tag'] , 'timeout':resultsdict['timeout']} send_message(pickle.dumps(arg_dict)) #sys.exit(0)