mapid/fifo_bridge.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os
import sys
import time
import mapid
from serial.serialutil import SerialException


FIFO = "/tmp/mapid"


def main():
	global FIFO
	if len(sys.argv) == 2:
		FIFO = sys.argv[1]

	m = mapid.MAPIDCP()

	os.mkfifo(FIFO)
	time.sleep(0.2)
	print("Created FIFO " + FIFO, file=sys.stderr)

	f = open(FIFO, "r")
	print("Opened FIFO for reading", file=sys.stderr)
	m.cls()
	m.line(1)
	m.echo("fifo_bridge.py")
	m.line(2)
	m.echo(FIFO)

	keep_going = True
	while keep_going:
		try:
			line = f.readline().strip("\n")
			m._cmd(line)
		except KeyboardInterrupt:
			keep_going = False
			print()
		except SerialException:
			keep_going = False
			print("Caught a SerialException. Exiting now...", file=sys.stderr)

	os.remove(FIFO)
	print("Removed FIFO.", file=sys.stderr)


if __name__ == "__main__":
	main()