#!/usr/bin/python """This is the client for Pixelvloed https://github.com/janklopper/pixelvloed We've given you an example of a function that randomly places randomly colored pixels somewhere on the screen. # Copy the function RandomFill, # give it a new name by replacing the word "RandomFill" By your own name # Think of your own creative pixel packages. Then you can run the client with the -e flag (for effect) ./client.py -e MyColorPusher """ __version__ = 0.4 __author__ = "Jan Klopper " import random from vloed import PixelVloedClient, Packet, RGBPixel, MAX_PIXELS def RandomFill(screen, width, height): """Generates a random number of pixels with a random color""" for _x in xrange(1, MAX_PIXELS): # lets loop over the amount of pixels pixel = RGBPixel(random.randint(0, width), # select a random position on the width of the screen random.randint(0, height), # select a random position on the height of the screen random.randint(0, 255), # select a random value for red random.randint(0, 255), # select a random value for green random.randint(0, 255) # select a random value for blue ) screen.show(pixel) # lets push the pixel to the screen! def RunClient(options): """Discover the servers and start sending to the first one""" client = PixelVloedClient(True, # start as soon as we find a server options.debug, # show debugging output options.ip, # ip of the server, None for autodetect options.port, # port of the server None for autodetect options.width, # Screen pixels wide, None for autodetect options.height # Screen pixels height, None for autodetect ) # Lets create a screen which buffers the pixels we add to it, and sends them to the actual screen. screen = Packet(client) # loop the effect until we cancel by pressing ctrl+c / exit the program while screen: # add some pixels to the screen with our functions # the width/height are read from the client's config options.effect(screen, client.width, client.height) if __name__ == '__main__': # if this script is called from the command line, and thus not imported # start a client and start sending messages import optparse parser = optparse.OptionParser() parser.add_option('-v', action="store_true", dest="debug", default=False, help="Enable debugging output") parser.add_option('-i', action="store", dest="ip", default=None, help="Ip of the server, leave empty for auto-discovery") parser.add_option('-p', action="store", dest="port", default=None, type="int", help="Port of the server, leave empty for default") parser.add_option('-x', action="store", dest="width", default=None, type="int", help="Width of the server's screen") parser.add_option('-y', action="store", dest="height", default=None, type="int", help="Height of the server's screen") parser.add_option('-e', action="store", dest="effect", default='RandomFill', type="str", help="Which effect to run.") options, remainder = parser.parse_args() # we run the effect that has been given trough the -e flag. # This defaults to RandomFill options.effect = locals()[options.effect] try: RunClient(options) except KeyboardInterrupt: print('Closing client')