#!/usr/bin/python """This is an udp / binary client Inspired by the PixelFlut projector on eth0:winter 2016 and code from https://github.com/defnull/pixelflut/ """ __version__ = 0.3 __author__ = "Jan Klopper " import random from vloed import PixelVloedClient, Packet, RGBPixel, MAX_PIXELS def RandomFill(pixels, width, height): """Generates a random number of pixels with a random color""" for pixel in xrange(0, random.randint(10, MAX_PIXELS)): pixel = RGBPixel(random.randint(0, width), random.randint(0, height), random.randint(0, 255), random.randint(0, 255), random.randint(0, 255)) pixels.append(pixel) 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 ) # loop the effect until we cancel by pressing ctrl+c / exit the program while True: # packet will automatically send its pixels if gets to the maximum pixel length pixels = Packet(client) # add some pixels to the output with our functions # the width/height are read from the client's config RandomFill(pixels, client.width, client.height) # send whatever pixels are left in the packet pixels.flush() 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) parser.add_option('-i', action="store", dest="ip", default=None) parser.add_option('-p', action="store", dest="port", default=None, type="int") parser.add_option('-x', action="store", dest="width", default=None, type="int") parser.add_option('-y', action="store", dest="height", default=None, type="int") options, remainder = parser.parse_args() try: RunClient(options) except KeyboardInterrupt: print 'Closing client'