hackaday skulls demo

PyPortal_HaDSkulls/skull.py

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+"""
+This example will access the Hackaday.io API, grab a number like hackaday skulls,
+and display it on a screen
+If you can find something that spits out JSON data, we can display it!
+Note that you need a hackaday API key to access the API!
+"""
+import time
+import board
+from adafruit_pyportal import PyPortal
+
+# Get wifi details and more from a settings.py file
+try:
+    from settings import settings
+except ImportError:
+    print("WiFi settings are kept in settings.py, please add them there!")
+    raise
+
+# Some data sources and JSON locations to try out
+CAPTION="hackaday.io/project/163309-circuitpython-hackaday"
+DATA_SOURCE = "https://api.hackaday.io/v1/projects/163309?api_key="+settings['hackaday_token']
+DATA_LOCATION = ["skulls"]
+
+cwd = __file__.rsplit('/', 1)[0] # the current working directory (where this file is)
+pyportal = PyPortal(url=DATA_SOURCE, json_path=DATA_LOCATION,
+                    status_neopixel=board.NEOPIXEL,
+                    default_bg=cwd+"/had_background.bmp",
+                    text_font=cwd+"/fonts/Checkbook-50.bdf",
+                    text_position=(200, 80),
+                    text_color=0xFFFFFF,
+                    caption_text=CAPTION,
+                    caption_font=cwd+"/fonts/Arial.bdf",
+                    caption_position=(10, 220),
+                    caption_color=0xFFFFFF)
+
+# track the last value so we can play a sound when it updates
+last_value = 0
+
+while True:
+    try:
+        value = pyportal.fetch()
+        print("Response is", value)
+        if last_value < value:  # ooh it went up!
+            print("New skull!")
+            pyportal.play_file(cwd+"/coin.wav")
+        last_value = value
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
+    time.sleep(60)