Adafruit_Learning_System_Gu.../Dashblock_API/dashblock_learn.py
2019-08-29 11:48:33 -04:00

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"""
Dashblock API Adafruit Learn Guide Count demo
Using Dashblock to cerate a custom API,
display the number of learn guides on learn.adafruit.com
"""
import time
import board
from adafruit_pyportal import PyPortal
# Get wifi details and more from a secrets.py file
try:
from secrets import secrets
except ImportError:
print("WiFi settings are kept in settings.py, please add them there!")
raise
# Set up where we'll be fetching data from
DATA_SOURCE = "https://api.dashblock.io/model/v1?api_key=" + secrets['dashblock_key']
GUIDE_COUNT = ['entities', 0, 'guide count']
CAPTION = 'total tutorials:'
# determine the current working directory
# needed so we know where to find files
cwd = ("/"+__file__).rsplit('/', 1)[0]
# Initialize the pyportal object and let us know what data to fetch and where
# to display it
pyportal = PyPortal(url=DATA_SOURCE,
json_path = (GUIDE_COUNT),
status_neopixel=board.NEOPIXEL,
default_bg=cwd+"/adabot_cover.bmp",
text_font=cwd+"/fonts/Collegiate-50.bdf",
text_position=((40, 100)), # definition location
text_color=(0x8080FF),
text_maxlen=(4), # max text length, only want first 4 chars for number of guides
caption_text=CAPTION,
caption_font=cwd+"/fonts/Collegiate-24.bdf",
caption_position=(40, 60),
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)
int_value = int(value[:4]) # save only first 4 chars and cast to int
print(int_value)
if last_value < int_value: # ooh it went up!
print("New follower!")
pyportal.play_file(cwd+"/coin.wav") # make a noise!
last_value = int_value
except RuntimeError as e:
print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
except ValueError as e:
print("Value error occured, retrying! -", e)
continue
time.sleep(600) #update every 10 mins