Adafruit_Learning_System_Gu.../Dashblock_API/dashblock_learn.py
2019-08-28 15:34:58 -04:00

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"""
Dashblock API Adafruit Learn Guide Count demo
Isaac Wellish
"""
import board
import time
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=39c755c0-c84e-11e9-8ee0-7bf8836bd560&url=https%3A%2F%2Flearn.adafruit.com%2F&model_id=3rOMRrfFn"
GUIDE_COUNT = ['entities', 0, 'guide count']
CAPTION = 'learn.adafruit.com'
# 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+"/wordoftheday_background.bmp",
text_font=cwd+"/fonts/Arial-ItalicMT-17.bdf",
text_position=((50, 100)), # definition location
text_color=(0x8080FF),
text_wrap=(0),
text_maxlen=(180), # max text size for word, part of speech and def
caption_text=CAPTION,
caption_font=cwd+"/fonts/Arial-ItalicMT-17.bdf",
caption_position=(50, 220),
caption_color=0xFFFFFF)
print("loading...") # print to repl while waiting for font to load
pyportal.preload_font() # speed things up by preloading font
while True:
try:
# pylint: disable=protected-access
value = pyportal.fetch()
print("Response is", value)
except RuntimeError as e:
print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
time.sleep(3600) #update every hour