Start and Stop sending via IR implemented

remote_control.py

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(ROOT_LOGGER_NAME).getChild('main')
 class remote_control(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.__lirc_client__ = lirc.Client()
-
+        self.__start_data__ = None
+        #
         self.__client__ = mqtt.Client(config.APP_NAME)                          # create client object
         self.__client__.on_message = self.__receive__                           # attach function to callback
         self.__client__.username_pw_set(config.MQTT_USER, config.MQTT_PASS)     # login with credentials
@@ -37,19 +38,47 @@ class remote_control(object):
             payload = json.loads(message.payload)
         except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
             payload = None
+        #
+        remote = message.topic.split("/")[-2]
+        command = message.topic.split("/")[-1]
         if payload is None:
-            remote = message.topic.split("/")[-2]
-            command = message.topic.split("/")[-1]
-            try:
-                self.__lirc_client__.send_once(remote, command)
-            except TimeoutError:
-                logger.exception("Timeout-Error while sending IR-Command.")
-            logger.info("Sending once: %s to %s.", command, remote)
+            if self.__start_data__ is not None:
+                self.__send_stop__(*self.__start_data__)
+                self.__start_data__ = None
+            self.__send_once__(remote, command)
         elif payload is True:
-            logger.warning("Start of remote command NYI!")
+            if self.__start_data__ is not None:
+                self.__send_stop__(*self.__start_data__)
+                self.__start_data__ = None
+            self.__start_data__ = remote, command
+            self.__send_start__(remote, command)
         elif payload is False:
-            logger.warning("Stop of remote command NYI!")
+            if self.__start_data__ is None:
+                self.__send_stop__(remote, command)
+            else:
+                self.__send_stop__(*self.__start_data__)
+            self.__start_data__ = None
+
+    def __send_once__(self, remote, command):
+        try:
+            self.__lirc_client__.send_once(remote, command)
+        except TimeoutError:
+            logger.exception("Timeout-Error while sending IR-Command.")
+        logger.info("Sending once: %s to %s.", command, remote)
 
+    def __send_start__(self, remote, command):
+        try:
+            self.__lirc_client__.send_start(remote, command)
+        except TimeoutError:
+            logger.exception("Timeout-Error while sending IR-Command.")
+        logger.info("Sending start: %s to %s.", command, remote)
+
+    def __send_stop__(self, remote, command):
+        try:
+            self.__lirc_client__.send_stop(remote, command)
+        except TimeoutError:
+            logger.exception("Timeout-Error while sending IR-Command.")
+        logger.info("Sending stop: %s to %s.", command, remote)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__': 
     report.appLoggingConfigure(config.__BASEPATH__, config.LOGTARGET, ((config.APP_NAME, config.LOGLVL), ), fmt=config.formatter, host=config.LOGHOST, port=config.LOGPORT)