Mythremctl.py
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| Author | Raymond Wagner |
| Description | A simple curses-based interface for manipulating mythfrontend using the control socket. |
| Supports |  
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Python-based remote control using the Frontend control socket to send keys and commands to mythfrontend.
mythremctl.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
from MythTV import MythDB, MythError, MythLog
from curses import wrapper, ascii
from time import sleep
import sys, socket, curses, re
#note for ticket, on-screen-keyboard remotely does not have focus
MythLog._setlevel('none')
myth = MythDB()
frontend = None
keys = { 9:'tab', 10:'enter',
27:'escape', 32:'space', 35:'poundsign',
36:'dollar', 37:'percent', 38:'ampersand',
40:'parenleft', 41:'parenright', 42:'asterisk',
43:'plus', 44:'comma', 45:'minus',
46:'period', 47:'/', 58:'colon',
59:'semicolon', 60:'less', 61:'equal',
62:'greater', 63:'question', 91:'bracketleft',
92:'backslash', 93:'bracketright', 95:'underscore',
124:'pipe', 127:'backspace', 258:'down',
259:'up', 260:'left', 261:'right',
269:'f5', 270:'f6', 271:'f7',
272:'f8', 273:'f9', 274:'f10',
275:'f11', 276:'f12', 330:'delete',
331:'insert', 338:'pagedown', 339:'pageup'}
rplaytype = re.compile('Playback ([a-zA-Z]+)')
rrecorded = re.compile('Playback ([a-zA-Z]+) ([\d:]+) of ([\d:]+) ([-0-9\.]+x) (\d*) ([0-9-T:]+)')
rlivetv = rrecorded
rvideo = re.compile('Playback [a-zA-Z]+ ([\d:]+) ([-0-9\.]+x) .*/(.*) \d+ [\.\d]+')
rrname = re.compile('\d+ [0-9-T:]+ (.*)')
rlname = re.compile('\d+ [0-9-T: ]+ (.*)')
def align(side, window, y, string, flush=0):
w = window.getmaxyx()[1]-1
if len(string) > w:
string = string[:w]
if side == 0:
x = 1
elif side == 1:
x = (w-len(string))/2+1
elif side == 2:
x = w-len(string)
window.addstr(y,x,string)
def query_time(w):
time = frontend.sendQuery('time').split('T')[1]
w.erase()
w.border()
align(1,w,1,time)
w.noutrefresh()
def query_load(w):
loads = frontend.sendQuery('load').split(' ')
w.erase()
w.border()
align(0,w,2,'loads')
align(2,w,1,'1: ')
align(2,w,2,'5: ')
align(2,w,3,'15: ')
align(2,w,1,loads[0],5)
align(2,w,2,loads[1],5)
align(2,w,3,loads[2],5)
w.noutrefresh()
def query_loc(w):
loc = frontend.sendQuery('location')
pb = rplaytype.match(loc)
w.erase()
w.border()
if pb:
if pb.group(1) == 'Video':
pb = rvideo.match(loc)
align(0,w,1,' Playback: %s' % pb.group(3))
align(0,w,2,' %s @ %s' % (pb.group(1),pb.group(2)))
else:
pb = rrecorded.match(loc)
if pb.group(1) == 'Recorded':
show = frontend.sendQuery('recording %s %s' \
% (pb.group(5),pb.group(6)))
name = rrname.match(show).group(1)
align(0,w,1,' Playback: %s' % name)
elif pb.group(1) == 'LiveTV':
show = frontend.sendQuery('liveTV %s' % pb.group(5))
name = rlname.match(show).group(1)
align(0,w,1,' LiveTV: %s - %s' % (pb.group(5),name))
align(0,w,2,' %s of %s @ %s' \
% (pb.group(2),pb.group(3),pb.group(4)))
else:
align(0,w,1,' '+loc)
w.noutrefresh()
def query_mem(w):
mem = frontend.sendQuery('memstats').split(' ')
w.erase()
w.border()
align(0,w,1,'phy:')
align(0,w,2,'swp:')
align(2,w,1,"%sM/%sM" % (mem[1],mem[0]))
align(2,w,2,"%sM/%sM" % (mem[3],mem[2]))
w.noutrefresh()
def main(w):
curses.halfdelay(10)
frontend.connect()
y,x = w.getmaxyx()
mem = w.derwin(4,20,9,0)
query_mem(mem)
load = w.derwin(5,20,5,0)
query_load(load)
conn = w.derwin(4,20,2,0)
align(2,conn,1,frontend.host)
align(2,conn,2,"%s:%d" % frontend.socket.getpeername())
conn.border()
time = w.derwin(3,20,0,0)
query_time(time)
loc = w.derwin(13,x-20,0,19)
loc.timeout(1)
while True:
a = None
s = None
try:
query_time(time)
query_load(load)
query_loc(loc)
query_mem(mem)
align(1,w,0,' MythFrontend Remote Socket Interface ')
curses.doupdate()
a = w.getch()
curses.flushinp()
if a == -1:
continue
if a in keys:
s = keys[a]
elif ascii.isalnum(a):
s = chr(a)
else:
continue
frontend.sendKey(s)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
break
except EOFError:
break
except MythError:
print "Remote side closed connection..."
break
except:
raise
if __name__ == '__main__':
frontends = None
if len(sys.argv) == 2:
try:
frontend = myth.getFrontend(sys.argv[1])
except socket.timeout:
print "Could not connect to "+sys.argv[1]
pass
except TypeError:
print sys.argv[1]+" does not exist"
pass
except KeyboardInterrupt:
sys.exit()
except:
raise
if frontend is None:
print "Please choose from the following available frontends:"
while frontend is None:
if frontends is None:
frontends = myth.getFrontends()
if len(frontends) == 0:
print "No frontends detected"
sys.exit()
for i, x in enumerate(frontends):
print "%d. %s" % (i+1, x)
try:
i = int(raw_input('> '))-1
if 0 <= i < len(frontends):
frontend = frontends[i]
except KeyboardInterrupt:
sys.exit()
except EOFError:
sys.exit()
except:
print "This input will only accept a number. Use Crtl-C to exit"
wrapper(main)
