diff visualclient/visclient.py @ 32:cb57e554ae80

some bug fixes while testing connection

--- a/visualclient/visclient.py	Mon Apr 29 16:02:54 2013 +0100
+++ b/visualclient/visclient.py	Tue Jul 09 16:20:08 2013 +0100
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
 FRAMERATE = 60
 
 # Connection:
-# IP = "127.0.0.1:8030"
+IP = "127.0.0.1:8030"
 # IP = "192.168.2.158:8030"
-IP = "138.37.95.215"
+# IP = "138.37.95.215"
 HTTP_TIMEOUT = 3
 SERVER_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 0.8
 
@@ -265,10 +265,11 @@
 		
 	def start_update_thread(self):
 		'''Start the thread that reads data from the server.'''
-		self.running = True		
 		self.thread = Thread(target = self.update_thread)
 		self.thread.daemon = True
 		self.thread.start()
+		self.running = True
+		print "OK. Update thread started."
 		
 	def stop_update_thread(self):
 		'''Stop the thread and allow some time fot the connections to close.'''
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@
 	def update_thread(self):
 		'''The server update thread'''
 		while self.running :
+			# self.update()
 			try :				
 				self.update()
 				# self.indicators["update"].visible = True
@@ -494,10 +496,12 @@
 	def update_server_config(self,age,dist,ninp,retry = 3):
 		'''Send the server some configuration data.'''
 		try :
+			print "Sending configuration data."
 			self.conn.putrequest("GET","/moodconductor/config?age=%(age)s&dist=%(dist)s&ninp=%(ninp)s" %locals(), skip_host=True)
 			self.conn.putheader("Host", "www.isophonics.net")
 			self.conn.endheaders()
 			res = self.conn.getresponse()
+			res.read()
 			if not res.status == 200 :
 				print "Server response:", res.status, res.reason
 				self.indicators["conn"].off()
@@ -508,9 +512,10 @@
 			res = self.conn.getresponse()
 			if not res.status == 200 :
 				print "Server response:", res.status, res.reason
-				self.indicators["conn"].off()		
+				self.indicators["conn"].off()
 			print "Server configuration:", res.read()
 		except:
+			print "Failed to send configuration data."
 			time.sleep(2)
 			retry -= 1
 			self.update_server_config(age,dist,ninp,retry)
@@ -525,18 +530,21 @@
 		if retry < 5 :
 			time.sleep(3)
 		try :
+			print "connecting to server..."
 			self.conn = ht.HTTPConnection(IP,timeout=HTTP_TIMEOUT)
-			# self.start_update_thread()
 			self.indicators["conn"].on()
 		except :
 			self.indicators["conn"].off()
 			self.connect(retry = retry-1)
+			print "connection failed."
 			
 		try:
+			print "Testing connection."
 			self.conn.putrequest("GET","/moodconductor/index.html", skip_host=True)
 			self.conn.putheader("Host", "www.isophonics.net")
 			self.conn.endheaders()
 			res = self.conn.getresponse()
+			res.read()
 			if res.status == 200 :
 				self.indicators["conn"].on()
 			else :
@@ -545,6 +553,7 @@
 				if not hasattr(self,"noretry") and raw_input("Go offline? ") in ['y',''] :
 					return False
 				else :
+					print "Failed. retrying."
 					self.noretry = None
 					self.connect(retry = retry-1)
 		except :
@@ -557,6 +566,7 @@
 				self.noretry = None
 				self.connect(retry = retry-1)
 		self.configure_server()
+		print "OK. Starting update thread..."
 		self.start_update_thread()
 		return True