From e7e02b73b063279ed1c56cb32ef8eabdc67efac3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: waltem01 <simon.waltemathe@ptb.de>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:49:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] threaded api, parallel to matrix

---
 API/main.py | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/API/main.py b/API/main.py
index ddc9c7f..4ce6167 100644
--- a/API/main.py
+++ b/API/main.py
@@ -3,42 +3,47 @@ from deps.samplebase import SampleBase
 from rgbmatrix import graphics
 
 from flask import Flask, jsonify
-import time
-
+from waitress import serve
+import time, threading
 
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
+display_text = ""
 count = 0
 
 @app.route('/api/test', methods=['GET'])
 def get_data():
-	app.matrix.text = f"Test #{++count}"
-	data = {"success": True}
+	global display_text, count
+	count = count + 1
+	display_text = f"Test #{count}"
+
+	data = {"success": True, "count": count, "text": display_text}
 	return jsonify(data)
 
 
 class Text(SampleBase):
 	def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 		super(Text, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-		self.text = ""
 
 	def run(self):
-		offscreen_canvas = self.matrix.CreateFrameCanvas()
-		font = graphics.Font()
-		font.LoadFont("deps/fonts/9x18B.bdf")
-		text_color = graphics.Color(255, 255, 255)
+		self.font = graphics.Font()
+		self.font.LoadFont("deps/fonts/9x18B.bdf")
+		self.color = graphics.Color(255, 255, 255)
+		self.canvas = self.matrix.CreateFrameCanvas()
 
 		while True:
-			offscreen_canvas.Clear()
-			graphics.DrawText(offscreen_canvas, font, 0, 18, text_color, self.text)
-			offscreen_canvas = self.matrix.SwapOnVSync(offscreen_canvas)
+			self.update()
+			time.sleep(.05)
 
-			time.sleep(0.05)
+	def update(self):
+		self.canvas.Clear()
+		graphics.DrawText(self.canvas, self.font, 0, 18, self.color, display_text)
+		self.canvas = self.matrix.SwapOnVSync(self.canvas)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-	app.matrix = Text()
-	app.run(debug=True)
+	text = Text()
+	threading.Thread(target=lambda: serve(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8080)).start()
 
-	if not app.matrix.process():
-		app.matrix.print_help()
+	if not text.process():
+		text.print_help()