Create simulator.py

simulator for prototyping code bits

etc/simulator.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# # Simulate meshing-around de K7MHI 2024
+from modules.log import * # err? Move .py out of etc/ and place it in the root of the project
+import time
+import random
+
+# Initialize the tool
+projectName = "example_handler" # name of _handler function to match the function name under test
+randomNode = False # Set to True to use random node IDs
+
+def get_NodeID():
+    # get a random node ID
+    nodeList = [4258675309, 1212121212, 1234567890, 9876543210]
+    if randomNode:
+        nodeID = random.choice(nodeList)
+    else:
+        nodeID = 4258675309
+    return nodeID
+# # end Initialization of the tool
+
+# # Function to handle the project in test
+
+
+def example_handler(nodeID, message):
+    readableTime = time.ctime(time.time())
+    msg = "Hello World! "
+    msg += f" You are Node ID: {nodeID} "
+    msg += f" Its: {readableTime} "
+    msg += f" You just sent: {message}"
+    return msg
+
+
+# # end of function test code
+
+# # Simulate the meshing-around mesh-bot for prototyping new projects
+if __name__ == '__main__': # represents the bot's main loop
+    packet = ""
+    nodeInt = 1 # represents the device/node number
+    logger.info(f"System: Meshing-Around Simulator Starting for {projectName}")
+    while True: # represents the onReceive() loop in the bot.py
+        nodeID = get_NodeID() # assign a nodeID for this iteration
+        projectResponse = ""
+        responseLength = 0
+        projectResponse = globals()[projectName](nodeID, packet) # Call the project handler under test
+        responseLength = len(projectResponse) # Evaluate the response length
+        logger.info(f"Device:{nodeInt} " + CustomFormatter.red + f"Sending {responseLength} long DM: " +\
+                     CustomFormatter.white + projectResponse + CustomFormatter.purple + " To: " + CustomFormatter.white + str(nodeID))
+        packet = input("CLIENT INPUT: " ) # Emulate the client input
+        time.sleep(1)
+# # End of launcher