#!/bin/python3

# script to write json received by serial into a file
# bookmarks
# 
# threading: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9848464/how-to-listen-to-http-requests-and-a-serial-channel-in-the-same-python-program
# wait for serial input: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13017840/using-pyserial-is-it-possible-to-wait-for-data
import serial
import time

ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyUSB0', baudrate = 115200, timeout = 6)
outfile = "epever-tracer.json"
#time.sleep(3)

#ser.readline()
while 1:
#    ser.readline()
    Data = ser.readline().decode('ascii')
    print("Data: ")
    print(Data)
    if len(Data) > 0:
        outFile = open(outfile, "w")
        outFile.write(Data)
        outFile.close

##while 1:
##    # {  "command": "switch",  "arg": "one",  "state": "off", "ver":"1690931931"}
##    userInput = input('> ')
##    ser.write(str(userInput).encode('ascii'))
##    arduinoData = ser.readline().decode('ascii')
##    print(arduinoData)


##def getValues():
##    #ser.write(b'g')
##    lol = "g"
##    ser.write(str(lol).encode('ascii'))
##    arduinoData = ser.readline().decode('ascii')
##    return arduinoData
##
##while 1:
##    userInput = input('Get data point?')
##    
##    if userInput == 'y':
##        print(getValues())