Client side code from Finn

Author: garonson

trackingclient.py

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+import socket
+import time
+
+def connect(ip,port):
+    #make a client socket
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    #keep trying to connect to the server until success
+    print("connecting to control server...")
+    connected = False
+    while not connected:
+        try:
+            s.connect((ip, port))
+            connected = True
+        except Exception as err:
+            pass
+    print("connected")
+    return s
+
+def getPosition():
+    #compute it, or grab it from wherever it's store
+    return 1.0, 1.0, 1.0
+
+def main():
+    ip = "127.0.0.1"
+    port = 7779
+    size = 1024
+    
+    #first get a connection to the server
+    s = connect(ip,port)
+
+    #now just spin on the stream writing a position
+    while 1:
+        try:
+            x,y,z = getPosition()
+            msg = "" + `x` + "," + `y` + "," + `z` + "\n"
+            s.send(msg)
+            time.sleep(1)
+        except Exception as err:
+            print("disconnected")
+            #we got disconnected somehow, reconnect
+            s = connect(ip,port)
+
+    s.close()
+
+        
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()