First version of PyPortal_Electioncal_US

Author: Alvaro Figueroa

PyPortal_Electioncal_US/code.py

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+import sys
+import time
+import board
+from adafruit_pyportal import PyPortal
+cwd = ("/"+__file__).rsplit('/', 1)[0] # the current working directory (where this file is)
+sys.path.append(cwd)
+import electioncal_graphics  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
+
+# Optional, to take a screenshot to SD card
+#from adafruit_bitmapsaver import save_pixels
+#import storage
+#import busio
+
+# Get wifi details and more from a secrets.py file
+try:
+    from secrets import secrets
+except ImportError:
+    print("WiFi secrets are kept in secrets.py, please add them there!")
+    raise
+
+STATE="hawaii"
+COUNTY="hawaii"
+
+DATA_SOURCE = "https://electioncal.us/en/" + STATE +"/" + COUNTY + "/voter.json"
+DATA_LOCATION = []
+
+# Initialize the pyportal object and let us know what data to fetch and where
+# to display it
+pyportal = PyPortal(url=DATA_SOURCE,
+                    json_path=DATA_LOCATION,
+                    status_neopixel=board.NEOPIXEL,
+                    default_bg=0x000000)
+
+gfx = electioncal_graphics.Electioncal_Graphics(pyportal.splash, am_pm=True)
+
+display_refresh = None
+while True:
+    # only query the online time once per hour (and on first run)
+    if (not display_refresh) or (time.monotonic() - display_refresh) > 3600:
+        try:
+            print("Getting time from internet!")
+            pyportal.get_local_time()
+            display_refresh = time.monotonic()
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            value = pyportal.fetch()
+            print("Response is", value)
+            gfx.display_elections(value, STATE, COUNTY)
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
+            continue
+
+    gfx.update_time()
+    # Optional: to take screenshot to SD card
+    #storage.remount("/", False)
+    #print('Taking Screenshot...')
+    #save_pixels('/screenshot.bmp')
+    #print('Screenshot taken')
+
+    time.sleep(60)  # wait 60 seconds before updating anything again

PyPortal_Electioncal_US/electioncal_graphics.py

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+import time
+import json
+import displayio
+from adafruit_display_text.label import Label
+from adafruit_bitmap_font import bitmap_font
+
+cwd = ("/"+__file__).rsplit('/', 1)[0] # the current working directory (where this file is)
+
+small_font = cwd+"/fonts/Arial-12.bdf"
+medium_font = cwd+"/fonts/Arial-16.bdf"
+
+class Electioncal_Graphics(displayio.Group):
+    def __init__(self, root_group, *, am_pm=True):
+        super().__init__(max_size=2)
+        self.am_pm = am_pm
+        root_group.append(self)
+        self._icon_group = displayio.Group(max_size=1)
+        self.append(self._icon_group)
+        self._text_group = displayio.Group(max_size=9)
+        self.append(self._text_group)
+
+        self._icon_sprite = None
+        self._icon_file = None
+        self.set_icon(cwd+"/icons/us-sat.bmp")
+
+        self.small_font = bitmap_font.load_font(small_font)
+        self.medium_font = bitmap_font.load_font(medium_font)
+        glyphs = b'0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-,.: '
+        self.small_font.load_glyphs(glyphs)
+        self.medium_font.load_glyphs(glyphs)
+
+        self.date_text = Label(self.small_font, max_glyphs=21)
+        self.date_text.x = 10
+        self.date_text.y = 220
+        self.date_text.color = 0xFFFFFF
+        self._text_group.append(self.date_text)
+
+        self.state_text = Label(self.small_font, max_glyphs=60)
+        self.state_text.x = 10
+        self.state_text.y = 10
+        self.state_text.color = 0xFFFFFF
+        self._text_group.append(self.state_text)
+
+        self.county_text = Label(self.small_font, max_glyphs=60)
+        self.county_text.x = 10
+        self.county_text.y = 35
+        self.county_text.color = 0xFFFFFF
+        self._text_group.append(self.county_text)
+
+        self.date0_name_text = Label(self.small_font, max_glyphs=60)
+        self.date0_name_text.x = 10
+        self.date0_name_text.y = 80
+        self.date0_name_text.color = 0xFFFFFF
+        self._text_group.append(self.date0_name_text)
+
+        self.date0_date_text = Label(self.medium_font, max_glyphs=11)
+        self.date0_date_text.x = 10
+        self.date0_date_text.y = 105
+        self.date0_date_text.color = 0xFFFFFF
+        self._text_group.append(self.date0_date_text)
+
+        self.date1_name_text = Label(self.small_font, max_glyphs=60)
+        self.date1_name_text.x = 10
+        self.date1_name_text.y = 140
+        self.date1_name_text.color = 0xFFFFFF
+        self._text_group.append(self.date1_name_text)
+
+        self.date1_date_text = Label(self.medium_font, max_glyphs=11)
+        self.date1_date_text.x = 10
+        self.date1_date_text.y = 165
+        self.date1_date_text.color = 0xFFFFFF
+        self._text_group.append(self.date1_date_text)
+
+    def display_elections(self, electioncal_data, STATE, COUNTY):
+        electioncal = json.loads(electioncal_data)
+
+        self.update_time()
+        self.state_text.text = "State: " + STATE
+        self.county_text.text = "County: " + COUNTY
+        self.date0_name_text.text = electioncal["dates"][0]["name"]
+        self.date0_date_text.text = electioncal["dates"][0]["date"]
+        self.date1_name_text.text = electioncal["dates"][1]["name"]
+        self.date1_date_text.text = electioncal["dates"][1]["date"]
+
+    def update_time(self):
+        """Fetch the time.localtime(), parse it out and update the display text"""
+        now = time.localtime()
+        hour = now[3]
+        minute = now[4]
+        year = now[0]
+        month = now[1]
+        day = now[2]
+        time_format_str = "%d:%02d"
+        date_format_str = "%d-%02d-%02d"
+        if self.am_pm:
+            if hour >= 12:
+                hour -= 12
+                time_format_str = time_format_str+" PM"
+            else:
+                time_format_str = time_format_str+" AM"
+            if hour == 0:
+                hour = 12
+        time_str = time_format_str % (hour, minute)
+        date_str = date_format_str % (year, month, day)
+        self.date_text.text = "Today is: " + date_str
+
+    def set_icon(self, filename):
+        """The background image to a bitmap file.
+
+        :param filename: The filename of the chosen icon
+
+        """
+        print("Set icon to ", filename)
+        if self._icon_group:
+            self._icon_group.pop()
+
+        if not filename:
+            return  # we're done, no icon desired
+        if self._icon_file:
+            self._icon_file.close()
+        self._icon_file = open(filename, "rb")
+        icon = displayio.OnDiskBitmap(self._icon_file)
+        try:
+            self._icon_sprite = displayio.TileGrid(icon,
+                                                   pixel_shader=displayio.ColorConverter())
+        except TypeError:
+            self._icon_sprite = displayio.TileGrid(icon,
+                                                   pixel_shader=displayio.ColorConverter(),
+                                                   position=(0,0))
+        self._icon_group.append(self._icon_sprite)