add first rev. of code

Author: brentru

Matrix_Portal_Learn_Stats/code.py

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+import time
+import board
+import terminalio
+import rtc
+from adafruit_matrixportal.matrixportal import MatrixPortal
+
+# --- Data Setup --- #
+GUIDE_INDEX = 0
+# Number of guides to fetch and display from the Adafruit Learning System
+DISPLAY_NUM_GUIDES = 5
+DATA_SOURCE = "https://learn.adafruit.com/api/guides/new.json?count=%d"%DISPLAY_NUM_GUIDES
+TITLE_DATA_LOCATION = ["guides", GUIDE_INDEX, "guide", "title"]
+TAGLINE_DATA_LOCATION = ["guides", GUIDE_INDEX, "guide", "tagline"]
+
+# the current working directory (where this file is)
+cwd = ("/" + __file__).rsplit("/", 1)[0]
+
+matrixportal = MatrixPortal(
+    url=DATA_SOURCE,
+    json_path=TITLE_DATA_LOCATION,
+    status_neopixel=board.NEOPIXEL,
+    debug=True
+)
+
+print(matrixportal.graphics.display.height)
+matrixportal.add_text(
+    text_font=terminalio.FONT,
+    text_position=(2, 4),
+    text_color=0xFFFFFF,
+    scrolling=True,
+)
+
+
+
+refresh_time = None
+while True:
+    # Query local time every hour and on first run
+    if (not refresh_time) or (time.monotonic() - refresh_time) > 3600:
+        try:
+            print("Getting time from internet!")
+            matrixportal.get_local_time()
+            refresh_time = time.monotonic()
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
+            continue
+ 
+    the_time = time.localtime()
+    print("Time: ", the_time)
+
+    try:
+        print("Index is ", GUIDE_INDEX)
+        # Update title location index
+        TITLE_DATA_LOCATION = ["guides", GUIDE_INDEX, "guide", "title"]
+        matrixportal.json_path=TITLE_DATA_LOCATION
+        value = matrixportal.fetch()
+        print("Response is", value)
+    except (ValueError, RuntimeError) as e:
+        print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
+    matrixportal.scroll_text(0.01)
+    if GUIDE_INDEX == DISPLAY_NUM_GUIDES - 1: # reached the end of the guides
+        # reset the index
+        print("Reached the end of the new guides, resetting!")
+        GUIDE_INDEX = 0
+    GUIDE_INDEX += 1
+    time.sleep(0.5)