source: xplra/misc/autosavesit.py@ 84:d1b002aca97a

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Program to automatically save the situation at certain intervals

from xplra import XPlane, ProtocolException

import sys
import os
import time

if __name__ == "__main__":
    interval = float(sys.argv[1])
    xplanePath = sys.argv[2]
    name = sys.argv[3]

    newName = name + ".new.sit"
    savePath = "output/situations/" + newName

    basePath = os.path.join(xplanePath, "Output", "situations", name)
    path = basePath + ".sit"
    newPath = basePath + ".new.sit"
    oldPath = basePath + ".old.sit"

    xplane = XPlane()

    while True:
        print "Connecting to X-Plane..."

        while not xplane.isConnected:
            try:
                xplane.connect()
            except:
                print "Connection failed, sleeping..."
                time.sleep(0.5)

        print "Connected to X-Plane"

        try:
            while True:
                try:
                    xplane.saveSituation(savePath)
                    try:
                        if os.path.exists(path):
                            os.rename(path, oldPath)
                        os.rename(newPath, path)

                        print "Situation saved at " + time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
                    except OSError, e:
                        print "I/O error occured: " + str(e)
                except ProtocolException, e:
                    print "Protocol error occured: " + str(e)
                time.sleep(interval)
        except Exception, e:
            print "Connection failed: " + str(e)
            xplane.disconnect()