api_example.py

#! /usr/bin/python3

# Copyright (C) 2017 Bengt Martensson.
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# pylint: disable=invalid-name

"""
An somewhat silly example of using the API of Lirconian to send and
receive information from a Lirc server.
"""

from lirconian import UnixDomainSocketLirconian

lirc = UnixDomainSocketLirconian()
# Uncomment if desired
# lirc.setVerbosity(True)
version = lirc.get_version()
print("Lircd version: {0}".format(version))
remotes = lirc.get_remotes()
i = 0
for remote in remotes:
    print(str(i) + ":\t" + remote)
    i = i + 1

remote_no = int(input("Select a remote by entering its number: "))
remote = remotes[remote_no]
commands = lirc.get_commands(remote)
i = 0
for command in commands:
    print(str(i) + ":\t" + command)
    i = i + 1

command_no = int(input("Select a command by entering its number: "))
command = commands[command_no]
lirc.send_ir_command(remote, command, 1)