[tonino12345]

Hi, i'm italian so i'm sorry for my bad english.
I'm developing an application that every 30 sec call the location function to discover the cell ID. I try to import the sched module but it's no insert in python series 60. Do exist an alternative solution at this problem?
I'm considering to use Active Object importing e32 module, but i've got some difficulties...
Can you help me with an example.
Lots of thanks

[skunkah]

You could use ao_sleep() for this. If you want to schedule your function in 30 seconds you could use ao_sleep() like: ao_sleep(30,self.function_name)

This will immediatly return and call the function with function_name 30 seconds later in the current thread.

[tonino12345]

Lots of thanks!
I'll try with this solution...

[tonino12345]

Hi skunkah, I've yet some problems to develop my application. In particular way, I would code a listener that alert me when the cellID changes. Can you help me?

[diegodobelo]

you can try to create a function than watch to changes frequently and notify them:

def notify():
#Look for changes here
ao_sleep(0.1,notify)

[y.a.k]

Originally Posted by skunkah

You could use ao_sleep() for this. If you want to schedule your function in 30 seconds you could use ao_sleep() like: ao_sleep(30,self.function_name)

This will immediatly return and call the function with function_name 30 seconds later in the current thread.

The problem with ao_sleep() is that if you quit the app while it is sleeping, the app will "crash".

He should use e32.Ao_timer() instead.

timer = e32.Ao_timer()
timer.after(30, my_function)

(...)

# this has to be called if the app is going to quit
timer.cancel()

cancel() can be called at any time to stop the timer. If the timer is already stopped, cancel() does nothing. A timer can be restarted but it has to be stopped first. If you want a cyclic timer that will fire every 30 seconds (for example), you have to call the after() each time in the my_function() function.

[croozeus]

Originally Posted by tonino12345

Hi, i'm italian so i'm sorry for my bad english.
I'm developing an application that every 30 sec call the location function to discover the cell ID. I try to import the sched module but it's no insert in python series 60. Do exist an alternative solution at this problem?
I'm considering to use Active Object importing e32 module, but i've got some difficulties...
Can you help me with an example.
Lots of thanks

Hello tonino12345
I would recommend the following code:

import location,e32

def call()
    mcc, mnc, lac, cellid = location.gsm_location()
    print cellid
# loop forever
while True:
     e32.ao_sleep(30)
     call()

And in case you want a notification you can use a note or play a sound using the audio module in the call function itself...

Hope that helps

[nlsp]

Originally Posted by croozeus

Hello tonino12345
I would recommend the following code:

import location,e32

def call()
    mcc, mnc, lac, cellid = location.gsm_location()
    print cellid
# loop forever
while True:
     e32.ao_sleep(30)
     call()

And in case you want a notification you can use a note or play a sound using the audio module in the call function itself...

Hope that helps

As y.a.k. stated below, Ao_timer should be used in favour of ao_sleep, and the above would be coded like:

import e32
import location
class Scheduler(object):
  sleeptime = 30
  def __init__(self):
    self._timer = e32.Ao_timer()
    self.start_timer()
  def start_timer(self):
    self._timer.after(self.sleeptime, self.handler)
  def __del__(self):
    self._timer.cancel()
  def handler(self):
    self.start_timer()
    mcc, mnc, lac, cellid = location.gsm_location()
    print cellid

scheduler = Scheduler()

Now when scheduler gets deleted at interpreter exit time, the timer is cancelled and no crash occurs.