def time_loop():
"""timer function whose purpose is to call itself every N seconds
without stopping. Calls some other function after setting
itself to go off again"""
threading.Timer(10, time_loop).start() # int is delay in seconds
# request new vehicles and store them
get_new_vehicles()
def time_loop(): """timer function whose purpose is to call itself every N seconds without stopping. Calls some other function after setting itself to go off again""" threading.Timer( 10, time_loop ).start() # int is delay in seconds # request new vehicles and store them get_new_vehicles()
itself to go off again"""
threading.Timer(10, time_loop).start() # int is delay in seconds
# request new vehicles and store them
get_new_vehicles()
if truncateData:
db.empty_tables()
if getRoutes:
# get all the route data, afresh
# threading this makes it faster
#print 'requesting all route data'
routes = all_routes()
for route_id in routes:
t = threading.Thread(target=fetch_route, args=(route_id, ))
t.start()
if threading.active_count() >= 20:
sleep(3)
sleep(10)
# call the big function. This takes longer to run the first time,
get_new_vehicles()
# so wait a bit longer than usual to call the timer function 10secs later
while True:
sleep(10)
get_new_vehicles()
# then it calls itself every N secs
def time_loop(): """timer function whose purpose is to call itself every N seconds without stopping. Calls some other function after setting itself to go off again""" threading.Timer( 10, time_loop ).start() # int is delay in seconds # request new vehicles and store them get_new_vehicles() if truncateData: db.empty_tables() if getRoutes: # get all the route data, afresh # threading this makes it faster #print 'requesting all route data' routes = all_routes() for route_id in routes: t = threading.Thread(target=fetch_route,args=(route_id,)) t.start() if threading.active_count() >= 10: sleep(3) sleep(10) # call the big function. This takes longer to run the first time, get_new_vehicles() # so wait a bit longer than usual to call the timer function 10secs later threading.Timer( 10, time_loop ).start() # then it calls itself every N secs