def get_client(name, signals, *args, **kwargs):
'''
Create a MQTT client and bind connect, disconnect, and message callbacks.
'''
client = Client(*args, **kwargs)
client.connected = threading.Event()
client.on_connect = ft.partial(on_connect, name)
client.on_disconnect = ft.partial(
lambda *args, **kwargs: logging.debug('disconnected'))
client.on_message = ft.partial(on_message, 'dropbot', signals)
return client
