def keepReadingJoystickFiles(thread_name, ipaddresses, lock):
# reads the joystickfiles jsUpdate-<end_point>.txt that are output by Java
# assumes these are in the directory below
print("start keepReadingJoystickFiles thread_name=" + thread_name);
path = os.path.realpath(__file__)
path = path[0:path.rindex("/")]
path = path[0:path.rindex("/")+1] # get parent directory
prefix = "jsUpdate-"
suffix = ".txt"
print("keepReadingJoystickFiles path=" + path)
while( True ):
fileNames = os.listdir(path)
for fileName in fileNames:
if prefix in fileName:
endpoint = fileName[len(prefix):len(fileName)-len(suffix)]
print("keepReadingJoystickFiles fileName=" + fileName, "endpoint=" + endpoint)
RequestUtils.enterOrLeaveVehicle(endpoint)
# delete file
os.remove(fileName)
time.sleep(1)
