def attend(macAddr):
	result = json.setAttendence(macAddr, "mac")
	if (result['status'] == True):
		return result
	else: 
		return "Not working"
	def poolDevices(self):
		#try:
			self.shutdown = False
			replyQueue = Queue.Queue()

			print 'Pool devices'
			if(self.isDeviceActive('nfc') or self.isDeviceActive('camera') ):
				if(self.isDeviceActive('nfc')):
					thread1 = threading.Thread(target=self.poolNFC, args=(replyQueue, ))
					thread1.setDaemon(True)
					thread1.start()
	
				if(self.isDeviceActive('camera')):
					thread2 = threading.Thread(target=self.poolCamera, args=(replyQueue, ))
					thread2.setDaemon(True)
					thread2.start()
	
				endTime = datetime.datetime.now()  + datetime.timedelta(seconds = config.ActiveTime)
		 		currentTime = datetime.datetime.now()
	
				while (currentTime < endTime):
					currentTime = datetime.datetime.now()
					if(replyQueue.empty != True):
						# Data receved from one of the devices

						#get the data
						data, dataType = replyQueue.get()
						#if data not in self.dataList:
						# check for repetition
						if self.dataList != data:
							self.dataList = data

							userData = json.setAttendence(data, dataType)
							# If server isn't avalable to be connected to, store data to the db
							if(userData = "cannot connect"):
								user = self.db.findTag(data, dataType)
								self.db.addTag(data, dataType)
								self.displayMessage("-- Offline --")
								if (user != "not found"):
									self.displayMessage(user[0][3] + ": " + user[0][2])
								else:
									self.displayMessage(dataType + " tag saved")
							else:
								if(userData['status'] != False): # If error happens, display a message otherwise the person's name
									self.displayMessage(userData['name'] + ": " + userData['studentid']) #TODO
								else:
									user = self.db.findTag(data, dataType)
									if (user != "not found"):
										self.displayMessage("Error: " + userData['message'])
									else:
										self.displayMessage(user[0][3] + ": " + userData['message'])
									print userData

				shutdown = True
	
				if(self.isDeviceActive('nfc')):
					thread1.join()
				if(self.isDeviceActive('camera')):
					thread2.join()
				
				self.cleanGPIO()

				if(replyQueue.empty != True and config.Testing == True):
					displayMessage("Queue isn't empty")
			else:
				print ("Camera and NFC reader don't exist")