initial commit

- added readme
- added recharge scripts
- added dots simple test script
- added images, transitions and animations script

recharge2.py

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+"""
+Alternative animation for the flipdot recharge party
+"""
+# requires: python-fluepdot, python-dotenv
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from fluepdot import Fluepdot, Mode
+from time import sleep
+
+battery = [
+" XXXXXXXXXXXX    XXXXXXXXXXX  ",
+"XX                         XX ",
+"X                           X ",
+"X                           X ",
+"X                           XX",
+"X                           XX",
+"X                           X ",
+"X                           X ",
+"XX                         XX ",
+" XXXXXXXXXXX    XXXXXXXXXXXX  "]
+
+lightning=["   X     ",
+          "   XX    ",
+          "   XXX   ",
+          "    XXX  ",
+          "    XXXX ",
+          "XXXXXXXX "]
+
+def get_lightning(level: int) -> str:
+  if level < 0:
+    level = 0
+  elif level > 12:
+    level = 12
+  
+  rtn = "\n".rjust(19)+"\n".rjust(19)
+
+  for i in range(0, level):
+    line = lightning[i] if i < len(lightning) else lightning[len(lightning)-i-1][::-1]
+    rtn = line.rjust(19)+"\n"+rtn
+  while rtn.count("\n") < 16:
+    rtn="\n".rjust(19)+rtn
+  return rtn
+
+def get_battery(level: int) -> str:
+  lightning = get_lightning(level).split("\n")[:-1]
+
+  rtn = ""
+  for ln in range(0, len(lightning)):
+    if ln < 3:
+      rtn+=lightning[ln].ljust(30)
+    elif ln > 2+len(battery):
+      rtn+=lightning[ln].ljust(30)
+    else:
+      for cind in range(0, len(battery[0])):
+        try:
+          rtn += "X" if battery[ln-3][cind] == "X" or lightning[ln][cind] == "X" else " "
+        except IndexError:
+          rtn += " "
+    rtn += "\n"
+  
+  return rtn
+
+if __name__=="__main__":
+  load_dotenv()
+  hostname = os.getenv("DOTS_HOST")
+  fd = Fluepdot(f"http://{hostname}")
+  fd.set_mode(Mode.DIFFERENTIAL)
+  l, h = fd.get_size()
+  while True:
+    for i in range(0, 12):
+      bat = get_battery(i).split("\n")[:-1]
+      bat = list(map(lambda x: x.rjust(l), bat))
+      bat = "\n".join(bat)+"\n"
+      fd.post_frame_raw(frame=bat)
+      sleep(.5)
+    for i in range(12, 0, -1):
+      bat = get_battery(i).split("\n")[:-1]
+      bat = list(map(lambda x: x.rjust(l), bat))
+      bat = "\n".join(bat)+"\n"
+      fd.post_frame_raw(frame=bat)
+      sleep(.5)