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start_tcp.py
This is an example of how to remote control Pixera via Python calls via the API.
This example uses the Json/TCP(dl) setting that uses the delimiter 0xPX at the end of an API call.
This example uses the compound namespace. Please exchange the timeline name: "Abcd" to your real timeline name in the API call. Mode 1 = play
import socket
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
#server ip and port
server_address = ('127.0.0.1',1400)
print('connecting to %s port %s' %server_address)
#connect to server
sock.connect(server_address)
try:
#message
MESSAGE = b'{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "id":23, "method":"Pixera.Compound.setTransportModeOnTimeline", "params":{"timelineName":"Abcd","mode":1}}0xPX'
print("message: %s" % MESSAGE)
#send
sock.sendall(MESSAGE)
#look for the response
amount_received = 0
amount_expected = 1024
data = bytearray(0)
pixDL = bytearray('0xPX','utf-8')
while amount_received < amount_expected:
data += sock.recv(1)
amount_received += 1
if len(data) > 4:
if data[amount_received-4] == pixDL[0] and data[amount_received-3] == pixDL[1] and data[amount_received-2] == pixDL[2] and data[amount_received-1] == pixDL[3]:
print('received %s' %data.decode('utf-8'))
break
finally:
print('closing socket')
sock.close()
A Python library is already available that simplifies the process.
pip install PixeraPy
https://github.com/Tedcharlesbrown/Pixera-TCB/tree/main/01-Custom/03-API