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Reticulum/Examples/Broadcast.py

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##########################################################
# This RNS example demonstrates broadcasting unencrypted #
# information to any listening destinations. #
##########################################################
import sys
import argparse
import RNS
# Let's define an app name. We'll use this for all
# destinations we create. Since this basic example
# is part of a range of example utilities, we'll put
# them all within the app namespace "example_utilities"
APP_NAME = "example_utilities"
# This initialisation is executed when the program is started
def program_setup(configpath, channel=None):
# We must first initialise Reticulum
reticulum = RNS.Reticulum(configpath)
# If the user did not select a "channel" we use
# a default one called "public_information".
# This "channel" is added to the destination name-
# space, so the user can select different broadcast
# channels.
if channel == None:
channel = "public_information"
# We create a PLAIN destination. This is an uncencrypted endpoint
# that anyone can listen to and send information to.
broadcast_destination = RNS.Destination(
None,
RNS.Destination.IN,
RNS.Destination.PLAIN,
APP_NAME,
"broadcast",
channel
)
# We specify a callback that will get called every time
# the destination receives data.
broadcast_destination.set_packet_callback(packet_callback)
# Everything's ready!
# Let's hand over control to the main loop
broadcastLoop(broadcast_destination)
def packet_callback(data, packet):
# Simply print out the received data
print("")
print("Received data: "+data.decode("utf-8")+"\r\n> ", end="")
sys.stdout.flush()
def broadcastLoop(destination):
# Let the user know that everything is ready
RNS.log(
"Broadcast example "+
RNS.prettyhexrep(destination.hash)+
" running, enter text and hit enter to broadcast (Ctrl-C to quit)"
)
# We enter a loop that runs until the users exits.
# If the user hits enter, we will send the information
# that the user entered into the prompt.
while True:
print("> ", end="")
entered = input()
if entered != "":
data = entered.encode("utf-8")
packet = RNS.Packet(destination, data)
packet.send()
##########################################################
#### Program Startup #####################################
##########################################################
# This part of the program gets run at startup,
# and parses input from the user, and then starts
# the program.
if __name__ == "__main__":
try:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Reticulum example demonstrating sending and receiving broadcasts"
)
parser.add_argument(
"--config",
action="store",
default=None,
help="path to alternative Reticulum config directory",
type=str
)
parser.add_argument(
"--channel",
action="store",
default=None,
help="broadcast channel name",
type=str
)
args = parser.parse_args()
if args.config:
configarg = args.config
else:
configarg = None
if args.channel:
channelarg = args.channel
else:
channelarg = None
program_setup(configarg, channelarg)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("")
exit()