From 3efb695abb28cc07ce790aafcdd04d415a1cefb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Craig Oates <craig@craigoates.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:08:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] implement plotting and animation code.

The code in this commit initialises the chart (sets labels
legends...), grabs the latest reading from the light meters in
Ritherdon and updates the chart (as an animation).

A few things to note:

1. The code in this state only stores the latest 600 readings. This is
usually just over one minutes worth of data (this might vary depending
on computer and internet speed).

2. There are no time stamps on the x-axis (Time) because of I've made
one chart plot and update 2 'streams' (in real-time). I'm going
against the grain from what I understand of Matplotlib by doing
this. All the documentation I've seen so far implies you want separate
charts for different data streams/series. On top of that, updating one
stream might mean the x-axis is out of sync. with the other
stream. Because of this, I decided against trying to keep the x-axis
updated with time-stamps.

3. The aim is to just show the readings as a chart.I have already made
programs which communicate the status of the devices. This is mostly
for when I'm not around the Windows tablet in the flat or running my
Windows VM in the studio.
---
 light-wave.py | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+)

diff --git a/light-wave.py b/light-wave.py
index e69de29..115d08a 100644
--- a/light-wave.py
+++ b/light-wave.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib.animation as animation
+import math
+import requests
+import datetime as dt
+
+# Persist HTTP connection (reduce requests/second).
+session = requests.Session()
+
+# Parameters
+x_length = 600  # No. of readings show at one time.
+y_range = [-100, 100]  # Light reading range.
+
+# Figure/Graph Details
+fig = plt.figure()
+ax = fig.add_subplot(1, 1, 1)
+ys1 = [0] * x_length
+ys2 = [0] * x_length
+ax.set_ylim(y_range)
+line1, = ax.plot(ys1, label='factory1')
+line2, = ax.plot(ys2, label='factory2')
+plt.title("Light Meter Readings in Ritherdon")
+plt.xlabel("<---    Oldest (Time) Latest    --->")
+plt.ylabel("Light")
+plt.legend()
+plt.subplots_adjust(bottom=0.20)
+ax.set_xticklabels(())
+
+
+# Updates the line chart for factory1
+def animate1(i, ys):
+    f1_request = session.get(
+        "http://ritherdon.abbether.net/api/readings/latest/1", timeout=5)
+    f1_data = f1_request.json()
+    f1_reading = f1_data.get("reading")
+    ys.append(f1_reading)
+    ys = ys1[-x_length:]
+    line1.set_ydata(ys)
+    return line1,
+
+
+# Updates the line chart for factory2
+def animate2(i, ys):
+    f2_request = session.get(
+        "http://ritherdon.abbether.net/api/readings/latest/2", timeout=5)
+    f2_data = f2_request.json()
+    f2_reading = f2_data.get("reading")
+    ys.append(f2_reading)
+    ys = ys2[-x_length:]
+    line2.set_ydata(ys)
+    return line2,
+
+
+# Starts the animations and shows the graph (I.E. 'main')
+ani1 = animation.FuncAnimation(
+    fig, animate1, fargs=(ys1,), interval=100, blit=False)
+ani2 = animation.FuncAnimation(
+    fig, animate2, fargs=(ys2,), interval=100, blit=False)
+plt.show()