fix things, thread loop

working branch

modules/app_events.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import time, threading
 
 socketio = SocketIO()
 uptime_lock = threading.Lock()
+thread_uptime = None
 
 @socketio.on('connect')
 def connect_event():
@@ -14,9 +15,15 @@ def connect_event():
     uptime()
 
 def uptime():
-    thread = Thread(target=loop_uptime)
+    global thread_uptime 
-    thread.daemon = True
+
-    thread.start()
+    if thread_uptime is None or not thread_uptime.is_alive():
+        thread_uptime = Thread(target=loop_uptime)
+        thread_uptime.daemon = True
+        thread_uptime.start()
+        print(f"Uptime thread started, alive: {thread_uptime.is_alive()}")
+    else:
+        print(f"Uptime thread already running, alive: {thread_uptime.is_alive()}")
 
 def loop_uptime():
     uptime_lock.acquire()

modules/app_obd.py

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class OBD:
 obd_status = ["Disconnected", "Connected", "Connection...", "wtf"]
 obd_speed_lock = threading.Lock()
 obd_rpm_lock = threading.Lock()
+thread_speed = None
+thread_rpm = None
 
 try:
     print(obd_status[2])
@@ -31,12 +33,14 @@ def get_speedtime():
     time_now = str(date.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))
     return [str(time_now), speed]
 
+
 def obd_connection():
+    global thread_speed, thread_rpm 
+
     if connection.is_connected():
         print(obd_status[1])
         app_events.socketio.emit('obd_status', obd_status[1])
         print("OBD connection established.")
-
     else:
         print("OBD connection failed.")
         print(obd_status[0])
@@ -46,15 +50,17 @@ def obd_connection():
         app_events.socketio.emit('obm_error', "-")
         app_events.socketio.emit('obd_rpm', "-")
 
-        # debug speed for testing
+        if thread_speed is None or not thread_speed.is_alive():
-        thread_speed = Thread(target=obd_speed)
+            thread_speed = Thread(target=obd_speed)
-        thread_speed.daemon = True
+            print(f'thread_speed alive? {thread_speed.is_alive()}')
-        thread_speed.start()
+            thread_speed.daemon = True
+            thread_speed.start()
 
-        # debug rpm for testing
+        if thread_rpm is None or not thread_rpm.is_alive():
-        thread_rpm = Thread(target=obd_rpm)
+            thread_rpm = Thread(target=obd_rpm)
-        thread_rpm.daemon = True
+            print(f'thread_rpm alive? {thread_rpm.is_alive()}')
-        thread_rpm.start()
+            thread_rpm.daemon = True
+            thread_rpm.start()
 
 def obd_speed():
     obd_speed_lock.acquire()
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ def obd_speed():
         while loop == True:
             global speed
             speed = speed + 1
-            time.sleep(10)
+            time.sleep(2)
             if response.is_null():
                     print("No data received. #"+ str(get_speedtime()))
                     print(app_gps.get_gps())