From: Mark Tearle <mtearle@ucc.asn.au>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:45:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Working String Idler
X-Git-Tag: IMPORT-FROM-UCCCVS~63
X-Git-Url: https://git.ucc.asn.au/?p=uccvend-vendserver.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=ce75000d4e6f38c8143c1eb0cafe2756d903c6ed

Working String Idler
---

diff --git a/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py b/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py
index d2cbabb..48e819a 100755
--- a/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py
+++ b/sql-edition/servers/Idler.py
@@ -183,15 +183,33 @@ class GrayIdler(Idler):
 
 
 class StringIdler(Idler):
-	def __init__(self, v, text="Hello Cruel World!"):
+	def __init__(self, v, text="Hello Cruel World!  "):
 		self.v = v
 		self.mk = MessageKeeper(v)
-		self.text = text
+		self.text = self.clean_text(text)
+		
+		msg = [("",False, None),(self.text, True, 0.8)]
+		self.mk.set_messages(msg)
+
+	def clean_text(self, text):
+		# nothing like a bit of good clean text :)
+		valid = string.digits \
+			+ string.letters \
+			+ string.punctuation \
+			+ " "
+		# uppercase it
+		text = string.upper(text)
+		clean = ""
+		for char in text:
+			if char in valid:
+				clean = clean + char
+			else:
+				clean = clean + " "
+		return clean
 
 	def next(self):
-		#self.mk.update_display(forced=True)
 		self.mk.update_display()
 
 	def reset(self):
-		msg = [(self.text, True, 0.8)]
-		self.mk.set_messages(msg)
+		pass
+		#self.mk.update_display(forced=True)
diff --git a/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py b/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py
index 8942855..c82dda8 100755
--- a/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py
+++ b/sql-edition/servers/VendServer.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 USE_DB = 0
 
 import ConfigParser
-import sys, os, string, re, pwd, signal
+import sys, os, string, re, pwd, signal, math
 import logging, logging.handlers
 from traceback import format_tb
 if USE_DB: import pg
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ Mark Tearle
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+
+
+
+For a good time call +61 8 6488 3901
+
+
+
 """
 
 GREETING = 'UCC SNACKS'
@@ -178,11 +185,14 @@ def center(str):
 
 idlers = []
 idler = None
+
 def setup_idlers(v):
 	global idlers, idler
 	idlers = [
 		StringIdler(v),
 		StringIdler(v, text=CREDITS),
+		StringIdler(v, text=str(math.pi) + "            "),
+		StringIdler(v, text=str(math.e) + "            "),
 		GrayIdler(v),
 		TrainIdler(v),
 		GrayIdler(v,one="*",zero="-"),