real time updating during continuous scrolling added

api_caller.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ sandboxAPIkey = "sandbox_c24qddqad3ickpckgg8g"
 finnhubClient = finnhub.Client(api_key=APIkey)
 
 NY_zone = pytz.timezone('America/New_York')
-NY_time = datetime.now(NY_zone)
+
 
 opening = NY_time.replace(hour=9, minute=30, second=0, microsecond=0)
 closing = NY_time.replace(hour=16, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ closing = NY_time.replace(hour=16, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
 
 
 def getStockPrices():
+    NY_time = datetime.now(NY_zone)
+    
     
     if opening < NY_time < closing:
         apiCalledError = False

stockTicker.py

@@ -106,11 +106,15 @@ class StockTicker():
         while True:
             
             if current_img == 1:
+                self.getFullStockImage(1)
                 image1 = self.openImage(image_files[0])
                 image2 = self.openImage(image_files[1])
             elif current_img == 2:
+                self.getFullStockImage(2)
                 image1 = self.openImage(image_files[1])
                 image2 = self.openImage(image_files[0])
+                
+            
             
             img_width, img_height = image1.size
             print('wh:', self.matrix.width, self.matrix.height)
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ class StockTicker():
                 self.matrix.SetPixel(x , y , 0,0,0)
             
     #Connect all the pieces togeather creating 1 long final stock image
-    def getFullStockImage(self):
+    def getFullStockImage(self, updated_img):
 
         image_list = []
         
@@ -263,7 +267,11 @@ class StockTicker():
             image_list.append(stitchedStock)
                 
         finalDisplayImage = self.stitchImage(image_list)
-        finalDisplayImage.save('final.ppm')
+        
+        if updated_img == 1:
+            finalDisplayImage.save('final.ppm')
+        elif updated_img == 2:
+            finalDisplayImage.save('final1.ppm')
         
     #Send the final stitched image to the display for set amount of time
     def displayMatrix(self):
@@ -331,7 +339,7 @@ class StockTicker():
     def process_msg(self, msg):
         
         if msg == 'S':
-            self.getFullStockImage()
+            self.getFullStockImage(1)
             self.displayMatrix()
             
 
@@ -361,16 +369,16 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
        speed, brightness = row
        
     print(speed, brightness)
-    stock_ticker.process_msg(brightness)
-    stock_ticker.process_msg(speed)
+    #stock_ticker.process_msg(brightness)
+    #stock_ticker.process_msg(speed)
     
     
     
     #t = time.time()
     #api_caller = pexpect.spawn("sudo -E python3 api_caller.py")
     #print('time to call api', time.time()-t)
-    #stock_ticker.getFullStockImage()
-    #stock_ticker.displayMatrix()
+    stock_ticker.getFullStockImage(1)
+    stock_ticker.displayMatrix()
     
     
     while True: