display current time on default screen

pyLCDinfo.py

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """ Author:                     Hendrik Schutter, mail@hendrikschutter.com
     Date of creation:           2022/05/23
-    Date of last modification:  2022/05/23
+    Date of last modification:  2022/10/17
 """
 
+from datetime import datetime
 from rpi_lcd import LCD
 import netifaces as ni
 import subprocess
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ def get_uptime():
 
     return strftime("%H:%M:%S", gmtime(60*60*24))
 
+
+def get_system_time():
+    return datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M")
+
 def main():
 
     if len(sys.argv) != 4:
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ def main():
     #print(get_wireguard_state(wireguard_interface))
     #print(get_disk_usage(disk_path))
     #print(get_uptime())
+    #print(get_system_time())
 
     lcd.clear()
     lcd.text(" Offsite Backup", 1)
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ def main():
                 state_ok = True
                 lcd.clear()
                 lcd.text(" VPN  connected ", 1)
+                lcd.text(get_system_time().rjust(16-len(get_system_time())), 2, align='left')
                 time.sleep(10.0)
         else:
             lcd.backlight(turn_on=False)
@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ def main():
 
             lcd.clear()
             lcd.text(" VPN  Connected ", 1)
+            lcd.text(get_system_time().rjust(16-len(get_system_time())), 2, align='left')
             time.sleep(40.0) #sleep a lot to idle cpu
 
             #check if wireguard is still connected