receive data via IPC msg queue

reHDDPrinter.py

@@ -6,29 +6,58 @@
     Date of last modification:  2022/11/23
 """
 
+import sysv_ipc 
+import pycstruct 
 import layouter
 
+str_buffer_size = 64        #keep this synchronous to reHDD
+msg_queue_key = 0x1B11193C0 #keep this synchronous to reHDD
+
+def get_struct_format():
+    #keep this synchronous to struct in reHDD
+    driveData = pycstruct.StructDef()
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveIndex', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveHours', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveCycles', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveErrors', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveShredTimestamp', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveShredDuration', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveCapacity', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveState', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveModelFamiliy', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveModelName', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveSerialnumber', length=str_buffer_size)
+    driveData.add('utf-8', 'driveReHddVersion', length=str_buffer_size)
+    return driveData
 
 def main():
+    try:
+        mq = sysv_ipc.MessageQueue(msg_queue_key, sysv_ipc.IPC_CREAT)
 
-    rehdd_info = layouter.ReHddInfo("https://git.mosad.xyz/localhorst/reHDD", "bV0.2.2") # read this from rehdd process
+        while True:
+            message, mtype = mq.receive()
+            driveData = get_struct_format().deserialize(message)
+
+            rehdd_info = layouter.ReHddInfo("https://git.mosad.xyz/localhorst/reHDD", driveData['driveReHddVersion'])
     
-    temp_drive = layouter.DriveData(
-        drive_index=0,\
-        drive_state="shredded",\
-        modelfamiliy="Toshiba 2.5\\ HDD MK..65GSSX",\
-        modelname="TOSHIBA MK3265GSDX",\
-        capacity=343597383680,\
-        serialnumber="YG6742U56UDRL123",\
-        power_on_hours=7074,\
-        power_cycle=4792,\
-        smart_error_count=1,\
-        shred_timestamp=1647937421,\
-        shred_duration=81718)
+            drive = layouter.DriveData(
+            drive_index=int(driveData['driveIndex']),\
+            drive_state=str(driveData['driveState']),\
+            modelfamiliy=str(driveData['driveModelFamiliy']),\
+            modelname=str(driveData['driveModelName']),\
+            capacity=int(driveData['driveCapacity']),\
+            serialnumber=str(driveData['driveSerialnumber']),\
+            power_on_hours=int(driveData['driveHours']),\
+            power_cycle=int(driveData['driveCycles']),\
+            smart_error_count=int(driveData['driveErrors']),\
+            shred_timestamp=int(driveData['driveShredTimestamp']),\
+            shred_duration=int(driveData['driveShredDuration']))
 
-    layouter.generate_image(temp_drive, rehdd_info, "output.png")
+            layouter.generate_image(drive, rehdd_info, "output.png")
+
+    except sysv_ipc.ExistentialError:
+        print("ERROR: message queue creation failed")
 
-    
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    main()