Added Slideshow module

A module that cycles through images in a given folder

inkycal/__init__.py

@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import inkycal.modules.inkycal_feeds
 import inkycal.modules.inkycal_todoist
 import inkycal.modules.inkycal_image
 import inkycal.modules.inkycal_jokes
-import inkycal.modules.inkycal_stocks
+import inkycal.modules.inkycal_slideshow
 # import inkycal.modules.inkycal_server
 
 # Main file
-from inkycal.main import Inkycal
+from inkycal.main import Inkycal
+import inkycal.modules.inkycal_stocks

inkycal/modules/__init__.py

@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ from .inkycal_feeds import Feeds
 from .inkycal_todoist import Todoist
 from .inkycal_image import Inkyimage
 from .inkycal_jokes import Jokes
+from .inkycal_stocks import Stocks
+from .inkycal_slideshow import Slideshow
 #from .inkycal_server import Inkyserver
-from .inkycal_stocks import Stocks

inkycal/modules/inkycal_slideshow.py

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Image module for Inkycal Project
+Copyright by aceisace
+"""
+import glob
+
+from inkycal.modules.template import inkycal_module
+from inkycal.custom import *
+
+# PIL has a class named Image, use alias for Inkyimage -> Images
+from inkycal.modules.inky_image import Inkyimage as Images
+
+filename = os.path.basename(__file__).split('.py')[0]
+logger = logging.getLogger(filename)
+
+class Slideshow(inkycal_module):
+  """Cycles through images in a local image folder
+  """
+  name = "Slideshow - cycle through images from a local folder"
+
+  requires = {
+    
+    "path":{
+      "label":"Path to a local folder, e.g. /home/pi/Desktop/images. "
+              "Only PNG and JPG/JPEG images are used for the slideshow."
+      },
+
+    "use_colour": {
+      "label":"Does the display support colour?",
+      "options": [True, False]
+      }
+
+    }
+
+  optional = {
+    
+    "autoflip":{
+        "label":"Should the image be flipped automatically?",
+        "options": [True, False]
+        }
+    }
+
+  def __init__(self, config):
+    """Initialize module"""
+
+    super().__init__(config)
+
+    config = config['config']
+
+    # required parameters
+    for param in self.requires:
+      if not param in config:
+        raise Exception(f'config is missing {param}')
+
+    # optional parameters
+    self.path = config['path']
+    self.use_colour = config['use_colour']
+    self.autoflip = config['autoflip']
+
+    # Get the full path of all png/jpg/jpeg images in the given folder
+    all_files = glob.glob(f'{self.path}/*')
+    self.images = [i for i in all_files
+                  if i.split('.')[-1].lower() in ('jpg', 'jpeg', 'png')]
+
+    if not self.images:
+      logger.error('No images found in the given folder, please '
+                   'double check your path!')
+      raise Exception('No images found in the given folder path :/')
+
+    # set a 'first run' signal
+    self._first_run = True
+
+    # give an OK message
+    print(f'{filename} loaded')
+
+  def generate_image(self):
+    """Generate image for this module"""
+
+    # Define new image size with respect to padding
+    im_width = int(self.width - (2 * self.padding_left))
+    im_height = int(self.height - (2 * self.padding_top))
+    im_size = im_width, im_height
+
+    logger.info(f'Image size: {im_size}')
+
+    # rotates list items by 1 index
+    def rotate(somelist):
+      return somelist[1:] + somelist[:1]
+
+    # Switch to the next image if this is not the first run
+    if self._first_run == True:
+      self._first_run = False
+    else:
+      self.images = rotate(self.images)
+
+    # initialize custom image class
+    im = Images()
+
+    # use the image at the first index
+    im.load(self.images[0])
+
+    # Remove background if present
+    im.remove_alpha()
+
+    # if autoflip was enabled, flip the image
+    if self.autoflip == True:
+      im.autoflip('vertical')
+
+    # resize the image so it can fit on the epaper
+    im.resize( width=im_width, height=im_height )
+
+    # convert images according to given settings
+    if self.use_colour == False:
+      im_black = im.to_mono()
+      im_colour = Image.new('RGB', size = im_black.size, color = 'white')
+    else:
+      im_black, im_colour = im.to_colour()
+
+    # with the images now send, clear the current image
+    im.clear()
+
+    # return images
+    return im_black, im_colour
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  print(f'running {filename} in standalone/debug mode')