from time import sleep import xpc def record(path, interval = 0.1, duration = 60): try: fd = open(path, "w") except: print "Unable to open file." return count = int(duration / interval) if count < 1: print "duration is less than a single frame." return with xpc.XPlaneConnect("localhost", 49009, 0, 1000) as client: print "Recording..." for i in range(0, count): try: posi = client.getPOSI() fd.write("{0}, {1}, {2}, {3}, {4}, {5}, {6}\n".format(*posi)) except: print "Error reading position" continue sleep(interval); print "Recording Complete" fd.close() def playback(path, interval): try: fd = open(path, "r") except: print "Unable to open file." return with xpc.XPlaneConnect("localhost", 49009, 0, 1000) as client: print "Starting Playback..." for line in fd: try: posi = [ float(x) for x in line.split(',') ] posi = client.sendPOSI(posi) except: print "Error sending position" continue sleep(interval); print "Playback Complete" fd.close() def printMenu(title, opts): print "\n+---------------------------------------------- +" print "| {0:42} |\n".format(title) print "+---------------------------------------------- +" for i in range(0,len(opts)): print "| {0:2}. {1:40} |".format(i + 1, opts[i]) print "+---------------------------------------------- +" return int(raw_input("Please select and option: ")) def ex(): print "X-Plane Connect Playback Example [Version 1.3-rc.1]" print "(c) 2013-2015 United States Government as represented by the Administrator" print "of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. All Rights Reserved." mainOpts = [ "Record X-Plane", "Playback File", "Exit" ] while True: opt = printMenu("What would you like to do?", mainOpts) if opt == 1: path = raw_input("Enter save file path: ") interval = float(raw_input("Enter interval between frames (seconds): ")) duration = float(raw_input("Enter duration to record for (seconds): ")) record(path, interval, duration) elif opt == 2: path = raw_input("Enter save file path: ") interval = float(raw_input("Enter interval between frames (seconds): ")) playback(path, interval) elif opt == 3: return; else: print "Unrecognized option." if __name__ == "__main__": ex()