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from thread import get_ident
except ImportError:
from _thread import get_ident
class CameraEvent(object):
"""An Event-like class that signals all active clients when a new frame is
available.
"""
def __init__(self):
self.events = {}
def wait(self):
"""Invoked from each client's thread to wait for the next frame."""
ident = get_ident()
if ident not in self.events:
# this is a new client
# add an entry for it in the self.events dict
# each entry has two elements, a threading.Event() and a timestamp
self.events[ident] = [threading.Event(), time.time()]
return self.events[ident][0].wait()
def set(self):
"""Invoked by the camera thread when a new frame is available."""
now = time.time()
remove = None
for ident, event in self.events.items():
if not event[0].isSet():
# if this client's event is not set, then set it
# also update the last set timestamp to now
event[0].set()
event[1] = now
else:
# if the client's event is already set, it means the client
# did not process a previous frame
# if the event stays set for more than 5 seconds, then assume
# the client is gone and remove it
if now - event[1] > 5:
remove = ident
if remove:
del self.events[remove]
def clear(self):