Classes to receive keypresses

Interface to read raw code strings like irw(1) or translated application strings like ircat(1). More...

Classes
class	lirc.client.AbstractConnection
	Abstract interface for all connections. More...
class	lirc.client.RawConnection
	Interface to receive code strings as described in lircd(8). More...
class	lirc.client.LircdConnection
	Interface to receive lircrc-translated keypresses. More...

Detailed Description

Interface to read raw code strings like irw(1) or translated application strings like ircat(1).

Reading raw data

Reading raw data direct from the lircd socket can be done with the RawConnection object using something like

   from lirc import RawConnnection
   with RawConnection(socket_path) as conn:
       while True:
           keypress = conn.readline()
           ... do something with keypress

The optional socket_path argument is the path to the lircd socket. Refer to get_default_socket_path() for defaults if omitted.

See also the irw.py example.

Reading lircrc-translated data.

Reading application strings translated with lircrc can be achieved using

   from lirc import LircdConnection
   with LircdConnection(program, lircrc_path, socket_path) as conn:
       while True:
           string = conn.readline()
           ... do domething with string

The arguments:

• program: Program identifier as described in ircat(1).
• lircrc_path: Path to lircrc file. See get_default_lircrc_path() for defaults if omitted.
• socket_path: See RawConnection above.

See also the ircat.py example