pipe_external.txt

from X4_Python_Pipe_Server import Pipe_Server

# TODO: Test if this works and makes sense on Windows
# Probably needs adjustments 🤷
# This file is Windows only. The Linux variant does not use
# this so I have no test or use case. -- beko
#
# development options
# enable it to write received data to a file
isDevelopment = False
dataOutputFilename = "x4_simpit.json"

# pipe names
pipeInName = 'x4simpit'
pipeOutName = 'x4simpit_out'

def main(args):

    print('###: Starting X4 Simulated_Cockpit module')

    # start pipe to X4 game
    pipeIn = Pipe_Server(pipeInName)
    pipeIn.Connect()
    print('###: Created '+ pipeInName +' pipe.')

    # start pipe to Node.js
    pipeOut = Pipe_Server(pipeOutName)
    pipeOut.Connect()
    print('###: Created '+ pipeOutName +' pipe.')

    while 1:
        message = pipeIn.Read()

        # development purpose - save to file
        if isDevelopment:
            f = open(dataOutputFilename, "w", encoding='utf-8')
            f.write(message)
            f.close()

        pipeOut.Write(message)