pytec: Remove artificial report mode in client

Encourage polling usage instead, as shown in example.

flake.nix

@@ -57,10 +57,22 @@
         dontFixup = true;
         auditable = false;
       };
+
+      pytec = pkgs.python3Packages.buildPythonPackage {
+        pname = "pytec";
+        version = "0.0.0";
+        src = "${self}/pytec";
+
+        propagatedBuildInputs =
+          with pkgs.python3Packages; [
+            numpy
+            matplotlib
+          ];
+      };
     in
     {
       packages.x86_64-linux = {
-        inherit thermostat;
+        inherit thermostat pytec;
         default = thermostat;
       };
 

pytec/example.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import time
 from pytec.client import Client
 
 tec = Client() #(host="localhost", port=6667)
@@ -7,5 +8,6 @@ print(tec.get_pid())
 print(tec.get_output())
 print(tec.get_postfilter())
 print(tec.get_b_parameter())
-for data in tec.report_mode():
-    print(data)
+while True:
+    print(tec.get_report())
+    time.sleep(0.05)

pytec/pytec/client.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import socket
 import json
 import logging
-import time
+
 
 class CommandError(Exception):
     pass
@@ -147,36 +147,6 @@ class Client:
         """Get Thermostat hardware revision"""
         return self._command("hwrev")
 
-    def report_mode(self):
-        """Start reporting measurement values
-
-        Example of yielded data::
-            {'channel': 0,
-             'time': 2302524,
-             'adc': 0.6199188965423515,
-             'sens': 6138.519310282602,
-             'temperature': 36.87032392655527,
-             'pid_engaged': True,
-             'i_set': 2.0635816680889123,
-             'vref': 1.494,
-             'dac_value': 2.527790834044456,
-             'dac_feedback': 2.523,
-             'i_tec': 2.331,
-             'tec_i': 2.0925,
-             'tec_u_meas': 2.5340000000000003,
-             'pid_output': 2.067581958092247}
-        """
-        while True:
-            self._socket.sendall("report\n".encode('utf-8'))
-            line = self._read_line()
-            if not line:
-                break
-            try:
-                yield json.loads(line)
-            except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
-                pass
-            time.sleep(0.05)
-
     def set_param(self, topic, channel, field="", value=""):
         """Set configuration parameters