philiprehberger-mqtt-client 0.2.0

Simplified MQTT pub/sub wrapper with auto-reconnect

philiprehberger-mqtt-client

Simplified MQTT pub/sub wrapper with auto-reconnect.

Installation

pip install philiprehberger-mqtt-client

Usage

Basic Pub/Sub

from philiprehberger_mqtt_client import MQTTClient

client = MQTTClient("mqtt://localhost:1883", client_id="my-app")

@client.on("home/temperature")
def on_temperature(topic, payload):
    print(f"Temperature: {float(payload)}C")

@client.on("home/+/status")  # wildcard
def on_device_status(topic, payload):
    device = topic.split("/")[1]
    print(f"{device}: {payload}")

# Publish
client.publish("home/lights/living", "on")
client.publish_json("home/sensors/data", {"temp": 22.5, "humidity": 45})

# Connect (blocks with auto-reconnect)
client.connect()

# Or background mode
client.connect(background=True)

Offline Message Queue

Messages published while disconnected are automatically queued and sent when the connection is re-established.

client = MQTTClient("mqtt://localhost:1883", offline_queue_size=500)

# These are queued if not yet connected
client.publish("sensors/temp", "22.5")
client.publish_json("sensors/data", {"humidity": 45})

# Check queue status
print(f"Pending messages: {client.pending_count()}")

# Connect — queued messages are flushed automatically
client.connect(background=True)

# Discard queued messages if needed
client.clear_queue()

API

Function / Class	Description
MQTTClient(broker_url, client_id, ...)	Simplified MQTT client with auto-reconnect and offline queue
.on(topic, qos)	Decorator to subscribe to a topic (supports MQTT wildcards)
.subscribe(topic, callback, qos)	Programmatically subscribe to a topic
.publish(topic, payload, qos, retain)	Publish a message (queues if disconnected)
.publish_json(topic, data, qos, retain)	Publish a JSON-serialized message
.connect(background)	Connect to the broker and start listening
.disconnect()	Disconnect from the broker
.pending_count()	Return number of messages in the offline queue
.clear_queue()	Discard all queued messages
.is_connected	Whether the client is currently connected

Development

pip install -e .
python -m pytest tests/ -v

Support

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License

MIT