racs-python 0.2.0

Client library to access racs api server

RACS python client library

Simple client which uses requests to interact with the racs-api server.

Install

pip install racs-python

Usage

Make sure an instance of racs-api server is running

from racs_python import RacsClient

client = RacsClient("http://localhost:8742/api/v1")

# discover devices
devices = client.get_devices()
print(f"Found {len(devices.available)} available devices.")

if devices.available:
        target_id = devices.available[0].id
        
        # 2. Connection
        client.connect_device(target_id)
        print(f"Connected to device {target_id}")

        # 3. Read/Write Settings
        width = client.get_device_gc_node_value(target_id, "Width")
        print(f"Current Width: {width}")
        
        client.set_device_gc_node_value(target_id, "Width", "1920")

        # 4. Grab an image
        jpg_data = client.grab_jpg_frame(target_id)
        with open("frame.jpg", "wb") as f:
            f.write(jpg_data)

        # 5. Cleanup
        client.disconnect_device(target_id)