python: Black Magic Videohub route out in

BlackMagicVideohub.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# based on: https://github.com/harmanhobbit/smarthubctl/blob/main/smarthubctl.py

import socket

class BlackMagicVideohub:

  def __init__(self, config):
    self.config = config
    self.connect()

  def connect(self):
     try:
      s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)  
      s.connect((self.config['host'], self.config['port']))
      self.instance = s
      return True
     except:
      return False

  def isConnected(self):
    try:
      code = self.instance.getsockopt(self.instance.SOL_SOCKET, self.instance.SO_ERROR)
      if code == 0:
        return True
      else:
        return False
    except:
      return False

  def getRoute(self, output, input):
    str = f"VIDEO OUTPUT ROUTING:\n{output} {input}\n\n"
    return str

  def route(self, _out, _in):
      if self.isConnected() == False:
        self.connect()

      r = self.getRoute(_out, _in).encode()
      s = self.instance.send(r)
      if s == len(r):
        return True
      else:
        return False

For example: If BlackMagicVideohub is in a folder called lib

#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from lib.BlackMagicVideohub import BlackMagicVideohub

bm = BlackMagicVideohub({"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": 9990})
bm.route(10, 8)