onoffSubscribe.py

#!/usr/bin/python

# Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Beebotte <contact@beebotte.com>
# This program is published under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

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# This code uses the Beebotte API, you must have an account.
# You can register here: http://beebotte.com/register
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import time
import json
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt

# Will be called upon reception of CONNACK response from the server.
def on_connect(client, data, rc):
  client.subscribe("test/onoff")

# Will be called for every received message
def on_message(client, data, msg):
  # decodes the stringified MQTT message payload 
  bbt_message = json.loads(msg.payload)
  # prints the data parameter - it is a boolean value
  print(bbt_message.get("data"))

client = mqtt.Client()
client.on_connect = on_connect
client.on_message = on_message

# Set the username to your channel token before calling connect
client.username_pw_set('token:YOUR_CHANNEL_TOKEN', None)
client.connect("mqtt.beebotte.com", 1883, 60)

client.loop_start()

# Stay up and running
while 1:
  ### To publish to the resource:
  #client.publish("myChannel/onoff", json.dumps({'data': True}), 1)
  time.sleep(1)