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gistfile1.txt

import socket,threading
from time import sleep
port = 1235
class DMX(threading.Thread):
        running = True
        life = [0,0,0,0,0,0]
        def activate(self,num):
                if num < 0 or num > 5:
                        return
                self.life[num]=10
        def run(self):
                while self.running:
                        sleep(.5)
                        self.lightsOn()
                        sleep(.5)
                        self.lightsOff()
                        self.decrement()
        def lightsOn(self):
                for num,val in enumerate(self.life):
                        if val:
                                print "Send %i on"%num
        def lightsOff(self):
                for num,val in enumerate(self.life):
                        if val:
                                print "Send %i off"%num
        def decrement(self):
                for num,val in enumerate(self.life):
                        if val:
                                self.life[num]-=1
                                if self.life[num]==0:
                                        print "Send %i default"%num


def run():
        dmx = DMX()
        dmx.start()
        ss = socket.socket()
        ss.bind(('',1235))
        ss.listen(1)
        while True:
                try:
                        s,addr = ss.accept()
                        data = s.recv(1234)
                        if data == "stop":
                                break
                        parts = data.strip().split()
                        if parts[0]=="activate":
                                dmx.activate(int(parts[1]))
                        s.close()
                except: pass #any errors fail silently
        dmx.running=False
        ss.close()

run()