class ProducerThread(threading.Thread):
def __init__(self, listOfQueues):
super(ProducerThread, self).__init__()
self.listOfQueues = listOfQueues
self._stop_event = threading.Event() # Flag to be set when the thread should stop
def run(self):
ser = serial.Serial() # Some serial connection
while(not self.stopped()):
try:
bytestring = ser.readline() # Serial connection or "producer" at some rate
for q in self.listOfQueues:
q.put(bytestring)
except serial.SerialException:
continue
def stop(self):
'''
Call this function to stop the thread. Must also use .join() in the main
thread to fully ensure the thread has completed.
:return:
'''
self._stop_event.set()
def stopped(self):
'''
Call this function to determine if the thread has stopped.
:return: boolean True or False
'''
return self._stop_event.is_set()