The question is, will it run on a pi?

clock/api/hat/sim.py

@@ -91,21 +91,4 @@ class UnicornHat(object):
 
     def off(self):
         print("Closing window")
-        #pygame.quit()
-
-
-
-"""
-# SD hats works as expected
-#unicornhat = UnicornHatSim(8,8)
-#unicornphat = UnicornHatSim(8, 4)
-
-# Unicornhat HD seems to be the other way around (not that there's anything wrong with that), so we rotate it 180°
-# unicornhathd = UnicornHatSim(16, 16, 180)
-"""
-# twohats = UnicornHat(32, 16)
-#
-# for i in range(16):
-#     twohats.set_pixel(i,i, 200,200,200)
-#     twohats.show()
-#     time.sleep(1)
+        pygame.quit()

clock/main.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import persistence.rw
 class ClockFace(object):
     """Actual functions one might need for a clock"""
 
-    def __init__(self, text_speed=10):
+    def __init__(self, text_speed=12):
         self.IO = led.OutputHandler(32,16)
         self.tspeed = text_speed
 
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class ClockFace(object):
         # Threads to execute next
 
         self.weather = ""
+        self.brightness_overwrite = {"value" : 1, "duration" : 0}
+
 
     def run(self, command, kw=()):
         """Checks for running threads and executes the ones in queue"""
@@ -44,9 +46,11 @@ class ClockFace(object):
             self.output_queue.append([command,kw])
 
 
-
+    ############################################################################
+    ### basic clock commands
     def set_face(self, weather):
         """"""
+        self.set_brightness()
         self.weather = weather
         self.run(self.IO.clock_face,(weather,))
 
@@ -56,9 +60,25 @@ class ClockFace(object):
         self.run(self.IO.text_scroll,(text, self.tspeed, color))
 
 
+    def set_brightness(self, overwrite=[]):
+        """Checks, what brightness rules to apply"""
+        if len(overwrite) != 0:
+            self.brightness_overwrite = overwrite
 
+        is_WE = datetime.datetime.now().weekday() > 4
+        now = int(datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%H%M"))
+        if (is_WE and (now > 1000 and now < 2200)) or ((not is_WE) and (now > 800 and now < 2130)):
+            brightness = 0.8
+        else:
+            brightness = 0.1
+
+        self.IO.output.set_brightness(brightness)
+
+
+    ############################################################################
+    ### Higher level commands, accessible from the chat-bot
     def wake_light(self, duration=600):
-        """Duration in seconds"""
+        """Simulates a sunris, takes one optional parameter: the duration"""
         def output(duration):
             start_color = numpy.array([153, 0, 51])
             end_color = numpy.array([255, 255, 0])
@@ -78,7 +98,7 @@ class ClockFace(object):
 
 
     def alarm_blink(self, duration, frequency):
-        """Duration in seconds, frequency in Hertz"""
+        """Blinks the whole screen (red-black). Duration in seconds, frequency in Hertz"""
         def output(duration, frequency):
             duration =  int(duration)
             frequency = int(frequency)
@@ -95,10 +115,15 @@ class ClockFace(object):
         self.run(output,(duration, frequency))
 
 
-    def image_show(self, image, duratation):
+    def image_show(self, image, duration):
         """Shows a 16x32 image for duration seconds"""
-        def output(image, duratation):
+        def output(image, duration):
             self.IO.set_matrix_rgb(red)
 
-
         self.run(output,(image, duration))
+
+    def show_message(self, message):
+        """Runs a text message over the screen. Obviously needs the text"""
+        # keep in mind, message is a list of all input, separated by a space
+        message_str = " ".join(message)
+        self.text_scroll(message_str)