MagRead/read.py
2023-03-24 18:36:51 -04:00

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Python

import hid
def get_readers():
# Return a list of all HID devices that have a manufacturer string of 'Mag-Tek'
return [item for item in hid.enumerate() if item["manufacturer_string"]=="Mag-Tek"]
def get_device_from_reader(reader):
# convert from a json obj to an HID obj
return hid.Device(reader["vendor_id"], reader["product_id"])
def get_device_from_readers(readers):
# Convert the get_readers list into an actual device
# if there are no readers
if len(readers) == 0:
print("No Mag-Tek reader detected - Quiting")
return
# if there's multiple readers
elif len(readers) > 1:
devices = []
for i in range(len(readers)):
try:
a = readers[i]
dev = get_device_from_reader(a)
devices.append(dev)
print(f"{i})\t\'{dev.manufacturer} {dev.product}\' - {'nonblocking' if dev.nonblocking else 'blocking'}")
except:
devices.append(None)
return devices[int(input( "Enter desired reader number" ))]
# if there's 1 reader
return get_device_from_reader(readers[0])
def read(device):
# read input from a device
print("Waiting for swipe...")
return device.read(256)