test

pyPlcHomeplug.py

@@ -888,9 +888,7 @@ class pyPlcHomeplug():
     def showStatus(self, s, selection=""):
         self.callbackShowStatus(s, selection) 
 
-    def mainfunction(self):  
-        # print("will evaluate self.sniffer")
-        for ts, pkt in self.sniffer: # attention: for using this in non-blocking manner, we need the patch described above.
+    def receiveCallback(self, timestamp, pkt, *args):
         self.nPacketsReceived+=1
         # print('%d' % (ts)) # the time stamp
         # We received an ethernet package. Determine its type, and dispatch it to the related handler.
@@ -901,6 +899,12 @@ class pyPlcHomeplug():
         if (etherType == 0x86dd): # it is an IPv6 frame
             self.ipv6.evaluateReceivedPacket(pkt)
 
+    def mainfunction(self):  
+        # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31305712/how-do-i-make-libpcap-pcap-loop-non-blocking
+        # Tell the sniffer to give max 100 received packets to the callback function:
+        self.sniffer.dispatch(100, self.receiveCallback, None)
+
+                
         self.showStatus("nPacketsReceived=" + str(self.nPacketsReceived))
         self.runPevSequencer() # run the message sequencer for the PEV side