import io # Used in our capture action import time # Used in our timelapse function from flask import send_file # Used to send images from our server from labthings import ( Schema, current_action, fields, find_component, update_action_progress, ) from labthings.extensions import BaseExtension from labthings.views import ActionView, PropertyView, View # Used in our timelapse function from openflexure_microscope.captures.capture_manager import generate_basename ## Extension methods def timelapse(microscope, n_images, t_between): """ Save a set of images in a timelapse Args: microscope: Microscope object n_images (int): Number of images to take t_between (int/float): Time, in seconds, between sequential captures """ base_file_name = generate_basename() folder = "TIMELAPSE_{}".format(base_file_name) # Take exclusive control over both the camera and stage with microscope.camera.lock, microscope.stage.lock: for n in range(n_images): # Elegantly handle action cancellation if current_action() and current_action().stopped: return # Generate a filename filename = f"{base_file_name}_image{n}" # Create a file to save the image to output = microscope.camera.new_image( filename=filename, folder=folder, temporary=False ) # Capture microscope.camera.capture(output) # Add system metadata output.put_metadata(microscope.metadata, system=True) # Update task progress (only does anyting if the function is running in a LabThings task) progress_pct = ((n + 1) / n_images) * 100 # Progress, in percent update_action_progress(progress_pct) # Wait for the specified time time.sleep(t_between) ## Extension views class TimelapseAPI(ActionView): """ Take a series of images in a timelapse """ args = { "n_images": fields.Integer( required=True, example=5, description="Number of images" ), "t_between": fields.Number( missing=1, example=1, description="Time (seconds) between images" ), } def post(self, args): # Find our microscope component microscope = find_component("org.openflexure.microscope") # Start "timelapse" return timelapse(microscope, args.get("n_images"), args.get("t_between")) ## Create extension # Create your extension object my_extension = BaseExtension("com.myname.timelapse-extension", version="0.0.0") # Add methods to your extension my_extension.add_method(timelapse, "timelapse") # Add API views to your extension my_extension.add_view(TimelapseAPI, "/timelapse")