Loading Screen

src/main.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import orangeClockFunctions.displayBlockMoscowFees as orangeClock
 import orangeClockFunctions.displaySetupDialog as setupDialog
+import orangeClockFunctions.displayLoadingScreen as loadingScreen
 from phew import access_point, connect_to_wifi, is_connected_to_wifi, dns, server
 from phew.template import render_template
 import json
@@ -55,10 +56,17 @@ def ap_catch_all(request):
     ip = ap.ifconfig()[0]
     dns.run_catchall(ip)
 
-def application_mode():
+def application_mode(ip: str = ""):
+    """Function to start the main display application. A loading screen is first booted to be shown as the main display
+    loads.
+
+    :param ip: The IP of OrangeClock
+    """
     print("Entering application mode.")
     onboard_led = machine.Pin("LED", machine.Pin.OUT)
     orangeClock.setSecrets(wifi_credentials["ssid"], wifi_credentials["password"])
+    print("Loading...")
+    loadingScreen.main(ip)
     orangeClock.main()
 
     def app_index(request):
@@ -95,7 +103,7 @@ def app_catch_all(request):
             machine_reset()
 
         print(f"Connected to wifi, IP address {ip_address}")
-        application_mode()
+        application_mode(ip_address)
 
 except Exception:
     # Either no wifi configuration file found, or something went wrong, 

src/orangeClockFunctions/displayBlockMoscowFees.py

@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ def main():
     mempoolFees = ""
     i = 1
     connectWIFI()
-    displayInit()
+    # displayInit()
+    initial_boot = True  # Flag for tracking if loop is first
     while True:
         print("===============debug id=2===============")
         print("memory use: ", gc.mem_alloc() / 1024, "KiB")
@@ -174,6 +175,8 @@ def main():
         if wifi.isconnected():
             refresh(ssd, True)
             ssd.wait_until_ready()
+        if initial_boot:  # If first time booting...
+            displayInit()  # Init the display
         Label(
             wri_small,
             labelRow1,
@@ -263,8 +266,10 @@ def main():
         refresh(ssd, False)
         ssd.wait_until_ready()
         ssd.sleep()
+        initial_boot = False  # Turn init off for subsequent cycles
         if not issue:
             time.sleep(600)  # 600 normal
+            print("refreshing...")
         else:
             wifi.disconnect()
             print("===============debug id=3===============")

src/orangeClockFunctions/displayLoadingScreen.py

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+from gui.widgets.label import Label
+from gui.core.writer import Writer
+from gui.core.nanogui import refresh
+from color_setup import ssd
+
+import gui.fonts.libreFranklinSemiBold29 as Small
+import gui.fonts.orangeClockIcons25 as iconsSmall
+
+wri_small = Writer(ssd, Small, verbose=False)  # Small writing
+wri_iconsSmall = Writer(ssd, iconsSmall, verbose=False)  # Small icons
+
+rowMaxDisplay = 296
+labelRow1 = 5
+labelRow2 = 46
+labelRow3 = 85
+labelCol = 10
+
+
+def main(ip: str):
+    """The main function for displaying a wait screen as OrangeClock loads. It also displays the connected IP address,
+    so it can be seen if connection is actually successful.
+
+    :param ip: The IP address that orange clock is connected at
+    :type ip: str
+    """
+    txt_connected = ip
+    txt_please_wait1 = "Please wait while"
+    txt_please_wait2 = "OrangeClock loads..."
+
+    refresh(ssd, True)
+    ssd.wait_until_ready()
+    print("Loading screen...")
+    # == Row 1 ==
+    # Text
+    Label(
+        wri_small,
+        labelRow1,
+        int(labelCol + Writer.stringlen(wri_iconsSmall, "I") + 4),
+        txt_connected,
+    )
+
+    # Wifi icon
+    Label(
+        wri_iconsSmall,
+        labelRow1,
+        labelCol,
+        "I",
+    )
+
+    # == Row 2 ==
+    # Text
+    Label(
+        wri_small,
+        labelRow2,
+        labelCol,
+        txt_please_wait1,
+    )
+
+    # == Row 3 ==
+    # Text
+    Label(
+        wri_small,
+        labelRow3,
+        labelCol,
+        txt_please_wait2,
+    )
+
+    ssd.wait_until_ready()
+    refresh(ssd, False)
+    ssd.wait_until_ready()
+    print("sleep")
+    print("Load end")