api_app.py

@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ log_folder = config['Settings']['log_folder']
 # Load logs first (just to check for errors before page loads)
 data = read_logs(log_folder)
 
+# Start subprocess to watch KISS connection
+import subprocess
+subprocess.Popen(["python3","kiss_and_db.py"])
+
 api.add_resource(Packets, '/packets')  # and '/locations' is our entry point for Locations
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

kiss_and_db.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Send a test frame via TCP, then read & print KISS frames from a TCP Socket.
+For use with programs like Dire Wolf.
+From https://github.com/python-aprs/kiss3/blob/main/examples/tcp_send_recv.py
+"""
+import os
+
+from ax253 import Frame
+import kiss
+
+
+MYCALL = os.environ.get("MYCALL", "W1CDN")
+KISS_HOST = os.environ.get("KISS_HOST", "192.168.0.30")
+KISS_PORT = os.environ.get("KISS_PORT", "8001")
+
+
+def print_frame(frame):
+    print(Frame.from_bytes(frame))
+
+
+def main():
+    ki = kiss.TCPKISS(host=KISS_HOST, port=int(KISS_PORT), strip_df_start=True)
+    ki.start()
+    # frame = Frame.ui(
+    #     destination="PYKISS",
+    #     source=MYCALL,
+    #     path=["WIDE1-1"],
+    #     info=">Hello World!",
+    # )
+    #ki.write(frame)
+    # Write received frame to terminal
+    ki.read(callback=print_frame, min_frames=None)
+
+    # put some database stuff here
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 flask
 flask_restful
-pandas
-numpy