Get Serial to a functional state

serial.py

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+import serial
+import requests
+import time
+
+# Define serial port and parameters
+SERIAL_PORT = 'COM6'  # Change this to your serial port
+BAUD_RATE = 115200
+HOSTNAME = 'http://localhost'  # Change to your hostname
+PORT = 7125  # Change to your port if necessary
+
+# --------- #
+
+ser = serial.Serial(SERIAL_PORT, BAUD_RATE, timeout=1)
+
+def truncuate(text : str, length : int = 50):
+    length = length - 3
+    if len(text) > length:
+        return text[:length] + "..."
+    return text
+
+def write(text : str, write : bool):
+    if write:
+        ser.write((text + "\n").encode('utf-8'))
+        print(f"<<< {truncuate(text)}")
+    else:
+        print(f"(Ignored) <<< {truncuate(text)}")
+
+def main():
+    while True:
+        # Read a line from the serial port
+        if ser.in_waiting > 0:
+            line = ser.readline().decode('utf-8').strip()
+            if line.startswith("HTTP_REQUEST"):
+                print(f">>> {line}")
+                # Parse the parameters
+                try:
+                    parts = line.split(' ', 3)
+                    timeout_ms, request_type, url_path = int(parts[1]), parts[2], parts[3]
+                    
+                    ignore_timeout = timeout_ms <= 0
+
+                    if ignore_timeout:
+                        timeout_ms = 1000;
+
+                    # Construct the full URL
+                    full_url = f"{HOSTNAME}:{PORT}{url_path}"
+                    
+                    # Make the HTTP request based on the type
+                    response = None
+                    if request_type.upper() == "GET":
+                        response = requests.get(full_url, timeout=timeout_ms / 1000)
+                    elif request_type.upper() == "POST":
+                        response = requests.post(full_url, timeout=timeout_ms / 1000)
+                    else:
+                        write("400 Unsupported request type", not ignore_timeout)
+                        continue
+
+                    # Send response back over serial
+                    if response != None:
+                        status_code = response.status_code
+                        body = response.text.replace('\n', ' ')  # Trim and sanitize body for serial
+                        message = f"{status_code} {body}"
+                        write(message, not ignore_timeout)
+                except (IndexError, ValueError) as e:
+                    write(f"400 Malformed request {str(e)}", not ignore_timeout)
+                except requests.exceptions.ReadTimeout as e:
+                    print("Request timed out.")
+                    pass
+                except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+                    write("500 Request failed", not ignore_timeout)
+            else:
+                print(f"[LOG] {line}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("\nExiting script.")
+        ser.close()