Using mqtt broker status messages as connection alive checker

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[Divergentti]

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I changed my boot.py so that it authenticates to WiFi AP having best signal strenght and found better solution to add ssid and password for your script:

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use_password = None

if network.WLAN(network.STA_IF).config('essid') == SSID1:
    use_password = SSID1_PASSWORD
elif network.WLAN(network.STA_IF).config('essid') == SSID2:
    use_password = SSID2_PASSWORD

config['server'] = MQTT_SERVER
config['ssid'] = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF).config('essid')
config['wifi_pw'] = use_password

The boot.py is like this (sorry Finnish - English typos if any):

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""" snip """

import utime
import machine
import network
import time
import ntptime
import webrepl
from time import sleep

#  0 = power on, 6 = hard reset, 1 = WDT reset, 5 = DEEP_SLEEP reset, 4 soft reset
print("Previous boot reason %s" % machine.reset_cause())

try:
    from parametrit import SSID1, SSID2, SALASANA1, SALASANA2, WEBREPL_SALASANA, NTPPALVELIN, DHCP_NIMI
except ImportError as e:
    print("Import error %s", e)
    if (SSID1 is not None) and (SALASANA1 is not None):
        SSID2 = None
        SALASANA2 = None
        WEBREPL_SALASANA = None
        NTPPALVELIN = None
        DHCP_NIMI = None
    else:
        print("Needs at least SSID1 and  PASSWORD1!")
        raise


def ei_voida_yhdistaa():
    print("No connection. Boot in 1 s. ")
    sleep(1)
    machine.reset()


def aseta_aika():
    try:
        ntptime.settime()
    except OSError as e:
        print("NTP-server %s did not respond! Error %s" % (NTPPALVELIN, e))
        ei_voida_yhdistaa()
    print("Time: %s " % str(utime.localtime(utime.time())))


def kaynnista_webrepl():
    if WEBREPL_SALASANA is not None:
        try:
            webrepl.start(password=WEBREPL_SALASANA)
        except OSError:
            pass
    else:
        try:
            webrepl.start()
        except OSError as e:
            print("WebREPL does not start. Error %s" % e)
            raise Exception("WebREPL is not installed! Execute import webrepl_setup")


#  We are connected already. Previous reset was 1, 2 tai 4
if network.WLAN(network.STA_IF).config('essid') != '':
    print("Connected to network %s" % network.WLAN(network.STA_IF).config('essid'))
    print('IP-address:', network.WLAN(network.STA_IF).ifconfig()[0])
    print("WiFi-signal strength %s" % (network.WLAN(network.STA_IF).status('rssi')))
    aseta_aika()
    kaynnista_webrepl()
else:
    etsi_lista = []
    ssid_lista = []
    kaytettava_salasana = ""
    kaytettava_ssid = ""
    wificlient_if = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
    wificlient_if.active(False)
    time.sleep(1)
    wificlient_if.active(True)
    time.sleep(2)
    if DHCP_NIMI is not None:
        wificlient_if.config(dhcp_hostname=DHCP_NIMI)
    if NTPPALVELIN is not None:
        ntptime.host = NTPPALVELIN
    try:
        ssid_lista = wificlient_if.scan()
        time.sleep(3)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        raise
    except ssid_lista == []:
        print("WiFi-networks not found!")
        ei_voida_yhdistaa()
    except OSError:
        ei_voida_yhdistaa()
        #  Check if SSID1 or SSID2 are on the list
    try:
        etsi_lista = [item for item in ssid_lista if item[0].decode() == SSID1 or item[0].decode() == SSID2]
    except ValueError:
        # SSDI not found
        pass
    # If list is 2, then both found, check which one's signal stregth is best
    if len(etsi_lista) == 2:
        #  third from the end is the rssi
        if etsi_lista[0][-3] > etsi_lista[1][-3]:
            kaytettava_ssid = etsi_lista[0][0].decode()
            kaytettava_salasana = SALASANA1
        else:
            kaytettava_ssid = etsi_lista[1][0].decode()
            kaytettava_salasana = SALASANA2
    else:
        # only one SSID in the list
        kaytettava_ssid = etsi_lista[0][0].decode()
        kaytettava_salasana = SALASANA1
    # machine.freq(240000000)

    print("Connecting to %s" % kaytettava_ssid)
    try:
        wificlient_if.connect(kaytettava_ssid, kaytettava_salasana)
        time.sleep(5)
    except wificlient_if.ifconfig()[0] == '0.0.0.0':
        print("No IP address!")
        ei_voida_yhdistaa()
    except OSError:
        ei_voida_yhdistaa()
    finally:
        if wificlient_if.ifconfig()[0] != '0.0.0.0':
            aseta_aika()
            kaynnista_webrepl()
            print('IP address:', wificlient_if.ifconfig()[0])
            print("WiFi signal strength %s" % (wificlient_if.status('rssi')))
        else:
            ei_voida_yhdistaa()