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# version 1.0.0

import re
import urllib.request
import pprint
import datetime
import time
import ast
import pprint
import os
from collections import OrderedDict
import msvcrt

user_setting_default_refresh_time = 15 # this is the number of seconds the script will wait between scans

urlGeneric = "http://chat-us.riftgame.com:8080/chatservice/zoneevent/list?shardId="
urlTime    = "http://chat-us.riftgame.com:8080/chatservice/time"
shardList  = {"Seastone":"1701",
              "Greybriar":"1702",
              "Deepwood":"1704",
              "Wolfsbane":"1706",
              "Faeblight":"1707",
              "Laethys":"1708",
              "Hailol":"1721"}
resultsArray = {"none":"none"}

while 1:
    resultsArray.clear()
    resultsCount=0
    timestamp = int(time.time())
    rescan_target = timestamp + user_setting_default_refresh_time
    mylocaltime = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp)
    for shard in shardList:
        try:
            reqZE = urllib.request.Request(urlGeneric+shardList[shard])
            responseZE = urllib.request.urlopen(reqZE)
            s = responseZE.read()
            s2=s.decode("utf-8")
            reqTime = urllib.request.Request(urlTime)
            responseTime = urllib.request.urlopen(reqTime)
            s3 = responseTime.read()
            s4=s3.decode("utf-8")
        except: # this is just for debug purposes, or if the server connection fails
            s2="""{"status":"success","data":[{"zone":"Fake Shimmersand","zoneId":6},{"zone":"Fake Ember Isle","zoneId":1992854106,"name":"Unstable Ember Isle","started":1392580211},{"zone":"Fake Silverwood","zoneId":12},{"zone":"Fake Stillmoor","zoneId":26},{"zone":"Fake Moonshade Highlands","zoneId":24},{"zone":"Fake Iron Pine Peak","zoneId":22},{"zone":"Fake Freemarch","zoneId":19},{"zone":"Fake Stonefield","zoneId":1481781477,"name":"Visions of Future Past","started":1392576584},{"zone":"Fake Scarwood Reach","zoneId":20},{"zone":"Fake Droughtlands","zoneId":336995470},{"zone":"Fake Gloamwood","zoneId":27},{"zone":"Fake Scarlet Gorge","zoneId":26580443},{"zone":"Fake Kingdom of Pelladane","zoneId":479431687},{"zone":"Fake Cape Jule","zoneId":1770829751},{"zone":"Fake Ashora","zoneId":790513416},{"zone":"Fake Seratos","zoneId":1494372221},{"zone":"Fake Steppes of Infinity","zoneId":798793247},{"zone":"Fake Eastern Holdings","zoneId":1213399942,"name":"On the Hunt","started":1392580420},{"zone":"Fake City Core","zoneId":1967477725},{"zone":"Fake Morban","zoneId":956914599},{"zone":"Fake Ardent Domain","zoneId":1446819710},{"zone":"Fake Kingsward","zoneId":1300766935,"name":"Unstable Kingsward","started":1392535321},{"zone":"The Fake Dendrome","zoneId":282584906}]}"""
            s4=999

evals2=ast.literal_eval(s2) # convert the webserver's response to a dict
        zEvents=evals2['data']      # save off the current dataset, for readability only
        for i in range(0,len(zEvents)):
            if 'started' in zEvents[i]:
                thisEvent=zEvents[i]
                shardAndZone = " " + shard + ", " + thisEvent['zone'] + ": "
                if "Unstable" in thisEvent['name']:
                    remaining = 60*30-(float(s4)-thisEvent['started'])
                    filler_char=" "
                    time_string=" ("+str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=remaining))+" remaining)"
                else:
                    elapsed = float(s4)-thisEvent['started']
                    filler_char=" "
                    time_string=" ("+str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=elapsed))+" elapsed)"
                resultsArray[resultsCount]=shardAndZone.ljust(40,filler_char)+" "+thisEvent['name']+time_string
                resultsCount=resultsCount+1

# clear then print new info
    os.system('CLS')
    print(mylocaltime.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') + "\n")
    for i in range(0,len(resultsArray)):       # loop thru all results
        if 'Goboro Reef' in resultsArray[i]:      # find bloodfire 
            print(resultsArray[i])             # print
    for i in range(0,len(resultsArray)):       # loop thru all results
        if 'Draumheim' in resultsArray[i]:      # find Power of Nightmares
            print(resultsArray[i])             # print
    for i in range(0,len(resultsArray)):       # loop thru all results
        if 'Tarken Glacier' in resultsArray[i]:      # find Power of Nightmares
            print(resultsArray[i])             # print
    for i in range(0,len(resultsArray)):       # loop thru all results
        if 'Tyrant' in resultsArray[i]:      # find Power of Nightmares
            print(resultsArray[i])             # print
    print("\n")
    
    # after it loops thru all the shards and prints, wait until current time reaches rescan_target, OR a keystroke is received
    while int(time.time()) < rescan_target:
        if msvcrt.kbhit():
            rescan_target = 0     # set to start of epoch
            while msvcrt.kbhit(): # as long as there is still a keystroke waiting...
                msvcrt.getch()    # remove one character from the queue
        else:
            time.sleep(1)

#        allZones = {'zone':'ID'}
#        for i in range(0,len(zEvents)):
#            thisEvent=zEvents[i]
#            if 'zone' in thisEvent and 'zoneId' in thisEvent:
#                allZones[thisEvent['zone'].ljust(21," ")]=str(thisEvent['zoneId']).zfill(12) # zero fill to 12 places to help sorting
#        pprint.pprint(OrderedDict(sorted(allZones.items(), key=lambda x: x[0])))

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