The syncID is no longer hardcoded but depends on the fignum on the server...

The syncID is no longer hardcoded but depends on the fignum on the server side. This one is counted up by the constructor of the MyFig_server class

mplClient2.py

@@ -120,16 +120,23 @@ class MplClient2():
         
         if not status :
             print('something went wrong with the sending of newSincFigure request...')
-        statusSig = self.waitForSignal()
+        answer = self.waitForSignal()
         
         # try to create a figure of the same class on the client side
-        if self.testStatusSig(query,statusSig) :
+        if isinstance(answer,Answer) :
             print('trying to create a figure of the same class on the client side')
             fig = figname((MyData(),),*args,**kwargs)
             # Link the temporary Sync Figure
-            fig.syncID = '26042017'
+            fig.syncID = answer.content
             fig.client = self
-        return fig
+            return fig
+            
+        elif isinstance(answer,Status) :
+            self.testStatusSig(query,answer)
+            return None
+        else :
+            print('an unknown error occured')
+            return None
     
     def updateSyncFigure(self,syncID,kwargs) :
        ''' Send a UPDATE_SYNC_FIGURE query to the server. 

mplServer2.py

@@ -68,11 +68,9 @@ class MplHandler(SocketServer.StreamRequestHandler):
         
         datas     = [G_RAWDATA[name] for name in datanames]
         
-        # Generate an FigID
-        FigID = '26042017'
-        
         try:
-            G_FIGURES[FigID] = FigClass(datas, **kwargs)
+            # create the figure:
+            fig = FigClass(datas, **kwargs)
             if (DEBUG):
                 print(INFO+"SERVER: I created the requested Figure")
         except Exception as e:
@@ -82,8 +80,11 @@ class MplHandler(SocketServer.StreamRequestHandler):
                 print(SPCE+"SERVER: Exception details where:",e.message, e.args )
             return Status(False, "I could not create the requested Figure. I tried: "+str(FigClass.__name__)+'('+str(datas)+', '+str(kwargs)+')'+" Exception details where:"+str(e.message)+str(e.args))
         
-        if FigID in G_FIGURES :
-            return Status(True,"SERVER: I created the requested Figure with following instructions"+str(FigClass.__name__)+str(datas)+'('+str(args)+', '+str(kwargs)+')')
+        # add the figure to the global index
+        G_FIGURES[fig.getFigID()] = fig
+        
+        if fig.getFigID() in G_FIGURES :
+            return Answer(fig.getFigID())
 
     def getFigByID(self,figID) :
         """ Identify the figure by ID and return it. On error it will return a Status Signal"""

myFig_server.py

@@ -87,14 +87,11 @@ class MyFig_server(object):
     # CONSTRUCTOR --------------------------------------------------------
     def __init__(self, rawdata, *args, **kwargs):
         
-        # count the global counter up by one
-        MyFig_server.G_FIGNUM += 1 
-        
         # for the update function
         self._attributesToUpdateKeys = ['fignum', 'reformat', 'debug', 'formatted', 'aliases']
         
         # initialise the attribute default values and remove them from kwargs
-        self.fignum       = kwargs.pop('fignum', -1)  # need to be hard coded for interactive mode
+        self.fignum       = kwargs.pop('fignum', MyFig_server.G_FIGNUM)  # need to be hard coded for interactive mode
         self.reformat     = kwargs.pop('reformat', D_REFORMAT)
         self.debug        = kwargs.pop('debug', D_DEBUG)
         self.formatted    = kwargs.pop('formatted', D_FORMATTED)
@@ -107,6 +104,9 @@ class MyFig_server(object):
         self._initialize(*args, **kwargs)
         self.set_rawdata(rawdata)
     
+        # count the global counter up by one
+        MyFig_server.G_FIGNUM += 1
+
     # INITIALIZE -------------------------------------------------------
     def _initialize(self, *args, **kwargs):
         

test/network/test_com.py

@@ -25,13 +25,18 @@ print "Server loop running in thread:", server_thread.name
 client.connect(('', 50803))
 
 client.readData('readStupidData', 'data1')
-fig = client.newSyncFigure(FigTestc, ('data1',))
-win=mpl_client.MyWin(fig)
+fig1 = client.newSyncFigure(FigTestc, ('data1',))
+win=mpl_client.MyWin(fig1)
 sleep(2)
 
 # update test
-fig.update(xRange=[-2, 2],yRange=[-2, 2])
+fig1.update(xRange=[-2, 2],yRange=[-2, 2])
 win.refresh()
 sleep(2)
 
-fig.deSyncFig()
+# multiple figures
+fig2 = client.newSyncFigure(FigTestc, ('data1',))
+win=mpl_client.MyWin(fig2)
+
+fig1.deSyncFig()
+fig2.deSyncFig()