Script for automatically triggering a video recording on a Switch once every 25 seconds

joycontrol-autocapture.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import asyncio
import logging
import os

from aioconsole import ainput

from joycontrol import logging_default as log, utils
from joycontrol.command_line_interface import ControllerCLI
from joycontrol.controller import Controller
from joycontrol.controller_state import ControllerState, button_push, button_press, button_release
from joycontrol.memory import FlashMemory
from joycontrol.protocol import controller_protocol_factory
from joycontrol.server import create_hid_server

async def _main():
  spi_flash = FlashMemory()
  controller = Controller.from_arg("PRO_CONTROLLER")

  factory = controller_protocol_factory(controller, spi_flash=spi_flash)
  ctl_psm, itr_psm = 17, 19
  transport, protocol = await create_hid_server(
    factory,
    reconnect_bt_addr=None,
    ctl_psm=ctl_psm,
    itr_psm=itr_psm
  )
  controller_state = protocol.get_controller_state()
  print("Trying to connect...")
  await controller_state.connect()
  print("Connected.")
  #input("Press enter to send L+R.")
  await button_press(controller_state, 'l', 'r')
  await button_release(controller_state, 'l', 'r')
  try:
    while True:
      print("\nWaiting 25 seconds...")
      await asyncio.sleep(25)
      print("Ensuring connection...")
      await controller_state.connect()
      print("Pressing capture button...")
      await button_press(controller_state, "capture")
      await asyncio.sleep(1)
      await controller_state.connect()
      print("Releasing capture button...")
      await button_release(controller_state, "capture")
  finally:
    await transport.close()

loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(_main())