works now but prints weird

addtoDB.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import optparse
 import iterparse
 import traceback
 import os, sys
+import json
 import subprocess
 from tinydb import TinyDB, Query
 
@@ -26,22 +27,25 @@ def main():
         exit(1)
 
 
+def addToDB(pathToImage, pathToDB,composite):
 
-def addFile(pathToImage, pathToDB, SSBidentify, composite):
  #init db
     db = TinyDB(pathToDB)
 
     #add to db
-    db.insert({'path': pathToImage, 'date': 4, 'ssb': SSBidentify, 'composite': composite})
+    db.insert({'path': pathToImage, 'date': 4, 'ssb': '-2', 'composite': composite})
     print("all done, added to db")
     #print("heres the whole db")
     #print(db.all())
 
+
+def addToSSB(pathToImage, pathToDB, SSBidentify):
+   
     #unless you say don't post to ssb, post to ssb
     if SSBidentify != -1:
         #SEND TO SSB! WOOOO
         try:
-            result = subprocess.call('./ssbpost.sh ' + pathToImage, shell=True)
+            result = subprocess.Popen('./ssbpost.sh ' + pathToImage, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, )
         except:
             print('traceback.format_exc():\n%s' % traceback.format_exc())
             exit()
@@ -49,12 +53,12 @@ def addFile(pathToImage, pathToDB, SSBidentify, composite):
 
 	# get the ssb json from the bash command we just ran
     newssb=result.stdout.read()
+    print(newssb)
+    #convert string to  object
+    json_object = json.loads(newssb)
 
-	# iterate through new ssb posts
-    for decoded in iterparse.parsy(newssb):
     # get the key for the post we just made
-    	key = decoded['key']
+    key = json_object["key"]
-
 
     return key
 

carousel.py

@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ def get_concat_h(im1, im2):
     dst.paste(im2, (im1.width, 0))
     return dst
 
+
+def get_concat_h_blank(im1, im2, color=(0, 0, 0)):
+    dst = Image.new('RGB', (im1.width + im2.width, max(im1.height, im2.height)), color)
+    dst.paste(im1, (0, 0))
+    dst.paste(im2, (im1.width, 0))
+    return dst
+
 ## MAIN LOOP ##
 while True:
     # chill for a bit, keep track of how long we're chilling
@@ -325,9 +332,13 @@ while True:
                 button_flag == "null"
 
 
-                #add the photo to the db/ssb
+                #add each photo to the db
-                key = addtoDB.addFile(bmpath,dbPath,0,composite)
+                addtoDB.addToDB(bmpath1,dbPath,composite)
+                addtoDB.addToDB(bmpath2,dbPath,composite)
+                addtoDB.addToDB(bmpath3,dbPath,composite)
 
+                #add the photo strip to the ssb
+                key = addtoDB.addToSSB(composite,dbPath,0)
 
 
                 # Create qr code
@@ -335,7 +346,7 @@ while True:
                 qr = qrcode.QRCode(
                     version = 1,
                     error_correction = qrcode.constants.ERROR_CORRECT_H,
-                    box_size = 4,
+                    box_size = 5,
                     border = 1,
                 )
                 # Add data
@@ -343,16 +354,16 @@ while True:
                 qr.make(fit=True)
                 # Create an image from the QR Code instance
                 img = qr.make_image()
-                
+                whereToSaveQR = imagesPath + 'QR.jpg'
+                img.save(whereToSaveQR)
 
 
                 # concatenate QR instructions with QR
-                whereQRinstructionsAre = imagesPath + 'ssbqrinstgurct.bmp'
+                whereQRinstructionsAre = imagesPath + 'ssbqrinstgurct.jpg'
                 qrInstruct = Image.open(whereQRinstructionsAre)
-                
+                whereInstructionsPlusQRis = imagesPath + 'instructionsPlusQR.jpg'
-                
+                get_concat_h_blank(qrInstruct, img, (255, 255, 255)).save(whereInstructionsPlusQRis)
-                
+                instr = Image.open(whereInstructionsPlusQRis)
-                # concatenate QR+instructions to full composite for print                
 
 
                 #generate unique file_name
@@ -360,11 +371,12 @@ while True:
                 unique = str(unique)
                 FULLcomposite = imagesPath + unique + '.jpg'
 
-                get_concat_v(concaz, (get_concat_h(qrInstruct, img))).save(FULLcomposite)     
+                # concatenate existing composite image with the instructions+QR composite for full composite image for print
+                get_concat_v(concaz, instr).save(FULLcomposite)
 
                 # print Fullcomposite
                 try:
-                	result = subprocess.call('lp' + Fullcomposite, shell=True)
+                	result = subprocess.call('lp ' + FULLcomposite, shell=True)
                 except:
                 	print('traceback.format_exc():\n%s' % traceback.format_exc())
                 	exit()
@@ -379,11 +391,11 @@ while True:
 
                 #display the image to clear the menu (also display text "posted")
                 font18 = ImageFont.truetype('/usr/share/fonts/truetype/wqy/wqy-microhei.ttc', 24)
-                bmp = Image.open(bmpath)
+                bmp = Image.open(bmpath1)
                 Limage.paste(bmp)
                 draw = ImageDraw.Draw(Limage)
-                draw.text((2, 240), 'PHOTO POSTED', font = font18, fill = 255)
+                draw.text((2, 240), 'photostrip posted', font = font18, fill = 255)
-                draw.text((2, 260), 'online!', font = font18, fill = 255)
+                draw.text((2, 260), 'to SSB', font = font18, fill = 255)
                 epd.display(epd.getbuffer(Limage))
 
 

ssbpost.sh

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #add blob
 blobID=$(cat $1 | ssb-server blobs.add)
 
-echo $blobID
+#echo $blobID
 
 #publish blob
 #key=$(ssb-server publish --type post --text "![upload.bmp($blobID)]"