commit 17715b22ad92ace6fe9165c2b194a0e1319a8c9f
Author: sumona-banerjeee <sumobanerjee2000@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Apr 27 15:42:02 2026 +0530

    first commit for the sender side

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+.env
+venv/
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diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
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diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
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+# sender/client.py — TCP socket client, connects to receiver and sends data
+
+import socket
+import time
+import logging
+import sys
+import os
+import argparse
+
+from config import HOST, PORT, SEND_INTERVAL, ACK_BYTE, RECONNECT_DELAY, BUFFER_SIZE
+from generator import generate_data
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument("--id", required=True, help="Device ID")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+DEVICE_ID = args.id
+
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="[SENDER] %(asctime)s — %(message)s",
+    datefmt="%H:%M:%S"
+)
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def connect_to_server() -> socket.socket:
+    """Keep trying to connect until server is available."""
+    while True:
+        try:
+            client = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+            client.connect((HOST, PORT))
+            log.info(f"Connected to server at {HOST}:{PORT}")
+            return client
+        except ConnectionRefusedError:
+            log.warning(f"Server not available. Retrying in {RECONNECT_DELAY}s...")
+            time.sleep(RECONNECT_DELAY)
+
+
+def run():
+    log.info(f"Sender starting with DEVICE_ID={DEVICE_ID}...")
+
+    while True:
+        client = connect_to_server()
+
+        try:
+            while True:
+                # 1. Generate data string with unique ID
+                data = generate_data(DEVICE_ID)
+                display = data.replace('\0', '\\0')
+                log.info(f"Sending → {display}")
+
+                # 2. Send encoded bytes
+                client.sendall(data.encode('utf-8'))
+
+                # 3. Wait for ACK
+                try:
+                    client.settimeout(5.0)
+                    ack = client.recv(BUFFER_SIZE)
+                    if ack == ACK_BYTE:
+                        log.info("ACK received")
+                    else:
+                        log.warning(f"Unexpected response: {ack}")
+                except socket.timeout:
+                    log.error("ACK timeout — server may be down")
+                    break
+
+                # 4. Wait before next send
+                time.sleep(SEND_INTERVAL)
+
+        except (ConnectionResetError, BrokenPipeError, OSError) as e:
+            log.error(f"Connection lost: {e}. Reconnecting...")
+        finally:
+            client.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run()
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diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
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+# config.py — shared settings for sender and receiver
+
+HOST = "127.0.0.1"
+PORT = 3000
+SEND_INTERVAL = 5       # seconds between each data send
+BUFFER_SIZE = 4096
+ACK_BYTE = b'\x06'      # standard ACK control character
+RECONNECT_DELAY = 3     # seconds before sender retries connection
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diff --git a/generator.py b/generator.py
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+# sender/generator.py — generates realistic solar sensor data strings
+
+import random
+import time
+
+
+DOOR_STATES = ["OPEN", "CLOSE"]
+
+
+def generate_data(device_id: str) -> str:
+    
+    ts   = int(time.time())
+    sv   = round(random.uniform(40.0, 55.0), 1)
+    si   = round(random.uniform(0.0, 40.0), 1)
+    sp   = random.randint(0, 2200)
+    bv   = round(random.uniform(44.0, 58.0), 2)
+    bcur = round(random.uniform(-30.0, 30.0), 1)
+    bsoc = random.randint(0, 100)
+    bsoh = random.randint(80, 100)
+    bt   = round(random.uniform(10.0, 50.0), 1)
+    at   = round(random.uniform(15.0, 45.0), 1)
+    door = random.choice(DOOR_STATES)
+
+    message = (
+        f"ID={device_id},"
+        f"TS={ts},"
+        f"SV={sv},"
+        f"SI={si},"
+        f"SP={sp},"
+        f"BV={bv},"
+        f"BCUR={bcur},"
+        f"BSOC={bsoc},"
+        f"BSOH={bsoh},"
+        f"BT={bt},"
+        f"AT={at},"
+        f"DOOR={door}"
+        f"\0"  
+    )
+    return message
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