Improved Reticulum behavior

assets/support/configdefault.json

@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@
                 "identity_file": "/home/pi/.reticulum/storage/identities/predator",
                 "instance_name": "My Car",
                 "events": {
+                    "start_up": {
+                        "enabled": true
+                    },
                     "motion_detected": {
                         "enabled": true
                     },

assets/support/configoutline.json

@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@
                 "identity_file": "str",
                 "instance_name": "str",
                 "events": {
+                    "start_up": {
+                        "enabled": "bool"
+                    },
                     "motion_detected": {
                         "enabled": "bool"
                     },

dashcam.py

@@ -1012,6 +1012,10 @@ def start_dashcam_recording(dashcam_devices, directory): # This function starts
             iteration_counter += 1 # Iterate the counter. This value will be used to create unique file names for each recorded video.
             print("Started dashcam recording on " + str(dashcam_devices[device]["index"])) # Inform the user that recording was initiation for this camera device.
 
+    if (config["dashcam"]["notifications"]["reticulum"]["enabled"] == True and config["dashcam"]["notifications"]["reticulum"]["events"]["start_up"]["enabled"] == True): # Check to see if Predator is configured to send start-up notifications over Reticulum.
+        for destination in config["dashcam"]["notifications"]["reticulum"]["destinations"]: # Iterate over each configured destination.
+            reticulum.lxmf_send_message(str(config["dashcam"]["notifications"]["reticulum"]["instance_name"]) + " has been started", destination) # Send a Reticulum LXMF message to this destination.
+
     try:
         if (config["dashcam"]["parked"]["enabled"] == True): # Check to see if parked mode functionality is enabled.
             last_moved_time = utils.get_time() # This value holds the Unix timestamp of the last time the vehicle exceeded the parking speed threshold.

reticulum.py

@@ -47,18 +47,22 @@
     new_identity = RNS.Identity()
     new_identity.to_file(config["dashcam"]["notifications"]["reticulum"]["identity_file"])
 
+debug_message("Loading Reticulum identity file")
+config["dashcam"]["notifications"]["reticulum"]["identity_file"] = "/home/cvieira/.reticulum/storage/identities/predator"
+identity = RNS.Identity().from_file(config["dashcam"]["notifications"]["reticulum"]["identity_file"])
+
+debug_message("Announcing Reticulum source")
+source = lxmf_router.register_delivery_identity(identity, display_name="Predator")
+lxmf_router.announce(source.hash) # Announce this instance.
+last_announce = time.time()
 
 def lxmf_send_message(message, destination):
     global lxmf_router
     global config
 
-    debug_message("Loading Reticulum identity file")
-    config["dashcam"]["notifications"]["reticulum"]["identity_file"] = "/home/cvieira/.reticulum/storage/identities/predator"
-    identity = RNS.Identity().from_file(config["dashcam"]["notifications"]["reticulum"]["identity_file"])
-
-    debug_message("Announcing Reticulum source")
-    source = lxmf_router.register_delivery_identity(identity, display_name="Predator")
-    lxmf_router.announce(source.hash) # Announce this instance.
+    if (time.time() - last_announce > 30*60):
+        debug_message("Announcing Reticulum source")
+        lxmf_router.announce(source.hash) # Announce this instance.
 
     debug_message("Identifying Reticulum destination")
     recipient_hash = bytes.fromhex(destination)