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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- 
+""" 
+Created on Mon Jun  3 14:16:29 2024 
+
+@author: mohacsi_i 
+""" 
+from time import sleep 
+from ophyd import Device, Signal, Component 
+from websockets.sync.client import connect
+from websockets.exceptions import ConnectionClosedOK, ConnectionClosedError
+
+import json
+
+class StdDaqClientDevice(Device):
+    """ Lightweight wrapper around the undocumented StdDaq websocket interface.
+        This was meant to replace the documented python client.
+    """
+    # Status attributes
+    n_image = Component(Signal)
+    file_path = Component(Signal)
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, parent: Device = None, **kwargs) -> None:
+        super().__init__(*args, parent=parent, **kwargs)
+        self.ws_server_url = (
+            kwargs["daq_url"] if "daq_url" in kwargs else "ws://xbl-daq-29:8080")
+        self._client = connect(self.ws_server_url)
+
+        self.n_image.set(100)
+        self.file_path.set("/gpfs/test/test-beamline")
+
+    def configure(self, d: dict) -> tuple:
+        """
+        Example:
+            std.configure(d={'n_images': 234, 'file_path': "/data/test/raw"})
+        """
+        if "num_images" in d:
+            self.n_images.set(d['n_images'])
+            del d['num_images']
+        if "file_path" in d:
+            self.output_file.set(d['file_path'])
+            del d['file_path']
+        return (old_config, new_config)
+
+    def stage(self):
+        file_path = self.file_path.get()
+        n_image = self.n_image.get()
+
+        message = {"command":"start", "path": file_path, "n_image": n_image}
+        self.message(message)
+        return super().stage()
+
+    def unstage(self):
+        """ Stop a running acquisition
+
+        WARN: This will also close the connection!!!
+        """
+        message = {"command":"stop"}
+        self.message(message)
+        return super().unstage()
+
+    def stop(self, *, success=False):
+        """ Stop a running acquisition
+        
+        WARN: This will also close the connection!!!
+        """
+        message = {"command":"stop"}
+        self.message(message)
+
+    def status(self):
+        return self.message({"command": "status"})
+
+    def abort(self):
+        return self.message({"command": "abort"})
+
+    def message(self, d: dict, timeout=1):
+        """
+        
+            Note: finishing acquisition meang StdDAQ will close connections
+        """
+        print(d)
+        reply = None
+        if isinstance(d, dict):
+            msg = json.dumps(d)
+        else:
+            msg = str(d)
+        # Send message (reopen connection if needed)
+        try:
+            self._client.send(msg)
+        except ConnectionClosedError:
+            # StdDAQ may reject connection for a few seconds
+            try:
+                self._client = connect(self.ws_server_url)
+            except ConnectionRefusedError:
+                sleep(5)
+                self._client = connect(self.ws_server_url)
+            self._client.send(msg)
+        except ConnectionClosedOK:
+            # StdDAQ may reject connection for a few seconds
+            try:
+                self._client = connect(self.ws_server_url)
+            except ConnectionRefusedError:
+                sleep(5)
+                self._client = connect(self.ws_server_url)
+            self._client.send(msg)
+        # Wait for reply
+        try:
+            reply = self._client.recv(timeout)
+            print(reply)
+        except ConnectionClosedError:
+            pass 
+        except TimeoutError:
+            pass
+        return reply
+
+