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+#!/photonics/home/gac-maloja/.conda/envs/mdaq/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import logging 
+
+class DisabledLogger():
+    def __enter__(self):
+       logging.disable(logging.CRITICAL)
+    def __exit__(self, exit_type, exit_value, exit_traceback):
+       logging.disable(logging.NOTSET)
+
+
+#from collections import defaultdict
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from bsread import dispatcher
+import data_api as dapi
+import epics
+
+
+from colorama import Fore, Back, Style
+
+true  = Fore.GREEN + " ✓" + Style.RESET_ALL
+false = Fore.RED   + " ✗" + Style.RESET_ALL
+
+
+cam_names = [
+#    "DOES-NOT-EXIST",
+    "SATES21-CAMS154-M1",
+    "SATES24-CAMS161-M1"
+]
+
+cam_names += [f"SATES21-CAMS154-GIGE{i+1}" for i in range(8)]
+
+
+width = max(len(str(i)) for i in cam_names)
+fpics = [i + ":FPICTURE" for i in cam_names]
+
+
+pvs = [epics.get_pv(c) for c in fpics]
+pv_states = [pv.wait_for_connection(timeout=0.5) for pv in pvs]
+
+
+bs_chans = dispatcher.get_current_channels()
+bs_chans = set(x["name"] for x in bs_chans)
+
+bs_states = [(i in bs_chans) for i in fpics]
+
+
+#data = defaultdict(list)
+#for f in fpics:
+#    res = dapi.search(f)
+#    for i in res:
+#        if not i["channels"]:
+#            continue
+#        be = i["backend"]
+#        data[f].append(be)
+#    print(f, be)
+
+now   = datetime.now()
+start = now   - timedelta(minutes=1)
+end   = start + timedelta(seconds=1)
+
+ib_chans = ["sf-imagebuffer/" + i for i in fpics] #TODO does this speed this up?
+aggregation = dapi.Aggregation(aggregation_type="value", aggregations=["sum"], nr_of_bins=1)
+with DisabledLogger():
+    ib_data = dapi.get_data(channels=ib_chans, start=start, end=end, aggregation=aggregation)
+
+def get_state(f):
+    try:
+        d = ib_data[f + ":sum"]
+    except KeyError:
+        try:
+            d = ib_data[f]
+        except KeyError:
+            return False
+    assert len(d) == 1
+    return not all(d.isna())
+
+ib_states = [get_state(f) for f in fpics]
+
+
+
+head = ("name", "PV", "BS", "IB")
+bool_width = 2
+bool_line = "-" * bool_width
+line = ["-" * width] + [bool_line] * 3
+res = [head, line]
+
+for cam, pv_state, bs_state, ib_state in zip(cam_names, pv_states, bs_states, ib_states):
+    pv_state = true if pv_state else false
+    bs_state = true if bs_state else false
+    ib_state = true if ib_state else false
+    new = (cam, pv_state, bs_state, ib_state)
+    res.append(new)
+
+
+for name, pv, bs, ib in res:
+    name = name.ljust(width)
+#    pv = pv.ljust(bool_width)
+#    bs = bs.ljust(bool_width)
+#    ib = ib.ljust(bool_width)
+    print(name, pv, bs, ib)
+
+
+