import threading
import time
import kivy
import serial



class ArduinoThread(threading.Thread):


    def __init__(self, parentObj, breakBool):
		#test
        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
        self.parentObj = parentObj
        self.breakBool = breakBool
        self.serial = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0', 115200, timeout=0.35)


    def read_serial(self):
        """Returns a list of from serial monitor."""
        reading = self.serial.readline().decode('utf-8')
        reading = reading.strip('\r\n').split(',')
        return reading

    def run(self):
        print("Starting thread.")
        while self.breakBool:
        # This variable equals the return value.
            reading = self.read_serial()
            # print(reading)
            self.parentObj.sensorList = reading
        print("Exiting thread")