1 files changed, 41 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/interface/ola.py b/interface/ola.py
index 445b991..5fee44d 100644
--- a/interface/ola.py
+++ b/interface/ola.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import array
 
-from ola.OlaClient import OlaClient
+import threading
+import time
+
+from ola.OlaClient import OlaClient, OLADNotRunningException
 
 class OLAOutput:
+    name = "OLA"
+
     def set_values(self, values):
         send = set()
         for c, v in values.items():
@@ -13,10 +18,42 @@ class OLAOutput:
             if uni[addr] != v:
                 uni[addr] = v
                 send.add(univ)
-        for univ in send:
-            self.client.SendDmx(univ, self.universes[univ])
+        with self._clock:
+            if self.client is not None:
+                for univ in send:
+                    self.client.SendDmx(univ, self.universes[univ])
+
+    def _setup_client(self):
+        while True:
+            try:
+                self.client = OlaClient()
+            except OLADNotRunningException:
+                time.sleep(1)
+            else:
+                break
+
+    @property
+    def ok(self):
+        with self._clock:
+            return self.client is not None
+
+    @property
+    def status(self):
+        with self._clock:
+            if self.client is None:
+                return "Unable to connect to olad"
+            else:
+                return "Everything's good"
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.client = OlaClient()
+        self.client_thread = None
+        try:
+            self.client = OlaClient()
+        except OLADNotRunningException:
+            self.client = None
+            self.client_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._setup_client)
+            self.client_thread.start()
 
         self.universes = {1: array.array('B', (0 for i in range(512)))}
+
+        self._clock = threading.RLock()