Status messages for util-pipe_to_tcp

fstream-util-pipe_to_tcp.py

@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ import socket
 import threading
 import queue
 
+def eprint(*args, **kwargs): print(*args, file=sys.stderr, **kwargs)
+
 serverAddr = ("127.0.0.1",61921)
 serverSocket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+eprint("Opening socket...")
 serverSocket.bind(serverAddr)
 serverSocket.listen(1)
 
@@ -35,23 +38,31 @@ class pipeThread(threading.Thread):
 		threading.Thread.__init__(self)
 	
 	def run(self):
+		global connection
 		while True:
 			data = sys.stdin.buffer.read(1000)
-			try:
+			
-				with connectionLock:
+			with connectionLock:
-					connection.send(data)
+				try:
-			except Exception as e:
+					if type(connection) != bool:
-				print(e)
+						connection.send(data)
+				except Exception as e:
+					connection = False
+					print(e)
 
 pThread = pipeThread()
 pThread.start()
 
 while True:
+	eprint("Awaiting connection...")
 	conn, address = serverSocket.accept()
+	eprint("Connection established, sending data.")
 	with connectionLock:
 		try:
-			connection.close()
+			if type(connection) != bool:
+				connection.close()
 		except Exception as e:
 			print(e)
+		
 		connection = conn
 		connection.settimeout(15)