Some quick and dirty threading to make http request non-blocking

pydoku.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Set
 
+import threading
+
 import os
 from websudoku import *
 
@@ -68,22 +70,34 @@ cursorSurface = pg.Surface((CURSOR_SIZE, CURSOR_SIZE), pg.SRCALPHA)
 cursor = Cursor()
 input_method = InputMethod.FILL
 
-# TODO: We have to make this async
-sudoku = get_sudoku_puzzle(Difficulty.EVIL)
-# sudoku = get_sudoku_puzzle_test()
-
 board = []
+pencil_marks = []
+sudoku = None
 
+data_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+def data_callback(sudoku_data):
+    # Handle the data here, e.g., store it in a global variable
     for i in range(81):
-    if sudoku.editmask[i] == 0:
+        if sudoku_data.editmask[i] == 0:
-        board.append(Cell(sudoku.solution[i], True))
+            board.append(Cell(sudoku_data.solution[i], True))
         else:
             board.append(Cell())
 
-pencil_marks = []
     for i in range(81):
         pm = PencilMark() if not board[i].given else None
         pencil_marks.append(pm)
+    global sudoku
+    with data_lock:
+        sudoku = sudoku_data
+
+
+def http_request_thread():
+    data = get_sudoku_puzzle(Difficulty.EVIL)
+    data_callback(data)
+
+http_thread = threading.Thread(target=http_request_thread)
+http_thread.start()
 
 
 def draw_grid():
@@ -214,7 +228,7 @@ while running:
             if num.isdigit() and num != '0':
                 num = int(num)
                 idx = (cursor.row - 1) * 9 + cursor.col - 1
-                if not board[idx].given:
+                if board and not board[idx].given:
                     match input_method:
                         case InputMethod.FILL:
                             board[idx].value = num
@@ -260,6 +274,8 @@ while running:
     screen.fill('cornflower blue')
 
     draw_grid()
+    with data_lock:
+        if sudoku is not None:
             draw_numbers()
     draw_cursor()
     draw_hud()

pydoku.todo

@@ -13,10 +13,18 @@
 * DONE Add "Done" button
 * DONE Check if puzzle is complete
 * DONE Improve pencil mark colors
+* DONE Async http request
 * TODO Show errors
+* TODO Generalized button code
 * TODO Pass difficulty through command line
+* TODO Choose difficulty buttons
+* TODO Button to load a new puzzle
+* TODO Delete center pencil marks 1 num at a time
 * TODO Toast on valid solve
 * TODO Show the time it took
 * TODO Save current game
 * TODO Create a pip file
-* TODO Help labels
+* TODO Show current input method
+* TODO Show keybindings somehow
+* TODO Pause button
+* TODO Support undo

websudoku.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import http.client
+from urllib.request import urlopen
 import re
 from enum import Enum
 from dataclasses import dataclass
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Difficulty(Enum):
 
 host = "five.websudoku.com"
 
-def get_sudoku_puzzle_test():
+async def get_sudoku_puzzle_test():
     cheat    = [ 1,7,6,5,9,4,3,2,8,
                  3,5,8,6,7,2,9,1,4,
                  2,9,4,8,1,3,6,5,7,
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ def get_sudoku_puzzle_test():
 
     return Sudoku(cheat, editmask)
 
-
 def get_sudoku_puzzle(difficulty: Difficulty) -> Sudoku:
     """Makes a web request to websudoku.com to grab a sudoku puzzle
 
@@ -49,22 +48,15 @@ def get_sudoku_puzzle(difficulty: Difficulty) -> Sudoku:
     Returns:
         A Sudoku object which contains the cheat and the editmask
     """
-
+    response = urlopen("https://five.websudoku.com/?level=4")
-    conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection(host)
-
-    conn.request("GET", "/?level=2")
-
-    response = conn.getresponse()
 
     if response.status == 200:
         html_content = response.read().decode('utf-8')
-        # print(html_content)
         for line in html_content.split('\n'):
             if "editmask" in line:
                 editmask = [ int(n) for n in re.findall(r'\d', line) ]
             if "var cheat" in line:
                 cheat = [ int(n) for n in re.findall(r'\d', line) ]
-        conn.close()
         return Sudoku(cheat, editmask)
     else:
         print("Error getting sudoku puzzle:", response.status, response.reason)