Add a stream lock and an idle state for stream to provide continuous frame flow

scene/scene.py

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ import random
 import shutil
 import subprocess as sp
 import warnings
+from time import sleep
+try:
+    import thread  # Low-level threading API (Python 2.7)
+except ImportError:
+    import _thread as thread  # Low-level threading API (Python 3.x)
 
 from tqdm import tqdm as ProgressDisplay
 
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ class Scene(Container):
         self.frame_num = 0
         self.current_scene_time = 0
         self.original_skipping_status = self.skip_animations
+        self.stream_lock = False
         if self.name is None:
             self.name = self.__class__.__name__
         if self.random_seed is not None:
@@ -455,6 +461,8 @@ class Scene(Container):
                 raise EndSceneEarlyException()
 
     def play(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if IS_LIVE_STREAMING:
+            self.stream_lock = False
         if len(args) == 0:
             warnings.warn("Called Scene.play with no animations")
             return
@@ -491,8 +499,21 @@ class Scene(Container):
         else:
             self.continual_update(0)
         self.num_plays += 1
+
+        if IS_LIVE_STREAMING:
+            self.stream_lock = True
+            thread.start_new_thread(self.idle_stream, ())
+
         return self
 
+    def idle_stream(self):
+        while(self.stream_lock):
+            self.update_frame()
+            n_frames = 1
+            frame = self.get_frame()
+            self.add_frames(*[frame] * n_frames)
+            sleep(self.frame_duration * 999/1000)
+
     def clean_up_animations(self, *animations):
         for animation in animations:
             animation.clean_up(self)

stream_starter.py

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from big_ol_pile_of_manim_imports import *
+import subprocess
+from time import sleep
+from manim import Manim
+
+if not IS_STREAMING_TO_TWITCH:
+    FNULL = open(os.devnull, 'w')
+    subprocess.Popen([STREAMING_CLIENT, STREAMING_PROTOCOL + '://' + STREAMING_IP + ':' + STREAMING_PORT + '?listen'], stdout=FNULL, stderr=FNULL)
+    sleep(3)
+
+manim = Manim()
+
+print("YOUR STREAM IS READY!")

test1.py

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-from big_ol_pile_of_manim_imports import *
-from manim import Manim
-
-
-manim = Manim()
-
-circle = Circle()
-square = Square()
-line = Line(np.array([3,0,0]),np.array([5,0,0]))
-triangle = Polygon(np.array([0,0,0]),np.array([1,1,0]),np.array([1,-1,0]))
-
-manim.wait(3)
-manim.add(line)
-manim.wait(3)
-manim.play(ShowCreation(circle))
-manim.wait(3)
-manim.play(FadeOut(circle))
-manim.wait(3)
-manim.play(GrowFromCenter(square))
-manim.wait(3)
-manim.play(Transform(square,triangle))
-manim.wait(10)
-
-manim.close_movie_pipe()
-
-# ffplay tcp://127.0.0.1:2000?listen
-# for listening the stream
-# start mplayer before running this script