helium live node detecter

helium-live-node-detector.py

import requests
import sys
import json
import socket

#Script to generate 'peer sync' command based on currently elected + reachable nodes
#Change the miner binary name here
MINER_NAME="miner1"

#Function to check connectivity
def check_open(ip,port):
    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    s.settimeout(3) #3 secods delay
    try:
        s.connect((ip, int(port)))
        s.shutdown(2)
        return True
    except:
        return False

def main():
    url="https://api.helium.io/v1/validators/elected"
    res = requests.get(url)
    rows = res.json()
    for row in rows['data']:
        addrs=row['status']['listen_addrs'][0].split("/")
        if(check_open(addrs[2],addrs[4])):
            print("{} peer sync {}".format(MINER_NAME,row['status']['listen_addrs'][0]))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()