Bluetoothctl wrapper in Python

bluetoothctl.py

# Based on ReachView code from Egor Fedorov ([email protected])
# Updated for Python 3.6.8 on a Raspberry  Pi


import time
import pexpect
import subprocess
import sys
import logging


logger = logging.getLogger("btctl")


class Bluetoothctl:
    """A wrapper for bluetoothctl utility."""

    def __init__(self):
        subprocess.check_output("rfkill unblock bluetooth", shell=True)
        self.process = pexpect.spawnu("bluetoothctl", echo=False)

    def send(self, command, pause=0):
        self.process.send(f"{command}\n")
        time.sleep(pause)
        if self.process.expect(["bluetooth", pexpect.EOF]):
            raise Exception(f"failed after {command}")

    def get_output(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """Run a command in bluetoothctl prompt, return output as a list of lines."""
        self.send(*args, **kwargs)
        return self.process.before.split("\r\n")

    def start_scan(self):
        """Start bluetooth scanning process."""
        try:
            self.send("scan on")
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(e)

    def make_discoverable(self):
        """Make device discoverable."""
        try:
            self.send("discoverable on")
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(e)

    def parse_device_info(self, info_string):
        """Parse a string corresponding to a device."""
        device = {}
        block_list = ["[\x1b[0;", "removed"]
        if not any(keyword in info_string for keyword in block_list):
            try:
                device_position = info_string.index("Device")
            except ValueError:
                pass
            else:
                if device_position > -1:
                    attribute_list = info_string[device_position:].split(" ", 2)
                    device = {
                        "mac_address": attribute_list[1],
                        "name": attribute_list[2],
                    }
        return device

    def get_available_devices(self):
        """Return a list of tuples of paired and discoverable devices."""
        available_devices = []
        try:
            out = self.get_output("devices")
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(e)
        else:
            for line in out:
                device = self.parse_device_info(line)
                if device:
                    available_devices.append(device)
        return available_devices

    def get_paired_devices(self):
        """Return a list of tuples of paired devices."""
        paired_devices = []
        try:
            out = self.get_output("paired-devices")
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(e)
        else:
            for line in out:
                device = self.parse_device_info(line)
                if device:
                    paired_devices.append(device)
        return paired_devices

    def get_discoverable_devices(self):
        """Filter paired devices out of available."""
        available = self.get_available_devices()
        paired = self.get_paired_devices()
        return [d for d in available if d not in paired]

    def get_device_info(self, mac_address):
        """Get device info by mac address."""
        try:
            out = self.get_output(f"info {mac_address}")
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(e)
            return False
        else:
            return out

    def pair(self, mac_address):
        """Try to pair with a device by mac address."""
        try:
            self.send(f"pair {mac_address}", 4)
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(e)
            return False
        else:
            res = self.process.expect(
                ["Failed to pair", "Pairing successful", pexpect.EOF]
            )
            return res == 1

    def trust(self, mac_address):
        try:
            self.send(f"trust {mac_address}", 4)
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(e)
            return False
        else:
            res = self.process.expect(
                ["Failed to trust", "Pairing successful", pexpect.EOF]
            )
            return res == 1

    def remove(self, mac_address):
        """Remove paired device by mac address, return success of the operation."""
        try:
            self.send(f"remove {mac_address}", 3)
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(e)
            return False
        else:
            res = self.process.expect(
                ["not available", "Device has been removed", pexpect.EOF]
            )
            return res == 1

    def connect(self, mac_address):
        """Try to connect to a device by mac address."""
        try:
            self.send(f"connect {mac_address}", 2)
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(e)
            return False
        else:
            res = self.process.expect(
                ["Failed to connect", "Connection successful", pexpect.EOF]
            )
            return res == 1

    def disconnect(self, mac_address):
        """Try to disconnect to a device by mac address."""
        try:
            self.send(f"disconnect {mac_address}", 2)
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(e)
            return False
        else:
            res = self.process.expect(
                ["Failed to disconnect", "Successful disconnected", pexpect.EOF]
            )
            return res == 1

I can discover my devices with no problem, but I need to pair with a pin. I am trying to pair with an arduino that has a HC-05 BT module attached. Is there an option to force the pin to specific number?

Can anybody help, if i want to connect to two devices the script runs into a Timeout exceeded.

First device will be connected and the second one brings the Timeout

@philx17 have you tried doing this manually via bluetoothctl and it works? Just to confirm that your system can even handle multiple simultaneously connected devices.

yes i tried it and it works.... i run all i a loop and it works but if i use connect in a loop to connect multiple devices it stucks...

When i try it via bash it works to.... but with the python scrip, no chance =/ and i don't know why....

when i use bluetoothctl in the command line first it looks like [bluetooth] then it takes the name oft the last connected device is this maybe the problem ?

[Speaker1]
[EasyAcc-MC]

pi@Room:~ $ bluetoothctl
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# connect xx:69:C2:xx:93:3F
Attempting to connect to B8:69:C2:42:93:3F
[CHG] Device xx:69:C2:xx:93:3F Connected: yes
Connection successful
[CHG] Device xx:69:C2:xx:93:3F ServicesResolved: yes
[Speaker1]# connect xx:5A:5A:xx:A5:2B
Attempting to connect to 5B:5A:5A:A6:A5:2B
[CHG] Device xx:5A:5A:xx:A5:2B Connected: yes
Connection successful
[CHG] Device xx:5A:5A:xx:A5:2B ServicesResolved: yes
[EasyAcc-MC]#
[CHG] Device 5B:5A:5A:A6:A5:2B ServicesResolved: yes
[EasyAcc-MC]#

@NerdboyQ did you manage to provide pin during pairing procedure? I've tried to send pin code but there are some issues with 'expect' line