wifi_nudge.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import logging
import socket
import time
from urllib2 import urlopen, URLError, HTTPError

from AppKit import CWInterface

starttime=time.time()
logger = logging.getLogger()


def reConnect():
    iface = CWInterface.interface()
    iface.setPower_error_(False, None)
    iface.setPower_error_(True, None)

    logger.info("Your wifi should work now!")



def wifiCorrect():
        socket.setdefaulttimeout( 1 )

        url = 'http://google.com/'
        try :
            response = urlopen( url )
        except HTTPError, e:
            logger.error("The server couldn't fulfill the request.", exc_info=True)
        except URLError, e:
            logger.error("We failed to reach a server.", exc_info=True)
            reConnect()
        except socket.timeout as e:
            logger.warning("Socket timeout.", exc_info=True)
            reConnect()
        else :
            logger.debug('got response!')

if __name__ == "__main__":
    logging.basicConfig(
        level=logging.DEBUG,
        format="%(asctime)-15s %(message)s")
    while True:
        wifiCorrect()
        time.sleep(10.0 - ((time.time() - starttime) % 10.0))