OpenEndecV2.py

import os, json, sys, argparse, requests, serial
from serial import Serial
from serial.serialutil import SerialException
print("OpenENDEC V2 - Written By: Evan Vander Stoep [https://github.com/EvanVS]\nLogger Started!")

content = ''

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Argument')
parser.add_argument('-c', '--com', dest='port', default='COM1', help='Select the COM port the device is on. (COM1, COM2, COM3)', required=True)
parser.add_argument('-w', '--webhooks', dest='webhooks', nargs='+', default='', help='Discord webhook(s) to send to.', required=True)
args = parser.parse_args()
port = args.port
webhooks = args.webhooks

def main():
        global content
        payload = {'content' : content}
        header_data = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
        for webhook in webhooks:
                requests.post(webhook, json.dumps(payload), headers=header_data)
        content = ''

def newsFeed():
        serialText = ''
        dataList = []
        global content
        ser = serial.Serial(port=port, baudrate =9600, bytesize=8, stopbits=1)
        if(ser.isOpen()):
                        while( True ) :
                                serialText = str(ser.readline())
                                if '<ENDECSTART>' in serialText:
                                        activeAlert = True
                                elif '<ENDECEND>' in str(serialText):
                                        content = ''.join(dataList)
                                        del dataList[:]
                                        activeAlert = False
                                        main()
                                        break
                                else:
                                        if activeAlert == True:
                                                dataList.append(serialText)
                                        else:
                                                pass
        else:
                print("Serial Port in use or non-existent.")

newsFeed()