Async blink

app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import os, time, subprocess, toml
+import os, time, subprocess, threading, toml
 from flask import Flask, flash, request, redirect, url_for
 # HTTP auth
 from flask_httpauth import HTTPBasicAuth
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ def blinkPy():
     # ~ os.system('echo none | sudo tee /sys/class/leds/led1/trigger')
     # Blink 10 times
     for j in range(16):
-        # TODO : add dd to NOPASSWD in /etc/sudoers.d/010...
         led(0, 1)
         led(1, 0)
         time.sleep(.2)
@@ -95,8 +94,10 @@ def blinkPy():
     led(1, 0)
     return "OK"
 
-
-
+def threadBlink():
+    th=threading.Thread(target=blinkPy)
+    th.start()
+    
 @app.route("/")
 @auth.login_required
 def main():
@@ -104,13 +105,14 @@ def main():
 
 @app.route("/rssi")
 @auth.login_required
-def signal():
+def rssi():
     return getRSSI()
 
 @app.route("/blink")
 @auth.login_required
 def blink():
-    return blinkPy()
+    threadBlink()
+    return "Blinkin"
 
 @app.route("/reboot")
 @auth.login_required
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ def reboot():
 def shutdown():
     stdout = subprocess.run(["sudo", "/usr/sbin/poweroff"], capture_output=True)
     print(stdout)
-    return "Shuting down..."
+    return "Shutting down..."
 
 # File upload
 
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ def upload_file():
     return "OK"
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Turn ACT and POW leds off on start
     ledSetup()
 #    app.run()
     serve(app, host='127.0.0.1', port=5000, url_scheme='https')