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24Jul

CatSpam: An Innovative Approach to Spam

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Tags: cat, facts, google, innovative, pygooglevoice, python, spam, voice

I often come up with programming ideas as I’m trying to fall asleep and, more often than not, this forces me out of bed to start some silly work. About a year ago I had an idea: Would it be possible to create a script to text friends, family and/or strangers with some form of spam. For some reason I landed on the innocuous topic of feline facts and got right to work.

My first idea was to use the email system that has been in place for some time now to send the text messages. However, this requires me to know what network the phone is on and that’s a problem I wasn’t interested in dealing with. Then I remembered Google Voice… For the uninitiated, anyone with a Google account can now get an additional phone number, free of charge. You can configure Google Voice to forward your calls to whichever phones you chose while keeping your primary phone number concealed.

Python, being one of my favorite languages was the clear choice for this task. It turns out that Google has no public API for their Google Voice service. Thankfully, some pro programmers have created Google Voice libraries for a handful of languages, including Python. I used pygooglevoice which ended up being a pleasure to work with. The program prompts the user for their Google login (which is securely handed off to Google for verification) and then asks the user for the phone number they would like to send spam to. Also configurable is a time interval in which the texts will be sent. The cat facts are read from a file located in the same directory and, in theory, could be replaced with any text file in the same format.

Enough about the program – here it is:

import getpass
import pygvoicelib
import time
import random
import sys

def readCatFacts():
    inFile = open('catfacts.txt','r')
    
    catFacts = []
    
    for line in inFile:
        line = line.strip('\n')
        catFacts.append(line)
    

catFacts = readCatFacts()

user = raw_input('Please enter your Google username: ')
passwd = getpass.getpass('Please enter your     return catFacts
Google password: ')

gvoice = pygvoicelib.GoogleVoice(user, passwd)

try:
    phoneList = gvoice.get_numbers()
except pygvoicelib.LoginError, e:
    print 'Failed to login. Reason: %s' % (e.reason)
    print 'Reasons Legend:'
    print '  failed -> Invalid credentails'
    print '  captcha -> Account is captcha locked'
    print '  error -> Unknown/Other errors'
    quit()

fromNum = -1;

for num in phoneList:
    if num.isdigit() and phoneList[num]['verified']:
        fromNum = num

print 'Login successful.'

if (fromNum == -1):
    print 'Unable to find a validated phone to test a call with - goodbye!'
    quit()

callNumber = input('Please enter the phone number to provide with cat facts: ')
callFrequencyMin = int(input("What's the minimum time between cat facts (minutes): "))
callFrequencyMax = int(input("What's the maximum time between cat facts (minutes): "))
e) + ' minutes'
	for i in range(sleepTime*60, -1, -1):
		print '\r' + str(i) + ' seconds remaining            ',
		sys.stdout.flush()
while True:
	sleepTime = random.randint(callFrequencyMin, callFrequencyMax)
	catFactNum = random.randint(0,len(catFacts)-1)
	successVar = repr(gvoice.send(callNumber, catFacts[catFactNum]))
	print 'Attempting to send cat fact... Success -> ' + successVar
	print 'Sleeping for ' + str(sleepTim
		time.sleep(1)
	print '\r',

import getpass

import pygvoicelib

import time

import random

import sys

def readCatFacts():

inFile = open('catfacts.txt','r')

catFacts = []

for line in inFile:

line = line.strip('\n')

catFacts.append(line)

catFacts = readCatFacts()

user = raw_input('Please enter your Google username: ')

passwd = getpass.getpass('Please enter your return catFacts

Google password: ')

gvoice = pygvoicelib.GoogleVoice(user, passwd)

try:

phoneList = gvoice.get_numbers()

except pygvoicelib.LoginError, e:

print 'Failed to login. Reason: %s' % (e.reason)

print 'Reasons Legend:'

print ' failed -> Invalid credentails'

print ' captcha -> Account is captcha locked'

print ' error -> Unknown/Other errors'

quit()

fromNum = -1;

for num in phoneList:

if num.isdigit() and phoneList[num]['verified']:

fromNum = num

print 'Login successful.'

if (fromNum == -1):

print 'Unable to find a validated phone to test a call with - goodbye!'

quit()

callNumber = input('Please enter the phone number to provide with cat facts: ')

callFrequencyMin = int(input("What's the minimum time between cat facts (minutes): "))

callFrequencyMax = int(input("What's the maximum time between cat facts (minutes): "))

e) + ' minutes'

for i in range(sleepTime*60, -1, -1):

print '\r' + str(i) + ' seconds remaining ',

sys.stdout.flush()

while True:

sleepTime = random.randint(callFrequencyMin, callFrequencyMax)

catFactNum = random.randint(0,len(catFacts)-1)

successVar = repr(gvoice.send(callNumber, catFacts[catFactNum]))

print 'Attempting to send cat fact... Success -> ' + successVar

print 'Sleeping for ' + str(sleepTim

time.sleep(1)

print '\r',

If you’re interested in the actual catfacts.txt file you can check it out here: catfacts.txt

16Jul

Add Markers to Google Map from CSV

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Tags: csv, google, javascript, map, markers, tutorial, walkthrough

I was recently asked to create an HTML page that would access a CSV file containing a list of latitude/longitude values and generate a map with markers for each location. This project was a proof-of-concept challenge for me so I’ve really just made a barebones implementation. That said, it should be very easy to expand using only Google’s API documentation for reference. Google Maps were the clear choice as they’ve become a bit of a de facto standard. Enough – let’s dig into the code!

This block of Javascript converts a local CSV file to a multidimensional array that can be easily accessed and manipulated within memory:

// This will parse a delimited string into an array of
// arrays. The default delimiter is the comma, but this
// can be overriden in the second argument.
function CSVToArray( strData, strDelimiter ){
	// Check to see if the delimiter is defined. If not,
	// then default to comma.
	strDelimiter = (strDelimiter || ",");

	// Create a regular expression to parse the CSV values.
	var objPattern = new RegExp(
		(
			// Delimiters.
			"(\\" + strDelimiter + "|\\r?\\n|\\r|^)" +

			// Quoted fields.
			"(?:\"([^\"]*(?:\"\"[^\"]*)*)\"|" +

			// Standard fields.
			"([^\"\\" + strDelimiter + "\\r\\n]*))"
		), "gi");

	// Create an array to hold our data. Give the array
	// a default empty first row.
	var arrData = [[]];

	// Create an array to hold our individual pattern
	// matching groups.
	var arrMatches = null;

	// Keep looping over the regular expression matches
	// until we can no longer find a match.
	while (arrMatches = objPattern.exec( strData ))
	{
		// Get the delimiter that was found.
		var strMatchedDelimiter = arrMatches[ 1 ];

		// Check to see if the given delimiter has a length
		// (is not the start of string) and if it matches
		// field delimiter. If id does not, then we know
		// that this delimiter is a row delimiter.
		if (strMatchedDelimiter.length && (strMatchedDelimiter != strDelimiter))
		{
			// Since we have reached a new row of data,
			// add an empty row to our data array.
			arrData.push( [] );

		}

		// Now that we have our delimiter out of the way,
		// let's check to see which kind of value we
		// captured (quoted or unquoted).
		if (arrMatches[ 2 ]){
			// We found a quoted value. When we capture
			// this value, unescape any double quotes.
			var strMatchedValue = arrMatches[ 2 ].replace(
				new RegExp( "\"\"", "g" ),
				"\""
				);

		} else 
		{
			// We found a non-quoted value.
			var strMatchedValue = arrMatches[ 3 ];
		}

		// Now that we have our value string, let's add
		// it to the data array.
		arrData[ arrData.length - 1 ].push( strMatchedValue );
	}

	// Return the parsed data.
	return( arrData );
}

// This will parse a delimited string into an array of

// arrays. The default delimiter is the comma, but this

// can be overriden in the second argument.

function CSVToArray( strData, strDelimiter ){

// Check to see if the delimiter is defined. If not,

// then default to comma.

strDelimiter = (strDelimiter || ",");

// Create a regular expression to parse the CSV values.

var objPattern = new RegExp(

(

// Delimiters.

"(\\" + strDelimiter + "|\\r?\\n|\\r|^)" +

// Quoted fields.

"(?:\"([^\"]*(?:\"\"[^\"]*)*)\"|" +

// Standard fields.

"([^\"\\" + strDelimiter + "\\r\\n]*))"

), "gi");

// Create an array to hold our data. Give the array

// a default empty first row.

var arrData = [[]];

// Create an array to hold our individual pattern

// matching groups.

var arrMatches = null;

// Keep looping over the regular expression matches

// until we can no longer find a match.

while (arrMatches = objPattern.exec( strData ))

{

// Get the delimiter that was found.

var strMatchedDelimiter = arrMatches[ 1 ];

// Check to see if the given delimiter has a length

// (is not the start of string) and if it matches

// field delimiter. If id does not, then we know

// that this delimiter is a row delimiter.

if (strMatchedDelimiter.length && (strMatchedDelimiter != strDelimiter))

{

// Since we have reached a new row of data,

// add an empty row to our data array.

arrData.push( [] );

}

// Now that we have our delimiter out of the way,

// let's check to see which kind of value we

// captured (quoted or unquoted).

if (arrMatches[ 2 ]){

// We found a quoted value. When we capture

// this value, unescape any double quotes.

var strMatchedValue = arrMatches[ 2 ].replace(

new RegExp( "\"\"", "g" ),

"\""

);

} else

{

// We found a non-quoted value.

var strMatchedValue = arrMatches[ 3 ];

}

// Now that we have our value string, let's add

// it to the data array.

arrData[ arrData.length - 1 ].push( strMatchedValue );

}

// Return the parsed data.

return( arrData );

}

This initialization function is all it takes to generate a Google Map and add all of our markers:

function initialize() 
{	
	// Set lat/long to center on the USA
	var lat = 39.8282;
	var lng = -98.5795;
	var zm = 5;

	// Configure the starting variables for the map
	var mapOptions = {
		center: new google.maps.LatLng(lat, lng),
		zoom: zm,
		mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
	};

	// Generate the actual map
	var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map-canvas"), mapOptions);

	var returnValue = "";
	var request = new XMLHttpRequest();

	// Read the lat/long info for markers
	request.open("GET", "zip-lat-long.csv", false);
	request.send(null);
	returnValue = request.responseText;

	// Convert our data from the CVS file to a usable array
	var data = CSVToArray(returnValue);

	for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) 
	{
		// Create a lat/long object readable by Google
		var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(parseFloat(data[i][1]), parseFloat(data[i][2]));

		// Generate a marker from the lat/long object and add it to the map
		var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
			position: myLatlng,
			map: map,
			title:data[i][0]
		});
	}	
}

function initialize()

{

// Set lat/long to center on the USA

var lat = 39.8282;

var lng = -98.5795;

var zm = 5;

// Configure the starting variables for the map

var mapOptions = {

center: new google.maps.LatLng(lat, lng),

zoom: zm,

mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP

};

// Generate the actual map

var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map-canvas"), mapOptions);

var returnValue = "";

var request = new XMLHttpRequest();

// Read the lat/long info for markers

request.open("GET", "zip-lat-long.csv", false);

request.send(null);

returnValue = request.responseText;

// Convert our data from the CVS file to a usable array

var data = CSVToArray(returnValue);

for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++)

{

// Create a lat/long object readable by Google

var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(parseFloat(data[i][1]), parseFloat(data[i][2]));

// Generate a marker from the lat/long object and add it to the map

var marker = new google.maps.Marker({

position: myLatlng,

map: map,

title:data[i][0]

});

}

Using these two functions, all it takes to generate the actual map is a single line of code:

// Initialize the Google Map
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);

1 2	// Initialize the Google Map google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);

You can see this code in action right here: http://sideapps.com/smart911/

If you’re interested in the CSV file it can be downloaded here: http://sideapps.com/smart911/zip-lat-long.csv

I must admit, I am a bit prejudiced toward web applications… However, I found Google’s API and the small amount of Javascript I had to learn very pleasant. I anticipated a much longer process and was very happy to be able to complete the task so logically and directly. Hopefully this helps someone out!

10Jun

FlowReader: A Revolutionary Way of Speed-Reading

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Tags: dyslexia, dyslexic, flow, flowreader, presentation, rapid, reader, reading, RSVP, serial, speed, spritz, visual, WPM

Boston-based tech company, Spritz, has recently introduced a new speed-reading method. This technology utilizes a previously existing presentation method, known as RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation). A single letter is highlighted to focus attention to a natural center of the word. The brain processes the rest of the word through your peripheral vision. By keeping the highlighted word in the same place, Spritz is able to eliminate minute eye movements that make up a large part of our natural reading process.

My friend Julia Hlavacik and I were discussing this new technology when we realized we might be onto something interesting. Not only does this kind of program have potential for everyday uses such as e-readers, mobile web pages, and all forms of articles; it also circumvents a lot of the problems faced by dyslexic readers.

Dyslexic readers generally have trouble scanning lines of text, finding the next line of text, staying focused on a word in a line, reading on certain colors of paper/background along with some impairment of spatial awareness. This isn’t an exhaustive list, but all of these issues are either alleviated or circumvented through RSVP. Although normal readers may not experience these problems to the same acute degree as most dyslexic readers, this speed-reading program can still significantly boost the average person’s reading. This is particularly useful on small, digital screens where text can be difficult to adjust.

The video below demonstrates a brief proof-of-concept. The text you see is being presented at 250 WPM; the reading speed of an average adult. To many of you, this text will likely appear somewhat sluggish – most readers can easily adapt to 500 WPM or more. I chose to use an open source API called OpenSpritz as the Spritz API has limited customization options and forces users to create an account and sign in. Two examples of customization that would be impossible with Spritz’s API are the color theme and the ability to adjust the WPM on the fly to account for longer words or punctuation.

Right-click or ctrl-click on this link to download

5Jun

How to Attach an Image to an Email Using PHP

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Tags: attach, attachment, easy, email, function, HTML, image, mail(), PHP, simple

I recently wrote a small data acquisition system using PHP. I’m not a fan of web-based development and know very little but I had some financial incentive for this project and took it upon myself to learn along the way. By far the biggest headache I ran into was dealing with PHP’s mail() function. There’s obviously a reason so many third party libraries exist that tackle this issue but, being stubborn, I wanted to do it from scratch.

My goal was to generate and send an email consisting of an HTML body with an image attached. Embedding the image within the HTML turned out to be fairly trivial (in comparison) but an attachment was preferred. After MUCH ado I came up with the following function which does just that.

NOTE: This function doesn’t go to any extremes to validate itself and doesn’t make it past very many junk filters. This was fine for my use case as the email will be going to a single administrator who can easily whitelist the domain. However, if this is a concern I would highly recommend using one of the third party libraries as considerable configuration is required both in the PHP and on the delivering server itself.

# Send mail with an attachment
function mailAttachment($to, $subject, $body, $from, $photoPath, $photoName, $filetype)
{
	$bound_text = md5(uniqid(rand(), true));;
	$bound = "--" . $bound_text . "\r\n";
	$bound_last = "--" . $bound_text . "--\r\n";

	$headers = "From:" . $from . "\r\n"
	. "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n"
	. "Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=\"$bound_text\"";

	$message =	"Sorry, your client doesn't support MIME types.\r\n"
	. $bound;

	$message .=	"Content-Type: text/html; charset=\"iso-8859-1\"\r\n"
	. "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\r\n\r\n"
	. $body
	. $bound;

	$file =	file_get_contents($photoPath);

	$message .=	"Content-Type: $filetype; name=\"$photoName\"\r\n"
	. "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\r\n"
	. "Content-disposition: attachment; file=\"$photoName\"\r\n"
	. "\r\n"
	. chunk_split(base64_encode($file))
	. $bound_last;

	if(mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers)) 
	{
	     echo 'MAIL SENT!' . '<br>';
	     echo 'to: ' . $to . '<br>';
	     echo 'from: ' . $from . '<br>';
	     echo 'bodyText: ' . $body . '<br>';
	     echo 'photoPath: ' . $photoPath . '<br>';
	     echo 'photoName: ' . $photoName . '<br>';
	     echo 'filetype: ' . $filetype . '<br>';
	} 
	else 
	{ 
	     echo 'MAIL FAILED';
	}
}

mailAttachment('admin@sideapps.com', 'attachmentTest', 'SomeHTML', 'noreply@sideapps.com', 'uploads/testImage.png', 'testImage.png', 'image/png');

# Send mail with an attachment

function mailAttachment($to, $subject, $body, $from, $photoPath, $photoName, $filetype)

{

$bound_text = md5(uniqid(rand(), true));;

$bound = "--" . $bound_text . "\r\n";

$bound_last = "--" . $bound_text . "--\r\n";

$headers = "From:" . $from . "\r\n"

. "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n"

. "Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=\"$bound_text\"";

$message = "Sorry, your client doesn't support MIME types.\r\n"

. $bound;

$message .= "Content-Type: text/html; charset=\"iso-8859-1\"\r\n"

. "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\r\n\r\n"

. $body

. $bound;

$file = file_get_contents($photoPath);

$message .= "Content-Type: $filetype; name=\"$photoName\"\r\n"

. "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\r\n"

. "Content-disposition: attachment; file=\"$photoName\"\r\n"

. "\r\n"

. chunk_split(base64_encode($file))

. $bound_last;

if(mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers))

{

echo 'MAIL SENT!' . ' ';

echo 'to: ' . $to . ' ';

echo 'from: ' . $from . ' ';

echo 'bodyText: ' . $body . ' ';

echo 'photoPath: ' . $photoPath . ' ';

echo 'photoName: ' . $photoName . ' ';

echo 'filetype: ' . $filetype . ' ';

}

else

{

echo 'MAIL FAILED';

}

mailAttachment('admin@sideapps.com', 'attachmentTest', 'SomeHTML', 'noreply@sideapps.com', 'uploads/testImage.png', 'testImage.png', 'image/png');

6Mar

Remotely Control iPhone via SSH and VNC

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Tags: activator, automate, control, cydia, ios7, iphone, jailbreak, jailbreaking, remotely, simulatetouch, ssh, stouch, testing, veency, vnc

This is an issue I spent far too much time time on. I stumbled upon a great new game, Threes, and had become consumed with the internal workings – how the game chooses what card to produce, where to place it, etc. In order to get some real data to work with I needed to complete a multitude of games, all while keeping track of which cards were produced and where. This is the type of menial task I have no patience for and I quickly began to seek a method to do this automatically.

I had a jailbroken phone – something you will need to do have if you are interested in any of the methods I am about to describe. This method is 99.9% effective and, if something goes wrong, you can completely fix it by restoring through iTunes. Unlocking your phone is dangerous – it has the possibility of leading to a “bricked” iPhone. Jailbreaking is not unlocking. If you’re interested in jailbreaking check out evasi0n - the latest version of their tool is working on iOS 7.0.6.

With that out of the way, here’s what you’ll need and why:

OpenSSH: SSH is ubiquitous method of remotely accessing another system through the command line. This is how we’ll interact with the iPhone and send it the commands we want.
SimulateTouch: This package allows you to (you guessed it) send touch events to your iPhone using command line tools.
Optional - Veency: This is a VNC server that runs on the iPhone. VNC is another tool that allows you to remotely access devices. However, unlike SSH, it allows you to see the screen of the remote device and send things like touch and keyboard events. But I thought we were using SimulateTouch to send touch events? Yes, that’s right. Though Veency can be used this way as well I’ve found it to be far less reliable than the SimulateTouch library. Sometimes the commands I send are just lost in the ether.
Optional - Activator: This allows you to set up a handful (read: a ton) of custom gestures and actions that can do anything from launch applications to disable WiFi to restart your iPhone. It also, conveniently, has a command line interface which can be used to activate any of its abilities via SSH – no gestures needed.

That’s it for the software! Everything I just listed can be downloaded, for free, through Cydia. Cydia is installed automatically when you jailbreak and is the de facto way of installing 3rd party software.

So, now that we have all these tools – how do we use them?! I’m a big python buff so all of my examples are going to be in python. You can use any language you like, but you’ll have to interpret the mysterious code I provide you.

Before I start with examples, here’s the biggest pitfall of our setup:

We don’t have a way to view the current screen in applications that run at 30 FPS or more. Veency simply can’t keep up and provides a distorted display. I’ll explain how I’ve been getting around this in my examples below.

Connecting via SSH:

sshClient = spur.SshShell(hostname=IP_ADDRESS, username='root', password=SSH_PASSWORD)

1	sshClient = spur.SshShell(hostname=IP_ADDRESS, username='root', password=SSH_PASSWORD)

I’m using Spur as my SSH interface. You can use whatever you want. We use the username ‘root’ because we want full access to the iPhone filesystem. The default SSH_PASSWORD is ‘alpine’ (and has been forever) – I recommend you change this as it is somewhat of a security issue.

Connecting via VNC:

vncClient = api.connect(IP_ADDRESS, VNC_PASSWORD)

1	vncClient = api.connect(IP_ADDRESS, VNC_PASSWORD)

Here I’m using the vncDoTool. Again, use what you want. You can set up the VNC_PASSWORD in the Veency settings.

Sending Touch Events:

if direction == 'right':
  sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '100', '300', '200', '300', '0.1', '1'])
if direction == 'left':
  sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '200', '300', '100', '300', '0.1', '1'])
if direction == 'up':
  sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '170', '300', '170', '200', '0.1', '1'])
if direction == 'down':
  sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '170', '200', '170', '300', '0.1', '1'])

if direction == 'right':

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '100', '300', '200', '300', '0.1', '1'])

if direction == 'left':

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '200', '300', '100', '300', '0.1', '1'])

if direction == 'up':

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '170', '300', '170', '200', '0.1', '1'])

if direction == 'down':

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '170', '200', '170', '300', '0.1', '1'])

The SimulateTouch library makes this dead simple. My example above shows how to make a swipe in any direction. You provide the X,Y coordinates of the start position and the end position. The last two commands are the duration of the swipe and the orientation of the device (1 = portrait).

Taking a ScreenShot:

sshClient.run(['activator', 'send', 'libactivator.system.take-screenshot'])

1	sshClient.run(['activator', 'send', 'libactivator.system.take-screenshot'])

vncClient.mouseDown(3)
vncClient.mousePress(2)
vncClient.mouseUp(3)

vncClient.mouseDown(3)

vncClient.mousePress(2)

vncClient.mouseUp(3)

My first example instructs Activator to take a screenshot. My second example uses VNC to hold down the power button, press the home button, and release the power button – all in quick succession. As you probably know, this is the built in way to take screenshots in iOS. These screenshots will be stored in your camera roll.

Accessing the ScreenShot:

IMAGE_DIR = 'ThreesImages'
SS_DIR = '/private/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/108APPLE'

# Copy the screenshot to disk over SSH
result = sshClient.run(['ls', SS_DIR, '-t'])
latest = result.output.split()[0]
screenshotFile = sshClient.open(SS_DIR + '/' + latest)
resultFile = open(IMAGE_DIR + '/board.png', 'w')
shutil.copyfileobj(screenshotFile, resultFile)
resultFile.close()
screenshotFile.close()

# Delete the screenshot
sshClient.run(['rm', SS_DIR + '/' + latest])

# Store the current board image
self.boardImage = Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/board.png')

IMAGE_DIR = 'ThreesImages'

SS_DIR = '/private/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/108APPLE'

# Copy the screenshot to disk over SSH

result = sshClient.run(['ls', SS_DIR, '-t'])

latest = result.output.split()[0]

screenshotFile = sshClient.open(SS_DIR + '/' + latest)

resultFile = open(IMAGE_DIR + '/board.png', 'w')

shutil.copyfileobj(screenshotFile, resultFile)

resultFile.close()

screenshotFile.close()

# Delete the screenshot

sshClient.run(['rm', SS_DIR + '/' + latest])

# Store the current board image

self.boardImage = Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/board.png')

This is a little more complicated. What we’re doing is listing the files in our screenshot directory by their creation time (yours may not be 108APPLE but it will be in the same DCIM directory). We grab the first of these files and assume (correctly) that it’s the screenshot we just took. We then open this file with SSH – this effectively stores the image in memory. Then we use python to open a file for writing – this is where we’ll store the screenshot. We use shutil to copy the screenshot from memory to the file location we opened. Finally, we close out both of our file streams.

In the second to last command I delete the screenshot file. Unfortunately, Apple has made their screenshot system ridiculously complicated. If you navigate to your Camera Roll you’ll find your image is still there. Click on it and a blank screen will be loaded. We’ve deleted the image file it’s trying to load but haven’t gotten rid of the image reference or the associated thumbnail that was created. I haven’t found a way around this.

The final command stores our image into the program memory so I can use it elsewhere without having to read the file from disk each time.

Well, this concludes this fairly verbose tutorial. If you have any questions I’ll do my best to answer them in the comments. I’ll leave you with close to 1000 lines of Python code for you to peruse. This is the code I came up with for automating the gameplay of the addictive and beautiful new game Threes.

import time, math, operator, os
import spur, shutil, random, copy
from vncdotool import api
from PIL import Image, ImageChops

IP_ADDRESS = '129.161.59.146'
VNC_PASSWORD = 'REDACTED'
SSH_PASSWORD = 'REDACTED'
IMAGE_DIR = 'ThreesImages'
SS_DIR = '/private/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/108APPLE'
DATA_FILE = 'recordedSequences.txt'

class NextBag:
  def __init__(self):
    nums = [pow(2,k) * 3 for k in range(12)]

    numOnes = 0
    numTwos = 0
    numThrees = 0
    nonThree = False
    numMax = 3

  def drawNum(self, drawnNum):
    pass

  def getNextPossibilities(self):
    return [3]

  def getNextProbabilities(self):
    return [1]

class ThreesGame:
  def __init__(self, vncClient, sshClient):
    self.vncClient = vncClient
    self.sshClient = sshClient

    self.imageDir = None

    # Only 1, 2 and 3 are known initially
    self.knownImages = []
    self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/1.png'))
    self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/2.png'))
    self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/3.png'))

    # Only 1, 2, and 3 are possible initially
    self.possibleNumbers = []
    self.possibleNumbers.append(1)
    self.possibleNumbers.append(2)
    self.possibleNumbers.append(3)

    # Initialize the board
    self.boardImage = None
    self.boardImageIsFresh = False
    self.board = self.boardFromScreen()

    self.highest = 3

    self.drawBag = NextBag()
    self.next = []
    self.nextProbabilities = []

    self.nextCardFromScreen()

    self.dataString = ''
    self.dataCollection = False

  def startDataCollection(self):
    self.dataCollection = True
    board = self.board

    startState = []

    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(4):
        if board[row][col] != -1:
          startState.append(str(board[row][col]))

    self.dataString = '(' + ','.join(startState) + ')'

  def saveCardImage(self, row, col, filename):
    # If the board image isn't fresh, freshen it
    if not self.boardImageIsFresh:
      self.updateBoardImage()

    # Determine the current image index
    xCrop1 = col * 120 + 90
    yCrop1 = row * 160 + 339
    xCrop2 = xCrop1 + 100
    yCrop2 = yCrop1 + 75

    # Crop the full board image to the specific index
    indexImage = self.boardImage.crop((xCrop1, yCrop1, xCrop2, yCrop2))
    indexImage.save(filename)

  def updateBoardImage(self):
    # Take a screenshot
    # sshClient.run(['activator', 'send', 'libactivator.system.take-screenshot'])
    vncClient.mouseDown(3)
    vncClient.mousePress(2)
    vncClient.mouseUp(3)

    # Wait a second
    time.sleep(1)

    # Copy the screenshot to disk over SSH
    result = sshClient.run(['ls', SS_DIR, '-t'])
    latest = result.output.split()[0]
    screenshotFile = sshClient.open(SS_DIR + '/' + latest)
    resultFile = open(IMAGE_DIR + '/board.png', 'w')
    shutil.copyfileobj(screenshotFile, resultFile)
    resultFile.close()
    screenshotFile.close()

    # Delete the screenshot
    sshClient.run(['rm', SS_DIR + '/' + latest])

    # Store the current board image
    self.boardImage = Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/board.png')

    # Flip the fresh toggle
    self.boardImageIsFresh = True

  def cardFromScreen(self, row, col, printRMS = False):
    # Default return is 0
    cardNum = 0

    # Determine the current image index
    xCrop1 = col * 120 + 90
    yCrop1 = row * 160 + 339
    xCrop2 = xCrop1 + 100
    yCrop2 = yCrop1 + 75

    # Crop the full board image to the specific index
    indexImage = self.boardImage.crop((xCrop1, yCrop1, xCrop2, yCrop2))

    try:
      # Weird bug with #48 here - getcolors() returns None
      colors = indexImage.getcolors()
      blankColor = 0

      if colors is not None:
        blankColor = colors[0][1]

      # If image is this color we know the index is blank
      if blankColor == (187, 217, 217):
        cardNum = -1
      else:
        # Loop through each possible board image
        for index in range(len(self.knownImages)):
          if self.knownImages[index] is not None:
            # Get a histogram of the diference between the two images
            h = ImageChops.difference(self.knownImages[index], indexImage).histogram()

            # Run a RMS on the difference
            sq = (value*((idx%256)**2) for idx, value in enumerate(h))
            sum_of_squares = sum(sq)
            rms = math.sqrt(sum_of_squares/float(indexImage.size[0] * indexImage.size[1]))

            # if printRMS:
            #   ImageChops.difference(self.knownImages[index], indexImage).show()
            #   print rms

            # If the RMS is under 99 the images are 'the same'
            if rms < 99:
              cardNum = self.possibleNumbers[index]

              continue
    except TypeError, e:
      self.boardImage.show()
      indexImage.show()
      print indexImage.getcolors()
      print xCrop1, yCrop1, xCrop2, yCrop2
      print self.dataString
      raise e

    return cardNum

  def nextCardFromScreen(self):
    nextImage = self.boardImage.crop((320, 140, 321, 141))
    nextImageColors = nextImage.getcolors()[0][1]

    if nextImageColors == (102, 204, 255):
      self.next = [1]
      self.nextProbabilities = [1]
    if nextImageColors == (255, 102, 128):
      self.next = [2]
      self.nextProbabilities = [1]
    if nextImageColors == (254, 255, 255):
      self.next = self.drawBag.getNextPossibilities()
      self.nextProbabilities = self.drawBag.getNextProbabilities()

  def boardFromScreen(self):
    if not self.boardImageIsFresh:
      self.updateBoardImage()

    curBoard = [[0 for i in range(4)] for j in range(4)]

    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(4):
        curNumber = self.cardFromScreen(row, col)

        if curNumber == 0:
          print 'row:' + str(row) + 'col:' + str(col)
          self.cardFromScreen(row, col, printRMS = True)
          print self.dataString
          raise Exception('Could not determine card value')

        curBoard[row][col] = curNumber

    return curBoard

  def boardFromMove(self, direction, startBoard = None):
    if not startBoard:
      curBoard = copy.deepcopy(self.board)
    else:
      curBoard = copy.deepcopy(startBoard)

    hasChanged = False
    localChange = False

    if direction == 'left':
      for row in range(4):
        for col in range(3):
          if localChange:
            curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col + 1]

          elif (curBoard[row][col] == -1) | (curBoard[row][col] == 0):
            if (curBoard[row][col + 1] != -1) & (curBoard[row][col + 1] != 0):
              curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col + 1]
              localChange = True
              hasChanged = True

          elif (curBoard[row][col] + curBoard[row][col + 1]) == 3:
            curBoard[row][col] = 3
            localChange = True
            hasChanged = True

          elif (curBoard[row][col] == curBoard[row][col + 1]) & (curBoard[row][col] > 2):
            curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col] * 2
            localChange = True
            hasChanged = True

        if localChange:
          curBoard[row][3] = 0

        localChange = False

    if direction == 'right':
      for row in range(4):
        for col in reversed(range(1, 4)):
          if localChange:
            curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col - 1]

          elif (curBoard[row][col] == -1) | (curBoard[row][col] == 0):
            if (curBoard[row][col - 1] != -1) & (curBoard[row][col - 1] != 0):
              curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col - 1]
              localChange = True
              hasChanged = True

          elif (curBoard[row][col] + curBoard[row][col - 1]) == 3:
            curBoard[row][col] = 3
            localChange = True
            hasChanged = True

          elif (curBoard[row][col] == curBoard[row][col - 1]) & (curBoard[row][col] > 2):
            curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col] * 2
            localChange = True
            hasChanged = True

        if localChange:
          curBoard[row][0] = 0

        localChange = False

    if direction == 'up':
      for col in range(4):
        for row in range(3):
          if localChange:
            curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row + 1][col]

          elif (curBoard[row][col] == -1) | (curBoard[row][col] == 0):
            if (curBoard[row + 1][col] != -1) & (curBoard[row + 1][col] != 0):
              curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row + 1][col]
              localChange = True
              hasChanged = True

          elif (curBoard[row][col] + curBoard[row + 1][col]) == 3:
            curBoard[row][col] = 3
            localChange = True
            hasChanged = True

          elif (curBoard[row][col] == curBoard[row + 1][col]) & (curBoard[row][col] > 2):
            curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col] * 2
            localChange = True
            hasChanged = True

        if localChange:
          curBoard[3][col] = 0

        localChange = False

    if direction == 'down':
      for col in range(4):
        for row in reversed(range(1, 4)):
          if localChange:
            curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row - 1][col]

          elif (curBoard[row][col] == -1) | (curBoard[row][col] == 0):
            if (curBoard[row - 1][col] != -1) & (curBoard[row - 1][col] != 0):
              curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row - 1][col]
              localChange = True
              hasChanged = True

          elif (curBoard[row][col] + curBoard[row - 1][col]) == 3:
            curBoard[row][col] = 3
            localChange = True
            hasChanged = True

          elif (curBoard[row][col] == curBoard[row - 1][col]) & (curBoard[row][col] > 2):
            curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col] * 2
            localChange = True
            hasChanged = True

        if localChange:
          curBoard[0][col] = 0

        localChange = False

    return curBoard

  def updateNewCard(self, direction, board = None):
    if not board:
      board = self.board

    if direction == 'left':
      for row in range(4):
        if board[row][3] == 0:
          curNumber = self.cardFromScreen(row, 3)

          if curNumber == 0:
            print self.dataString
            raise Exception('Could not determine card value')

          if (curNumber != -1) & (self.dataCollection):
            self.dataString = self.dataString + ',' + str(curNumber)

          board[row][3] = curNumber

    if direction == 'right':
      for row in range(4):
        if board[row][0] == 0:
          curNumber = self.cardFromScreen(row, 0)

          if curNumber == 0:
            print self.dataString
            raise Exception('Could not determine card value')

          if (curNumber != -1) & (self.dataCollection):
            self.dataString = self.dataString + ',' + str(curNumber)

          board[row][0] = curNumber

    if direction == 'up':
      for col in range(4):
        if board[3][col] == 0:
          curNumber = self.cardFromScreen(3, col)

          if curNumber == 0:
            print self.dataString
            raise Exception('Could not determine card value')

          if (curNumber != -1) & (self.dataCollection):
            self.dataString = self.dataString + ',' + str(curNumber)

          board[3][col] = curNumber

    if direction == 'down':
      for col in range(4):
        if board[0][col] == 0:
          curNumber = self.cardFromScreen(0, col)

          if curNumber == 0:
            print self.dataString
            raise Exception('Could not determine card value')

          if (curNumber != -1) & (self.dataCollection):
            self.dataString = self.dataString + ',' + str(curNumber)

          board[0][col] = curNumber

  def sendMoveToDevice(self, direction):
    if direction == 'right':
      sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '100', '300', '200', '300', '0.1', '1'])
    if direction == 'left':
      sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '200', '300', '100', '300', '0.1', '1'])
    if direction == 'up':
      sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '170', '300', '170', '200', '0.1', '1'])
    if direction == 'down':
      sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '170', '200', '170', '300', '0.1', '1'])

    time.sleep(1)

    self.boardImageIsFresh = False

  def restartSequence(self):
    sshClient.run(['stouch', 'touch', '150', '300', '1'])
    time.sleep(0.1)
    sshClient.run(['stouch', 'touch', '150', '300', '1'])
    time.sleep(0.3)
    sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '100', '300', '200', '300', '0.1', '1'])
    time.sleep(1.0)
    sshClient.run(['stouch', 'touch', '300', '550', '1'])
    time.sleep(1.7)
    sshClient.run(['stouch', 'touch', '50', '50', '1'])
    time.sleep(1.0)

    # Reset variables
    self.boardImage = None
    self.boardImageIsFresh = False
    self.board = self.boardFromScreen()
    self.highest = 3
    self.dataString = ''
    self.knownImages = []
    self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/1.png'))
    self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/2.png'))
    self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/3.png'))
    self.possibleNumbers = []
    self.possibleNumbers.append(1)
    self.possibleNumbers.append(2)
    self.possibleNumbers.append(3)

    # Start data collection again if flagged
    if self.dataCollection:
      self.startDataCollection()

  def checkForMax(self):
    board = self.board

    keepLooking = True

    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(4):
        if (board[row][col] > self.highest) & keepLooking:
          self.establishNewMax(row, col)
          keepLooking = False

  def establishNewMax(self, row, col):
    board = self.board

    newHighest = board[row][col]

    if self.highest > 3:
      self.knownImages.pop()
      self.knownImages.append(None)

    self.saveCardImage(row, col, IMAGE_DIR + '/Red' + str(newHighest) + '.png')
    self.possibleNumbers.append(newHighest)
    self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/Red' + str(newHighest) + '.png'))
    self.highest = newHighest

    if self.dataCollection:
      self.dataString = self.dataString + ',h:' + str(self.highest)

  def checkForUnknowns(self):
    unknownNumbers = []
    unknownIndices = []
    board = self.board

    for index in range(len(self.knownImages)):
      if self.knownImages[index] is None:
        unknownIndices.append(index)
        unknownNumbers.append(self.possibleNumbers[index])

    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(4):
        if board[row][col] in unknownNumbers:
          index = unknownNumbers.index(board[row][col])
          self.saveCardImage(row, col, IMAGE_DIR + '/' + str(unknownNumbers[index]) + '.png')
          self.knownImages[unknownIndices[index]] = Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/' + str(unknownNumbers[index]) + '.png')
          unknownNumbers.remove(board[row][col])
          unknownIndices.remove(unknownIndices[index])

  def checkOneTwoDifference(self, board=None):
    if board is None:
      board = self.board

    numOnes = 0
    numTwos = 0

    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(4):
        if board[row][col] == 1:
          numOnes += 1
        elif board[row][col] == 2:
          numTwos += 1

    difNum = 0

    if numOnes > numTwos:
      difNum = numOnes - numTwos
    elif numOnes < numTwos:
      difNum = numTwos - numOnes

    if difNum > 4:
      # Take a screenshot
      # sshClient.run(['activator', 'send', 'libactivator.system.take-screenshot'])
      vncClient.mouseDown(3)
      vncClient.mousePress(2)
      vncClient.mouseUp(3)

      # Wait a second
      time.sleep(1)

      # Copy the screenshot to disk over SSH
      result = sshClient.run(['ls', SS_DIR, '-t'])
      latest = result.output.split()[0]
      screenshotFile = sshClient.open(SS_DIR + '/' + latest)
      resultFile = open(IMAGE_DIR + '/moreThanProof.png', 'w')
      shutil.copyfileobj(screenshotFile, resultFile)
      resultFile.close()
      screenshotFile.close()

      # Delete the screenshot
      sshClient.run(['rm', SS_DIR + '/' + latest])

      self.dataString = self.dataString + ',!!!(numOnes:' + str(numOnes) + 'numTwos:' + str(numTwos) + ')!!!'

  def makeMove(self, direction):
    print 'Move:', direction

    print 'Simulating move internally...',
    newBoard = self.boardFromMove(direction)
    print 'DONE'

    if newBoard == self.board:
      print 'Invalid move - returning'
      return
    else:
      oldBoard = copy.deepcopy(self.board)
      self.board = newBoard

    print 'Sending move to device...',
    self.sendMoveToDevice(direction)
    print 'DONE'

    print 'Updating board image...',
    self.updateBoardImage()
    print 'DONE'  

    print 'Checking for a new maximum...',
    self.checkForMax()
    print 'DONE'

    print 'Checking for any unidentified card images...',
    self.checkForUnknowns()
    print 'DONE'

    print 'Checking if boardFromScreen is expected',
    goodToGo = self.assertExpectedBoard()

    if not goodToGo:
      screenBoard = self.boardFromScreen()

      # The last move didn't go through... try it again
      if screenBoard == oldBoard:
        print 'OH NO! The last move didnt go through!'

        print 'Sending move to device...',
        self.sendMoveToDevice(direction)
        print 'DONE'

        print 'Updating board image...',
        self.updateBoardImage()
        print 'DONE'  

        print 'Checking for a new maximum...',
        self.checkForMax()
        print 'DONE'

        print 'Checking for any unidentified card images...',
        self.checkForUnknowns()
        print 'DONE'

        print 'Checking if boardFromScreen is expected',
        goodToGo = self.assertExpectedBoard()

        if not goodToGo:
          print '\nScreenBoard'
          self.displayBoard(self.boardFromScreen())
          print 'ReferenceBoard'
          self.displayBoard(self.board)
          print self.dataString
          raise Exception('Assert error - unexpected board (we tried)')

      else:
        print '\nScreenBoard'
        self.displayBoard(self.boardFromScreen())
        print 'ReferenceBoard'
        self.displayBoard(self.board)
        print self.dataString
        raise Exception('Assert error - unexpected board')

    print 'DONE'

    print 'Updating internal board with new card...',
    self.updateNewCard(direction)
    print 'DONE'

    print 'Determining the next card...',
    self.nextCardFromScreen()
    print 'DONE'

    print 'Checking if difference between 1s and 2s is >4...',
    self.checkOneTwoDifference()
    print 'DONE'

  def isGameOver(self, board=None):
    if board is None:
      board = self.board

    foundEmpty = False

    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(4):
        if board[row][col] == -1:
          foundEmpty = True

    isOver = False

    if not foundEmpty:
      leftBoard = self.boardFromMove('left', board)
      rightBoard = self.boardFromMove('right', board)
      upBoard = self.boardFromMove('up', board)
      downBoard = self.boardFromMove('down', board)

      if (leftBoard == rightBoard) & (leftBoard == upBoard) & (leftBoard == downBoard):
        self.displayBoard(board)
        self.displayBoard(leftBoard)
        self.displayBoard(rightBoard)
        self.displayBoard(upBoard)
        self.displayBoard(downBoard)
        isOver = True

    return isOver

  def assertExpectedBoard(self, refBoard=None):
    if refBoard is None:
      refBoard = self.board

    screenBoard = self.boardFromScreen()

    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(4):
        if refBoard[row][col] != 0:
          if refBoard[row][col] != screenBoard[row][col]:
            return False

    return True

  def scoreBoard(self, board=None):
    if board is None:
      board = self.board

    nums = [pow(2,k) * 3 for k in range(12)]
    scores = [pow(3,k+1) for k in range(12)]
    total = 0

    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(4):
        if board[row][col] in nums:
          index = nums.index(board[row][col])
          total += scores[index]

    return total

  def displayBoard(self, board=None):
    isBigger = True
    biggestNum = -1
    spacing = 3

    if board is None:
      board = self.board

    # Get the largest number on the board
    for row in board:
      for num in row:
        if num > biggestNum:
          biggestNum = num

    # Determine spacing
    while len(str(biggestNum)) > spacing:
      spacing += 1

    # Print the board
    headFoot = '-' * (5 + spacing * 4)
    mid = ('|' + '-' * (spacing)) * 4 + '|'

    print headFoot

    for i in range(len(board)):
      print '|',
      for num in board[i]:
        if num == -1:
          strNum = 'X'
        else:
          strNum = str(num)

        digits = len(strNum)
        preDigits = ' ' * ((spacing - digits) / 2)
        postDigits = ' ' * (spacing - digits - len(preDigits))

        print '\b' + preDigits + strNum + postDigits + '|',

      if i < len(self.board) - 1:
        print '\n' + mid

    print '\n' + headFoot# + '\nNext: ' + str(self.next)

  def fillBoardWith(self, numToFill, board=None):
    if board is None:
      board = copy.deepcopy(self.board)

    filledBoards = []
    zeroLocations = []

    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(4):
        if board[row][col] == 0:
          zeroLocations.append(row)
          zeroLocations.append(col)

    for index in range(len(zeroLocations)):
      filledBoards.append(copy.deepcopy(board))

      for anotherIndex in range(len(zeroLocations)):
        row = zeroLocations[0]
        col = zeroLocations[1]

        if anotherIndex == index:
          filledBoards[-1][row][col] = numToFill
        else:
          filledBoards[-1][row][col] = -1

    return filledBoards

  def touchArcadeHeuristic(self, board=None):
    if board is None:
      board = self.board

    totalScore = 0

    # +4 for each empty square
    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(4):
        if self.board[row][col] == -1:
          totalScore += 4

    # +4 for each possible combo left<->right
    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(3):
        if self.board[row][col] + self.board[row][col + 1] == 3:
          totalScore += 4
        if self.board[row][col] == self.board[row][col + 1]:
          totalScore += 4

    # +4 for each possible combo up<->down
    for row in range(3):
      for col in range(4):
        if self.board[row][col] + self.board[row + 1][col] == 3:
          totalScore += 4
        if self.board[row][col] == self.board[row + 1][col]:
          totalScore += 4

    # -1 for each low card between two high cards
    for row in range(4):
      for col in range(1,3):
        left = self.board[row][col - 1]
        right = self.board[row][col + 1]
        middle = self.board[row][col]

        if (left > middle) & (right > middle):
          totalScore -= 1

    # -1 for each low card between two high cards
    for row in range(1,3):
      for col in range(4):
        top = self.board[row - 1][col]
        bottom = self.board[row + 1][col]
        middle = self.board[row][col]

        if (top > middle) & (bottom > middle):
          totalScore -= 1

    return totalScore

  def determineNextMove(self, method):
    moves = ['left', 'right', 'up', 'down']

    # Simplest method - whichever move results in the highest score
    # Ignore the next card in the sequence
    if method == 0:
      score = []

      for move in moves:
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      return moves[chosenIndex]
    # Look for best score in two moves assuming the white card is always a three
    if method == 1:
      score = []

      for move in moves:
        curScore = []

        nextBoard = self.boardFromMove(move)
        filledNextBoards = self.fillBoardWith(self.next[0], nextBoard)

        for board in filledNextBoards:
          for nextMove in moves:
            nextNextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nextMove, board)
            for nnextMove in moves:
              nnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnextMove, board)
              for nnnextMove in moves:
                nnnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnnextMove, board)
                for nnnnextMove in moves:
                  nnnnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnnnextMove, board)
                  curScore.append(self.scoreBoard(nnnextBoard))
                  # curScore += self.touchArcadeHeuristic(nnnextBoard)
                  # curCount += 1

        # for board in filledNextBoards:
        #   for nextMove in moves:
        #       nextNextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nextMove, board)
        #       curScore.append(self.scoreBoard(nextNextBoard))

        if len(curScore) == 0:
          score.append(0)
        else:
          score.append(max(curScore))

      maxScore = max(score)

      possibleIndices = [i for i, j in enumerate(score) if j == maxScore]

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      return moves[chosenIndex]
    # Use the touch arcade method looking two deep, using only the first card and assuming three
    if method == 2:
      score = []

      for move in moves:
        curScore = 0
        curCount = 0

        nextBoard = self.boardFromMove(move)
        filledNextBoards = self.fillBoardWith(self.next[0], nextBoard)

        for board in filledNextBoards:
          for nextMove in moves:
            nextNextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nextMove, board)
            for nnextMove in moves:
              nnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnextMove, board)
              for nnnextMove in moves:
                nnnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnnextMove, board)
                for nnnnextMove in moves:
                  nnnnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnnnextMove, board)
                  curScore += self.touchArcadeHeuristic(nnnextBoard)
                  curCount += 1

        if curCount == 0:
          score.append(0)
        else:
          score.append(float(curScore)/curCount)

      maxScore = max(score)

      possibleIndices = [i for i, j in enumerate(score) if j == maxScore]

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        </div>
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				<div id="ngg-image-9" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box" >
				        <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail">
            <a href="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/inception_cydia/photo-2.png"
               title=""
               data-src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/inception_cydia/photo-2.png"
               data-thumbnail="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/inception_cydia/thumbs/thumbs_photo-2.png"
               data-image-id="19"
               data-title="photo-2"
               data-description=""
               class="shutterset_f681e15bac270c5b42371842ef492c01">
                <img
                    title="photo-2"
                    alt="photo-2"
                    src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/inception_cydia/thumbs/thumbs_photo-2.png"
                    width="100"
                    height="75"
                    style="max-width:none;"
                />
            </a>
        </div>
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				        <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail">
            <a href="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/autoclicker/AutoClicker3.png"
               title=""
               data-src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/autoclicker/AutoClicker3.png"
               data-thumbnail="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/autoclicker/thumbs/thumbs_AutoClicker3.png"
               data-image-id="9"
               data-title="Auto-Clicker Preview 3"
               data-description=""
               class="shutterset_f681e15bac270c5b42371842ef492c01">
                <img
                    title="Auto-Clicker Preview 3"
                    alt="Auto-Clicker Preview 3"
                    src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/autoclicker/thumbs/thumbs_AutoClicker3.png"
                    width="99"
                    height="75"
                    style="max-width:none;"
                />
            </a>
        </div>
							</div> 
			
        
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				        <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail">
            <a href="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/autoclicker/AutoClicker1.png"
               title=""
               data-src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/autoclicker/AutoClicker1.png"
               data-thumbnail="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/autoclicker/thumbs/thumbs_AutoClicker1.png"
               data-image-id="7"
               data-title="Auto-Clicker Preview 1"
               data-description=""
               class="shutterset_f681e15bac270c5b42371842ef492c01">
                <img
                    title="Auto-Clicker Preview 1"
                    alt="Auto-Clicker Preview 1"
                    src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/autoclicker/thumbs/thumbs_AutoClicker1.png"
                    width="99"
                    height="75"
                    style="max-width:none;"
                />
            </a>
        </div>
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				        <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail">
            <a href="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/infomaker/infomaker1.png"
               title=""
               data-src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/infomaker/infomaker1.png"
               data-thumbnail="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/infomaker/thumbs/thumbs_infomaker1.png"
               data-image-id="11"
               data-title="infomaker1"
               data-description=""
               class="shutterset_f681e15bac270c5b42371842ef492c01">
                <img
                    title="infomaker1"
                    alt="infomaker1"
                    src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/infomaker/thumbs/thumbs_infomaker1.png"
                    width="100"
                    height="75"
                    style="max-width:none;"
                />
            </a>
        </div>
							</div> 
			
        
				<div id="ngg-image-13" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box" >
				        <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail">
            <a href="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/wakemate/day-1-sideapps.png"
               title=""
               data-src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/wakemate/day-1-sideapps.png"
               data-thumbnail="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/wakemate/thumbs/thumbs_day-1-sideapps.png"
               data-image-id="16"
               data-title="day-1-sideapps"
               data-description=""
               class="shutterset_f681e15bac270c5b42371842ef492c01">
                <img
                    title="day-1-sideapps"
                    alt="day-1-sideapps"
                    src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/wakemate/thumbs/thumbs_day-1-sideapps.png"
                    width="100"
                    height="75"
                    style="max-width:none;"
                />
            </a>
        </div>
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				        <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail">
            <a href="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/ls_windows8/windows8ls.png"
               title=""
               data-src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/ls_windows8/windows8ls.png"
               data-thumbnail="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/ls_windows8/thumbs/thumbs_windows8ls.png"
               data-image-id="27"
               data-title="windows8ls"
               data-description=""
               class="shutterset_f681e15bac270c5b42371842ef492c01">
                <img
                    title="windows8ls"
                    alt="windows8ls"
                    src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/ls_windows8/thumbs/thumbs_windows8ls.png"
                    width="100"
                    height="75"
                    style="max-width:none;"
                />
            </a>
        </div>
							</div> 
			
        
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				        <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail">
            <a href="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/massmailer/MassMailer2.png"
               title=""
               data-src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/massmailer/MassMailer2.png"
               data-thumbnail="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/massmailer/thumbs/thumbs_MassMailer2.png"
               data-image-id="5"
               data-title="MassMailer Preview 2"
               data-description=""
               class="shutterset_f681e15bac270c5b42371842ef492c01">
                <img
                    title="MassMailer Preview 2"
                    alt="MassMailer Preview 2"
                    src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/massmailer/thumbs/thumbs_MassMailer2.png"
                    width="100"
                    height="75"
                    style="max-width:none;"
                />
            </a>
        </div>
							</div> 
			
        
				<div id="ngg-image-16" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box" >
				        <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail">
            <a href="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/inception_button/photo-1.png"
               title="Screenshot of the first icon."
               data-src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/inception_button/photo-1.png"
               data-thumbnail="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/inception_button/thumbs/thumbs_photo-1.png"
               data-image-id="13"
               data-title="photo-1"
               data-description="Screenshot of the first icon."
               class="shutterset_f681e15bac270c5b42371842ef492c01">
                <img
                    title="photo-1"
                    alt="photo-1"
                    src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/inception_button/thumbs/thumbs_photo-1.png"
                    width="100"
                    height="75"
                    style="max-width:none;"
                />
            </a>
        </div>
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				        <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail">
            <a href="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/100-rogues/100-rogues-on-android.png"
               title=""
               data-src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/100-rogues/100-rogues-on-android.png"
               data-thumbnail="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/100-rogues/thumbs/thumbs_100-rogues-on-android.png"
               data-image-id="17"
               data-title="100-rogues-on-android"
               data-description=""
               class="shutterset_f681e15bac270c5b42371842ef492c01">
                <img
                    title="100-rogues-on-android"
                    alt="100-rogues-on-android"
                    src="http://sideapps.com/wp-content/gallery/100-rogues/thumbs/thumbs_100-rogues-on-android.png"
                    width="100"
                    height="75"
                    style="max-width:none;"
                />
            </a>
        </div>
							</div> 
			
        
		
		<div class="ngg-clear"></div>
	</div>


      return moves[chosenIndex]

if __name__ == '__main__':
  # Connect to the iOS Device via VNC
  vncClient = api.connect(IP_ADDRESS, VNC_PASSWORD)

  # Connect to the iOS Device via SSH
  sshClient = spur.SshShell(hostname=IP_ADDRESS, username='root', password=SSH_PASSWORD)

  # Create a Threes Game
  myGame = ThreesGame(vncClient, sshClient)
  myGame.startDataCollection()

  moves = ['left', 'right', 'up', 'down']
  random.seed()

  gameOver = False

  while(not gameOver):
    nextMove = myGame.determineNextMove(1)
    myGame.makeMove(nextMove)
    gameOver = myGame.isGameOver()

    if gameOver:
      print 'over'
      print myGame.dataString

      with open(DATA_FILE, "a") as myfile:
        myfile.write('\n' + myGame.dataString)

      myGame.restartSequence()
      gameOver = False

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import time, math, operator, os

import spur, shutil, random, copy

from vncdotool import api

from PIL import Image, ImageChops

IP_ADDRESS = '129.161.59.146'

VNC_PASSWORD = 'REDACTED'

SSH_PASSWORD = 'REDACTED'

IMAGE_DIR = 'ThreesImages'

SS_DIR = '/private/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/108APPLE'

DATA_FILE = 'recordedSequences.txt'

class NextBag:

def __init__(self):

nums = [pow(2,k) * 3 for k in range(12)]

numOnes = 0

numTwos = 0

numThrees = 0

nonThree = False

numMax = 3

def drawNum(self, drawnNum):

pass

def getNextPossibilities(self):

return [3]

def getNextProbabilities(self):

return [1]

class ThreesGame:

def __init__(self, vncClient, sshClient):

self.vncClient = vncClient

self.sshClient = sshClient

self.imageDir = None

# Only 1, 2 and 3 are known initially

self.knownImages = []

self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/1.png'))

self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/2.png'))

self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/3.png'))

# Only 1, 2, and 3 are possible initially

self.possibleNumbers = []

self.possibleNumbers.append(1)

self.possibleNumbers.append(2)

self.possibleNumbers.append(3)

# Initialize the board

self.boardImage = None

self.boardImageIsFresh = False

self.board = self.boardFromScreen()

self.highest = 3

self.drawBag = NextBag()

self.next = []

self.nextProbabilities = []

self.nextCardFromScreen()

self.dataString = ''

self.dataCollection = False

def startDataCollection(self):

self.dataCollection = True

board = self.board

startState = []

for row in range(4):

for col in range(4):

if board[row][col] != -1:

startState.append(str(board[row][col]))

self.dataString = '(' + ','.join(startState) + ')'

def saveCardImage(self, row, col, filename):

# If the board image isn't fresh, freshen it

if not self.boardImageIsFresh:

self.updateBoardImage()

# Determine the current image index

xCrop1 = col * 120 + 90

yCrop1 = row * 160 + 339

xCrop2 = xCrop1 + 100

yCrop2 = yCrop1 + 75

# Crop the full board image to the specific index

indexImage = self.boardImage.crop((xCrop1, yCrop1, xCrop2, yCrop2))

indexImage.save(filename)

def updateBoardImage(self):

# Take a screenshot

# sshClient.run(['activator', 'send', 'libactivator.system.take-screenshot'])

vncClient.mouseDown(3)

vncClient.mousePress(2)

vncClient.mouseUp(3)

# Wait a second

time.sleep(1)

# Copy the screenshot to disk over SSH

result = sshClient.run(['ls', SS_DIR, '-t'])

latest = result.output.split()[0]

screenshotFile = sshClient.open(SS_DIR + '/' + latest)

resultFile = open(IMAGE_DIR + '/board.png', 'w')

shutil.copyfileobj(screenshotFile, resultFile)

resultFile.close()

screenshotFile.close()

# Delete the screenshot

sshClient.run(['rm', SS_DIR + '/' + latest])

# Store the current board image

self.boardImage = Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/board.png')

# Flip the fresh toggle

self.boardImageIsFresh = True

def cardFromScreen(self, row, col, printRMS = False):

# Default return is 0

cardNum = 0

# Determine the current image index

xCrop1 = col * 120 + 90

yCrop1 = row * 160 + 339

xCrop2 = xCrop1 + 100

yCrop2 = yCrop1 + 75

# Crop the full board image to the specific index

indexImage = self.boardImage.crop((xCrop1, yCrop1, xCrop2, yCrop2))

try:

# Weird bug with #48 here - getcolors() returns None

colors = indexImage.getcolors()

blankColor = 0

if colors is not None:

blankColor = colors[0][1]

# If image is this color we know the index is blank

if blankColor == (187, 217, 217):

cardNum = -1

else:

# Loop through each possible board image

for index in range(len(self.knownImages)):

if self.knownImages[index] is not None:

# Get a histogram of the diference between the two images

h = ImageChops.difference(self.knownImages[index], indexImage).histogram()

# Run a RMS on the difference

sq = (value*((idx%256)**2) for idx, value in enumerate(h))

sum_of_squares = sum(sq)

rms = math.sqrt(sum_of_squares/float(indexImage.size[0] * indexImage.size[1]))

# if printRMS:

# ImageChops.difference(self.knownImages[index], indexImage).show()

# print rms

# If the RMS is under 99 the images are 'the same'

if rms < 99:

cardNum = self.possibleNumbers[index]

continue

except TypeError, e:

self.boardImage.show()

indexImage.show()

print indexImage.getcolors()

print xCrop1, yCrop1, xCrop2, yCrop2

print self.dataString

raise e

return cardNum

def nextCardFromScreen(self):

nextImage = self.boardImage.crop((320, 140, 321, 141))

nextImageColors = nextImage.getcolors()[0][1]

if nextImageColors == (102, 204, 255):

self.next = [1]

self.nextProbabilities = [1]

if nextImageColors == (255, 102, 128):

self.next = [2]

self.nextProbabilities = [1]

if nextImageColors == (254, 255, 255):

self.next = self.drawBag.getNextPossibilities()

self.nextProbabilities = self.drawBag.getNextProbabilities()

def boardFromScreen(self):

if not self.boardImageIsFresh:

self.updateBoardImage()

curBoard = [[0 for i in range(4)] for j in range(4)]

for row in range(4):

for col in range(4):

curNumber = self.cardFromScreen(row, col)

if curNumber == 0:

print 'row:' + str(row) + 'col:' + str(col)

self.cardFromScreen(row, col, printRMS = True)

print self.dataString

raise Exception('Could not determine card value')

curBoard[row][col] = curNumber

return curBoard

def boardFromMove(self, direction, startBoard = None):

if not startBoard:

curBoard = copy.deepcopy(self.board)

else:

curBoard = copy.deepcopy(startBoard)

hasChanged = False

localChange = False

if direction == 'left':

for row in range(4):

for col in range(3):

if localChange:

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col + 1]

elif (curBoard[row][col] == -1) | (curBoard[row][col] == 0):

if (curBoard[row][col + 1] != -1) & (curBoard[row][col + 1] != 0):

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col + 1]

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

elif (curBoard[row][col] + curBoard[row][col + 1]) == 3:

curBoard[row][col] = 3

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

elif (curBoard[row][col] == curBoard[row][col + 1]) & (curBoard[row][col] > 2):

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col] * 2

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

if localChange:

curBoard[row][3] = 0

localChange = False

if direction == 'right':

for row in range(4):

for col in reversed(range(1, 4)):

if localChange:

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col - 1]

elif (curBoard[row][col] == -1) | (curBoard[row][col] == 0):

if (curBoard[row][col - 1] != -1) & (curBoard[row][col - 1] != 0):

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col - 1]

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

elif (curBoard[row][col] + curBoard[row][col - 1]) == 3:

curBoard[row][col] = 3

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

elif (curBoard[row][col] == curBoard[row][col - 1]) & (curBoard[row][col] > 2):

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col] * 2

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

if localChange:

curBoard[row][0] = 0

localChange = False

if direction == 'up':

for col in range(4):

for row in range(3):

if localChange:

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row + 1][col]

elif (curBoard[row][col] == -1) | (curBoard[row][col] == 0):

if (curBoard[row + 1][col] != -1) & (curBoard[row + 1][col] != 0):

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row + 1][col]

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

elif (curBoard[row][col] + curBoard[row + 1][col]) == 3:

curBoard[row][col] = 3

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

elif (curBoard[row][col] == curBoard[row + 1][col]) & (curBoard[row][col] > 2):

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col] * 2

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

if localChange:

curBoard[3][col] = 0

localChange = False

if direction == 'down':

for col in range(4):

for row in reversed(range(1, 4)):

if localChange:

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row - 1][col]

elif (curBoard[row][col] == -1) | (curBoard[row][col] == 0):

if (curBoard[row - 1][col] != -1) & (curBoard[row - 1][col] != 0):

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row - 1][col]

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

elif (curBoard[row][col] + curBoard[row - 1][col]) == 3:

curBoard[row][col] = 3

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

elif (curBoard[row][col] == curBoard[row - 1][col]) & (curBoard[row][col] > 2):

curBoard[row][col] = curBoard[row][col] * 2

localChange = True

hasChanged = True

if localChange:

curBoard[0][col] = 0

localChange = False

return curBoard

def updateNewCard(self, direction, board = None):

if not board:

board = self.board

if direction == 'left':

for row in range(4):

if board[row][3] == 0:

curNumber = self.cardFromScreen(row, 3)

if curNumber == 0:

print self.dataString

raise Exception('Could not determine card value')

if (curNumber != -1) & (self.dataCollection):

self.dataString = self.dataString + ',' + str(curNumber)

board[row][3] = curNumber

if direction == 'right':

for row in range(4):

if board[row][0] == 0:

curNumber = self.cardFromScreen(row, 0)

if curNumber == 0:

print self.dataString

raise Exception('Could not determine card value')

if (curNumber != -1) & (self.dataCollection):

self.dataString = self.dataString + ',' + str(curNumber)

board[row][0] = curNumber

if direction == 'up':

for col in range(4):

if board[3][col] == 0:

curNumber = self.cardFromScreen(3, col)

if curNumber == 0:

print self.dataString

raise Exception('Could not determine card value')

if (curNumber != -1) & (self.dataCollection):

self.dataString = self.dataString + ',' + str(curNumber)

board[3][col] = curNumber

if direction == 'down':

for col in range(4):

if board[0][col] == 0:

curNumber = self.cardFromScreen(0, col)

if curNumber == 0:

print self.dataString

raise Exception('Could not determine card value')

if (curNumber != -1) & (self.dataCollection):

self.dataString = self.dataString + ',' + str(curNumber)

board[0][col] = curNumber

def sendMoveToDevice(self, direction):

if direction == 'right':

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '100', '300', '200', '300', '0.1', '1'])

if direction == 'left':

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '200', '300', '100', '300', '0.1', '1'])

if direction == 'up':

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '170', '300', '170', '200', '0.1', '1'])

if direction == 'down':

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '170', '200', '170', '300', '0.1', '1'])

time.sleep(1)

self.boardImageIsFresh = False

def restartSequence(self):

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'touch', '150', '300', '1'])

time.sleep(0.1)

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'touch', '150', '300', '1'])

time.sleep(0.3)

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'swipe', '100', '300', '200', '300', '0.1', '1'])

time.sleep(1.0)

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'touch', '300', '550', '1'])

time.sleep(1.7)

sshClient.run(['stouch', 'touch', '50', '50', '1'])

time.sleep(1.0)

# Reset variables

self.boardImage = None

self.boardImageIsFresh = False

self.board = self.boardFromScreen()

self.highest = 3

self.dataString = ''

self.knownImages = []

self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/1.png'))

self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/2.png'))

self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/3.png'))

self.possibleNumbers = []

self.possibleNumbers.append(1)

self.possibleNumbers.append(2)

self.possibleNumbers.append(3)

# Start data collection again if flagged

if self.dataCollection:

self.startDataCollection()

def checkForMax(self):

board = self.board

keepLooking = True

for row in range(4):

for col in range(4):

if (board[row][col] > self.highest) & keepLooking:

self.establishNewMax(row, col)

keepLooking = False

def establishNewMax(self, row, col):

board = self.board

newHighest = board[row][col]

if self.highest > 3:

self.knownImages.pop()

self.knownImages.append(None)

self.saveCardImage(row, col, IMAGE_DIR + '/Red' + str(newHighest) + '.png')

self.possibleNumbers.append(newHighest)

self.knownImages.append(Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/Red' + str(newHighest) + '.png'))

self.highest = newHighest

if self.dataCollection:

self.dataString = self.dataString + ',h:' + str(self.highest)

def checkForUnknowns(self):

unknownNumbers = []

unknownIndices = []

board = self.board

for index in range(len(self.knownImages)):

if self.knownImages[index] is None:

unknownIndices.append(index)

unknownNumbers.append(self.possibleNumbers[index])

for row in range(4):

for col in range(4):

if board[row][col] in unknownNumbers:

index = unknownNumbers.index(board[row][col])

self.saveCardImage(row, col, IMAGE_DIR + '/' + str(unknownNumbers[index]) + '.png')

self.knownImages[unknownIndices[index]] = Image.open(IMAGE_DIR + '/' + str(unknownNumbers[index]) + '.png')

unknownNumbers.remove(board[row][col])

unknownIndices.remove(unknownIndices[index])

def checkOneTwoDifference(self, board=None):

if board is None:

board = self.board

numOnes = 0

numTwos = 0

for row in range(4):

for col in range(4):

if board[row][col] == 1:

numOnes += 1

elif board[row][col] == 2:

numTwos += 1

difNum = 0

if numOnes > numTwos:

difNum = numOnes - numTwos

elif numOnes < numTwos:

difNum = numTwos - numOnes

if difNum > 4:

# Take a screenshot

# sshClient.run(['activator', 'send', 'libactivator.system.take-screenshot'])

vncClient.mouseDown(3)

vncClient.mousePress(2)

vncClient.mouseUp(3)

# Wait a second

time.sleep(1)

# Copy the screenshot to disk over SSH

result = sshClient.run(['ls', SS_DIR, '-t'])

latest = result.output.split()[0]

screenshotFile = sshClient.open(SS_DIR + '/' + latest)

resultFile = open(IMAGE_DIR + '/moreThanProof.png', 'w')

shutil.copyfileobj(screenshotFile, resultFile)

resultFile.close()

screenshotFile.close()

# Delete the screenshot

sshClient.run(['rm', SS_DIR + '/' + latest])

self.dataString = self.dataString + ',!!!(numOnes:' + str(numOnes) + 'numTwos:' + str(numTwos) + ')!!!'

def makeMove(self, direction):

print 'Move:', direction

print 'Simulating move internally...',

newBoard = self.boardFromMove(direction)

print 'DONE'

if newBoard == self.board:

print 'Invalid move - returning'

return

else:

oldBoard = copy.deepcopy(self.board)

self.board = newBoard

print 'Sending move to device...',

self.sendMoveToDevice(direction)

print 'DONE'

print 'Updating board image...',

self.updateBoardImage()

print 'DONE'

print 'Checking for a new maximum...',

self.checkForMax()

print 'DONE'

print 'Checking for any unidentified card images...',

self.checkForUnknowns()

print 'DONE'

print 'Checking if boardFromScreen is expected',

goodToGo = self.assertExpectedBoard()

if not goodToGo:

screenBoard = self.boardFromScreen()

# The last move didn't go through... try it again

if screenBoard == oldBoard:

print 'OH NO! The last move didnt go through!'

print 'Sending move to device...',

self.sendMoveToDevice(direction)

print 'DONE'

print 'Updating board image...',

self.updateBoardImage()

print 'DONE'

print 'Checking for a new maximum...',

self.checkForMax()

print 'DONE'

print 'Checking for any unidentified card images...',

self.checkForUnknowns()

print 'DONE'

print 'Checking if boardFromScreen is expected',

goodToGo = self.assertExpectedBoard()

if not goodToGo:

print '\nScreenBoard'

self.displayBoard(self.boardFromScreen())

print 'ReferenceBoard'

self.displayBoard(self.board)

print self.dataString

raise Exception('Assert error - unexpected board (we tried)')

else:

print '\nScreenBoard'

self.displayBoard(self.boardFromScreen())

print 'ReferenceBoard'

self.displayBoard(self.board)

print self.dataString

raise Exception('Assert error - unexpected board')

print 'DONE'

print 'Updating internal board with new card...',

self.updateNewCard(direction)

print 'DONE'

print 'Determining the next card...',

self.nextCardFromScreen()

print 'DONE'

print 'Checking if difference between 1s and 2s is >4...',

self.checkOneTwoDifference()

print 'DONE'

def isGameOver(self, board=None):

if board is None:

board = self.board

foundEmpty = False

for row in range(4):

for col in range(4):

if board[row][col] == -1:

foundEmpty = True

isOver = False

if not foundEmpty:

leftBoard = self.boardFromMove('left', board)

rightBoard = self.boardFromMove('right', board)

upBoard = self.boardFromMove('up', board)

downBoard = self.boardFromMove('down', board)

if (leftBoard == rightBoard) & (leftBoard == upBoard) & (leftBoard == downBoard):

self.displayBoard(board)

self.displayBoard(leftBoard)

self.displayBoard(rightBoard)

self.displayBoard(upBoard)

self.displayBoard(downBoard)

isOver = True

return isOver

def assertExpectedBoard(self, refBoard=None):

if refBoard is None:

refBoard = self.board

screenBoard = self.boardFromScreen()

for row in range(4):

for col in range(4):

if refBoard[row][col] != 0:

if refBoard[row][col] != screenBoard[row][col]:

return False

return True

def scoreBoard(self, board=None):

if board is None:

board = self.board

nums = [pow(2,k) * 3 for k in range(12)]

scores = [pow(3,k+1) for k in range(12)]

total = 0

for row in range(4):

for col in range(4):

if board[row][col] in nums:

index = nums.index(board[row][col])

total += scores[index]

return total

def displayBoard(self, board=None):

isBigger = True

biggestNum = -1

spacing = 3

if board is None:

board = self.board

# Get the largest number on the board

for row in board:

for num in row:

if num > biggestNum:

biggestNum = num

# Determine spacing

while len(str(biggestNum)) > spacing:

spacing += 1

# Print the board

headFoot = '-' * (5 + spacing * 4)

mid = ('|' + '-' * (spacing)) * 4 + '|'

print headFoot

for i in range(len(board)):

print '|',

for num in board[i]:

if num == -1:

strNum = 'X'

else:

strNum = str(num)

digits = len(strNum)

preDigits = ' ' * ((spacing - digits) / 2)

postDigits = ' ' * (spacing - digits - len(preDigits))

print '\b' + preDigits + strNum + postDigits + '|',

if i < len(self.board) - 1:

print '\n' + mid

print '\n' + headFoot# + '\nNext: ' + str(self.next)

def fillBoardWith(self, numToFill, board=None):

if board is None:

board = copy.deepcopy(self.board)

filledBoards = []

zeroLocations = []

for row in range(4):

for col in range(4):

if board[row][col] == 0:

zeroLocations.append(row)

zeroLocations.append(col)

for index in range(len(zeroLocations)):

filledBoards.append(copy.deepcopy(board))

for anotherIndex in range(len(zeroLocations)):

row = zeroLocations[0]

col = zeroLocations[1]

if anotherIndex == index:

filledBoards[-1][row][col] = numToFill

else:

filledBoards[-1][row][col] = -1

return filledBoards

def touchArcadeHeuristic(self, board=None):

if board is None:

board = self.board

totalScore = 0

# +4 for each empty square

for row in range(4):

for col in range(4):

if self.board[row][col] == -1:

totalScore += 4

# +4 for each possible combo left<->right

for row in range(4):

for col in range(3):

if self.board[row][col] + self.board[row][col + 1] == 3:

totalScore += 4

if self.board[row][col] == self.board[row][col + 1]:

totalScore += 4

# +4 for each possible combo up<->down

for row in range(3):

for col in range(4):

if self.board[row][col] + self.board[row + 1][col] == 3:

totalScore += 4

if self.board[row][col] == self.board[row + 1][col]:

totalScore += 4

# -1 for each low card between two high cards

for row in range(4):

for col in range(1,3):

left = self.board[row][col - 1]

right = self.board[row][col + 1]

middle = self.board[row][col]

if (left > middle) & (right > middle):

totalScore -= 1

# -1 for each low card between two high cards

for row in range(1,3):

for col in range(4):

top = self.board[row - 1][col]

bottom = self.board[row + 1][col]

middle = self.board[row][col]

if (top > middle) & (bottom > middle):

totalScore -= 1

return totalScore

def determineNextMove(self, method):

moves = ['left', 'right', 'up', 'down']

# Simplest method - whichever move results in the highest score

# Ignore the next card in the sequence

if method == 0:

score = []

for move in moves:

nextBoard = self.boardFromMove(move)

score.append(self.scoreBoard(nextBoard))

maxScore = max(score)

possibleIndices = [i for i, j in enumerate(score) if j == maxScore]

chosenIndex = possibleIndices[random.randint(0, len(possibleIndices) - 1)]

return moves[chosenIndex]

# Look for best score in two moves assuming the white card is always a three

if method == 1:

score = []

for move in moves:

curScore = []

nextBoard = self.boardFromMove(move)

filledNextBoards = self.fillBoardWith(self.next[0], nextBoard)

for board in filledNextBoards:

for nextMove in moves:

nextNextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nextMove, board)

for nnextMove in moves:

nnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnextMove, board)

for nnnextMove in moves:

nnnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnnextMove, board)

for nnnnextMove in moves:

nnnnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnnnextMove, board)

curScore.append(self.scoreBoard(nnnextBoard))

# curScore += self.touchArcadeHeuristic(nnnextBoard)

# curCount += 1

# for board in filledNextBoards:

# for nextMove in moves:

# nextNextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nextMove, board)

# curScore.append(self.scoreBoard(nextNextBoard))

if len(curScore) == 0:

score.append(0)

else:

score.append(max(curScore))

maxScore = max(score)

possibleIndices = [i for i, j in enumerate(score) if j == maxScore]

chosenIndex = possibleIndices[random.randint(0, len(possibleIndices) - 1)]

return moves[chosenIndex]

# Use the touch arcade method looking two deep, using only the first card and assuming three

if method == 2:

score = []

for move in moves:

curScore = 0

curCount = 0

nextBoard = self.boardFromMove(move)

filledNextBoards = self.fillBoardWith(self.next[0], nextBoard)

for board in filledNextBoards:

for nextMove in moves:

nextNextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nextMove, board)

for nnextMove in moves:

nnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnextMove, board)

for nnnextMove in moves:

nnnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnnextMove, board)

for nnnnextMove in moves:

nnnnextBoard = self.boardFromMove(nnnnextMove, board)

curScore += self.touchArcadeHeuristic(nnnextBoard)

curCount += 1

if curCount == 0:

score.append(0)

else:

score.append(float(curScore)/curCount)

maxScore = max(score)

possibleIndices = [i for i, j in enumerate(score) if j == maxScore]

chosenIndex = possibleIndices[random.randint(0, len(possibleIndices) - 1)]

return moves[chosenIndex]

if __name__ == '__main__':

# Connect to the iOS Device via VNC

vncClient = api.connect(IP_ADDRESS, VNC_PASSWORD)

# Connect to the iOS Device via SSH

sshClient = spur.SshShell(hostname=IP_ADDRESS, username='root', password=SSH_PASSWORD)

# Create a Threes Game

myGame = ThreesGame(vncClient, sshClient)

myGame.startDataCollection()

moves = ['left', 'right', 'up', 'down']

random.seed()

gameOver = False

while(not gameOver):

nextMove = myGame.determineNextMove(1)

myGame.makeMove(nextMove)

gameOver = myGame.isGameOver()

if gameOver:

print 'over'

print myGame.dataString

with open(DATA_FILE, "a") as myfile:

myfile.write('\n' + myGame.dataString)

myGame.restartSequence()

gameOver = False

4Mar

Programmatically Add Default UITextField

Sidetalker | Category: Code Tips/Tricks, News | No Comments

Tags: builder, corners, default, design, edges, interface, look, method, objective-c, programmatically, rounded, uitextfield

I haven’t posted anything in a while, but I’ve been programming much more often and figured I’d share some answers to questions that had me stuck for a while. Now, if you’ve ever tried to add a UITextField purely through code you’ve probably noticed that what you get is a blank area that you can double-tap and add text to. When you add it using Interface Builder you get this pretty rectangle with rounded edges – what gives?

Well, I have no idea what gives. But what I do know is how to use a whole bunch of extra code to fix it. Here’s some nicely commented code that shows what I’m talking about:

- (UITextField *)getCustomTextField: (NSString *)placeholderText xLoc:(int)X
                               yLoc:(int)Y width:(int)width height:(int)height
{
    // Start by allocating an ugly default text field
    UITextField *textField = [[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(X, Y, width, height)];
    
    // Set font to default text field font
    textField.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"Helvetica Neue" size:14];
    
    // If the man wants some placeholder text, give it to him
    if (placeholderText != nil)
        textField.placeholder = placeholderText;
    
    // Add the clear button while editing
    textField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeWhileEditing;
    
    // Design our border so it looks like a "real" UITextField
    [textField.layer setBorderColor:[[[UIColor grayColor] colorWithAlphaComponent:0.4] CGColor]];
    [textField.layer setBorderWidth:0.5];
    
    // Make that sexy corner all round
    textField.layer.cornerRadius = 7;
    textField.clipsToBounds = YES;
    
    // Add padding to the box so it looks real
    UIView *paddingView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 9, 0)];
    textField.leftView = paddingView;
    textField.leftViewMode = UITextFieldViewModeAlways;
    return textField;
}

- (UITextField *)getCustomTextField: (NSString *)placeholderText xLoc:(int)X

yLoc:(int)Y width:(int)width height:(int)height

{

// Start by allocating an ugly default text field

UITextField *textField = [[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(X, Y, width, height)];

// Set font to default text field font

textField.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"Helvetica Neue" size:14];

// If the man wants some placeholder text, give it to him

if (placeholderText != nil)

textField.placeholder = placeholderText;

// Add the clear button while editing

textField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeWhileEditing;

// Design our border so it looks like a "real" UITextField

[textField.layer setBorderColor:[[[UIColor grayColor] colorWithAlphaComponent:0.4] CGColor]];

[textField.layer setBorderWidth:0.5];

// Make that sexy corner all round

textField.layer.cornerRadius = 7;

textField.clipsToBounds = YES;

// Add padding to the box so it looks real

UIView *paddingView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 9, 0)];

textField.leftView = paddingView;

textField.leftViewMode = UITextFieldViewModeAlways;

return textField;

}

That method will return a nicely formatted UITextField. It may not look precisely like the one you get from IB, but I challenge you to get it closer. If you don’t want any placeholder text just send nil or edit the method to take no instance variables.

19Sep

Windows 8 Lightscribe Disc Image

Sidetalker | Category: Miscellaneous, News | 3 Comments

Tags: 7, 8, developer, disc, disk, download, eight, image, light, lightscribe, preview, scribe, seven, window, windows

I couldn’t find any decent Lightscribe templates for a Windows 8 disk so I whipped one up myself using a mashup of others’ work. Enjoy!

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The creator of the Windows 7 image this is based off has a Deviant Art account.

I was unable to find the creator of the Windows 8 logo I used in the image. Creator, if you stumble upon my website feel free to shoot me an email for recognition.

Download Windows 8 LightScribe Template
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4Apr

The Inception Button on Cydia

Sidetalker | Category: iPhone/iPod Touch Apps, News | 4 Comments

Tags: app, button, cydia, inception, install, iphone, iphones, jailbroken, official, planet, release

I received an email earlier today asking if I could get the Inception Button onto Cydia seeing as Apple has the preposterous idea that such an application provides “limited functionality” (rather than limitless functionality). I figured, why not, I’d give it a go.

After some time on IRC channels with the creator of Theos and several other helpful and knowledgeable folks I’ve managed to bring the barebones version of the Inception Button to Cydia! I’d like to thank Allen of Planet-iPhones for hosting the application. Anyone who is jailbroken should be able to install the Inception Button via the default community sources.

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14Feb

Automatically Delete iTunes Duplicate Songs with iDupeNuke

Sidetalker | Category: Java, News | No Comments

Tags: 0.1, automatically, beta, delete, dupe, duplicate, duplicates, iDupeNuke, itunes, java, mac, nuke, os x, remove, song, songs, windows

UPDATE: I’m finding more and more bugs as I use this. I wouldn’t recommend using it in its current state.

The various methods by which I accumulate my music often leave me with duplicate songs in my iTunes library. Having been fed up with the task of manually removing these files I decided to create a utility to do it for me. The project took me quite a bit further into the night than I anticipated however I was able to come out with an end product I’m happy to call a 0.1 Beta.

The utility is written in Java so it should, in theory, be compatible on both Windows and OS X. That being said, the only testing I’ve done has been on a Windows 7 machine and it was quite minimal. With the latest version of Java installed you can instruct iDupeNuke to remove duplicate songs in iTunes with the following code

java -jar iDupeNuke.jar

The program should proceed to analyze and neutralize any duplicate songs in your iTunes library.

I welcome suggestions, bug reports, and generic comments as I plan to expand this project and implement some sort of GUI. I hate Swing – if anyone has a recommended alternative I’m all ears.

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7Feb

WakeMate Reviews

Sidetalker | Category: News, Web Ventures | No Comments

Tags: mate, release, review, reviews, wake, wakelytics, wakemate

Visit WakeMate Reviews

With the release of the WakeMate I decided to pull together a site to provide prospective customers with current information and reviews on the intriguing device. In addition to providing information, the site encourages people who already own a WakeMate to submit their own thoughts, comments, suggestions, and reviews.

Please feel free to post your thoughts or suggestions on the new site either in the comments here or via the WakeMate Review site itself.

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