Move parameters to a configuration file + add onStop

run.py

@@ -1,19 +1,36 @@
+import os
 import time
 import Domoticz
 import plugin
 
-Parameters = {
-    "Address":"localhost",
-    "Port":"8080",
-    "Username":"",
-    "Password":"",
-    "Mode1":"",
-    "Mode2":"",
-    "Mode3":"",
-    "Mode4":"",
-    "Mode5":"",
-    "Mode6":0
-}
+def function_read_properties(filename:str, sep:str='=', comment_char:str='#')->dict:
+    """Convert a .properties file into a dictionary"""
+    dictionary = {}
+
+    with open(filename, "r", encoding="utf-8") as fproperties:
+        for line in fproperties:
+            lstrip = line.strip()
+            if lstrip and not lstrip.startswith(comment_char):
+                key_value = lstrip.split(sep)
+                key = key_value[0].strip()
+                value = sep.join(key_value[1:]).strip().strip('"')
+                dictionary[key] = value
+
+    return dictionary
+
+"""Read Parameter file? Format should be:
+Address=xxx
+Port=xxx
+Username=xxx
+Password=xxx
+Mode1=xxx
+Mode2=xxx
+Mode3=xxx
+Mode4=xxx
+Mode5=xxx
+Mode6=xxx
+"""
+Parameters = function_read_properties(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "parameters.properties"))
 
 Images = Domoticz.Images
 Devices = Domoticz.Devices
@@ -23,7 +40,10 @@ with open("./plugin.py", 'rb') as fileobj:
 
 onStart()
 
-while True:
-    Domoticz.Log("## Plugin Heartbeat ##")
-    onHeartbeat()
-    time.sleep(Domoticz.domo.GetHeartbeat())
+try:
+    while True:
+        Domoticz.Log("## Plugin Heartbeat ##")
+        onHeartbeat()
+        time.sleep(Domoticz.domo.GetHeartbeat())
+finally:
+    onStop()