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+""" imagezmq: Transport OpenCV images via ZMQ.
+
+Classes that transport OpenCV images from one computer to another. For example,
+OpenCV images gathered by a Raspberry Pi camera could be sent to another
+computer for displaying the images using cv2.imshow() or for further image
+processing. See API and Usage Examples for details.
+
+Copyright (c) 2017 by Jeff Bass.
+License: MIT, see LICENSE for more details.
+"""
+
+import zmq
+import numpy as np
+import cv2
+
+
+class ImageSender():
+    """Opens zmq REQ socket and sends images.
+
+    Opens a zmq REQ socket on the image sending computer, often a
+    Raspberry Pi, that will be sending OpenCV images and
+    related text messages to the hub computer. Provides methods to
+    send images or send jpg compressed images.
+
+    Arguments:
+      connect_to: the tcp address:port of the hub computer.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, connect_to='tcp://127.0.0.1:5555'):
+        """Initializes zmq socket for sending images to the hub.
+
+        Expects an open socket at the connect_to tcp address; it will
+        connect to that remote socket after setting up the REQ
+        socket on this computer.
+        """
+
+        self.zmq_context = SerializingContext()
+        self.zmq_socket = self.zmq_context.socket(zmq.REQ)
+        self.zmq_socket.connect(connect_to)
+
+    def send_image(self, msg, image):
+        """Sends OpenCV image and msg to hub computer.
+
+        Arguments:
+          msg: text message or image name.
+          image: OpenCV image to send to hub.
+
+        Returns:
+          A text reply from hub.
+        """
+
+        if image.flags['C_CONTIGUOUS']:
+            # if image is already contiguous in memory just send it
+            self.zmq_socket.send_array(image, msg, copy=False)
+        else:
+            # else make it contiguous before sending
+            image = np.ascontiguousarray(image)
+            self.zmq_socket.send_array(image, msg, copy=False)
+        hub_reply = self.zmq_socket.recv()  # receive the reply message
+        return hub_reply
+
+    def send_jpg(self, msg, jpg_buffer):
+        """Sends msg text and jpg buffer to hub computer.
+
+        Arguments:
+          msg: image name or message text.
+          jpg_buffer: bytestring containing the jpg image to send to hub.
+        Returns:
+          A text reply from hub.
+        """
+
+        self.zmq_socket.send_jpg(msg, jpg_buffer, copy=False)
+        hub_reply = self.zmq_socket.recv()  # receive the reply message
+        return hub_reply
+
+
+class ImageHub():
+    """Opens zmq REP socket and receives images.
+
+    Opens a zmq REP socket on the hub compuer, for example,
+    a Mac, that will be receiving and displaying or processing OpenCV images
+    and related text messages. Provides methods to receive images or receive
+    jpg compressed images.
+
+    Arguments:
+      open_port: (optional) the socket to open for receiving REQ requests.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, open_port='tcp://*:5555'):
+        """Initializes zmq REP socket to receive images and text.
+        """
+
+        self.zmq_context = SerializingContext()
+        self.zmq_socket = self.zmq_context.socket(zmq.REP)
+        self.zmq_socket.bind(open_port)
+
+    def recv_image(self, copy=False):
+        """Receives OpenCV image and text msg.
+
+        Arguments:
+          copy: (optional) zmq copy flag.
+
+        Returns:
+          msg: text msg, often the image name.
+          image: OpenCV image.
+        """
+
+        msg, image = self.zmq_socket.recv_array(copy=False)
+        return msg, image
+
+    def recv_jpg(self, copy=False):
+        """Receives text msg, jpg buffer.
+
+        Arguments:
+          copy: (optional) zmq copy flag
+        Returns:
+          msg: text message, often image name
+          jpg_buffer: bytestring jpg compressed image
+        """
+
+        msg, jpg_buffer = self.zmq_socket.recv_jpg(copy=False)
+        return msg, jpg_buffer
+
+    def send_reply(self, reply_message=b'OK'):
+        """Sends the zmq REP reply message.
+
+        Arguments:
+          reply_message: reply message text, often just string 'OK'
+        """
+        self.zmq_socket.send(reply_message)
+
+
+class SerializingSocket(zmq.Socket):
+    """Numpy array serialization methods.
+
+    Modelled on PyZMQ serialization examples.
+
+    Used for sending / receiving OpenCV images, which are Numpy arrays.
+    Also used for sending / receiving jpg compressed OpenCV images.
+    """
+
+    def send_array(self, A, msg='NoName', flags=0, copy=True, track=False):
+        """Sends a numpy array with metadata and text message.
+
+        Sends a numpy array with the metadata necessary for reconstructing
+        the array (dtype,shape). Also sends a text msg, often the array or
+        image name.
+
+        Arguments:
+          A: numpy array or OpenCV image.
+          msg: (optional) array name, image name or text message.
+          flags: (optional) zmq flags.
+          copy: (optional) zmq copy flag.
+          track: (optional) zmq track flag.
+        """
+
+        md = dict(
+            msg=msg,
+            dtype=str(A.dtype),
+            shape=A.shape,
+        )
+        self.send_json(md, flags | zmq.SNDMORE)
+        return self.send(A, flags, copy=copy, track=track)
+
+    def send_jpg(self,
+                 msg='NoName',
+                 jpg_buffer=b'00',
+                 flags=0,
+                 copy=True,
+                 track=False):
+        """Send a jpg buffer with a text message.
+
+        Sends a jpg bytestring of an OpenCV image.
+        Also sends text msg, often the image name.
+
+        Arguments:
+          msg: image name or text message.
+          jpg_buffer: jpg buffer of compressed image to be sent.
+          flags: (optional) zmq flags.
+          copy: (optional) zmq copy flag.
+          track: (optional) zmq track flag.
+        """
+
+        md = dict(msg=msg, )
+        self.send_json(md, flags | zmq.SNDMORE)
+        return self.send(jpg_buffer, flags, copy=copy, track=track)
+
+    def recv_array(self, flags=0, copy=True, track=False):
+        """Receives a numpy array with metadata and text message.
+
+        Receives a numpy array with the metadata necessary
+        for reconstructing the array (dtype,shape).
+        Returns the array and a text msg, often the array or image name.
+
+        Arguments:
+          flags: (optional) zmq flags.
+          copy: (optional) zmq copy flag.
+          track: (optional) zmq track flag.
+
+        Returns:
+          msg: image name or text message.
+          A: numpy array or OpenCV image reconstructed with dtype and shape.
+        """
+
+        md = self.recv_json(flags=flags)
+        msg = self.recv(flags=flags, copy=copy, track=track)
+        A = np.frombuffer(msg, dtype=md['dtype'])
+        return (md['msg'], A.reshape(md['shape']))
+
+    def recv_jpg(self, flags=0, copy=True, track=False):
+        """Receives a jpg buffer and a text msg.
+
+        Receives a jpg bytestring of an OpenCV image.
+        Also receives a text msg, often the image name.
+
+        Arguments:
+          flags: (optional) zmq flags.
+          copy: (optional) zmq copy flag.
+          track: (optional) zmq track flag.
+
+        Returns:
+          msg: image name or text message.
+          jpg_buffer: bytestring, containing jpg image.
+        """
+
+        md = self.recv_json(flags=flags)  # metadata text
+        jpg_buffer = self.recv(flags=flags, copy=copy, track=track)
+        return (md['msg'], jpg_buffer)
+
+
+class SerializingContext(zmq.Context):
+    _socket_class = SerializingSocket