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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+daemon.py
+
+Author: DJ2LS, January 2022
+
+daemon for providing basic information for the tnc like audio or serial devices
+
+"""
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name, line-too-long, c-extension-no-member
+# pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+
+
+import argparse
+import socket
+import structlog
+import queue
+import json
+
+
+log = structlog.get_logger("CLIENT")
+
+# --------------------------------------------GET PARAMETER INPUTS
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Simons TEST TNC')
+parser.add_argument('--port', dest="socket_port", default=3000, help="Set the port, the socket is listening on.", type=int) 
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+ip, port = "localhost", args.socket_port
+
+connected = True
+
+data = bytes()
+         
+with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+    sock.connect((ip, port))
+    
+    while connected:
+        chunk = sock.recv(2)
+        data += chunk
+        
+        if data.endswith(b'\n'):
+
+            jsondata = json.loads(data.split(b'\n')[0])
+            data = bytes()
+
+            if jsondata.get('command') == "tnc_state":
+                pass
+            
+            if jsondata.get('freedata') == "tnc-message":
+                log.info(jsondata)