wifi-keepalive/wifi-keepalive.py

from signal import SIGTERM, signal
from subprocess import CalledProcessError, check_output
from sys import exit
from time import sleep

INITIAL_DELAY_IN_SECONDS = 40
PING_INTERVAL_IN_SECONDS = 80


class WifiKeepalive:

    def __init__(self):
        self.defaultRoute = None
        self.initialDelay = INITIAL_DELAY_IN_SECONDS
        self.pingInterval = PING_INTERVAL_IN_SECONDS
        self.isConnected = False
        self.pingCommand = 'ping -c 1 -W 2 -n'
        self.connectedMessage = 'Connected to Wifi'
        self.disconnectedMessage = 'No Wifi Connection'

    def run(self):
        self.prepare()

        while True:
            self.keepalive()
            sleep(self.pingInterval)

    def prepare(self):
        sleep(self.initialDelay)
        self.updateDefaultWifiRoute()

        if self.defaultRoute:
            self.connect(preparing=True)
        else:
            self.disconnect(preparing=True)

    def keepalive(self):
        if self.defaultRoute:
            self.connect()
            self.ping() or self.updateDefaultWifiRoute()
        else:
            self.disconnect()
            self.updateDefaultWifiRoute()

    def connect(self, preparing=False):
        if not self.isConnected or preparing:
            print(self.connectedMessage, flush=True)
            self.isConnected = True

    def disconnect(self, preparing=False):
        if self.isConnected or preparing:
            print(self.disconnectedMessage, flush=True)
            self.isConnected = False

    def ping(self):
        try:
            check_output([*self.pingCommand.split(), self.defaultRoute])
        except CalledProcessError as e:
            return False

        return True

    def updateDefaultWifiRoute(self):
        defaults = [
            r['gateway'] for r in self.getRoutes() if self.isDefaultWifiRoute(r)
        ]

        self.defaultRoute = defaults[0] if defaults else None

    def getRoutes(self):
        outputLines = check_output(
            ['route', '-n']
        ).decode('utf-8').splitlines()[2:]

        routes = map(lambda r: self.parseRoute(r), outputLines)

        return routes

    def parseRoute(self, routeLine):
        destination, gateway, _, _, _, _, _, interface = routeLine.split()

        return {'destination': destination, 'gateway': gateway, 'interface': interface}

    def isDefaultWifiRoute(self, route):
        return route['destination'] == '0.0.0.0' and route['interface'].startswith('w')


def main():
    signal(SIGTERM, lambda s, f: exit(0))
    WifiKeepalive().run()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()