'''
This was the code provided by this tutorial:
    https://techtutorialsx.com/2017/04/14/python-publishing-messages-to-mqtt-topic/
'''
import paho.mqtt.client as mqttClient
import time


def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
    if rc == 0:
        print("Connected to broker")

        global Connected
        Connected = True

    else:
        print("Connection failed")


Connected = False

broker_address = "192.168.200.55"
port = 1883
user = "hass"
password = "Over9+look*"

client = mqttClient.Client("Python")
client.username_pw_set(user, password=password)
client.on_connect = on_connect
client.connect(broker_address, port=port)

client.loop_start()

while Connected != True:
    time.sleep(0.1)

try:
    while True:
        value = input("Enter the message:")
        client.publish("python/test", value)

except KeyboardInterrupt:
    client.disconnect()
    client.loop_stop()