#!/usr/bin/python
import beanstalkc
import datetime
import json
import os
import time
import csv
import re
def main():
# CA license plate regex
# Formats: #@@@###, #@#####, ###@@@, #####@#
plate_patterns = [r'^[0-9][A-Z]{3}[0-9]{3}$',r'^[0-9][A-Z][0-9]{5}$',r'^[0-9]{3}[A-Z]{3}$',r'^[0-9]{5}[A-Z][0-9]$']
csvfile_loc = '/location/to/output/myplates.csv'
plateimage_loc = '/var/lib/openalpr/plateimages/'
# known bad reads to be ignored; add any plates that commonly come up as incorrect via bad images
bad_plates = ['554A1A2']
#db = MySQLdb.connect("localhost", "root", "YOUR_MySQL_PASSWORD","alprdb")
beanstalk = beanstalkc.Connection(host='localhost', port=11300)
#cur = db.cursor()
beanstalk.watch('alprd')
#print beanstalk.stats_tube('alprd')
job = beanstalk.reserve(timeout=0)
while job is not None:
#print job.body
#print job.stats()
json_body = json.loads(job.body)
uuid = json_body['uuid']
datetime = time.strftime('%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S', time.localtime(json_body['epoch_time']/1000))
print 'uuid: ' + uuid
print 'datetime: ' + datetime
#print 'len:' + str(len(json_body['results']))
for result in json_body['results']:
plate = result['plate']
confidence = result['confidence']
pattern_match = False # whether the plate matches specified pattern
print 'plate: ' + plate + ' - ' + str(confidence)
# Match license plate pattern
for plate_format in plate_patterns:
is_match = re.search(plate_format, plate)
if is_match:
print 'Found pattern match: ' + is_match.group(0)
pattern_match = True
break
# If we did not find a pattern match, check the list of candidates
if not pattern_match:
for candidate in result['candidates']:
plate_c = candidate['plate']
confidence_c = candidate['confidence']
print 'candidate: ' + plate_c + ' - ' + str(confidence_c)
for plate_format in plate_patterns:
is_match = re.search(plate_format, plate_c)
if is_match:
print 'Found pattern match: ' + is_match.group(0)
pattern_match = True
break
if pattern_match:
# override plate at top level with one that matches
plate = plate_c
confidence = confidence_c
break
if plate in bad_plates:
print 'ignoring invalid plate: ' + plate
## try to delete file ##
#try:
# file_to_delete = plateimage_loc + uuid + '.jpg'
# os.remove(file_to_delete)
#except OSError, e: ## if failed, report it back to the user ##
# print ("Error: %s - %s." % (e.filename,e.strerror))
else:
print 'storing result: ' + plate + ', ' + str(confidence) + ', matched: ' + str(pattern_match)
with open(csvfile_loc, 'a+b') as f:
csvrow = [uuid, datetime, plate, str(confidence), str(pattern_match)]
writer = csv.writer(f)
writer.writerow(csvrow)
f.close()
job.delete()
job = beanstalk.reserve(timeout=0)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
btw, is there some way to give alpr a 'hint' that most plates will be california plates?