Key tap not working as expected

[rishabhrkaushik]

Describe the bug
Trying out an example to send particular keycodes based on conditions in loop. Key is being sent once but in the loop, the keys are not being sent.

To Reproduce
Board used is ESP32-S3-N16R8.
Circuit Python version 9.0.3

import board
import time
from kmk.kmk_keyboard import KMKKeyboard
from kmk.keys import KC


keyboard = KMKKeyboard()

keyboard.debug_enabled = True

# Keycodes
B = KC.B
# C = KC.C

counter = 0

# Main loop function to send keycodes and wait
def main_loop():
    global counter
    while True:
        # Increment the counter each cycle
        counter += 1
        print(f"Sending 'B', Count: {counter}")

        # keyboard.tap_key(B)
        keyboard.keys_pressed.add(KC.B)
        keyboard.process_key(KC.B, True)
        time.sleep(0.1)
        keyboard.keys_pressed.discard(KC.B)
        keyboard.process_key(KC.B, False)
        # keyboard.tap_key(C)
        
        # Wait for 10 seconds
        time.sleep(10)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main_loop()

with the output

code.py output:
50912 kmk.keys: B: Key(code=5, has_modifiers=None)
Sending 'B', Count: 1
Sending 'B', Count: 2

The following getting started code does work

import board

from kmk.kmk_keyboard import KMKKeyboard
from kmk.keys import KC
from kmk.scanners import DiodeOrientation

keyboard = KMKKeyboard()
keyboard.debug_enabled = True

keyboard.col_pins = (board.GPIO4,)
keyboard.row_pins = (board.GPIO5,)
keyboard.diode_orientation = DiodeOrientation.COL2ROW

keyboard.keymap = [
    [KC.A,]
]

if __name__ == '__main__':
    keyboard.go()

with the output

code.py output:
388406 kmk.keys: A: Key(code=4, has_modifiers=None)
388407 kmk.keyboard: Initialising KMKKeyboard
388407 kmk.keyboard: unicode_mode=0
388408 kmk.hid: use 6KRO
388419 kmk.hid: use no pan
388420 kmk.keyboard: hid=USBHID(REPORT_BYTES=9)
388422 kmk.keyboard: matrix=['MatrixScanner']
388423 kmk.keyboard: modules=[]
388423 kmk.keyboard: extensions=[]
388434 kmk.keyboard: mem_info used:50272 free:8204128
398384 kmk.keys: TRNS: Key(code=1000, has_modifiers=None)
398385 kmk.keyboard: <Event: key_number 0 pressed>: Key(code=4, has_modifiers=None)
398386 kmk.keyboard: coordkeys_pressed={0: Key(code=4, has_modifiers=None)}
398387 kmk.keyboard: keys_pressed={Key(code=4, has_modifiers=None)}
398519 kmk.keyboard: <Event: key_number 0 released>: Key(code=4, has_modifiers=None)
398521 kmk.keyboard: coordkeys_pressed={}

Expected behavior
A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
Key B is sent every 10 seconds

[xs5871]

That's not a bug. If you're not running the main loop with keyboard.go(), of course nothing is happening.

[xs5871]

closing because: not an issue