added mqtt and cleanup

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.vscode
+secrets.h

main/LEDMatrix.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "LEDMatrix.h"
+#include "font.h"
 
 LEDMatrix::LEDMatrix(uint8_t width, uint8_t height, uint16_t numLeds, uint16_t lastVisibleLed, CRGB* leds)
   : kMatrixWidth(width), kMatrixHeight(height), NUM_LEDS(numLeds), LAST_VISIBLE_LED(lastVisibleLed), leds(leds) {
@@ -41,3 +42,28 @@ void LEDMatrix::drawPixel(uint8_t x, uint8_t y, CRGB color) {
     leds[index] = color;
   }
 }
+
+void LEDMatrix::drawChar(char c, int x, int y, CRGB color) {
+  if (c < 32 || c > 127) return; // Ignore non-printable characters
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+    uint8_t line = font[(c - 32) * 5 + i]; // Access the font array as a one-dimensional array
+    for (int j = 0; j < 7; j++) {
+      if (line & 0x1) {
+        drawPixel(x + i, y + j, color);
+      }
+      line >>= 1;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void LEDMatrix::drawText(const char* text, int x, int y, CRGB color) {
+  while (*text) {
+    drawChar(*text++, x, y, color);
+    x += 6; // Move to the next character position
+    if (x >= kMatrixWidth) { // Handle overflow to the next screen
+      x = 0;
+      y += 8; // Move to the next line
+    }
+  }
+}

main/LEDMatrix.h

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ public:
   LEDMatrix(uint8_t width, uint8_t height, uint16_t numLeds, uint16_t lastVisibleLed, CRGB* leds);
   uint16_t XY(uint8_t x, uint8_t y);
   void drawPixel(uint8_t x, uint8_t y, CRGB color);
+  void drawChar(char c, int x, int y, CRGB color);
+  void drawText(const char* text, int x, int y, CRGB color);
 
 private:
   const uint8_t kMatrixWidth;

main/main.ino

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #include <FastLED.h>
 #include "LEDMatrix.h"
-#include "font.h"
+
+#include <WiFi.h>
+#include <MQTT.h>
+#include "secrets.h"
 
 // Params for width and height
 const uint8_t kMatrixWidth = 32;
@@ -13,42 +16,58 @@ const uint8_t kMatrixHeight = 16;
 CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];
 LEDMatrix matrix(kMatrixWidth, kMatrixHeight, NUM_LEDS, LAST_VISIBLE_LED, leds);
 
+WiFiClient net;
+MQTTClient client;
+
 void setup() {
+  Serial.begin(9600);
   FastLED.addLeds<WS2812, DATA_PIN, GRB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
   FastLED.setBrightness(40);
   FastLED.clear();
   FastLED.show();
-}
 
-void drawChar(char c, int x, int y, CRGB color) {
-  if (c < 32 || c > 127) return; // Ignore non-printable characters
+  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
+  client.begin("192.168.178.155", 1883, net);
+  client.onMessage(messageReceived);
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-    uint8_t line = font[(c - 32) * 5 + i]; // Access the font array as a one-dimensional array
-    for (int j = 0; j < 7; j++) {
-      if (line & 0x1) {
-        matrix.drawPixel(x + i, y + j, color);
-      }
-      line >>= 1;
-    }
-  }
-}
+  connect();
 
-//TODO: Fix letter overflow
-void drawText(const char* text, int x, int y, CRGB color) {
-  while (*text) {
-    drawChar(*text++, x, y, color);
-    x += 6; // Move to the next character position
-    if (x >= kMatrixWidth) { // Handle overflow to the next screen
-      x = 0;
-      y += 8; // Move to the next line
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 void loop() {
-  FastLED.clear();
-  drawText("abwawawawaa", 0, 0, CRGB::White);
-  FastLED.show();
+  client.loop();
+  //reconnect if it loses connection with mqtt broker
+  if (!client.connected()) {
+    connect();
+  }
+}
+
+//mqtt stuffs
+void connect() {
+  Serial.print("checking wifi...");
+  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
+    Serial.print(".");
     delay(1000);
   }
+
+  Serial.print("\nconnecting...");
+  while (!client.connect("espMatrix")) {
+    Serial.print(".");
+    delay(1000);
+  }
+
+  Serial.println("\nconnected!");
+
+  client.subscribe("Matrix/Text");
+}
+
+void messageReceived(String &topic, String &payload) {
+  Serial.println("incoming: " + topic + " - " + payload);
+  FastLED.clear();
+  matrix.drawText(payload.c_str(), 0, 0, CRGB::White);
+  FastLED.show();
+  // Note: Do not use the client in the callback to publish, subscribe or
+  // unsubscribe as it may cause deadlocks when other things arrive while
+  // sending and receiving acknowledgments. Instead, change a global variable,
+  // or push to a queue and handle it in the loop after calling `client.loop()`.
+}