move wsjt/js8 decisions out of csdr

csdr/output.py

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+import threading
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Output(object):
+    def send_output(self, t, read_fn):
+        if not self.supports_type(t):
+            # TODO rewrite the output mechanism in a way that avoids producing unnecessary data
+            logger.warning("dumping output of type %s since it is not supported.", t)
+            threading.Thread(target=self.pump(read_fn, lambda x: None), name="csdr_pump_thread").start()
+            return
+        self.receive_output(t, read_fn)
+
+    def receive_output(self, t, read_fn):
+        pass
+
+    def pump(self, read, write):
+        def copy():
+            run = True
+            while run:
+                data = None
+                try:
+                    data = read()
+                except ValueError:
+                    pass
+                if data is None or (isinstance(data, bytes) and len(data) == 0):
+                    run = False
+                else:
+                    write(data)
+
+        return copy
+
+    def supports_type(self, t):
+        return True