improve clock sync

build_base.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -e
 # Update package list and install necessary tools
 echo "Updating base system..."
 apt-get update
-apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends jq git unzip curl build-essential
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends jq git unzip curl build-essential fake-hwclock
 # what else can be removed to make the system even lighter?
 apt purge -y rfkill cups ppp
 

build_raspOVOS.sh

@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ pip3 install ovos-audio-transformer-plugin-ggwave
 #echo "Installing OVOS Spotifyd..."
 #bash /mounted-github-repo/tuning/setup_spotify.sh
 
+echo "Adding ntp sync signal..."
+# emit "system.clock.synced" to the bus
+mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/
+cp -v /mounted-github-repo/services/ovos-clock-sync.service /etc/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/ovos-clock-sync.conf
+cp -v /mounted-github-repo/services/ovos-clock-sync /usr/libexec/ovos-clock-sync
+
 echo "Installing Balena wifi plugin..."
 pip3 install ovos-PHAL-plugin-balena-wifi ovos-PHAL-plugin-wifi-setup
 

services/ovos-clock-sync

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import time
+
+from ovos_bus_client.message import Message
+from ovos_bus_client.util import get_mycroft_bus
+
+bus = get_mycroft_bus()
+bus.connected_event.wait()
+bus.emit(Message("system.clock.synced"))
+time.sleep(1)
+bus.close()

services/ovos-clock-sync.service

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Service]
+ExecStartPost=%h/.venvs/ovos/bin/python /usr/libexec/ovos-clock-sync