Now it works!

pulses/pulses.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import logging
 import sys
 import time
 import threading
-from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 
 from queue import Queue
@@ -148,36 +147,12 @@ class ledPulse:
         self.worker.start()
 
     def stop(self):
-        self.worker.stop()
+        self.queue.put(([], [], []))
         self.worker.join()
         if self.supported:
             self.pwm.stop()
         self.worker = None
 
-    def loop(self):
-
-        while True:
-            item = self.queue.get()
-
-            # Initial loop
-            self.log.debug('running initial steps')
-            for value, delay in item[0]:
-                self.setValue(value)
-                time.sleep(delay)
-
-            self.log.debug('running main loop')
-            while True:
-                for value, delay in item[1]:
-                    self.setValue(value)
-                    time.sleep(delay)
-                if not self.queue.empty()
-                    break
-
-            self.log.debug('running final steps')
-            for value, delay in item[2]:
-                self.setValue(value)
-                time.sleep(delay)
-
 
     ###
     # PLUGINS METHODS

pulses/worker.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import threading
+import time
 
 
 class ledWorker(threading.Thread):
@@ -18,49 +19,28 @@ class ledWorker(threading.Thread):
         self.stop_event = threading.Event()
 
     def run(self):
+
         while True:
             item = self.parent.queue.get()
+            # Empty item, we exit
+            if item == ([], [], []):
+                break
 
-            # Initial
+            # Initial loop
-            if self.initialMode:
+            self.log.debug('running initial steps')
-                self.log.debug('running initial step')
+            for value, delay in item[0]:
-                vals = self.initialValues()
+                self.parent.setValue(value)
-                for value, delay in vals:
+                time.sleep(delay)
-                    self.setValue(value)
-                    time.sleep(delay)
-                print('end initial step')
-                self.log.debug('end initial step')
 
-            vals = self.cycleValues()
+            self.log.debug('running main loop')
             while True:
-                if self.worker.stop_event.is_set():
+                for value, delay in item[1]:
-                    # self.worker._started.clear()
+                    self.parent.setValue(value)
-                    self.worker.stop_event.clear()
+                    time.sleep(delay)
-                    self.log.debug("bailing out from infinite loop")
+                if not self.parent.queue.empty():
-                    return
-
-                if self.worker.changed.is_set():
-                    self.changed.clear()
-                    self.log.debug("parameters changed, recalculate values...")
                     break
-                for step in range(len(vals)):
-                    value, delay = vals[step]
-                    self.setValue(value)
-                    time.sleep(delay)
 
-            # Final
+            self.log.debug('running final steps')
-            if self.finalMode:
+            for value, delay in item[2]:
-                print('running final step')
+                self.setValue(value)
-                self.log.debug('running final step')
+                time.sleep(delay)
-                vals = self.finalValues()
-                for value, delay in vals:
-                    self.setValue(value)
-                    time.sleep(delay)
-                print('end final step')
-                self.log.debug('end final step')
-        self.log.debug(f"running {self.name} main loop...")
-        self.parent.loop()
-
-    def stop(self):
-        self.stop_event.set()
-        self.log.debug(f"stopping {self.name}...")

test.py

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ log = logging.getLogger()
 log.setLevel('DEBUG')
 
 led = pulses.ledPulse(12)
-led.set(delay=1/100, valueMode="sin", max=20)
+led.start()
+#  led.set(delay=1/100, valueMode="sin", max=20)