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  """
  last_flight = {}
  if flights:
    last_flight = flights[-1]

  if SIMULATION:
    now = json_desc_dict['now']
  else:
    now = time.time()

  additional_attributes = {}

  today = EpochDisplayTime(now, '%x')
  flight_count_today = len([1 for f in flights if DisplayTime(f, '%x') == today])
  additional_attributes['flight_count_today'] = flight_count_today

  additional_attributes['simulation'] = SIMULATION

  additional_attributes['last_flight_available'] = LastFlightAvailable(
      flights, screen_history)


  message = (last_flight, json_desc_dict, configuration, additional_attributes)
  try:
    if 'enable_servos' in configuration:
      to_servo_q.put(message, block=False)
    if 'enable_remote' in configuration:
      to_remote_q.put(message, block=False)
  except queue.Full:
    msg = 'Message queues to Arduinos full - trigger shutdown'
    Log(msg)
    global SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL
    SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL = msg


def ProcessArduinoCommmands(q, flights, configuration, message_queue, next_message_time):
  """Executes the commands enqueued by the arduinos.

  The commands on the queue q are of the form (command, args), where command is an
  identifier indicating the type of instruction, and the args is a possibly empty tuple
  with the attributes to follow thru.




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  """
  last_flight = {}
  if flights:
    last_flight = flights[-1]

  if SIMULATION:
    now = json_desc_dict['now']
  else:
    now = time.time()

  additional_attributes = {}

  today = EpochDisplayTime(now, '%x')
  flight_count_today = len([1 for f in flights if DisplayTime(f, '%x') == today])
  additional_attributes['flight_count_today'] = flight_count_today

  additional_attributes['simulation'] = SIMULATION

  additional_attributes['last_flight_available'] = LastFlightAvailable(
      flights, screen_history)
  Log('last_flight_available: %s' % str(additional_attributes['last_flight_available']))  # TODO - remove after debugging

  message = (last_flight, json_desc_dict, configuration, additional_attributes)
  try:
    if 'enable_servos' in configuration:
      to_servo_q.put(message, block=False)
    if 'enable_remote' in configuration:
      to_remote_q.put(message, block=False)
  except queue.Full:
    msg = 'Message queues to Arduinos full - trigger shutdown'
    Log(msg)
    global SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL
    SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL = msg


def ProcessArduinoCommmands(q, flights, configuration, message_queue, next_message_time):
  """Executes the commands enqueued by the arduinos.

  The commands on the queue q are of the form (command, args), where command is an
  identifier indicating the type of instruction, and the args is a possibly empty tuple
  with the attributes to follow thru.




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