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    message_queue: FIFO list of message tuples of (message type,
      message string).
    next_message_time: epoch at which next message should be displayed
    configuration: dictionary of configuration attributes.
    screens: List of past screens displayed to splitflap screen.

  Returns:
    Next_message_time, potentially updated if a message has been displayed,
    or unchanged if no message was displayed.
  """
  if message_queue and (time.time() >= next_message_time or SIMULATION):

    if SIMULATION:  # drain the queue because the messages come so fast
      messages_to_display = list(message_queue)
      # passed by reference, so clear it out since we drained it to the display
      del message_queue[:]
    else:  # display only one message, being mindful of the display timing
      messages_to_display = [message_queue.pop(0)]

    for message in messages_to_display:
      Log(message)
      message_type, message_text = message

      # There may be one or several insight messages that were added to the
      # message queue along with the flight at a time when the screen was
      # enabled, but by the time it comes to display them, the screen is now
      # disabled.  These should not be displayed.  Note that this check only
      # needs to be done for insight messages because other message types
      # are user initiated and so presumably should be displayed irrespective
      # of when the user triggered it to be displayed.
      if message_type == FLAG_MSG_INSIGHT and not MessageMeetsDisplayCriteria(
          configuration):
        Log('Message %s purged')

      else:
        if isinstance(message_text, str):
          message_text = textwrap.wrap(
              message_text,
              width=SPLITFLAP_CHARS_PER_LINE)
        display_message = Screenify(message_text, False)
        Log(display_message, file=ALL_MESSAGE_FILE)





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    message_queue: FIFO list of message tuples of (message type,
      message string).
    next_message_time: epoch at which next message should be displayed
    configuration: dictionary of configuration attributes.
    screens: List of past screens displayed to splitflap screen.

  Returns:
    Next_message_time, potentially updated if a message has been displayed,
    or unchanged if no message was displayed.
  """
  if message_queue and (time.time() >= next_message_time or SIMULATION):

    if SIMULATION:  # drain the queue because the messages come so fast
      messages_to_display = list(message_queue)
      # passed by reference, so clear it out since we drained it to the display
      del message_queue[:]
    else:  # display only one message, being mindful of the display timing
      messages_to_display = [message_queue.pop(0)]

    for message in messages_to_display:
      message_type = message[0]
      message_text = message[1]

      # There may be one or several insight messages that were added to the
      # message queue along with the flight at a time when the screen was
      # enabled, but by the time it comes to display them, the screen is now
      # disabled.  These should not be displayed.  Note that this check only
      # needs to be done for insight messages because other message types
      # are user initiated and so presumably should be displayed irrespective
      # of when the user triggered it to be displayed.
      if message_type == FLAG_MSG_INSIGHT and not MessageMeetsDisplayCriteria(
          configuration):
        Log('Message %s purged')

      else:
        if isinstance(message_text, str):
          message_text = textwrap.wrap(
              message_text,
              width=SPLITFLAP_CHARS_PER_LINE)
        display_message = Screenify(message_text, False)
        Log(display_message, file=ALL_MESSAGE_FILE)





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