import time
from kitt import KITT

# recording_duration
def process():

    # Record data for a specified duration (e.g., 10 seconds)
    start_time = time.time()

    while time.time() - start_time < 10:

        status = KITT.get_distance_report()
        lines = status.splitlines()

        # Initialize variables to hold distance values
        dist_L = None
        dist_R = None

        # Initialize a list to store recorded data
        data = []

        # Iterate over each line to find distance data
        for line in lines:
            if "Dist." in line:
                words = line.split()
                # Extract distance values based on their positions

                # Assign dist_L and dist_R accordingly
                dist_L = words[3]
                dist_R = words[5]
                break  # Exit the loop after finding the distances

        current_time = time.time() - start_time
        data.append([current_time, dist_L, dist_R])

    return data, dist_L, dist_R