Add demo_getstatus script

demo_getstatus.py

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+"""
+
+Demo script for the getstatusjson command.
+
+Sends back a json with node status including walletversion, blocks and connections
+
+Usage:
+
+python3 demo_getstatus.py
+
+Sample output:
+```
+{
+  "protocolversion": "mainnet0020",
+  "address": "private",
+  "walletversion": "4.3.0.1",
+  "testnet": false,
+  "blocks": 1215670,
+  "timeoffset": 0,
+  "connections": 15,
+  "connections_list": {
+    "188.165.199.153": 1215670,
+    "51.15.90.15": 1215670,
+    "91.121.77.179": 1215670,
+    "51.15.213.94": 1215670,
+    "51.15.118.29": 1215670,
+    "51.15.254.16": 1215670,
+    "51.15.46.90": 1215670,
+    "198.245.62.30": 1215670,
+    "163.172.222.163": 1215670,
+    "51.15.47.212": 1215670,
+    "91.121.87.99": 1215670,
+    "46.105.43.213": 1215670,
+    "149.28.120.120": 1215670,
+    "139.180.199.99": 1215670,
+    "127.0.0.1": 1215670
+  },
+  "difficulty": 105.7334696476,
+  "threads": 21,
+  "uptime": 190503,
+  "consensus": 1215670,
+  "consensus_percent": 100.0,
+  "server_timestamp": "1560781833.09"
+}
+```
+
+
+
+"""
+
+import connections
+import json
+import socks
+import sys
+
+
+__version__ = "0.0.1"
+
+
+def get_status():
+    s = socks.socksocket()
+    s.settimeout(10)
+    s.connect(("127.0.0.1", 5658))
+    # Command first
+    connections.send(s, "statusjson")  # despite the name, it returns a dict
+    res = connections.receive(s)
+    return res
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    res_as_json = get_status()
+    print(json.dumps(res_as_json, indent=2))