added NTP client functionality

deck/net.py

@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
 #
 # Created by Luxferre in 2025, released into public domain
 
-import os, time                                       # standard modules
-import wifi                                           # CircuitPython builtins
-import adafruit_connection_manager, adafruit_requests # Adafruit Bundle libs
+import os, time                         # standard modules
+import wifi                             # CircuitPython builtins
+# Adafruit Bundle libs
+import adafruit_connection_manager
+import adafruit_requests, adafruit_ntp
 
 def wifi_connect(ssid=None, password=None):
   '''
@@ -71,3 +73,8 @@ def init_requests():
   'Instantiate a Requests library'
   return adafruit_requests.Session(init_socket(), ssl_context())
 
+def init_ntp(tz=0):
+  'Instantiate an NTP time client'
+  pool = init_socket()
+  return adafruit_ntp.NTP(pool, tz_offset=tz, cache_seconds=3600)
+