Scripts usage

Configuration Template

A configuration template for each script is available in the corresponding dist/ directory.

Data gathering scripts

Mostly all scripts that gather data from equipments to store into PVLng support the following parameters.

-c, --config             Config file [default:script.conf]

The default configuration file file depends on the concrete script file name, so for an update.sh the default configuration file is update.conf

-l, --localtime          Use local time, rounded to ? seconds [default:0]

If you gather the data with external hardware (e.g. a Raspberry), you can define that the "lokal" time will be used. You can for example also define, that the timestamp always is rounded to full minute with -l 60.

-s, --save               Save data also into log file [flag]

This is helpful, if the connection to the API server is not stable. This help to load missing data later.

-t, --test               Test mode, set verbosity to info level [flag]

Gather only the data, make required transformations and display what would be send to the API server. Set also verbosity to level 1.

-v, --verbose            Verbosity, use multiple times for higher level [flag]

More information, multiple -v increase up to level 3

Initial test

$ ./script.sh -t                # Simple test with default configuration, verbose level 1
$ ./script.sh -tvc config.conf  # Test with defined configuration, verbose level 2
$ ./script.sh -tvv              # Test with verbose level 3 also shows cUrl details