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== Configuration Template ==
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== Configuration ==
  
 
A configuration template for each script is available in the corresponding <code>dist/</code> directory.
 
A configuration template for each script is available in the corresponding <code>dist/</code> directory.
  
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== Data gathering scripts ==
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== Parameters ==
  
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Mostly all scripts that gather data from equipments to store into PVLng support the following parameters.
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=== All scripts ===
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These parameters work with all scripts, for writing data to and reading from PVLng API.
  
 
  -c, --config            Config file [default:script.conf]
 
  -c, --config            Config file [default:script.conf]
  
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The default configuration file file depends on the concrete script file name, so for an <code>update.sh</code> the default configuration file is <code>update.conf</code>
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The default configuration file name depends on the concrete script file name, so for an <code>update.sh</code> the default configuration file will be <code>update.conf</code>
  
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  -l, --localtime          Use local time, rounded to ? seconds [default:0]
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  -t, --test              Test mode, set verbosity to info level [flag]
  
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If you gather the data with external hardware (e.g. a Raspberry), you can define that the "lokal" time will be used.
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Gather only the data, make required transformations and display what would be send to the API server.
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You can for example also define, that the timestamp always is rounded to full minute with <code>-l 60</code>.
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Set also verbosity to level 1.
  
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  -s, --save              Save data also into log file [flag]
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  -v, --verbose            Verbosity, use multiple times for higher level [flag]
  
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This is helpful, if the connection to the API server is not stable. This help to load missing data later.
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More information, multiple <code>-v</code> increase up to level 3, which then also makes cUrl calls verbose.
  
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-t, --test              Test mode, set verbosity to info level [flag]
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=== Data saving scripts ===
  
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Gather only the data, make required transformations and display what would be send to the API server.
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Data gathering scripts can run on different equipments than the API, e.g. on a Raspberry or so.
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Set also verbosity to level 1.
 
  
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  -v, --verbose            Verbosity, use multiple times for higher level [flag]
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  -l, --localtime          Use local time, rounded to ? seconds [default:0]
  
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More information, multiple <code>-v</code> increase up to level 3
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You can define that the "local" time will be used.<br />You can for example also define, that the local timestamp always is rounded to full minute with <code> --localtime 60</code>
  
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== Data readout scripts ==
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-s, --save              Save data also into log file [flag]
  
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Save the data also locally, this is helpful if the connection to the API server is not stable. Missing data can loaded later manually.
  
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== Initial test ==
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== Test ==
  
 
  $ ./script.sh -t                # Simple test with default configuration, verbose level 1
 
  $ ./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 -tvc config.conf  # Test with defined configuration, verbose level 2
 
  $ ./script.sh -tvv              # Test with verbose level 3 also shows cUrl details
 
  $ ./script.sh -tvv              # Test with verbose level 3 also shows cUrl details
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== Productive use ==
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By default (without <code>-v</code> flag) no output is produced at all.
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So you can run any script in crontab without redirecting the output. '''But if''' there is any output, then an error occurred...

Latest revision as of 14:44, 5 August 2016

Configuration

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

Parameters

All scripts

These parameters work with all scripts, for writing data to and reading from PVLng API.

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

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

-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, which then also makes cUrl calls verbose.

Data saving scripts

Data gathering scripts can run on different equipments than the API, e.g. on a Raspberry or so.

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

You can define that the "local" time will be used.
You can for example also define, that the local timestamp always is rounded to full minute with --localtime 60

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

Save the data also locally, this is helpful if the connection to the API server is not stable. Missing data can loaded later manually.

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

Productive use

By default (without -v flag) no output is produced at all.

So you can run any script in crontab without redirecting the output. But if there is any output, then an error occurred...