Take a look: it's in not only changes.txt, but also the *Upgrading Guide.* Luc, let me remind you: this is *beta* software. Don't use it if you're worried about data loss.
-tk On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 10:34 AM Lucas Heijst <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom, > > OK, clear. I’m fine with that. > > Could you please make a note in the changes document that this feature has > gone and that one manually must add the corresponding lines to the > weewx.conf file? > > Now, unfortunately, I miss 14 days of values for humidex, appTemp, > cloudbase, windrun and maxSolarRad. > > Luc > > On Sunday, 12 April 2020 13:40:40 UTC-3, Tom Keffer wrote: >> >> It was removed because not all weewx installations deal with weather. It >> makes no sense to try and calculate 'barometer' in an installation that >> monitors energy use. >> >> On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 8:24 AM Lucas Heijst <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Sorry Tom, >>> >>> I was wrong. The change happened between version 4.0.0a4 and 4.0.0b13 >>> (the versions in between I didn't download) >>> >>> Version 4.0.0a4 had in wxservices a section _dispatch_list which 'did >>> the trick' of the automatic calculations, see below. >>> So my question is: why is this feature removed? >>> >>> Luc >>> >>> Part of wxservices 4.0.0.a4 >>> ================================================== >>> # these are the quantities that this service knows how to calculate >>> _dispatch_list = [ >>> 'pressure', # pressure must be before altimeter >>> 'barometer', >>> 'altimeter', >>> 'windchill', >>> 'heatindex', >>> 'dewpoint', >>> 'inDewpoint', >>> 'rainRate', >>> 'maxSolarRad', >>> 'cloudbase', >>> 'humidex', >>> 'appTemp', >>> # 'beaufort', >>> 'ET', >>> 'windrun', >>> ] >>> ================================================== >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, 12 April 2020 12:00:03 UTC-3, Tom Keffer wrote: >>>> >>>> Luc, download the file weewx-4.0.0b18.tar.gz >>>> <http://weewx.com/downloads/development_versions/weewx-4.0.0b18.tar.gz> >>>> from the weewx downloads directory. The entries are not commented out. I >>>> don't know where you got your copy. >>>> >>>> I'll check into cloudbase. >>>> >>>> -tk >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 7:55 AM Lucas Heijst <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> See the differences of both versions of wxservices in the attachment. >>>>> >>>>> As an example how it used to work in version 4.0.0b14 and earlier: >>>>> To have the value of 'cloudbase' calculated automatically, you had to >>>>> add the field 'cloudbase' to the database. >>>>> No other actions were needed. >>>>> >>>>> Since the change in wxservices.py (4.0.0b17 and later) you have to add >>>>> the line: >>>>> cloudbase = prefer_hardware >>>>> yourself to the [[Calculations]] section of weewx.conf >>>>> >>>>> Luc >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, 12 April 2020 11:39:52 UTC-3, Tom Keffer wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Not sure what you are referring to. If you look at the current >>>>>> version of weewx.conf >>>>>> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/blob/master/weewx.conf>, as well as >>>>>> the version in the weewx-4.0.0b18.tar.gz tarball, the options are not >>>>>> commented out. >>>>>> >>>>>> -tk >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 6:39 AM Lucas Heijst <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Tom, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In version 4.0.0b18 the follwing settings are commented out in >>>>>>> wxservices: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [[Calculations]] >>>>>>> # Order matters! Type 'pressure' must come before >>>>>>> 'altimeter' and 'barometer' >>>>>>> # pressure = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # altimeter = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # appTemp = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # barometer = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # beaufort = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # cloudbase = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # dewpoint = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # ET = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # heatindex = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # humidex = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # inDewpoint = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # maxSolarRad = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # rainRate = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # windchill = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> # windrun = prefer_hardware >>>>>>> >>>>>>> While they were not commented out in version 4.0.0.b14 and earlier. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As a result the values of cloudbase, maxSolarRad, appTemp, humidex >>>>>>> (and others) are nor calculated automatically anymore in version >>>>>>> 4.0.0b18 >>>>>>> I had to add them explicitely in the [Calculations] section of >>>>>>> weewx.conf. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What is the reason of this change? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Luc >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "weewx-development" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/8604aa4a-9efd-403f-ab41-079c4836d447%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/8604aa4a-9efd-403f-ab41-079c4836d447%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "weewx-development" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/8ee34c40-f1d5-4f04-b593-b430d471d8b3%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/8ee34c40-f1d5-4f04-b593-b430d471d8b3%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-development" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/d6d09b35-ec7d-44f0-9afe-5c77a9ec4a07%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/d6d09b35-ec7d-44f0-9afe-5c77a9ec4a07%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-development" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/88a944e3-c5b7-49a7-ac22-bdd71f8f25ae%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/88a944e3-c5b7-49a7-ac22-bdd71f8f25ae%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-development" group. 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