Great news! The purpose of LoopData is to be able to add to any skin, but it does require knowledge of JavaScript.
> On Jul 15, 2020, at 12:33 PM, John Kline <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > tail -f loop-data.txt won’t work because a new file is created on every loop. > > You can use: > watch cat loop-data.txt > > You screen shots are not of any javascript errors that might be on the page. > > Would you send me the following file? > /var/www/html/weewx/weatherboard/index.html > >>> On Jul 15, 2020, at 12:07 PM, '[email protected]' via weewx-user >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> ok...last post for now...maybe this is the problem, see screenshot... >> >> [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 15. Juli 2020 um 20:54:42 UTC+2: >>> ...and the error form the browser after changes as screenshot.... >>> >>> [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 15. Juli 2020 um 20:49:18 UTC+2: >>>> Ok, >>>> cat /var/www/html/weewx/loop-data.txt >>>> >>>> {"current.dateTime.raw": 1594838795, "current.windDir.ordinal_compass": >>>> "NW", "day.rain.sum": "3,0 mm", "current.dewpoint": "8,9\u00b0C", >>>> "current.outTemp": "16,7\u00b0C", "current.rainRate": "0,0 mm/h", >>>> "current.windSpeed": "3,2 km/h", "day.windGust.max": "27,4 km/h", >>>> "10m.windGust.max": "8,0 km/h", "current.windSpeed.raw": 3.218688} >>>> >>>> (with missing "current.windSpeed.raw") >>>> >>>> .... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 15. Juli 2020 um 20:39:01 >>>> UTC+2: >>>>> John, >>>>> >>>>> strange...maybe I really should delete anything and start from scratch? >>>>> >>>>> But before one more try.. I'm sure the loopdata is made, see some 'cat' >>>>> of the file: >>>>> cat /var/www/html/weewx/loop-data.txt >>>>> {"current.dateTime.raw": 1594836959, "current.windDir.ordinal_compass": >>>>> "NW", "day.rain.sum": "3,0 mm", "current.dewpoint": "8,7\u00b0C", >>>>> "current.outTemp": "17,1\u00b0C", "current.rainRate": "1,2 mm/h", >>>>> "current.windSpeed": "3,2 km/h", "day.windGust.max": "27,4 km/h", >>>>> "10m.windGust.max": "14,5 km/h"} >>>>> >>>>> cat /var/www/html/weewx/loop-data.txt >>>>> {"current.dateTime.raw": 1594836976, "current.windDir.ordinal_compass": >>>>> "NNW", "day.rain.sum": "3,0 mm", "current.dewpoint": "8,7\u00b0C", >>>>> "current.outTemp": "17,1\u00b0C", "current.rainRate": "1,0 mm/h", >>>>> "current.windSpeed": "8,0 km/h", "day.windGust.max": "27,4 km/h", >>>>> "10m.windGust.max": "14,5 km/h"} >>>>> >>>>> cat /var/www/html/weewx/loop-data.txt >>>>> {"current.dateTime.raw": 1594836979, "current.windDir.ordinal_compass": >>>>> "NNW", "day.rain.sum": "3,0 mm", "current.dewpoint": "8,7\u00b0C", >>>>> "current.outTemp": "17,1\u00b0C", "current.rainRate": "1,0 mm/h", >>>>> "current.windSpeed": "6,4 km/h", "day.windGust.max": "27,4 km/h", >>>>> "10m.windGust.max": "14,5 km/h"} >>>>> >>>>> cat /var/www/html/weewx/loop-data.txt >>>>> {"current.dateTime.raw": 1594836981, "current.windDir.ordinal_compass": >>>>> "NNW", "day.rain.sum": "3,0 mm", "current.dewpoint": "8,7\u00b0C", >>>>> "current.outTemp": "17,1\u00b0C", "current.rainRate": "1,0 mm/h", >>>>> "current.windSpeed": "6,4 km/h", "day.windGust.max": "27,4 km/h", >>>>> "10m.windGust.max": "14,5 km/h"} >>>>> >>>>> cat /var/www/html/weewx/loop-data.txt >>>>> {"current.dateTime.raw": 1594836985, "current.windDir.ordinal_compass": >>>>> "NW", "day.rain.sum": "3,0 mm", "current.dewpoint": "8,7\u00b0C", >>>>> "current.outTemp": "17,1\u00b0C", "current.rainRate": "1,0 mm/h", >>>>> "current.windSpeed": "4,8 km/h", "day.windGust.max": "27,4 km/h", >>>>> "10m.windGust.max": "14,5 km/h"}# >>>>> >>>>> What I think is a little bit strange, a: >>>>> >>>>> tail -f /var/www/html/weewx/loop-data.txt >>>>> >>>>> doesn't show any changes after two seconds? Is there some caching....I >>>>> dont use the rsync.... Anyway... >>>>> ' >>>>> by the way, I sometimes see floats at the time value like >>>>> "current.dateTime.raw": 1594837199.0..? >>>>> >>>>> Yes, I added this >>>>> >>>>> report_services = weewx.engine.StdPrint, weewx.engine.StdReport, >>>>> user.loopdata.LoopData >>>>> >>>>> and if I turn on debug=1 I see the file is written every loop. >>>>> a >>>>> cat /var/www/html/weewx/loop-data.txt: >>>>> {"current.dateTime.raw": 1594837649, "current.windDir.ordinal_compass": >>>>> "N", "day.rain.sum": "3,0 mm", "current.dewpoint": "9,0\u00b0C", >>>>> "current.outTemp": "16,8\u00b0C", "current.rainRate": "0,0 mm/h", >>>>> "current.windSpeed": "4,8 km/h", "day.windGust.max": "27,4 km/h", >>>>> "10m.windGust.max": "11,3 km/h"} >>>>> {"current.dateTime.raw": 1594837577, "current.windDir.ordinal_compass": >>>>> "NW", "day.rain.sum": "3,0 mm", "current.dewpoint": "9,1\u00b0C", >>>>> "current.outTemp": "16,9\u00b0C", "current.rainRate": "0,0 mm/h", >>>>> "current.windSpeed": "6,4 km/h", "day.windGust.max": "27,4 km/h", >>>>> "10m.windGust.max": "11,3 km/h"} >>>>> >>>>> a ls -laht /var/www/html/weewx/weatherboard >>>>> >>>>> drwxr-xr-x 12 www-data www-data 4,0K Jul 15 20:28 .. >>>>> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4,0K Jul 15 20:27 . >>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12K Jul 15 20:27 index.html >>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1,7K Jul 15 19:41 weatherboard.css >>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3,5K Jul 15 19:41 favicon.ico >>>>> >>>>> So I'm not familiar with .js, I hope I opened the right one in my FF >>>>> browser. Never did anything with JavaScript! :-O But I got some errors, >>>>> see attached screenshot. >>>>> Thanks for your patience! >>>>> Maybe something is blocked by Apache2 (I host the site by myself).... >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Christian >>>>> [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 15. Juli 2020 um 20:12:27 UTC+2: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Christian, >>>>>> >>>>>> wee_extension should not have been using python2 if you did a python3 >>>>>> install of weewx; but let’s put that aside. >>>>>> >>>>>> Of course, you should care that WeatherBoard is not updating on every >>>>>> loop cycle, that’s the whole point of it. >>>>>> >>>>>> I might be better if you deleted all you have done manually and do a >>>>>> proper install, but let’s try to work with what you have. >>>>>> >>>>>> Are you sure loop-data.txt is being generated? >>>>>> >>>>>> If in weewx.conf, under [Engine][[Services]], on the report_services >>>>>> line, do you see user.loopdata.LoopData? >>>>>> >>>>>> Would you send me a copy of /var/www/html/weewx/loop-data.txt? >>>>>> >>>>>> Would you send me a directory listing of >>>>>> /var/www/html/weewx/weatherboard? >>>>>> >>>>>> Lastly, from your browser, would you bring up the JavaScript console and >>>>>> tell me the error(s) you see? >>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jul 15, 2020, at 10:53 AM, 'Christian Peters' via weewx-user >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> John, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I struggeld installing the extension. I got: >>>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/wee_extension", line 13, in <module> >>>>>>> import weecfg.extension >>>>>>> File "/usr/share/weewx/weecfg/__init__.py", line 22, in <module> >>>>>>> import configobj >>>>>>> ImportError: No module named configobj >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ..but the module was installed! >>>>>>> I then figured out that wee_extension uses python2 but not python3 so >>>>>>> the module was missing in python 2! ;-) >>>>>>> I treid to gove Python3 a try with weewx this time as I reinstalled it! >>>>>>> I changed in we_extension the first line to >>>>>>> >>>>>>> #!/usr/bin/env python3 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> and it works. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But first I installed the loop-data exxtension by hand...but I think >>>>>>> all is in the right place as the loop-data.txt is build. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The WeatherBoardReport section in weewx.conf: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [[WeatherBoardReport]] >>>>>>> HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx/weatherboard >>>>>>> enable = true >>>>>>> skin = WeatherBoard >>>>>>> [[[Extras]]] >>>>>>> meta_title = Live-Wetter Langenseifen, Hessen Weather at a >>>>>>> Glance WeatherBoard™ >>>>>>> title = Live-Wetter Langenseifen Hessen WeatherBoard™ >>>>>>> subtitle = Fortlaufend aktualisiert. >>>>>>> logo = "" >>>>>>> loop_data_file = ../loop-data.txt >>>>>>> contact_email = "" >>>>>>> expiration_time = 4 >>>>>>> page_update_pwd = foobar >>>>>>> googleAnalyticsId = "" >>>>>>> analytics_host = "" >>>>>>> show_purple = False >>>>>>> [[[Labels]]] >>>>>>> [[[[Generic]]]] >>>>>>> air_quality_index = Air Quality Index >>>>>>> contact = Kontakt >>>>>>> legend = Legende >>>>>>> rain_today = Regen heute >>>>>>> ten_min_max_gust = 10min Boee >>>>>>> time_of_day = Uhrzeit >>>>>>> high_gust_today = Booe max. >>>>>>> [[[Units]]] >>>>>>> [[[[StringFormats]]]] >>>>>>> mile_per_hour = %.1f >>>>>>> degree_C = %.1f >>>>>>> km_per_hour = %.1f >>>>>>> degree_F = %.1f >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This section I added at the end of weewx.conf by hand: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # >>>>>>> ==================================================================================== >>>>>>> # Options for extension 'weewx-loopdata' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [LoopData] >>>>>>> [[FileSpec]] >>>>>>> loop_data_dir = /var/www/html/weewx >>>>>>> filename = loop-data.txt >>>>>>> [[Formatting]] >>>>>>> target_report = WeatherBoardReport >>>>>>> [[RsyncSpec]] >>>>>>> enable = false >>>>>>> remote_server = foo.bar.com >>>>>>> remote_user = root >>>>>>> remote_dir = /var/www/html >>>>>>> compress = False >>>>>>> log_success = False >>>>>>> ssh_options = -o ConnectTimeout=1 >>>>>>> timeout = 1 >>>>>>> skip_if_older_than = 3 >>>>>>> [[Include]] >>>>>>> fields = current.dateTime.raw, current.windDir.ordinal_compass, >>>>>>> day.rain.sum, current.dewpoint, current.outTemp, current.rainRate, >>>>>>> current.windSpeed, day.windGust.max, 10m.windGust.max, current.windSpeed >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But there is even a skin.conf at /etc/weew/skinWeatherboard/ ... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # Copyright (C)2020 by John A Kline ([email protected]) >>>>>>> # Distributed under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPLv3) >>>>>>> # See LICENSE for your rights. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [Extras] >>>>>>> # Fill path of loop data file. If not a full path, >>>>>>> # it will be interpreted as relative to this skin's HTML_ROOT. >>>>>>> loop_data_file = '../loop-data.txt' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # Refresh rate is the rate at which the report should refresh with >>>>>>> # the latest readings. A good choice is the rate at which your >>>>>>> # weather stations driver is feeing loop data. Expressed in units >>>>>>> # of seconds. Default: 2 seconds. >>>>>>> refresh_rate = 2 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # Fill in a sutiable title/subtitle for the report. >>>>>>> title = 'my-weather-website.com WeatherBoard™' >>>>>>> subtitle = 'Updated continuously.' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # If you have a log, specify it here. >>>>>>> logo = '' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # Fill in contact email to display on the report. >>>>>>> contact_email = '[email protected]' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # Choose your own password. without ?page_update_pwd='xxx' >>>>>>> # at the end of the URL, auto updating will timeout. >>>>>>> # Note: This password will be viaible to users looking >>>>>>> # at page source in their browser. >>>>>>> page_update_pwd = 'foobar' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # Page expiration time is the number of hours the report will >>>>>>> request >>>>>>> # loop data and update. After which, a mouse clice will be needed >>>>>>> # to start refreshing again. Default 4 hours. >>>>>>> expiration_time = 4 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # If you have a google analytics id, uncomment the following line >>>>>>> # and fill in the ID. >>>>>>> # googleAnalyticsId = >>>>>>> # If you only want to use the ID on a certain host, uncomment the >>>>>>> # following line and fill in the hostname. >>>>>>> # analytics_host = www.example.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> # If a PurpleAir sensor is set up and both weewx-purple and >>>>>>> # purple-proxy are installed, or just weewx-purple is installed; >>>>>>> # change the 'False' below to 'True'. >>>>>>> # The weewx-purple extension can be found here: >>>>>>> # https://github.com/chaunceygardiner/weewx-purple >>>>>>> # The purple-proxy server can be found here: >>>>>>> # https://github.com/chaunceygardiner/purple-proxy >>>>>>> # It is preferable to install both weewx-purple and purple proxy >>>>>>> # as the proxy returns averages over the archive period (as >>>>>>> # opposed to one shot readings). >>>>>>> show_purple = False >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [Labels] >>>>>>> [[Generic]] >>>>>>> # Some specialized labels >>>>>>> air_quality_index = Air Quality Index >>>>>>> contact = Contact >>>>>>> legend = Legend >>>>>>> rain_today = Rain Today >>>>>>> ten_min_max_gust = 10m Gust >>>>>>> time_of_day = Time >>>>>>> high_gust_today = Today's High Gust >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [CheetahGenerator] >>>>>>> encoding = html_entities >>>>>>> [[ToDate]] >>>>>>> [[[index]]] >>>>>>> template = index.html.tmpl >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [CopyGenerator] >>>>>>> copy_once = favicon.ico, weatherboard.css >>>>>>> copy_always = , >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [Generators] >>>>>>> generator_list = weewx.cheetahgenerator.CheetahGenerator, >>>>>>> weewx.reportengine.CopyGenerator >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Do I have to care about!? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The WeatherBoard site seems to update with the interval given in weewx >>>>>>> (here 1min)....but the JS seems not to work? >>>>>>> It's starnge too that there are some obersavervations missing and the >>>>>>> time not catched and printed on the WB site...but Temp is changein (all >>>>>>> 1min while refreshing)? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope you could figure something out of my setting!? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks in advance! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Christian >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am Mittwoch, 15. Juli 2020 16:11:06 UTC+2 schrieb John Kline: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Christian, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Please let me know what was tricky about installing loop-data. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Since you are getting loop-data, I suspect that the LoopData extension >>>>>>>> and the WeatherBoard extension don’t agree about where to find the >>>>>>>> loop-data.txt file. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Would you send both the LoopData section and the WeatherBoard section >>>>>>>> of weewx.conf? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> John >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Jul 15, 2020, at 5:16 AM, 'Christian Peters' via weewx-user >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> John, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I just installed the loop-data extension and the weatherboard skin to >>>>>>>>> give it a try. :-) >>>>>>>>> A really nice extension. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It was a bit tricky to install it but I hope loop-data is running. I >>>>>>>>> get this >>>>>>>>> /var/www/html/weewx/loop-data.txt file with this text: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> {"current.dateTime.raw": 1594814866, >>>>>>>>> "current.windDir.ordinal_compass": "N", "day.rain.sum": "2,6 mm", >>>>>>>>> "current.dewpoint": "11,3\u00b0C", "current.outTemp": "20,3\u00b0C", >>>>>>>>> "current.rainRate": "0,0 mm/h", "current.windSpeed": "6,4 km/h", >>>>>>>>> "day.windGust.max": "19,3 km/h", "10m.windGust.max": "11,3 km/h"} >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It updates every 2 sec, winddir for example changes....so it seems to >>>>>>>>> work I think. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What not works it the wartherboard skin. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> https://livewetter.hcpeters.de >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It doesn't update (only if I do a manual refresh on the borwser and >>>>>>>>> not every time it really refreshes to the most recent values). >>>>>>>>> and there is something not working as the time field is missing, even >>>>>>>>> 10m.windGust.max and day.windGust.max ... see screenshot. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Am I doing something wrong? I got the most recent .zip files from >>>>>>>>> your site (today). But I'm not sure where to tweak the weatherboard >>>>>>>>> skin ( in weewx.conf or in weatherboard/skin/skin.conf ) ? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance for any idea or hint! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Christian >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "weewx-user" 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-user/adaaa9c1-dbdd-4534-bda8-784875ce2103o%40googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>> <weatherboard.png> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "weewx-user" 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-user/155cc6a5-2234-44a0-94f2-99f6fbda1057o%40googlegroups.com. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-user" 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-user/c28e82d7-4a36-42f2-832c-4eed5cb5438dn%40googlegroups.com. >> <Bildschirmfoto 2020-07-15 um 21.05.54.png> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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