[vz-users] Reconfigure vzlogger NOT to push meter readings to middleware?

[Andreas Goetz]

PS.:

On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Andreas Goetz <cpuidle at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Ralf,
>
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Ralf G. R. Bergs <
> Ralf+VolksZaehler at bergs.biz> wrote:
>>
>>  Hi Andreas.
>>
>> On 2014-12-18 21:42 , Andreas Götz wrote:
>>
>>
>> vzlogger would *always* throw an error, either
>>
>> CURL: Couldn't resolve host name
>>
>> or
>>
>> CURL: URL using bad/illegal format or missing URL
>>
>> It would not quit, though, so in the end it did what I wanted (not push
>> the readings to the middleware), but it's not a clean solution.
>>
>> You need to change the api, not the middleware. Middleware is a feature
>> of the vz api. Never tried though.
>>
>>  Sorry, I don't get your point, maybe I'm slow? Why change the API or
>> the middleware? Would that not simply be a change in vzlogger behavior
>> independent on how the API or the middleware looks like/works?
>>
>
> check etc/vzlogger.conf and search for 'protocol'. vzlogger supports other
> protocols than volkszahler/middleware, that is e.g. mysmartgrid. You
> probably need to check the source code if there is an "null" protocol. If
> you need one feel free to open an issue in github.
> Note: these are different from
> http://wiki.volkszaehler.org/software/controller/vzlogger#meters_protocols
> which are on the reading, not the writing side. Unfortunately the config
> file syntax is confusing in that regard.
>
>
>> My idea was to tell the vzlogger daemon *not* to send the meter readings
>> anywhere, just to collect them. I would then query vzlogger via the
>> internal microhttpd for the current readings...
>>
>
> Exactly.  My approach would be logging to a "null" protocol for that
> purpose.
>

https://github.com/volkszaehler/vzlogger/blob/master/src/MeterMap.cpp#L125
should be a good place to start, then also
https://github.com/volkszaehler/vzlogger/blob/master/src/api/Volkszaehler.cpp

Should be easy to add an additional <null> protocol ;)

Viele Grüße,
Andreas


>
>
>> KR,
>>
>> Ralf
>>
>
> Freundliche Grüße/ Kind regards
> Andreas Götz
>
>
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