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# pywws.DataStore

## Introduction

This module is at the core of my weather station software. It stores data on disc, but without the overhead of a full scale database system. I have designed it to run on a small memory machine such as my Asus router. To minimise memory usage it only loads one day’s worth of data at a time into memory.

From a “user” point of view, the data is accessed as a cross between a list and a dictionary. Each data record is indexed by a `datetime` object (dictionary behaviour), but records are stored in order and can be accessed as slices (list behaviour).

For example, to access the hourly data for Christmas day 2009, one might do the following:

    from datetime import datetime
    import DataStore
    hourly = DataStore.hourly_store('weather_data')
    for data in hourly[datetime(2009, 12, 25):datetime(2009, 12, 26)]:
        print data['idx'], data['temp_out']

The module provides five classes to store different data. `data_store` takes “raw” data from the weather station; `calib_store`, `hourly_store`, `daily_store` and `monthly_store` store processed data (see pywws.Process). All three are derived from the same `core_store` class, they only differ in the keys and types of data stored in each record.

## Detailed API

DataStore.py - stores readings in easy to access files

A separate file is used for each day’s data, to keep memory load reasonable. One day at a time is held in memory, and saved to disc when another day needs to be accessed.

Data is accessed in a cross between dictionary and list behaviour. The following are all valid: # get value nearest 9:30 on Christmas day data[data.nearest(datetime(2008, 12, 25, 9, 30))] # get entire array, equivalent to data[:] or just data data[datetime.min:datetime.max] # get last 12 hours of data data[datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(hours=12):]

Functions

`safestrptime`(date_string[, format]) |

Classes

`data_store`(root_dir) | Stores raw weather station data.
`calib_store`(root_dir) | Stores ‘calibrated’ weather station data.
`hourly_store`(root_dir) | Stores hourly summary weather station data.
`daily_store`(root_dir) | Stores daily summary weather station data.
`monthly_store`(root_dir) | Stores monthly summary weather station data.
`core_store`(root_dir) |
`params`(root_dir) | Parameters are stored in a file “weather.ini” in root_dir.

`pywws.DataStore.``safestrptime`(date_string, format=None)

class `pywws.DataStore.``params`(root_dir)

  Parameters are stored in a file “weather.ini” in root_dir.

  `flush`()
  `get`(section, option, default=None)

    Get a parameter value and return a string.

    If default is specified and section or option are not defined in the weather.ini file, they are created and set to default, which is then the return value.

  `get_datetime`(section, option, default=None)
  `set`(section, option, value)

    Set option in section to string value.

class `pywws.DataStore.``core_store`(root_dir)
  `before`(idx)

    Return datetime of newest existing data record whose datetime is < idx.

    Might not even be in the same year! If no such record exists, return None.

  `after`(idx)

    Return datetime of oldest existing data record whose datetime is >= idx.

    Might not even be in the same year! If no such record exists, return None.

  `nearest`(idx)

    Return datetime of record whose datetime is nearest idx.

  `flush`()

class `pywws.DataStore.``data_store`(root_dir)

  Stores raw weather station data.

  `key_list` = ['idx', 'delay', 'hum_in', 'temp_in', 'hum_out', 'temp_out', 'abs_pressure', 'wind_ave', 'wind_gust', 'wind_dir', 'rain', 'status', 'illuminance', 'uv']
  `conv` = {'status': <type 'int'>, 'wind_ave': <type 'float'>, 'rain': <type 'float'>, 'hum_in': <type 'int'>, 'temp_out': <type 'float'>, 'wind_dir': <type 'int'>, 'hum_out': <type 'int'>, 'illuminance': <type 'float'>, 'wind_gust': <type 'float'>, 'idx': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'uv': <type 'int'>, 'temp_in': <type 'float'>, 'delay': <type 'int'>, 'abs_pressure': <type 'float'>}

class `pywws.DataStore.``calib_store`(root_dir)

  Stores ‘calibrated’ weather station data.

  `key_list` = ['idx', 'delay', 'hum_in', 'temp_in', 'hum_out', 'temp_out', 'abs_pressure', 'rel_pressure', 'wind_ave', 'wind_gust', 'wind_dir', 'rain', 'status', 'illuminance', 'uv']
  `conv` = {'status': <type 'int'>, 'wind_ave': <type 'float'>, 'rain': <type 'float'>, 'rel_pressure': <type 'float'>, 'hum_in': <type 'int'>, 'temp_out': <type 'float'>, 'wind_dir': <type 'int'>, 'hum_out': <type 'int'>, 'illuminance': <type 'float'>, 'wind_gust': <type 'float'>, 'idx': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'uv': <type 'int'>, 'temp_in': <type 'float'>, 'delay': <type 'int'>, 'abs_pressure': <type 'float'>}

class `pywws.DataStore.``hourly_store`(root_dir)

  Stores hourly summary weather station data.

  `key_list` = ['idx', 'hum_in', 'temp_in', 'hum_out', 'temp_out', 'abs_pressure', 'rel_pressure', 'pressure_trend', 'wind_ave', 'wind_gust', 'wind_dir', 'rain', 'illuminance', 'uv']
  `conv` = {'pressure_trend': <type 'float'>, 'wind_ave': <type 'float'>, 'rain': <type 'float'>, 'rel_pressure': <type 'float'>, 'hum_in': <type 'int'>, 'temp_out': <type 'float'>, 'wind_dir': <type 'int'>, 'hum_out': <type 'int'>, 'wind_gust': <type 'float'>, 'idx': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'uv': <type 'int'>, 'temp_in': <type 'float'>, 'illuminance': <type 'float'>, 'abs_pressure': <type 'float'>}

class `pywws.DataStore.``daily_store`(root_dir)

  Stores daily summary weather station data.

  `key_list` = ['idx', 'start', 'hum_out_ave', 'hum_out_min', 'hum_out_min_t', 'hum_out_max', 'hum_out_max_t', 'temp_out_ave', 'temp_out_min', 'temp_out_min_t', 'temp_out_max', 'temp_out_max_t', 'hum_in_ave', 'hum_in_min', 'hum_in_min_t', 'hum_in_max', 'hum_in_max_t', 'temp_in_ave', 'temp_in_min', 'temp_in_min_t', 'temp_in_max', 'temp_in_max_t', 'abs_pressure_ave', 'abs_pressure_min', 'abs_pressure_min_t', 'abs_pressure_max', 'abs_pressure_max_t', 'rel_pressure_ave', 'rel_pressure_min', 'rel_pressure_min_t', 'rel_pressure_max', 'rel_pressure_max_t', 'wind_ave', 'wind_gust', 'wind_gust_t', 'wind_dir', 'rain', 'illuminance_ave', 'illuminance_max', 'illuminance_max_t', 'uv_ave', 'uv_max', 'uv_max_t']
  `conv` = {'temp_in_min': <type 'float'>, 'temp_in_max': <type 'float'>, 'uv_ave': <type 'float'>, 'temp_out_max': <type 'float'>, 'temp_out_min': <type 'float'>, 'abs_pressure_max': <type 'float'>, 'start': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_in_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'uv_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_in_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'abs_pressure_min_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'illuminance_ave': <type 'float'>, 'rel_pressure_ave': <type 'float'>, 'rain': <type 'float'>, 'rel_pressure_min_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'wind_gust': <type 'float'>, 'temp_out_min_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'wind_gust_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_out_ave': <type 'float'>, 'rel_pressure_min': <type 'float'>, 'hum_out_min_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_out_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'uv_max': <type 'int'>, 'illuminance_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'rel_pressure_max': <type 'float'>, 'temp_in_ave': <type 'float'>, 'hum_in_min_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_out_max': <type 'int'>, 'illuminance_max': <type 'float'>, 'wind_ave': <type 'float'>, 'abs_pressure_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_in_min_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_out_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_out_min': <type 'int'>, 'rel_pressure_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'wind_dir': <type 'int'>, 'temp_out_ave': <type 'float'>, 'abs_pressure_ave': <type 'float'>, 'idx': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_in_max': <type 'int'>, 'abs_pressure_min': <type 'float'>, 'hum_in_ave': <type 'float'>, 'hum_in_min': <type 'int'>}

class `pywws.DataStore.``monthly_store`(root_dir)

  Stores monthly summary weather station data.

  `key_list` = ['idx', 'start', 'hum_out_ave', 'hum_out_min', 'hum_out_min_t', 'hum_out_max', 'hum_out_max_t', 'temp_out_ave', 'temp_out_min_lo', 'temp_out_min_lo_t', 'temp_out_min_hi', 'temp_out_min_hi_t', 'temp_out_min_ave', 'temp_out_max_lo', 'temp_out_max_lo_t', 'temp_out_max_hi', 'temp_out_max_hi_t', 'temp_out_max_ave', 'hum_in_ave', 'hum_in_min', 'hum_in_min_t', 'hum_in_max', 'hum_in_max_t', 'temp_in_ave', 'temp_in_min_lo', 'temp_in_min_lo_t', 'temp_in_min_hi', 'temp_in_min_hi_t', 'temp_in_min_ave', 'temp_in_max_lo', 'temp_in_max_lo_t', 'temp_in_max_hi', 'temp_in_max_hi_t', 'temp_in_max_ave', 'abs_pressure_ave', 'abs_pressure_min', 'abs_pressure_min_t', 'abs_pressure_max', 'abs_pressure_max_t', 'rel_pressure_ave', 'rel_pressure_min', 'rel_pressure_min_t', 'rel_pressure_max', 'rel_pressure_max_t', 'wind_ave', 'wind_gust', 'wind_gust_t', 'wind_dir', 'rain', 'rain_days', 'illuminance_ave', 'illuminance_max_lo', 'illuminance_max_lo_t', 'illuminance_max_hi', 'illuminance_max_hi_t', 'illuminance_max_ave', 'uv_ave', 'uv_max_lo', 'uv_max_lo_t', 'uv_max_hi', 'uv_max_hi_t', 'uv_max_ave']
  `conv` = {'uv_ave': <type 'float'>, 'illuminance_max_hi_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'uv_max_lo_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_out_max_hi_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_out_max_lo': <type 'float'>, 'abs_pressure_max': <type 'float'>, 'rel_pressure_min_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_in_min_hi': <type 'float'>, 'temp_in_min_lo': <type 'float'>, 'start': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_in_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'rain_days': <type 'int'>, 'abs_pressure_min_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_out_max_hi': <type 'float'>, 'illuminance_ave': <type 'float'>, 'temp_out_min_lo': <type 'float'>, 'illuminance_max_ave': <type 'float'>, 'uv_max_hi': <type 'int'>, 'rel_pressure_ave': <type 'float'>, 'rain': <type 'float'>, 'temp_out_min_hi': <type 'float'>, 'wind_gust': <type 'float'>, 'temp_in_max_hi_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_in_max_lo': <type 'float'>, 'temp_in_min_ave': <type 'float'>, 'wind_gust_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_out_ave': <type 'float'>, 'rel_pressure_min': <type 'float'>, 'hum_out_min_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'illuminance_max_lo': <type 'float'>, 'temp_in_min_lo_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'illuminance_max_hi': <type 'float'>, 'temp_out_max_lo_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_in_max_hi': <type 'float'>, 'rel_pressure_max': <type 'float'>, 'uv_max_hi_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_in_ave': <type 'float'>, 'uv_max_ave': <type 'float'>, 'temp_in_max_ave': <type 'float'>, 'hum_in_min_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_out_max': <type 'int'>, 'temp_in_min_hi_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_out_min_ave': <type 'float'>, 'temp_out_min_hi_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'wind_ave': <type 'float'>, 'abs_pressure_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_out_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_out_min': <type 'int'>, 'rel_pressure_max_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'uv_max_lo': <type 'int'>, 'wind_dir': <type 'int'>, 'temp_out_ave': <type 'float'>, 'abs_pressure_ave': <type 'float'>, 'idx': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'temp_out_min_lo_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'illuminance_max_lo_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_in_max': <type 'int'>, 'abs_pressure_min': <type 'float'>, 'temp_in_max_lo_t': <function safestrptime at 0x32808c0>, 'hum_in_ave': <type 'float'>, 'temp_out_max_ave': <type 'float'>, 'hum_in_min': <type 'int'>}

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