Belchertown MQTT update time is chaotic

Keimpe Bleeker

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May 18, 2020, 1:44:51 PM5/18/20

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Another try to find a solution for a weird problem!

Problem: MQTT updates are working perfect, but the text and time of the last update on the website is chaotic (see screenshot and website). All the other dates and times served by moments.js are 100% OK. Everything is built from scratch on a formatted SDcard, because the same problem occurred since I upgraded Weewx 3.9.# and Belchertown...

System info:

- Raspberrry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.2, Debian 10.4, 32GB

- Weewx 4.0

- Belchertown 1.1

As far as I know, all the envolved skin.conf issues are:

...

belchertown_locale = "auto"

# belchertown_locale = "nl_NL.utf8" #checked this setting, without results

theme = light

...

# MQTT Websockets defaults

mqtt_websockets_enabled = 1

mqtt_websockets_host = my.external.ip.address

mqtt_websockets_port = 9001

mqtt_websockets_ssl = 0

mqtt_websockets_topic = weather/loop

disconnect_live_website_visitor = 1800000

...

# Show an alert if the page updated timestamp is older than expected with this setting. Does not apply to MQTT Websocket enabled websites

# The late time threshold is defined in seconds. This should be greater than your archive_interval from weewx.conf.

# Typically you would want this 2 or 3 times archive_interval

show_last_updated_alert = 0

last_updated_alert_threshold = 1800

# If mqtt_websockets_enabled is set to 0, but want the page to full reload on an interval, specify this below in milliseconds. 300000 = 5 minutes

webpage_autorefresh = 0

...

header_last_updated = Laatste update

mqtt_websockets_connecting = Real-time verbonden met weerstation

mqtt_websockets_waiting = Verbonden, wacht op data.

mqtt_websockets_connected = Real-time verbonden met weerstation

mqtt_websockets_stopped = Real-time updates zijn gestopt

mqtt_websockets_continue = Updates hervatten

mqtt_websockets_failed = Verbinding verbroken

mqtt_websockets_lost = Verbinding verbroken

...

# moment.js default labels formats

time_earthquake = "LLL"

time_lastUpdated = "LL, LTS"

time_snapshot_records_today_header = "dddd, LL"

time_snapshot_records_month_header = "MMMM YYYY"

time_sunrise = "LT"

time_sunset = "LT"

time_darksky_alert_expires = "LLL"

time_darksky_forecast_date = "ddd DD/M"

time_forecast_last_updated = "LLL"

time_mqtt_websockets_last_updated = "LL, LTS"

time_records_page_full_date = "LLL"

time_records_page_month_day_year = "LL"

time_records_page_rainfall_range_begin = "MMMM DD"

time_records_page_rainfall_range_end = "LL"

...

The website is running in DEBUG-mode (http://oentsjerk.eu/?debug=true), if you like to spend a minute to investigate, you are very welcome!

Regards, Keimpe

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Keimpe Bleeker

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May 22, 2020, 1:39:39 PM5/22/20

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Reinstalled Belchertown, unfortunately no success :(

Op maandag 18 mei 2020 19:44:51 UTC+2 schreef Keimpe Bleeker:

Jaap de Munck

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May 23, 2020, 2:41:33 PM5/23/20

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Hallo Keimpe,

I use

belchertown_locale = nl_NL.UTF-8

and that is ok.

Regards,

Jaap

Op maandag 18 mei 2020 19:44:51 UTC+2 schreef Keimpe Bleeker:

Another try to find a solution for a weird problem!

Keimpe Bleeker

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May 24, 2020, 1:47:05 AM5/24/20

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Thanks Jaap, tried that allready without result. Searching now for the module or routine where text 'Laatste update' and time are compiled to the string which has to be presented in the webpage. Weird, because that should be standard and not influenced by config settings.

Jacques Terrettaz

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May 24, 2020, 4:09:44 AM5/24/20

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HI,

Could you verify the line 281 of your Belcherton skin.conf ?

By default the line is

time_last_updated = "LL, LTS"

What is yours ?

Jacques Terrettaz

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May 24, 2020, 4:13:36 AM5/24/20

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I think I have found the problem :

In your first post I see :

# moment.js default labels formats

time_earthquake = "LLL"

time_lastUpdated = "LL, LTS"

time_snapshot_records_today_header = "dddd, LL"

time_snapshot_records_month_header = "MMMM YYYY"

...

You should replace

time_lastUpdated by time_last_updated :

# moment.js default labels formats

time_earthquake = "LLL"

time_last_updated = "LL, LTS"

time_snapshot_records_today_header = "dddd, LL"

time_snapshot_records_month_header = "MMMM YYYY"

....

Keimpe Bleeker

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May 24, 2020, 1:38:27 PM5/24/20

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Thank you so much Jacques Terrettaz, you have solved my time-issue; it seems that I have spoiled a variable!

Last issue is to get the text 'Connected to weather station live. Data received <date, time>' up and running.

As you can see on the screencap, I only get (in Dutch) 'Connected to weatherstation' between brackets and single quotes...

Op zondag 24 mei 2020 10:13:36 UTC+2 schreef Jacques Terrettaz:

Jacques Terrettaz

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May 24, 2020, 2:03:47 PM5/24/20

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The text is defined by the variable mqtt_websockets_connected in skin.conf.

If it does not correspond, check your skin.conf as well as your weewx.conf to be sure that you have not the variable mqtt_websockets_connected defined also elsewhere.

If you have changed something in the template weewx/skins/Belchetown/js/belchertown.js.tmpl, verify that the line 839 is :

updated_text = "$obs.label.mqtt_websockets_connected " + updated;

Keimpe Bleeker

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May 24, 2020, 2:54:46 PM5/24/20

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Thanks for your much appreciated assistance!

I would not dare to change someting deep in de system like in /weewx/skins/Belchetown/js/belchertown.js.tmpl. Nevertheless and on your advice, I checked line 839 and it is exactly as you mentioned.

In /weewx/skins/Belchertown/skin.conf I have these Dutch terms:

header_last_updated = Laatste update

mqtt_websockets_connecting = Verbinden met weerstation,

mqtt_websockets_waiting = Verbonden, wacht op data.

mqtt_websockets_connected = Verbonden met weerstation,

mqtt_websockets_stopped = Updates zijn gestopt

mqtt_websockets_continue = Updates hervatten

mqtt_websockets_failed = Verbinding verbroken

mqtt_websockets_lost = Verbinding verbroken

In weewx.conf the term '...websockets...' was not found.

Op zondag 24 mei 2020 20:03:47 UTC+2 schreef Jacques Terrettaz:

Manfred Maier

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May 24, 2020, 3:22:38 PM5/24/20

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I guess the system can't properly work with your commas and dots in your translation. Try to either delete the commas or put the translation in quotes "Verbonden met weerstation,"

Manfred

gjr80

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May 24, 2020, 4:11:23 PM5/24/20

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WeeWX uses the python package configobj to parse .conf files. When configobj encounters a comma in a config setting the setting is interpreted as a list of values separated at the coma and not as a single setting. So if you have a setting that needs a comma included in the setting text you must enclose the setting in single or double quotation marks.

Gary

Keimpe Bleeker

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May 26, 2020, 12:49:29 PM5/26/20

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Thanks Jacques, you solved a major problem!

What remains is the correct connection of text segments, but trhat is realy minor a minor issue!

Again thanks!

Op zondag 24 mei 2020 10:13:36 UTC+2 schreef Jacques Terrettaz:

I think I have found the problem :

Keimpe Bleeker

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May 26, 2020, 12:55:20 PM5/26/20

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Hi Manfred, Tried everything with commas, dots, quotation marks, ... But stil I see only 'connected to weatherstation - <date><time>', while 'Date received' is missing for the real-time update. Strange enough the sentence is correctly presented with the text 'Connected, waiting for...'.

Op zondag 24 mei 2020 21:22:38 UTC+2 schreef Manfred Maier:

Jacques Terrettaz

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May 26, 2020, 12:55:53 PM5/26/20

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Hi,

Text segments ? What do you mean ?

Jacques Terrettaz

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May 26, 2020, 2:24:59 PM5/26/20

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In the original skin.conf of Belchertown v 1.1 , i see :

mqtt_websockets_connected = Connected to weather station live. Data received

On my side, I have a running Belchertown 1.1 template, translated in French, ( see http://meteo-sciez.fr/weewx/belchertown/ ) with :

mqtt_websockets_connected = Connecté à la station. Mesures du

On your side, if you have for instance :

mqtt_websockets_connected = Verbonden met weerstation. Data received on

with "Data received on" translated in your language, does it works ?

If not, I really don't know where is the cause of your problem.

Keimpe Bleeker

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May 27, 2020, 5:14:19 AM5/27/20

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How simple it can be sometimes ... I was thinking in a stove-pipe and was looking much too deep.