Wlip-emulator for WeeWX

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Hi,

After countless hours of coding, Wiresharking, and help from A.I., I’ve put together the first working version of a WeeWX extension called wlip-emulator.

It’s written in Python 3 and emulates a Davis WeatherLink IP device, so other weather software can connect to WeeWX just like it was a real WLIP logger.

So far it’s only been tested with a Davis Vantage Pro2 using a USB datalogger running under WeeWX. No other setups tested yet.

Multiple clients seem to work fine — I’ve tested two WeatherCat instances connected at the same time without issues.

I have in past used virtualVP and after changed to WeeWX and linux I missed to get data also to WeatherCat. Now, I can get it again.

Project is on GitHub:
👉 https://github.com/iiseppi/wlip-emulator

Known limitations / Status
   •   History download is not implemented yet
   •   Tested only with VP2 + USB logger
   •   Other Davis models and serial loggers are untested
   •   WLIP protocol support is partial and still evolving

Feedback, testing on other setups, and pull requests are very welcome 🙂