END_TIME - timestamp string in ISO8601
AM_DEVICE_NAME - AlertMe device name string, required if multiple MeterReaders devices exist
PW_METER_ID - PlotWatt meter id int, required if multiple meters exist
'''
# parse start and end times
utc_format = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'
try:
start = datetime2.strptime(START_TIME, utc_format)
end = datetime2.strptime(END_TIME, utc_format)
except ValueError, e:
print 'start or end time not in ', utc_format, 'format'
return -1
# PlotWatt API
pw = Plotwatt(PW_HOUSE_ID, PW_API_KEY)
try:
pw.list_meters()
except urllib2.HTTPError, e:
print 'bad PlotWatt credentials'
return -1
if not PW_METER_ID:
print 'PlotWatt meter not specified'
pw_meter_list = pw.list_meters()
if len(pw_meter_list) == 0:
print 'No PlotWatt meters found. Creating meter'
pw_meter_list = pw.create_meters(1)
PW_METER_ID = pw_meter_list[0]
print 'Using PlotWatt meter ', PW_METER_ID
# AlertMe API
def setUp(self):
self.pw = Plotwatt(2517, "3b0f9e9a9d98137c")
# clear any old meters
for meter_id in self.pw.list_meters() :
self.pw.delete_meter(meter_id)
