def checkactivate(elementwater, durationwater):
elementlist = fertilizerdbmod.getelementlist()
waterok = False
for doserelement in elementlist: # provided the waterelement, search for corresponding doserelement
linkedwaterelement = autofertilizerdbmod.searchdata(
"element", doserelement, "waterZone")
if linkedwaterelement == elementwater:
waterok = True
element = doserelement
break
if waterok: # there is a corresponding doser element
minwaterduration = hardwaremod.toint(
autofertilizerdbmod.searchdata("element", element,
"minactivationsec"), 0)
if not isschedulermode(element): #setup is not for scheduled time
print " Fertilizer ", element, " set to autowater"
print " Check Water duration ", durationwater, ">", minwaterduration
if durationwater > minwaterduration: # watering time above the set threshold
print " OK Water duration "
if AUTO_data[element]["tobeactivated"]: #if flag is ON
print " Activate ", element
durationfer = AUTO_data[element]["duration"]
activatedoser(element, durationfer)
time.sleep(
durationfer
) #this blocks the system (and watering activation) for n seconds ... not best practice
else:
print " No pending request to activate ", element
def timelist(element):
if isschedulermode(element):
fertime=autofertilizerdbmod.searchdata("element",element,"time")
print "fertime " , fertime
timelist=hardwaremod.separatetimestringint(fertime)
else:
print "non scheduler mode "
timelist=hardwaremod.separatetimestringint("00:20:00") # get up 0 minutes and check for doseractivation
return timelist
def isschedulermode(element): recordkey="element" recordvalue=element keytosearch="workmode" workmode=autofertilizerdbmod.searchdata(recordkey,recordvalue,keytosearch) if workmode=="SceduledTime": return True else: return False
def checkworkmode(element):
return autofertilizerdbmod.searchdata("element",element,"workmode")