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app.js

/* global os */

var request = require('sync-request/index.js');
var raspi = require("raspi");

var conf = {
    server: "192.168.1.125",
    port: "8484",
    devid: "200616-004",
    debug: true,
    const: {
        proto: "http",
        shtimeout: "3000"
    },
    services: [
        'transmission-daemon'
    ]
};

function init() {
    conf._s = conf.const.proto + '://' + conf.server + ':' + conf.port;
    if (conf.debug) {
        console.log("disabling console for production, no more messages after this point.");
        console.log = function () {};
    }
}


console.log("Initializing judithprobe..");
init();
console.log("Launching internal services..");
setInterval(function () {
    var start = new Date().getTime();
    try {
        var packet = {};
        packet.thrm = raspi.getThrm();
        packet.vcc = raspi.getVcc();

        var payload = "";
        payload += "id=" + conf.devid;
        payload += "|";
        payload += "uptime=" + raspi.uptime();
        payload += "|";
        payload += "thrm=" + packet.thrm;
        payload += "|";
        payload += "vcc=" + packet.vcc;
        payload += "|";

        packet.latency = new Date().getTime() - start;
        payload += "latc=" + (packet.latency);

        var response = request('GET', conf._s + "/c/pushdata/" + payload).getBody().toString();

        response = null;
        packet = null;
        start = null;
        payload = null;
    } catch (e) {
        console.log('[error]: ' + e);
    }
}, 1000);

console.log("Launching external services..");
setTimeout(function () {
    for (var i = 0; i < conf.services.length; i++) {
        console.log("[service]: starting " + conf.services[i]);
        raspi.serviceStart(conf.services[i]);
    }
}, 3000);