Zetta Status Feed Examples (Python)

pysimplesoap-helpers-patch.py

"""
  I've had to patch the PySimpleSoap 'helpers.py' file
  Here's the replacement version of datetime_u(s)
  In the original file, this function starts on line 417
  This change strips any trailing "Z" character in timestamps
"""

# Functions to serialize/deserialize special immutable types:
def datetime_u(s):
    fmt = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"
    try:
        return _strptime(s, fmt)
    except ValueError:
        try:
            # strip trailing z - Anthony Eden Patch
            if s[-1] == "Z":
                warnings.warn('removing unsupported trailing Z', RuntimeWarning)
                s = s[:-1]
            # strip utc offset
            if s[-3] == ":" and s[-6] in (' ', '-', '+'):
                warnings.warn('removing unsupported UTC offset', RuntimeWarning)
                s = s[:-6]
            # parse microseconds
            try:
                return _strptime(s, fmt + ".%f")
            except:
                return _strptime(s, fmt)
        except ValueError:
            # strip microseconds (not supported in this platform)
            if "." in s:
                warnings.warn('removing unsuppported microseconds', RuntimeWarning)
                s = s[:s.index(".")]
            return _strptime(s, fmt)

StatusFeedExample1.py

"""
    Zetta Status Feed - Example Code
    Written by Anthony Eden (http://mediarealm.com.au/)
    https://mediarealm.com.au/articles/rcs-zetta-status-feed-getting-started/
"""

# We need the PySimpleSoap library (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PySimpleSOAP/1.16)
# Make sure you see my change to PySimpleSoap in the file "pysimplesoap-helpers-patch.py"
from pysimplesoap.client import SoapClient

# Connect to the Status Feed - make sure you put in the correct IP address
client = SoapClient(
  wsdl = "http://192.168.0.2:3132/StatusFeed?wsdl",
  trace = True
)

# Get a list of stations
stations = client.GetStations()['GetStationsResult']

# Print the list of stations
print stations

# Print out all the metadata for each station
for station in stations:
  stationId = station['Station']['ID']
  print "STATION ID", stationId
  print client.GetStationFull(stationId)['GetStationFullResult']['Metadata']
  print

Hi Anthony,

Thank you for this.