Adds ability to add channels via CSV

meshify.py

@@ -27,3 +27,12 @@ def query_meshify_api(endpoint):
     q_url = MESHIFY_BASE_URL + endpoint
     q_req = requests.get(q_url, auth=MESHIFY_AUTH)
     return json.loads(q_req.text) if q_req.status_code == 200 else []
+
+
+def post_meshify_api(endpoint, data):
+    """Post data to the meshify API."""
+    q_url = MESHIFY_BASE_URL + endpoint
+    q_req = requests.post(q_url, data=json.dumps(data), auth=MESHIFY_AUTH)
+    if q_req.status_code != 200:
+        print(q_req.status_code)
+    return json.loads(q_req.text) if q_req.status_code == 200 else []

postChannels.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""Read a CSV file of channels and post them to Meshify via the API."""
+
+import csv
+import meshify
+import sys
+
+
+def main(csv_file, devicetype):
+    """Main function."""
+    csvfile = open(csv_file, 'rU')
+    reader = csv.DictReader(csvfile, dialect=csv.excel)
+
+    channels = []
+    idx = 0
+    for x in reader:
+        channels.append(x)
+        channels[idx]["fromMe"] = False
+        channels[idx]["regex"] = ""
+        channels[idx]["regexErrMsg"] = ""
+        channels[idx]["dataType"] = int(channels[idx]["dataType"])
+        channels[idx]["deviceTypeId"] = int(channels[idx]["deviceTypeId"])
+        channels[idx]["channelType"] = int(channels[idx]["channelType"])
+        channels[idx]["io"] = bool(channels[idx]["io"])
+        idx += 1
+
+    try:
+        this_devicetype = meshify.find_by_name(devicetype, meshify.query_meshify_api("devicetypes"))
+        for c in channels:
+            print(meshify.post_meshify_api("devicetypes/{}/channels".format(this_devicetype['id']), c))
+    except KeyError:
+        print("Could not find key {}".format(devicetype))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) == 3:
+        main(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
+    else:
+        print("Syntax is python postChannels.py <filepath.csv> <devicetype name>")