[SOLVED] How would someone make an HTTP server that accepts CSV files/ JSON strings from a 3rd party over a socket?

[bmeyers]

Specifically I would like Ignition to accept CSV files / JSON strings from a 3rd party piece of hardware talking on the http protocol.

Any examples of this? Any idea on where to start looking?

[Kevin.Herron]

You’d use the WebDev module. Just make a POST handler.

https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/WebDev#WebDev-PythonResources

[bmeyers]

I don’t think the 3rd party hardware is smart enough to point it’s data to Ignition.

I looked at this example of code but I can’t specify a URL.
https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/httpPost

I am thinking I might have to create a web server that takes the data from a specific port and redirects it to Ignition on the server side.

[pturmel]

You’re putting the whole URL in the host field. Put the URL part in the field in the lower right.

[bmeyers]

You were right sir but I also had to fix my firewall. I made a POST handler here:

	# get the incoming parameters
	#{"PE":128,"UID":"WISE-4220-S250_74","MAC":"74-00-08-5C-10-9F","TIM":"164376592","Record":[[0, 1, 1,  0],[0, 0, 4,  0],[0, 1, 4,  0]]}
	data = request['postData']
	PE = data['PE']
	UID = data['UID']
	MAC = data['MAC']
	TIM = data['TIM']
	Record = data['Record']
	
	# this will print to the wrapper.log file
	print PE, UID, MAC, TIM, Record
	
	for x in Record:
		ds = system.tag.read('[default]ds').value
		newRow = x
		ds = system.dataset.addRow(ds, newRow)
		system.tag.write('[default]ds', ds)
	 
	return {'html': 1}