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Sometimes you need Data to persist between the call of a payload decoder. This is normally done by using global environment variables that store the data between function calls.
Access Database Fields
On Datacake this can be achieved by creating a dedicated field in the Database Section of your Datacake Device and by using this as the storage for this data.
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function decoder() {
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// get current value from field in Database
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var numberOfCalls = measurements.NUMBER_OF_CALLS.value;
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// do some processing
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numberOfCalls = numberOfCalls + 1;
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// return that field in order to write new value into database
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return [
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{ "field": "NUMBER_OF_CALLS", "value": numberOfCalls }
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]
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}
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Time between changes
Storing data between payload decoder function calls can also be used to measure the time elapsed between a change of a value. This can be done by accessing not only the current value of a Database-Field but also the timestamp.
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function decoder() {
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// pseudo code here - removed the parts before
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// get number of changes happened before from Database
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var lastNumberOfChanges = measurements.NUMBER_OF_CHANGES.value;
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// get state stored in Database
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var lastState = measurements.RO1_STATUS.value;
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// when new state is not equal state in database -> change happened
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if (lastState != current_RO1_STATUS) {
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// increase number of changes
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lastNumberOfChanges += 1;
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// store number of changes in database
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decoded.push({ "field":"NUMBER_OF_CHANGES","value":lastNumberOfChanges });
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// calculate the time between changes
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var currentTimestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
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var lastTimestamp = measurements.RO1_STATUS.timestamp;
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var timeDelta = (currentTimestamp - lastTimestamp) / 60;
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var timeBetweenChanges = Math.abs(Math.round(timeDelta));
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// store new time between last changes in database
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decoded.push({ "field":"TIME_BETWEEN_CHANGES","value":timeBetweenChanges });
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}
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return decoded;
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}
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