added run_unendless configuration option

README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 # SolisCloud to PVOutput, Domoticz and/or MQTT Broker (e.g. HomeAssistant, ioBroker)
 Simple Python3 script to copy latest (normally once per 5 minutes) SolisCloud portal inverter update to PVOutput portal, Domoticz, and/or MQTT Broker (e.g. HomeAssistant, ioBroker).
+Python 3.6 or higher is required.
 
 The soliscloud_to_pvoutput.py script will get the station id via the configured soliscloud_station_index (default the first station) with the secrets of SolisCloud (see next section). Thereafter it will get the inverter id and serial number via the configured soliscloud_inverter_index (default the first inverter). Then in an endless loop the inverter details are fetched and the following information is used:
 * timestamp
@@ -28,12 +29,12 @@ The soliscloud_to_pvoutput.py script will get the station id via the configured
 This information is used to compute the new information to be send to PVOutput and/or Domoticz, when the timestamp is changed.
 
 Notes
-* only between 5 and 23 hour data is fetched from SolisCloud and copied to PVOutput and/or Domoticz
-* the script will exit outside 5 and 23
-* Each new day the "watthour today" starts with 0
-* Because the resolution of the SolisCloud watthour is in 100 Watt, a higher resolution is computed with current Watt
+* the script will exit outside 5 and 23, unless you have configured "run_unendless = True" in soliscloud_to_pvoutput.cfg
+* each new day the "watthour today" starts with 0
+* because the resolution of the SolisCloud watthour is in 100 Watt, a higher resolution is computed with current Watt
 * if you have more than 1 station [you need to configure each inverter in different directories](#configuration-with-multiple-inverters-in-one-soliscloud-station)
-* If you have more than 4 strings or a 3 phase inverter, you need to adapt the script (sorry, not supported yet)
+* if you have more than 4 strings or a 3 phase inverter, you need to adapt the script (sorry, not supported yet)
+* there is a dependency to package paho_mqtt, you need to install this e.g. by command "python3 -m pip install paho_mqtt==1.6.1"
 
 ## SolisCloud
 [SolisCloud](https://www.soliscloud.com/) is the next generation Portal for Solis branded PV systems from Ginlong.
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ soliscloud_station_index = 0
 soliscloud_inverter_index = 0
 pvoutput_api_key = 0f2dd8190d00369ec893b059034dde1123456789
 pvoutput_system_id = 12345
+run_unendless = False
 
 [PVOutput]
 send_to_pvoutput = True
@@ -155,8 +157,10 @@ soliscloud_to_pvoutput.py scripts runs on my Raspberry pi with Raspbian GNU/Linu
 Steps:
 * create a directory solis in your home directory
 * copy solis.sh, soliscloud_to_pvoutput.py, soliscloud_to_pvoutput.cfg and logging_config.ini in this solis directory
+* make sure there are no Windows CRLF in the copied files, e.g. make sure by running dos2unix on the copied files
+* if "python --version" refers to 2.x, then you need to change solis.sh to use python3 instead of python
 * change inside soliscloud_to_pvoutput.cfg the API secrets
-* chmod +x solis.sh
+* chmod +r+x solis.sh
 * add the following line in your crontab -e:
 
 ```

soliscloud_to_pvoutput.cfg

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ soliscloud_station_index = 0
 soliscloud_inverter_index = 0
 pvoutput_api_key = 0f2dd8190d00369ec893b059034dde1123456789
 pvoutput_system_id = 12345
+run_unendless = False
 
 [PVOutput]
 send_to_pvoutput = True

soliscloud_to_pvoutput.py

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def get_bool(dictionary: dict, key: str, default: bool = True) -> bool:
 SOLISCLOUD_INVERTER_INDEX = int(get(api_secrets, "soliscloud_inverter_index", "0"))
 PVOUTPUT_API_KEY = get(api_secrets, "pvoutput_api_key")
 PVOUTPUT_SYSTEM_ID = get(api_secrets, "pvoutput_system_id")
+RUN_UNENDLESS = get_bool(api_secrets, "run_unendless", False)
 
 SOLISCLOUD_INVERTER_SN = "SN"  # to be filled later by program
 
@@ -142,9 +143,6 @@ def get_bool(dictionary: dict, key: str, default: bool = True) -> bool:
 PVOUTPUT_ADD_URL = "http://pvoutput.org/service/r2/addbatchstatus.jsp"
 
 
-TODAY = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d")  # format yyyymmdd
-
-
 # == post ====================================================================
 def execute_request(url: str, data: str, headers: dict) -> str:
     """execute request and handle errors"""
@@ -378,13 +376,20 @@ def do_work():
                 time.sleep(60)
     timestamp_previous = "0"
     energy_generation = 0
+    today_yyymmdd = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d")  # format yyyymmdd
     while True:
         time.sleep(60)  # wait 1 minute before checking again
         datetime_now = datetime.now()
-        # only check between 5 and 23 hours
-        if datetime_now.hour < 5 or datetime_now.hour > 22:
-            logging.info("Outside solar generation hours (5..23)")
-            sys.exit("Exiting program to start fresh tomorrow")
+        if RUN_UNENDLESS:
+            if datetime_now.hour == 0 and datetime_now.minute < 4:  # reset needed
+                timestamp_previous = "0"
+                energy_generation = 0
+                today_yyymmdd = datetime_now.strftime("%Y%m%d")  # format yyyymmdd
+        else:
+            # only check between 5 and 23 hours
+            if datetime_now.hour < 5 or datetime_now.hour > 22:
+                logging.info("Outside solar generation hours (5..23)")
+                sys.exit("Exiting program to start fresh tomorrow")
 
         content = get_solis_cloud_data(INVERTER_DETAIL, inverter_detail_body)
         inverter_detail = json.loads(content)["data"]
@@ -444,7 +449,7 @@ def do_work():
 
             current_time = datetime_current.strftime("%H:%M")
             if logging.DEBUG >= logging.root.level:
-                debug_string = f"date={TODAY}, time={current_time}, energy_generation={energy_generation}, solar_power={solar_power}, battery_power={battery_power}, battery_soc={battery_soc}, grid_power={grid_power}, family_load={family_load}, home_consumption={home_consumption}, inverter_temperature={inverter_temperature}, dc_voltage={dc_voltage}, ac_voltage={ac_voltage}"  # noqa
+                debug_string = f"date={today_yyymmdd}, time={current_time}, energy_generation={energy_generation}, solar_power={solar_power}, battery_power={battery_power}, battery_soc={battery_soc}, grid_power={grid_power}, family_load={family_load}, home_consumption={home_consumption}, inverter_temperature={inverter_temperature}, dc_voltage={dc_voltage}, ac_voltage={ac_voltage}"  # noqa
                 logging.debug(debug_string)
 
             if SEND_TO_PVOUTPUT:
@@ -475,7 +480,7 @@ def do_work():
                 # Temperature	        No	        decimal	    celsius	    23.4
                 # Voltage	            No	        decimal	    volts	    240.7
 
-                pvoutput_string = f"data={TODAY},{current_time},{energy_generation},{solar_power},{energy_consumption},{power_consumption},{temperature},{voltage}"  # noqa
+                pvoutput_string = f"data={today_yyymmdd},{current_time},{energy_generation},{solar_power},{energy_consumption},{power_consumption},{temperature},{voltage}"  # noqa
                 send_pvoutput_data(pvoutput_string)
 
             if SEND_TO_DOMOTICZ:
@@ -495,7 +500,7 @@ def do_work():
                 send_to_domoticz(DOMOTICZ_HOMECONSUMPTION_ID, str(home_consumption))
 
             if SEND_TO_MQTT:
-                send_to_mqtt(MQTT_LAST_UPDATE_ID, f"{TODAY} {current_time}")
+                send_to_mqtt(MQTT_LAST_UPDATE_ID, f"{today_yyymmdd} {current_time}")
                 send_to_mqtt(
                     MQTT_POWER_GENERATED_ID,
                     str(solar_power) + ";" + str(energy_generation),