irrigationScript.py

#  
#irrigationScript.py
#ItKindaWorks 2018
#github.com/ItKindaWorks
#


import sys
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
from weatherbit.api import Api


#Register at weatherbit.io to get an API key
api_key = "**************"

#Find your Latitude and Longitude here: https://www.latlong.net/
lat = 00.00
lon = 00.00


#rainy/wet weather codes
codes=[200, 201, 202, 230, 231, 232, 233, 300, 301, 302, 500, 501, 502, 511, 520, 521, 522]

#set the API key
api = Api(api_key)


# Set the granularity of the API - Options: ['daily','hourly','3hourly']
# Will only affect forecast requests.
api.set_granularity('daily')
# Query by lat/lon
forecast = api.get_forecast(lat=lat, lon=lon)


precipMM = forecast.get_series(['precip'])[0]['precip']
weatherCode = forecast.get_series(['weather'])[0]['weather']['code']

print(weatherCode)
print(precipMM)

for code in codes:
	#if the day's code matches a known wet day, cancel watering for the day
	if weatherCode == code or precipMM > 3.0:
		mqttBroker = mqtt.Client()
		mqttBroker.connect("192.168.1.2", 1883, 60)
		mqttBroker.publish("/home/backWater", "1")
		sys.exit()