hue tempature data adverage script

hue_tempature_data_adverages.ruby

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# copyright henri shustak 2024
# released under GNU GPL v3 or later
# this script is designed to provide adverages from the hue tempature sensors
# you can increase or decrease the line count to change the adverage ammount 
# reccursivly run the script using the scripts output

lines_array = []
total_value = 0
line_count = 0

loop do
  line = $stdin.gets
  break if line.nil?
  begin
    columns = line.chomp.split 
  rescue ArgumentError
  	next
  end
  next if columns[0].chomp != "tempature" 
  lines_array << columns[2].chomp
  total_value += columns[2].chomp.to_i
  line_count += 1
  if line_count == 100
    #puts lines_array
    average = total_value / lines_array.size
    date = columns[3..8].to_a
    puts "#{columns[0]}\t#{columns[1]}\t#{average}\t#{date.join(' ')}"
    lines_array.clear
    line_count = 0
    total_value = 0
  end
end

tempature_example_input_data.txt

# note that this file has limited data... 
# you would need to add more data or decrease the line count in the porcessing script

temp		 Station1 			 1139 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:19:58 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1139 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:24:58 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1167 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:29:57 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1167 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:34:57 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1139 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:39:56 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1139 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:44:56 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1139 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:49:55 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1125 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:54:55 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1125 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:59:54 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1111 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:04:54 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1111 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:09:53 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1139 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:14:53 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1139 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:19:52 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1111 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:24:51 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1097 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:29:51 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1111 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:34:50 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1111 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:39:49 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1097 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:44:49 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1097 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:49:48 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1097 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:54:48 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1097 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 17:59:47 NZST
temp		 Station1 			 1097 		 Tue 15 Sep 2020 18:04:47 NZST