Description

core functions for the pygate application. This package contains the shared functionality of the gateway.

supported functionality

• manage all the plugins:
  • load the required plugins
  • sync devices and assets for each plugin with the cloud
  • route actuator commands to the correct plugin
  • run and stop plugins
• manage all the processor plugins
• Cashing of asset states so that a minimum of queries have to be launched to the server.
• provide a thread secure connection to the cloud for plugins in the form of:
  • a gateway interface for plugins that support multiple devices
  • a device interface for plugins that implement a single device
• provide a common interface to the pygate configuration
• provide a common flask interface for plugins that have a web interface
• provide a common device counter object for plugins that need to generate unique device names.

installation

This module is available from pip and can be installed with the following command:

pip install pygate-core

Note: this module is automatically installed through the requirements.txt of the main pygate application.