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I have 8 outlets I would like 8 timers for basically in JSON ...

I am trying to setup a timer json file but dunno if this would be correct in format or the best way to approach it.



Is there a header I need to use?
Can you have more than one object in a file?
Is it possible to check each object and pull the legit data and compare it with the current time?
There has to be a way to do this which will interface with the esp.

Somehow it should be possible to do and make compact enough to work. And allow a user to add timers remove timers and update timers I imagine this is not an impossible dream even if a web server has to handle some of the work.

Good Approach,

I use a similar method for card details access control and parse a similar Json file. you could try the following, first time after the day is the start time, output is active, after this is the off time of the outlet.

{"OUTLET1":[["MON","16:45","09:00"],["TUE","08:00","12:00"],["WED","08:45","19:00"],["THU","05:45","07:00"],["FRI","19:45","22:00"],["SAT","05:00","19:00"],["SUN","17:45","22:00"]],"OUTLET2":[["MON","16:45","09:00"],["TUE","08:00","12:00"],["WED","08:45","19:00"],["THU","05:45","07:00"],["FRI","19:45","22:00"],["SAT","05:00","19:00"],["SUN","17:45","22:00"]],"OUTLET3":[["MON","16:45","09:00"],["TUE","08:00","12:00"],["WED","08:45","19:00"],["THU","05:45","07:00"],["FRI","19:45","22:00"],["SAT","05:00","19:00"],["SUN","17:45","22:00"]],"OUTLET4":[["MON","16:45","09:00"],["TUE","08:00","12:00"],["WED","08:45","19:00"],["THU","05:45","07:00"],["FRI","19:45","22:00"],["SAT","05:00","19:00"],["SUN","17:45","22:00"]],"OUTLET5":[["MON","16:45","09:00"],["TUE","08:00","12:00"],["WED","08:45","19:00"],["THU","05:45","07:00"],["FRI","19:45","22:00"],["SAT","05:00","19:00"],["SUN","17:45","22:00"]],"OUTLET6":[["MON","16:45","09:00"],["TUE","08:00","12:00"],["WED","08:45","19:00"],["THU","05:45","07:00"],["FRI","19:45","22:00"],["SAT","05:00","19:00"],["SUN","17:45","22:00"]],"OUTLET7":[["MON","16:45","09:00"],["TUE","08:00","12:00"],["WED","08:45","19:00"],["THU","05:45","07:00"],["FRI","19:45","22:00"],["SAT","05:00","19:00"],["SUN","17:45","22:00"]],"OUTLET8":[["MON","16:45","09:00"],["TUE","08:00","12:00"],["WED","08:45","19:00"],["THU","05:45","07:00"],["FRI","19:45","22:00"],["SAT","05:00","19:00"],["SUN","17:45","22:00"]]}

Hope this helps.

Dans

hrmmm interesting approach to shorten the load.

I like the shorthand for monday tuesday etc... That should help as well.

Only issue with the on and off is I would like to have about 8 timers per day per outlet 8 outlets total.

This is why I chose this methodology then that way a web page somehow should be able add remove or update the timer.

Would be neat to see a full example of all of these types of things in action so I had something better than say a rough guess I do however thank you very much for the help.

I have a webpage that I created with every timezone and all of the information to submit but I was thinking on using php at the time just too many other projects going on the importance level of this is not top priority but that doesn't take away the want to arrive at a worthy finish.

Any more info you wish to share on adding, deleting, updating entries in the json that would be way cool or even a good method of parsing its all kinda newish to me.

I'll keep digging but any bit of help along the way I am open for suggestions.

Danbricks-
I am new to ESPbasic and I am also looking for a way to send/receive data from an ESP to a IP address.
From what little I have seen, JSON looks like it may work.

As I have never done this before and I would like to do this for my project (RFID lock) is there an example somewhere that I can look at?

Regards.