IO_HTTP: Support creating group data with send_group_data

adafruit_io/adafruit_io.py

@@ -631,10 +631,34 @@ def send_batch_data(self, feed_key: str, data_list: list):
         :param list Data: Data list to send
         """
         validate_feed_key(feed_key)
-        path = "feeds/{0}/data/batch".format(feed_key)
+        path = self._compose_path("feeds/{0}/data/batch".format(feed_key))
         data_dict = type(data_list)((data._asdict() for data in data_list))
         self._post(path, {"data": data_dict})
 
+    def send_group_data(
+        self, group_key: str, feeds_and_data: list, metadata: Optional[dict] = None
+    ):
+        """
+        Sends data to specified Adafruit IO feeds in a group
+
+        :param str group_key: Adafruit IO feed key
+        :param list feeds_and_data: A list of dicts, with feed "key" and "value" entries
+        :param dict metadata: Optional metadata for the data e.g. created_at, lat, lon, ele
+        """
+        validate_feed_key(group_key)
+        path = self._compose_path("groups/{0}/data".format(group_key))
+        if not isinstance(feeds_and_data, list):
+            raise ValueError(
+                'This method accepts a list of dicts with "key" and "value".'
+            )
+        if metadata is not None:
+            if not isinstance(metadata, dict):
+                raise ValueError("Metadata must be a dictionary.")
+            metadata.update({"feeds": feeds_and_data})
+            self._post(path, metadata)
+        else:
+            self._post(path, {"feeds": feeds_and_data})
+
     def receive_all_data(self, feed_key: str):
         """
         Get all data values from a specified Adafruit IO feed. Data is
@@ -818,14 +842,21 @@ def receive_random_data(self, generator_id: int):
         path = self._compose_path("integrations/words/{0}".format(generator_id))
         return self._get(path)
 
-    def receive_time(self):
+    def receive_time(self, timezone: str = None):
         """
         Returns a struct_time from the Adafruit IO Server based on the device's IP address.
         https://circuitpython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/shared-bindings/time/__init__.html#time.struct_time
+        The default time returned is based on the device's IP address being geolocated,
+        falling back to UTC if unable to be geolocated. The timezone can be manually set.
+
+        :param str timezone: Timezone to return time in, see https://io.adafruit.com/services/time
         """
         path = self._compose_path("integrations/time/struct.json")
+        if timezone is not None:
+            path += "?tz={0}".format(timezone)
         time_struct = self._get(path)
         return time.struct_time(
+            # pylint: disable=line-too-long
             (
                 time_struct["year"],
                 time_struct["mon"],

examples/adafruit_io_http/adafruit_io_groups.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Adafruit IO HTTP API - Group Interactions
 # Documentation: https://io.adafruit.com/api/docs/#groups
 # adafruit_circuitpython_adafruitio with an esp32spi_socket
+import adafruit_datetime as datetime
 import board
 import busio
 from digitalio import DigitalInOut
@@ -14,14 +15,26 @@
 
 
 # Add a secrets.py to your filesystem that has a dictionary called secrets with "ssid" and
-# "password" keys with your WiFi credentials. DO NOT share that file or commit it into Git or other
-# source control.
+# "password" keys with your WiFi credentials, along with "aio_username" and "aio_key" for
+# your Adafruit IO user/key. DO NOT share that file or commit it into Git or other source control.
 # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module,wrong-import-order
 try:
     from secrets import secrets
 except ImportError:
-    print("WiFi secrets are kept in secrets.py, please add them there!")
-    raise
+    import os
+
+    if os.getenv("ADAFRUIT_AIO_USERNAME") and os.getenv("ADAFRUIT_AIO_KEY"):
+        secrets = {
+            "aio_username": os.getenv("ADAFRUIT_AIO_USERNAME", "Your_Username_Here"),
+            "aio_key": os.getenv("ADAFRUIT_AIO_KEY", "Your_Adafruit_IO_Key_Here"),
+            "ssid": os.getenv("CIRCUITPY_WIFI_SSID", ""),
+            "password": os.getenv("CIRCUITPY_WIFI_PASSWORD", ""),
+        }
+    else:
+        print(
+            "WiFi + Adafruit IO secrets are kept in secrets.py, please add them there!"
+        )
+        raise
 
 # If you are using a board with pre-defined ESP32 Pins:
 esp32_cs = DigitalInOut(board.ESP_CS)
@@ -45,11 +58,26 @@
         continue
 print("Connected to", str(esp.ssid, "utf-8"), "\tRSSI:", esp.rssi)
 
+# If you are using a wifi based mcu use this instead of esp code above, remove the from
+# adafruit_esp32spi import line, optionally esp.connect(secrets["ssid"], secrets["password"])
+# import wifi
+# esp = wifi.radio
+
 # Initialize a requests session
 pool = adafruit_connection_manager.get_radio_socketpool(esp)
 ssl_context = adafruit_connection_manager.get_radio_ssl_context(esp)
 requests = adafruit_requests.Session(pool, ssl_context)
 
+# If you are testing on python with blinka, use real requests below and comment out above:
+# import os, datetime, requests as real_requests
+# from adafruit_io.adafruit_io import IO_HTTP
+# secrets = {
+#     "aio_username": os.getenv("ADAFRUIT_AIO_USERNAME"),
+#     "aio_key": os.getenv("ADAFRUIT_AIO_KEY"),
+# }
+# requests = real_requests.Session()
+
+
 # Set your Adafruit IO Username and Key in secrets.py
 # (visit io.adafruit.com if you need to create an account,
 # or if you need your Adafruit IO key.)
@@ -72,8 +100,37 @@
 humidity_feed = io.create_new_feed("humidity", "a feed for humidity data")
 io.add_feed_to_group(sensor_group["key"], humidity_feed["key"])
 
+# show humidity feed is in two groups
+print("Getting fresh humidity feed info... (notice groups)")
+print(io.get_feed(humidity_feed["key"]))
+
+# fetch current time
+print("Fetching current time from IO... ", end="")
+year, month, day, hour, minute, second, *_ = io.receive_time(timezone="UTC")
+old_time = datetime.datetime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second)
+print(old_time.isoformat())
+
+# Publish data for multiple feeds to a group, use different timestamps for no reason
+print("Publishing batch data to group feeds with created_at set 99minutes ago...")
+thetime = old_time - datetime.timedelta(minutes=99)
+print(thetime)
+
+io.send_group_data(
+    group_key=sensor_group["key"],
+    feeds_and_data=[
+        {"key": "temperature", "value": 20.0},
+        {"key": "humidity", "value": 40.0},
+    ],
+    metadata={
+        "lat": 50.1858942,
+        "lon": -4.9677478,
+        "ele": 4,
+        "created_at": thetime.isoformat(),
+    },
+)
+
 # Get info from the group
-print("Getting fresh group info...")
+print("Getting fresh group info... (notice created_at vs updated_at)")
 sensor_group = io.get_group("envsensors")  # refresh data via HTTP API
 print(sensor_group)