# InfluxDB This protocol implementation provides an abstraction layer for connecting to InfluxDB which is a time series database. As a time series database InfluxDB store data in collections called ‘measurements’ and each ‘measurement’ stores ‘points’ which in turn are formed by a timestamp, a value, fields and tags to achieve different groupings. This version of the protocol supports the Flux query language for InfluxDB. Below you can see configuration parameters and examples on how to build a commissioning file for this protocol. [Connection Properties](https://docs.cybus.io/1-8-0/documentation/industry-protocol-details/influxdb/influxdbconnection) [Endpoint Properties](https://docs.cybus.io/1-8-0/documentation/industry-protocol-details/influxdb/influxdbendpoint) ### Reading Data To read data from InfluxDB, an endpoint has to be defined with either *read* or *subscribe* properties; a valid Flux query needs to be provided as part of the endpoint configuration using the field *query*. Subscribe works by defining a polling interval, hence the query will be executed on a regular basis. The result of the query is provided in JSON format on the MQTT broker. The provided Flux query supports value interpolation by using tags of the type ‘@tag’. {% code lineNumbers="true" %} ``` from(bucket:”@bucket”) |> range(start: @startMeasurementTime) |> filter(fn: (r) => r.\_measurement == “@measurement”) ``` {% endcode %} In the previous example requesting a read providing values for ‘bucket’, ‘measurement’ and ‘startMeasurementTime’ will generate a valid Flux query. ### Output Format on Read When data is read from InfluxDB results are published to the */res* topic of the Endpoint. When a subscription is configured the results are published to the Endpoint default topic. The output in both cases will be provided as a JSON array representing the InfluxDB query result. {% code lineNumbers="true" %} ```yaml [ { 'result': '_result', 'table': 0, '_start': '2021-02-14T09:29:24.514083303Z', '_stop': '2021-02-15T09:29:24.514083303Z', '_time': '2021-02-15T09:29:06.059Z', '_value': 19.7, '_field': 'value', '_measurement': 'temperature', }, { 'result': '_result', 'table': 0, '_start': '2021-02-14T09:29:24.514083303Z', '_stop': '2021-02-15T09:29:24.514083303Z', '_time': '2021-02-15T09:29:06.059623817Z', '_value': 21.3, '_field': 'value', '_measurement': 'temperature', }, ] ``` {% endcode %} ### Writing Data To write data to InfluxDB, an endpoint with a *write* property has to be defined. If a *measurement* property is set, it is used by default for all data points sent to the endpoint. This property can also be overridden by providing a property *measurement* in the data message. To write data you must send an MQTT message, to the */set* topic of the Endpoint, like the following (with a *measurement* property set in the data message): {% code lineNumbers="true" %} ```yaml { 'tags': { 'rpm': '8000', 'oil_temp': '250' }, 'value': 91, 'fields': { 'engine_number': 1 }, 'timestamp': 1813127450710, 'measurement': 'temperature' } ``` {% endcode %} Both tags and fields are supported and if the timestamp is not present it is assigned by InfluxDB. It is also possible to write several data points per message. To do this, they just have to be sent as an array. Note that, respecting InfluxDB client design, the writes are asynchronous and data is written to influx based on the value of the InfluxDB connection property *flushInterval* which by default is 10 seconds. ### Output Format on Write When data is written to an InfluxDB Endpoint a message is published to the */res* topic of the Endpoint. The output message is an object with two properties: * timestamp: is the unix timestamp, in milliseconds, of when the write was executed * value: is set to true when the write was successful ## Sample Commissioning File Download: {% file src="" %} {% code lineNumbers="true" %} ```yaml description: | Sample InfluxDB commissioning file metadata: name: Cybus InfluxDB Example provider: cybus homepage: https://cybus.io version: 1.0.0 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Parameters #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ parameters: influxHost: type: string description: 'HTTP address of InfluxDB server' default: 'influxdbhost' influxPort: type: integer description: 'Influx Port' default: 8086 influxScheme: type: 'string' description: 'Either use http or https for the server url' default: 'http' #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Resources #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ resources: #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Connections #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- influxdbConnection: type: Cybus::Connection properties: protocol: Influxdb connection: host: !ref influxHost token: '-an-influx-db-jwt-token-' port: !ref influxPort bucket: turbine scheme: !ref influxScheme flushInterval: 5000 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Endpoints #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- turbineWrite: type: Cybus::Endpoint properties: protocol: Influxdb connection: !ref influxdbConnection write: measurement: 'turbine' rotaryEncoderWrite: type: Cybus::Endpoint properties: protocol: Influxdb connection: !ref influxdbConnection write: measurement: 'rotary_encoder' rotary_encoder_angle: type: Cybus::Endpoint properties: protocol: Influxdb connection: !ref influxdbConnection subscribe: interval: 6000 query: > from(bucket:"turbine") |> range(start: -1d) |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "rotary_encoder") #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Mappings #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # A mapping that overrides the measurement value with the name of the MQTT topic mappings: type: Cybus::Mapping properties: mappings: - subscribe: topic: 'turbine/#' publish: endpoint: !ref turbineWrite rules: - transform: # Add the topic as measurement expression: '$merge([$,{"measurement": $context.topic}])' # A mapping that will pass data from the MQTT topic to the write endpoint # allowing overriding the measurement by providing it in the topic - subscribe: topic: 'encoder/#' publish: endpoint: !ref rotaryEncoderWrite ``` {% endcode %}