/// <summary>
/// Starts the watering process
/// </summary>
/// <param name="wateringLocation"></param>
/// <returns>Convention: -1 Failure</returns>
public async void StartWatering(DeviceConfiguration deviceConfig, WateringLocation wateringLocation)
{
ParticleDevice device = await LoginAndGetParticleDevice(deviceConfig);
ParticleFunctionResponse functionResponse = await device.RunFunctionAsync(SPARKFUNCTION_ACTION_STARTWATERING, Enum.GetName(typeof(WateringLocation), wateringLocation));
if (functionResponse.ReturnValue < 0)
{
throw new Exception("Error occurred while starting the watering process");
}
}
public async Task <double> RequestCurrentSoilMoisturePercentage(DeviceConfiguration deviceConfig, WateringLocation wateringLocation)
{
string variableName = wateringLocation == WateringLocation.First
? SPARKVARIABLE_ZONEONE_SOILHUMIDITY
: SPARKVARIABLE_ZONETWO_SOILHUMIDITY;
ParticleDevice device = await LoginAndGetParticleDevice(deviceConfig);
ParticleVariableResponse response = await device.GetVariableAsync(variableName);
return(double.Parse(response.Result));
}
private async Task <SoilHumidityLogEntry> RetrieveSoilHumidityLogEntryFromDevice(DeviceConfiguration deviceConfig, WateringLocation wateringLocation)
{
bool success;
double soilHumidityWateringArea = 0;
try
{
soilHumidityWateringArea = await _greenHouseSparkDeviceService.RequestCurrentSoilMoisturePercentage(deviceConfig, wateringLocation);
success = true;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
success = false;
//Todo: log this error
}
if (success)
{
var soilHumidityLogEntry = new SoilHumidityLogEntry
{
LogDateUtc = DateTime.UtcNow,
WateringLocation = wateringLocation,
PercentageOfHumidity = soilHumidityWateringArea
};
return(soilHumidityLogEntry);
}
else
{
return(null);
}
}
