pyspcwebgw 0.5.0

Python library for communicating with Vanderbilt SPC alarm systems via the REST/websocket API provided by the SPC Web Gateway software made by Lundix IT. Using this library you can:

• Retrieve information for all alarm areas and zones.
• Change the alarm mode, i.e. arming and disarming of the alarm system.
• Get real-time updates when attributes of areas and zones change, e.g. if motion detector connected to the systems triggers or when the alarm goes off.

Usage

Library

To use the library in your own application see the example file.

Stand-alone

When installing the package an interactive test shell is automatically installed. To run it:

spcwebgw-console <API url> <WS url>

Where <API url>is the url of the SPC Web Gateway API and <WS url> is the url of the SPC Web Gateway websocket endpoint.

Examples of available commands in the test shell:

• areas. List all available areas.
• zones. List all available zones or only zones in a specific area.
• full_set. Full set an area.
• part_set_x. Part set x an area.
• unset. Unset an area.
• debug. Toggle debug output.