--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/readme.rst Tue Jun 23 10:30:08 2015 +0300 @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +SCC access script +================= + +This small scripts permits interacting with the Single Calculus Chain through +the command line. Specifically, with the script you can: + +* Upload a file to the SCC for processing +* Download the processed files and graphs +* Delete an existing measurement from the SCC (with appropriate privileges) + +The main functions are implemented in a class (SCC) that you can also import +and use in your custom scripts. + +The script does not provide any feedback if a file upload fails. Before using +the script, you will need to upload some files manually and be confident that +your SCC file format and processing settings are correct. + +Please note that this is not part of the "official" SCC tools. I will update +it when I have time but I cannot guarantee to maintain it in the long run. + +Any suggestions for improvements and new features are more than welcome. + +Installation +------------ + +The only requirement for running this program is the requests python module. +If you have pip installed you can install it by:: + + pip install requests. + +See http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/user/install/ for more details. + + +Settings +-------- +You will need to change some user-defined settings in a settings.py file. You +can rename the settings.sample.py file to settings.py and follow the instructions +there. + +Specifically, you will need to: + +1. Change the BASIC_LOGIN and DJANGO_LOGIN to your credentials. +2. Change the OUTPUT_DIR to the location were the results will be stored. + +Please not that it's not a good idea to store your own credentials in the settings +file. The standard user has "Station Management" privileges and if the credentials +are stolen, someone could change/delete the stations settings from the SCC database. +For this, it is better to use a used account with minimum access settings, that +can only upload files and measurements. + + +Usage +----- + +You can upload a file specifying the username and the system id:: + + python scc_access.py 20110101po01.nc 125 + +If you want to wait for the processing to finish and download the resulting files +you need to define the -p flag:: + + python scc_access.py 20110101po01.nc 125 -p + +If you want to delete an existing measurement id from the database use the -d flag and +the measurement id:: + + python scc_access.py -d 20110101po01 + +For more information on the syntax type:: + + python scc_access.py -h