sfit4: if interpolated DFT fails, use peak

Makefile

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #URL="http://bucket.mit.edu:8080/nilmdb"
 URL="http://localhost/nilmdb"
 
-all:
-ifeq ($(INSIDE_EMACS), t)
-	@make test
-else
-	@echo "Try 'make install'"
-endif
+all: test
 
-test: test_trainola3
+test:
+ifeq ($(INSIDE_EMACS), t)
+	@make test_sinefit
+else
+	@echo 'No test suite for nilmtools.  Try "make install"'
+endif
 
 test_pipewatch:
 	nilmtools/pipewatch.py -t 3 "seq 10 20" "seq 20 30"
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ test_prep: /tmp/raw.dat
 	nilmtools/prep.py -c 2 /test/raw /test/sinefit /test/prep
 	nilmtool extract -s min -e max /test/prep | head -20
 
+test_sinefit:
+	make install >/dev/null 2>&1
+	-nilmtool destroy -R /test/sinefit
+	nilmtool create /test/sinefit float32_3
+	nilmtools/sinefit.py -c 5 -s '2013/03/25 09:11:00' \
+	-e '2013/03/25 10:11:00' /sharon/raw /test/sinefit
+	nilmtool extract -s min -e max /test/sinefit | head -20
+
 test_decimate:
 	-@nilmtool destroy /lees-compressor/no-leak/raw/4 || true
 	-@nilmtool destroy /lees-compressor/no-leak/raw/16 || true

extras/sample-cron-scripts/cleanup.cfg

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ keep = 2w
 
 [/sharon/sinefit]
 keep = 1y
+decimated = false

extras/sample-cron-scripts/crontab

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 # Install this by running "crontab crontab" (will replace existing crontab)
 
+SHELL=/bin/bash
+PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin
+
 # m h dom mon dow cmd
 
 # Run NilmDB processing every 5 minutes
 */5 * * * * chronic /home/nilm/data/process.sh
 
-# Check the capture process every minute
-*/1 * * * * chronic /home/nilm/data/capture.sh
+# Try frequently restarting the capture process in case it died
+*/5 * * * * chronic /home/nilm/data/capture.sh
+
+# Run fsck at startup
+@reboot chronic nilmdb-fsck --fix --no-data /home/nilm/data/db/

extras/sample-cron-scripts/process.sh

@@ -13,16 +13,20 @@ if ! flock -n -x 99 ; then
 fi
 trap 'rm -f "$LOCKFILE"' 0
 
-# sinefit on phase A voltage
+# redirect stdout/stderr to log, but keep it on the console too
+exec >  >(tee /home/nilm/data/process.log)
+exec 2> >(tee -a /home/nilm/data/process.log >&2)
+
+echo "sinefit on phase A voltage"
 nilm-sinefit -c 5 /sharon/raw /sharon/sinefit
 
-# prep on A, B, C with appropriate rotations
+echo "prep on A, B, C with appropriate rotations"
 nilm-prep -c 1 -r 0 /sharon/raw /sharon/sinefit /sharon/prep-a
 nilm-prep -c 2 -r 120 /sharon/raw /sharon/sinefit /sharon/prep-b
 nilm-prep -c 3 -r 240 /sharon/raw /sharon/sinefit /sharon/prep-c
 
-# decimate raw and prep data
+echo "decimate raw and prep data"
 nilm-decimate-auto /sharon/raw /sharon/prep*
 
-# run cleanup
+echo "run cleanup"
 nilm-cleanup --yes /home/nilm/data/cleanup.cfg

nilmtools/copy_one.py

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import sys
 def main(argv = None):
     f = nilmtools.filter.Filter()
     parser = f.setup_parser("Copy a stream")
+    parser.add_argument('-n', '--nometa', action='store_true',
+                        help="Don't copy or check metadata")
 
     # Parse arguments
     try:
@@ -25,8 +27,9 @@ def main(argv = None):
         raise SystemExit(1)
 
     # Copy metadata
-    meta = f.client_src.stream_get_metadata(f.src.path)
-    f.check_dest_metadata(meta)
+    if not args.nometa:
+        meta = f.client_src.stream_get_metadata(f.src.path)
+        f.check_dest_metadata(meta)
 
     # Copy all rows of data using the faster Numpy interfaces
     extractor = NumpyClient(f.src.url).stream_extract_numpy

nilmtools/copy_wildcard.py

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ def main(argv = None):
 
     Example: %(prog)s -u http://host1/nilmdb -U http://host2/nilmdb /sharon/*
     """, skip_paths = True)
+    parser.add_argument('-n', '--nometa', action='store_true',
+                        help="Don't copy or check metadata")
     parser.add_argument("path", action="store", nargs="+",
                         help='Wildcard paths to copy')
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ def main(argv = None):
             new_argv.extend(["--end", "@" + repr(args.end)])
         if args.dry_run:
             new_argv.extend(["--dry-run"])
+        if args.nometa:
+            new_argv.extend(["--nometa"])
         if args.force_metadata:
             new_argv.extend(["--force-metadata"])
         new_argv.extend([stream[0], stream[0]])

nilmtools/decimate_auto.py

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ def main(argv = None):
     parser.add_argument("-u", "--url", action="store",
                         default="http://localhost/nilmdb/",
                         help="NilmDB server URL (default: %(default)s)")
-    parser.add_argument('-f', '--factor', action='store', default=4, type=int,
+    parser.add_argument("-f", "--factor", action="store", default=4, type=int,
                         help='Decimation factor (default: %(default)s)')
-    parser.add_argument("--force-metadata", action="store_true",
+    parser.add_argument("-F", "--force-metadata", action="store_true",
                         default = False,
                         help="Force metadata changes if the dest "
                         "doesn't match")

nilmtools/filter.py

@@ -133,6 +133,34 @@ def process_numpy_interval(interval, extractor, inserter, warn_rows,
                 # we'll not miss any data when we run again later.
                 insert_ctx.update_end(old_array[processed][0])
 
+def example_callback_function(data, interval, args, insert_func, final):
+    """Example of the signature for the function that gets passed
+    to process_numpy_interval.
+
+    'data': array of data to process -- may be empty
+
+    'interval': overall interval we're processing (but not necessarily
+    the interval of this particular chunk of data)
+
+    'args': opaque arguments passed to process_numpy
+
+    'insert_func': function to call in order to insert array of data.
+    Should be passed a 2-dimensional array of data to insert.
+    Data timestamps must be within the provided interval.
+
+    'final': True if this is the last bit of data for this
+    contiguous interval, False otherwise.
+
+    Return value of 'function' is the number of data rows processed.
+    Unprocessed data will be provided again in a subsequent call
+    (unless 'final' is True).
+
+    If unprocessed data remains after 'final' is True, the interval
+    being inserted will be ended at the timestamp of the first
+    unprocessed data point.
+    """
+    raise NotImplementedError("example_callback_function does nothing")
+
 class Filter(object):
 
     def __init__(self, parser_description = None):
@@ -144,8 +172,8 @@ class Filter(object):
         self.dest = None
         self.start = None
         self.end = None
-        self.interhost = False
-        self.force_metadata = False
+        self._interhost = False
+        self._force_metadata = False
         if parser_description is not None:
             self.setup_parser(parser_description)
             self.parse_args()
@@ -178,7 +206,7 @@ class Filter(object):
                            default = False,
                            help="Just print intervals that would be "
                            "processed")
-        group.add_argument("--force-metadata", action="store_true",
+        group.add_argument("-F", "--force-metadata", action="store_true",
                            default = False,
                            help="Force metadata changes if the dest "
                            "doesn't match")
@@ -208,12 +236,12 @@ class Filter(object):
         if dest_url is None:
             dest_url = url
         if url != dest_url:
-            self.interhost = True
+            self._interhost = True
 
         self._client_src = Client(url)
         self._client_dest = Client(dest_url)
 
-        if (not self.interhost) and (srcpath == destpath):
+        if (not self._interhost) and (srcpath == destpath):
             raise ArgumentError("source and destination path must be different")
 
         # Open the streams
@@ -231,8 +259,8 @@ class Filter(object):
 
         # Print info
         if not quiet:
-            print "Source:", self.src.string(self.interhost)
-            print "  Dest:", self.dest.string(self.interhost)
+            print "Source:", self.src.string(self._interhost)
+            print "  Dest:", self.dest.string(self._interhost)
 
     def parse_args(self, argv = None):
         """Parse arguments from a command line"""
@@ -241,7 +269,7 @@ class Filter(object):
         self.set_args(args.url, args.dest_url, args.srcpath, args.destpath,
                       args.start, args.end, quiet = False, parsed_args = args)
 
-        self.force_metadata = args.force_metadata
+        self._force_metadata = args.force_metadata
         if args.dry_run:
             for interval in self.intervals():
                 print interval.human_string()
@@ -252,7 +280,7 @@ class Filter(object):
         """Generate all the intervals that this filter should process"""
         self._using_client = True
 
-        if self.interhost:
+        if self._interhost:
             # Do the difference ourselves
             s_intervals = ( Interval(start, end)
                             for (start, end) in
@@ -289,10 +317,11 @@ class Filter(object):
                                                      str(e), toparse))
 
     def check_dest_metadata(self, data):
-        """See if the metadata jives, and complain if it doesn't.  If
-        there's no conflict, update the metadata to match 'data'."""
+        """See if the metadata jives, and complain if it doesn't.  For
+        each key in data, if the stream contains the key, it must match
+        values.  If the stream does not contain the key, it is created."""
         metadata = self._client_dest.stream_get_metadata(self.dest.path)
-        if not self.force_metadata:
+        if not self._force_metadata:
             for key in data:
                 wanted = data[key]
                 if not isinstance(wanted, basestring):
@@ -329,30 +358,10 @@ class Filter(object):
         If 'intervals' is not None, process those intervals instead of
         the default list.
 
-        'function' should be defined as:
-        # def function(data, interval, args, insert_func, final)
-
-        'data': array of data to process -- may be empty
-
-        'interval': overall interval we're processing (but not necessarily
-        the interval of this particular chunk of data)
-
-        'args': opaque arguments passed to process_numpy
-
-        'insert_func': function to call in order to insert array of data.
-        Should be passed a 2-dimensional array of data to insert.
-        Data timestamps must be within the provided interval.
-
-        'final': True if this is the last bit of data for this
-        contiguous interval, False otherwise.
-
-        Return value of 'function' is the number of data rows processed.
-        Unprocessed data will be provided again in a subsequent call
-        (unless 'final' is True).
-
-        If unprocessed data remains after 'final' is True, the interval
-        being inserted will be ended at the timestamp of the first
-        unprocessed data point.
+        'function' should be defined with the same interface as
+        nilmtools.filter.example_callback_function.  See the
+        documentation of that for details.  'args' are passed to
+        'function'.
         """
         extractor = NumpyClient(self.src.url).stream_extract_numpy
         inserter = NumpyClient(self.dest.url).stream_insert_numpy_context

nilmtools/insert.py

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def parse_args(argv = None):
       is stepped forward to match 'clock'.
 
     - If 'data' is running ahead, there is overlap in the data, and an
-      error is raised.  If '--ignore' is specified, the current file
+      error is raised.  If '--skip' is specified, the current file
       is skipped instead of raising an error.
     """))
     parser.add_argument("-u", "--url", action="store",

nilmtools/math.py

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Miscellaenous useful mathematical functions
+from nilmdb.utils.printf import *
+from numpy import *
+from scipy import *
+
+def sfit4(data, fs):
+    """(A, f0, phi, C) = sfit4(data, fs)
+
+    Compute 4-parameter (unknown-frequency) least-squares fit to
+    sine-wave data, according to IEEE Std 1241-2010 Annex B
+
+    Input:
+      data  vector of input samples
+      fs    sampling rate (Hz)
+
+    Output:
+      Parameters [A, f0,  phi, C] to fit the equation
+        x[n] = A * sin(f0/fs * 2 * pi * n + phi) + C
+      where n is sample number.  Or, as a function of time:
+        x(t) = A * sin(f0 * 2 * pi * t + phi) + C
+
+    by Jim Paris
+    (Verified to match sfit4.m)
+    """
+    N = len(data)
+    t = linspace(0, (N-1) / float(fs), N)
+
+    ## Estimate frequency using FFT (step b)
+    Fc = fft(data)
+    F = abs(Fc)
+    F[0] = 0   # eliminate DC
+
+    # Find pair of spectral lines with largest amplitude:
+    # resulting values are in F(i) and F(i+1)
+    i = argmax(F[0:int(N/2)] + F[1:int(N/2+1)])
+
+    # Interpolate FFT to get a better result (from Markus [B37])
+    try:
+        U1 = real(Fc[i])
+        U2 = real(Fc[i+1])
+        V1 = imag(Fc[i])
+        V2 = imag(Fc[i+1])
+        n = 2 * pi / N
+        ni1 = n * i
+        ni2 = n * (i+1)
+        K = ((V2-V1)*sin(ni1) + (U2-U1)*cos(ni1)) / (U2-U1)
+        Z1 = V1 * (K - cos(ni1)) / sin(ni1) + U1
+        Z2 = V2 * (K - cos(ni2)) / sin(ni2) + U2
+        i = arccos((Z2*cos(ni2) - Z1*cos(ni1)) / (Z2-Z1)) / n
+    except Exception:
+        # Just go with the biggest FFT peak
+        i = argmax(F[0:int(N/2)])
+
+    # Convert to Hz
+    f0 = i * float(fs) / N
+
+    # Fit it.  We'll catch exceptions here and just returns zeros
+    # if something fails with the least squares fit, etc.
+    try:
+        # first guess for A0, B0 using 3-parameter fit (step c)
+        s = zeros(3)
+        w = 2*pi*f0
+
+        # Now iterate 7 times (step b, plus 6 iterations of step i)
+        for idx in range(7):
+            D = c_[cos(w*t), sin(w*t), ones(N),
+                  -s[0] * t * sin(w*t) + s[1] * t * cos(w*t) ] # eqn B.16
+            s = linalg.lstsq(D, data)[0] # eqn B.18
+            w = w + s[3]	# update frequency estimate
+
+        ## Extract results
+        A = sqrt(s[0]*s[0] + s[1]*s[1]) # eqn B.21
+        f0 = w / (2*pi)
+        phi = arctan2(s[0], s[1]) # eqn B.22 (flipped for sin instead of cos)
+        C = s[2]
+        return (A, f0, phi, C)
+    except Exception as e:
+        # something broke down; just return zeros
+        return (0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+def peak_detect(data, delta = 0.1):
+    """Simple min/max peak detection algorithm, taken from my code
+    in the disagg.m from the 10-8-5 paper.
+
+    Returns an array of peaks: each peak is a tuple
+      (n, p, is_max)
+    where n is the row number in 'data', and p is 'data[n]',
+    and is_max is True if this is a maximum, False if it's a minimum,
+    """
+    peaks = [];
+    cur_min = (None, inf)
+    cur_max = (None, -inf)
+    lookformax = False
+    for (n, p) in enumerate(data):
+        if p > cur_max[1]:
+            cur_max = (n, p)
+        if p < cur_min[1]:
+            cur_min = (n, p)
+        if lookformax:
+            if p < (cur_max[1] - delta):
+                peaks.append((cur_max[0], cur_max[1], True))
+                cur_min = (n, p)
+                lookformax = False
+        else:
+            if p > (cur_min[1] + delta):
+                peaks.append((cur_min[0], cur_min[1], False))
+                cur_max = (n, p)
+                lookformax = True
+    return peaks

nilmtools/pipewatch.py

@@ -84,13 +84,16 @@ def pipewatch(args):
                                      bufsize = -1, close_fds = True,
                                      stdin = devnull,
                                      stdout = subprocess.PIPE,
-                                     stderr = None)
+                                     stderr = None,
+                                     preexec_fn = os.setpgrp)
         consumer = subprocess.Popen(args.consumer, shell = True,
                                     bufsize = -11, close_fds = True,
                                     stdin = subprocess.PIPE,
-                                    stdout = None, stderr = None)
+                                    stdout = None,
+                                    stderr = None,
+                                    preexec_fn = os.setpgrp)
 
-        queue = Queue.Queue(maxsize = 32)
+        queue = Queue.Queue(maxsize = 4)
         reader = threading.Thread(target = reader_thread,
                                   args = (queue, generator.stdout.fileno()))
         reader.start()
@@ -125,16 +128,21 @@ def pipewatch(args):
                 return proc.poll()
             try:
                 if poll_timeout(proc, 0.5) is None:
-                    proc.terminate()
+                    os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
                     if poll_timeout(proc, 0.5) is None:
-                        proc.kill()
+                        os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
             except OSError:
                 pass
             return poll_timeout(proc, 0.5)
 
         # Wait for them to die, or kill them
-        gret = kill(generator)
         cret = kill(consumer)
+        gret = kill(generator)
+
+        # Consume all remaining data in the queue until the reader
+        # and watcher threads are done
+        while reader.is_alive() or watcher.is_alive():
+            queue.get(True, 0.1)
 
         fprintf(sys.stderr, "pipewatch: generator returned %d, " +
                 "consumer returned %d\n", gret, cret)

nilmtools/prep.py

@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ def main(argv = None):
     f.check_dest_metadata({ "prep_raw_source": f.src.path,
                             "prep_sinefit_source": sinefit.path,
                             "prep_column": args.column,
-                            "prep_rotation": repr(rotation) })
+                            "prep_rotation": repr(rotation),
+                            "prep_nshift": args.nshift })
 
     # Find the intersection of the usual set of intervals we'd filter,
     # and the intervals actually present in sinefit data.  This is

nilmtools/sinefit.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Sine wave fitting.
 from nilmdb.utils.printf import *
 import nilmtools.filter
+import nilmtools.math
 import nilmdb.client
 from nilmdb.utils.time import (timestamp_to_human,
                                timestamp_to_seconds,
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ from nilmdb.utils.time import (timestamp_to_human,
 from numpy import *
 from scipy import *
 #import pylab as p
-import operator
 import sys
 
 def main(argv = None):
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def process(data, interval, args, insert_function, final):
         t_max = timestamp_to_seconds(data[start+N-1, 0])
 
         # Do 4-parameter sine wave fit
-        (A, f0, phi, C) = sfit4(this, fs)
+        (A, f0, phi, C) = nilmtools.math.sfit4(this, fs)
 
         # Check bounds.  If frequency is too crazy, ignore this window
         if f0 < f_min or f0 > f_max:
@@ -187,76 +187,5 @@ def process(data, interval, args, insert_function, final):
     printf("%sMarked %d zero-crossings in %d rows\n", now, num_zc, start)
     return start
 
-def sfit4(data, fs):
-    """(A, f0, phi, C) = sfit4(data, fs)
-
-    Compute 4-parameter (unknown-frequency) least-squares fit to
-    sine-wave data, according to IEEE Std 1241-2010 Annex B
-
-    Input:
-      data  vector of input samples
-      fs    sampling rate (Hz)
-
-    Output:
-      Parameters [A, f0,  phi, C] to fit the equation
-        x[n] = A * sin(f0/fs * 2 * pi * n + phi) + C
-      where n is sample number.  Or, as a function of time:
-        x(t) = A * sin(f0 * 2 * pi * t + phi) + C
-
-    by Jim Paris
-    (Verified to match sfit4.m)
-    """
-    N = len(data)
-    t = linspace(0, (N-1) / float(fs), N)
-
-    ## Estimate frequency using FFT (step b)
-    Fc = fft(data)
-    F = abs(Fc)
-    F[0] = 0   # eliminate DC
-
-    # Find pair of spectral lines with largest amplitude:
-    # resulting values are in F(i) and F(i+1)
-    i = argmax(F[0:int(N/2)] + F[1:int(N/2+1)])
-
-    # Interpolate FFT to get a better result (from Markus [B37])
-    U1 = real(Fc[i])
-    U2 = real(Fc[i+1])
-    V1 = imag(Fc[i])
-    V2 = imag(Fc[i+1])
-    n = 2 * pi / N
-    ni1 = n * i
-    ni2 = n * (i+1)
-    K = ((V2-V1)*sin(ni1) + (U2-U1)*cos(ni1)) / (U2-U1)
-    Z1 = V1 * (K - cos(ni1)) / sin(ni1) + U1
-    Z2 = V2 * (K - cos(ni2)) / sin(ni2) + U2
-    i = arccos((Z2*cos(ni2) - Z1*cos(ni1)) / (Z2-Z1)) / n
-
-    # Convert to Hz
-    f0 = i * float(fs) / N
-
-    # Fit it.  We'll catch exceptions here and just returns zeros
-    # if something fails with the least squares fit, etc.
-    try:
-        # first guess for A0, B0 using 3-parameter fit (step c)
-        s = zeros(3)
-        w = 2*pi*f0
-
-        # Now iterate 7 times (step b, plus 6 iterations of step i)
-        for idx in range(7):
-            D = c_[cos(w*t), sin(w*t), ones(N),
-                  -s[0] * t * sin(w*t) + s[1] * t * cos(w*t) ] # eqn B.16
-            s = linalg.lstsq(D, data)[0] # eqn B.18
-            w = w + s[3]	# update frequency estimate
-
-        ## Extract results
-        A = sqrt(s[0]*s[0] + s[1]*s[1]) # eqn B.21
-        f0 = w / (2*pi)
-        phi = arctan2(s[0], s[1]) # eqn B.22 (flipped for sin instead of cos)
-        C = s[2]
-        return (A, f0, phi, C)
-    except Exception as e:
-        # something broke down, just return zeros
-        return (0, 0, 0, 0)
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()

nilmtools/trainola.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from nilmdb.utils.printf import *
 import nilmdb.client
 import nilmtools.filter
+import nilmtools.math
 from nilmdb.utils.time import (timestamp_to_human,
                                timestamp_to_seconds,
                                seconds_to_timestamp)
@@ -104,36 +105,6 @@ class Exemplar(object):
                        self.name, self.stream, ",".join(self.columns.keys()),
                        self.count)
 
-def peak_detect(data, delta):
-    """Simple min/max peak detection algorithm, taken from my code
-    in the disagg.m from the 10-8-5 paper.
-
-    Returns an array of peaks: each peak is a tuple
-      (n, p, is_max)
-    where n is the row number in 'data', and p is 'data[n]',
-    and is_max is True if this is a maximum, False if it's a minimum,
-    """
-    peaks = [];
-    cur_min = (None, np.inf)
-    cur_max = (None, -np.inf)
-    lookformax = False
-    for (n, p) in enumerate(data):
-        if p > cur_max[1]:
-            cur_max = (n, p)
-        if p < cur_min[1]:
-            cur_min = (n, p)
-        if lookformax:
-            if p < (cur_max[1] - delta):
-                peaks.append((cur_max[0], cur_max[1], True))
-                cur_min = (n, p)
-                lookformax = False
-        else:
-            if p > (cur_min[1] + delta):
-                peaks.append((cur_min[0], cur_min[1], False))
-                cur_max = (n, p)
-                lookformax = True
-    return peaks
-
 def timestamp_to_short_human(timestamp):
     dt = datetime_tz.datetime_tz.fromtimestamp(timestamp_to_seconds(timestamp))
     return dt.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
@@ -169,7 +140,7 @@ def trainola_matcher(data, interval, args, insert_func, final_chunk):
 
         # Find the peaks using the column with the largest amplitude
         biggest = e.scale.index(max(e.scale))
-        peaks = peak_detect(corrs[biggest], 0.1)
+        peaks = nilmtools.math.peak_detect(corrs[biggest], 0.1)
 
         # To try to reduce false positives, discard peaks where
         # there's a higher-magnitude peak (either min or max) within
@@ -316,8 +287,21 @@ def main(argv = None):
 
     if argv is None:
         argv = sys.argv[1:]
-    if len(argv) != 1:
-        raise DataError("need one argument, either a dictionary or JSON string")
+    if len(argv) != 1 or argv[0] == '-h' or argv[0] == '--help':
+        printf("usage: %s [-h] [-v] <json-config-dictionary>\n\n", sys.argv[0])
+        printf("  Where <json-config-dictionary> is a JSON-encoded " +
+               "dictionary string\n")
+        printf("  with exemplar and stream data.\n\n")
+        printf("  See extras/trainola-test-param*.js in the nilmtools " +
+               "repository\n")
+        printf("  for examples.\n")
+        if len(argv) != 1:
+            raise SystemExit(1)
+        raise SystemExit(0)
+
+    if argv[0] == '-v' or argv[0] == '--version':
+        printf("%s\n", nilmtools.__version__)
+        raise SystemExit(0)
 
     try:
         # Passed in a JSON string (e.g. on the command line)