Add short form of --force-metadata, -F

extras/sample-cron-scripts/cleanup.cfg

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

extras/sample-cron-scripts/crontab

@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 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

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

@@ -206,7 +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")