Welcome to Astarte Device SDK Python’s documentation!¶
Astarte Python Device SDK¶
Python Device SDK for Astarte. Create Astarte Devices and Simulators with Python3. It integrates with asyncio to ensure a smooth developer experience and to hide complex details regarding threading and MQTT interactions.
How to get with Pip¶
The Astarte device SDK can be obtained by running:
pip install astarte-device-sdk
Basic usage¶
Create a device¶
Initializing an instance of a device can be performed in three steps, as seen below.
from astarte.device import Device
# Create the device instance
device = Device(
device_id="device id",
realm="realm",
credentials_secret="credentials secret",
pairing_base_url="pairing url",
persistency_dir=".",
loop=None,
ignore_ssl_errors=False,
)
# Add all the interfaces for this device
for interface in interfaces:
device.add_interface(interface)
# Connect to Astarte
device.connect()
Publish data from device¶
Publishing new values can be performed using the send
and send_aggregate
functions.
from astarte.device import Device
from datetime import datetime, timezone
# ... Create a device and connect it to Astarte ...
# Send an individual datastream or a property
device.send(
interface_name="datastream_interface",
interface_path=f"/path/name",
payload="payload",
timestamp=None,
)
# Send an aggregated object datastream
payload = {"endpoint1": "value1", "endpoint2": 42}
device.send_aggregate(
interface_name="aggregate_interface",
interface_path=f"/path/name",
payload=payload,
timestamp=datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc),
)
Receive a server publication¶
The device automatically polls for new messages. The user can use a call back function to process received data. Callback functions are also available for connect/disconnect events.
from astarte.device import Device
def my_callback(device: Device, name: str, path: str, payload: dict):
print(f"Received message for {name}{path}: {payload}")
# ... Create a device and connect it to Astarte ...
# Setup the callback
device.on_data_received = my_callback
# Keep the program running
while True:
pass