====== Server Properties and Commands (indigo.server.*) ======

These are properties and commands that aren't associated with any specific object type and are inside the indigo.server.* command namespace.

==== Properties (for connected Indigo Server) ====

^  Property  ^  Type  ^  Writable  ^  Description  ^
|//''version''//|  string  |  No  |the currently connected Indigo Server version string|
|//''apiVersion''//|  string  |  No  |<color blue>API v1.7+ only:</color> the currently connected Indigo Server plugin API version as a string (ex: “1.7”)|
|//''address''//|  string  |  No  |the IP address of the currently connected Indigo Server|

/* |//''portNum''//|  integer  |  No  |the port number of the currently connected Indigo Server */
/* |//''connectionGood''//|  boolean  |  No  |true if the connection to the Indigo Server is currently good| */

==== Calculate Sunrise ====

This command will return a datetime object that represents the sunrise for the specified day (or the next sunrise if no date is passed in).

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>indigo.server.calculateSunrise()</code>|
|<code>indigo.server.calculateSunrise(myDateObject)</code>|

^  Parameters  ^^^^
^  Parameter  ^  Required  ^  Type  ^  Description  ^
|direct parameter|  No  |  //''datetime.date''//  |a ''//datetime.date//'' object representing the day to calculate the sunrise time for|

==== Calculate Sunset ====

This command will return a datetime object that represents the sunset for the specified day (or the next sunset if no date is passed in).

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>indigo.server.calculateSunset()</code>|
|<code>indigo.server.calculateSunset(myDateObject)</code>|

^  Parameters  ^^^^
^  Parameter  ^  Required  ^  Type  ^  Description  ^
|direct parameter|  No  |  //''datetime.date''//  |a //''datetime.date''// object representing the day to calculate the sunrise time for|

==== Event Log List ====

This command will return a string that contains the latest log entries. Each line is terminated with a line feed character.

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>indigo.server.getEventLogList()</code>|
|<code>indigo.server.getEventLogList(lineCount=5)</code>|
|<code>indigo.server.getEventLogList(showTimeStamp=False)</code>|
|<code>indigo.server.getEventLogList(lineCount=5, showTimeStamp=False)</code>|
|<code>indigo.server.getEventLogList(returnAsList=True, lineCount=5)</code>|

^  Parameters  ^^^^
^  Parameter  ^  Required  ^  Type  ^  Description  ^
|returnAsList|  No  |  boolean  |if true a list of dicts is returned containing individual log entry attributes; if false a string containing a textual description of the log lines is returned - the default is false|
|lineCount|  No  |  integer  |the number of lines to return from the event log starting from newest and going backwards in time - the default is 1500|
|showTimeStamp|  No  |  boolean  |indicate whether every line should have it’s timestamp prepended to the log entry - the default is true|

==== Get Database File Name ====

Returns the name of the current database name (without the file extension). It takes no parameters.

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>name=indigo.server.getDbName()</code>|

==== Get Database File Path ====

Returns the POSIX path to the current database file (includes the file name with extension). It takes no parameters.

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>name=indigo.server.getDbFilePath()</code>|

==== Get Install Folder Path ====

Returns the POSIX path to the current Indigo installation path. Useful if you want to manipulate files (like graphics and scripts) that are in the Indigo installation path. It takes no parameters.

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>name=indigo.server.getInstallFolderPath()</code>|

==== Get Latitude and Longitude ====

Returns a list of floating point numbers where the first float is the latitude and the second (and last) is the longitude. It takes no parameters.

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>latLong=indigo.server.getLatitudeAndLongitude()
lat = latLong[0]
long = latLong[1]</code>|

==== Get Plugin ====

Returns a plugin object given the plugin id.

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>myPlugin=indigo.server.getPlugin("com.company.pluginId")</code>|

^  Parameters  ^^^^
^  Parameter  ^  Required  ^  Type  ^  Description  ^
|direct parameter|  Yes  |string|the id of the plugin to retrieve|

See [[https://wiki.indigodomo.com/doku.php?id=indigo_5_documentation:plugin_scripting_tutorial#scripting_indigo_plugins|scripting plugins]] for details and examples of using this method.

==== Get Serial Ports ====

Returns a dictionary representing all serial ports on the server machine. The key is the full path specification for the port (for use by PySerial) and the value is just the name of the port (for display purposes).

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>indigo.server.getSerialPorts()</code>|
|<code>indigo.server.getSerialPorts(filter="indigo.ignoreBluetooth")</code>|

^  Parameters  ^^^^
^  Parameter  ^  Required  ^  Type  ^  Description  ^
|//''filter''//|  No  |string|currently there’s only one valid filter: "indigo.ignoreBluetooth" which will remove the "Bluetooth-PDA-Sync" option from the list|

=== Examples ===

<code>ports = indigo.server.getSerialPorts(filter="indigo.ignoreBluetooth")
# iterate through the full paths
for posixPath in ports:
	print(posixPath)
# iterate through just the port name itself
for uiName in ports.itervalues():
	print(uiName)
# iterate through both
for posixPath, uiName in ports.iteritems():
	print(posixPath)
	print(uiName)</code>

==== Get Time ====

Returns a datetime object representing the server's current time.

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>indigo.server.getTime()</code>|

No Parameters

=== Examples ===

<code>serverTime = indigo.server.getTime()</code>

==== Log ====

This tells IndigoServer to write a log entry with the specified text. The type in the log will be the name of the plugin. 

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>indigo.server.log("Text to log")</code>|
|<code>indigo.server.log("Text to log", type="myType")</code>|
|<code>indigo.server.log("Text to log", isError=True)</code>|

^  Parameters  ^^^^
^  Parameter  ^  Required  ^  Type  ^  Description  ^
|direct parameter|  Yes  |  string  |this is the text that’s written to the log|
|''//type//''|  No  |  string  |a string representing the type - if it’s not included and is run from a Server Plugin, the name of the plugin will automatically be used|
|''//isError//''|  No  |  boolean  |if ''//True//'', it will show up in red in the event log - default is ''//False//'' - if no ''//type//'' is included, the name of the plugin will automatically be used with " Error" appended|

==== Remove All Delayed Actions ====

This command will remove all delayed actions currently scheduled. It doesn’t take any parameters.

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>indigo.server.removeAllDelayedActions()</code>|

==== Send Email ====

This tells IndigoServer to send an email using the SMTP settings configured in the preferences “Email” tab.

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>indigo.server.sendEmailTo("my.address@example.com")</code>|
|<code>indigo.server.sendEmailTo("my.address@example.com", subject="Subject of email", body="Body of email")</code>|

^  Parameters  ^^^^
^  Parameter  ^  Required  ^  Type  ^  Description  ^
|direct parameter|  Yes  |  string  |a semicolon separated string of email addresses|
|''//subject//''|  No  |  string  |the subject of the email|
|''//body//''|  No  |  string  |the body of the email|

==== Speak ====

Speak a text string using the built-in speech synthesizer.

^  Command Syntax Examples  ^
|<code>indigo.server.speak("text to speak", waitUntilDone=True)</code>|

^  Parameters  ^^^^
^  Parameter  ^  Required  ^  Type  ^  Description  ^
|direct parameter|  Yes  |  string  |the string to speak|
|''//waitUntilDone//''|  No  |  boolean  |should the method call block until speaking is complete or should it just return immediately (queue up the speech)|