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[Talisker]

I have made an http request and get the following JSON response which I have stored in a global variable gas_consumption (like the example above). See below.

I have then tried to the following expression to extract the consumption value:

Clearly the returned data "results" is not published for today (strftime( "%F) i.e. 4/9/2022.

How do I extract the gas consumption for a particular date?
How do I extract yesterday's gas consumption (in the case of the response below 3/9/2022)?

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{
	"count": 482,
	"next": "https://api.octopus.energy/v1/gas-meter-points/xxxxxxxxxxx/meters/xxxxxxxxxxx/consumption/?format=json&group_by=day&page=2&page_size=10",
	"previous": null,
	"results": [{
		"consumption": 0.0,
		"interval_start": "2022-09-03T00:00:00+01:00",
		"interval_end": "2022-09-03T01:00:00+01:00"
	}, {
		"consumption": 1.077,
		"interval_start": "2022-09-02T00:00:00+01:00",
		"interval_end": "2022-09-03T00:00:00+01:00"
	}, {
		"consumption": 0.669,
		"interval_start": "2022-09-01T00:00:00+01:00",
		"interval_end": "2022-09-02T00:00:00+01:00"
	}, {
		"consumption": 0.761,
		"interval_start": "2022-08-31T00:00:00+01:00",
		"interval_end": "2022-09-01T00:00:00+01:00"
	}, {
		"consumption": 0.614,
		"interval_start": "2022-08-30T01:00:00+01:00",
		"interval_end": "2022-08-31T00:00:00+01:00"
	}, {
		"consumption": 0.0,
		"interval_start": "2022-08-29T00:00:00+01:00",
		"interval_end": "2022-08-29T01:00:00+01:00"
	}, {
		"consumption": 0.569,
		"interval_start": "2022-08-28T00:00:00+01:00",
		"interval_end": "2022-08-29T00:00:00+01:00"
	}, {
		"consumption": 0.0,
		"interval_start": "2022-08-27T00:00:00+01:00",
		"interval_end": "2022-08-28T00:00:00+01:00"
	}, {
		"consumption": 0.455,
		"interval_start": "2022-08-26T00:00:00+01:00",
		"interval_end": "2022-08-27T00:00:00+01:00"
	}, {
		"consumption": 0.681,
		"interval_start": "2022-08-25T00:00:00+01:00",
		"interval_end": "2022-08-26T00:00:00+01:00"
	}]
}

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[toggledbits]

You are on the right track. The problem with what you are doing is:

1. Your are comparing entry.date in the loop, but date is not a field in those structures. I believe you mean to use interval_start. Also, gas_consumption used to get the result is not the correct name/key either.
2. If you were to create a separate test variable using strftime("%F") as the entirety of its expression, I think you will quickly see the problem with the value being generated vs what you are trying to compare it to. I've done that below. See the problem? I'll leave it to you for the moment to come up with a fix.

[Talisker]

Background to the question
I've been experimenting a little and I need help. If I use the following expression:

I get the correct response (i.e. today's day number '16'th).

I can use this in a HTTP requst to download some tarrif information via an API from my energy supplier - i.e. today's gas unit rate tariff

What I'd like to do

I would like to download tomorrow's gas unit rate tariff. To do this I need to set up and expression with today's date + 1 day (in the case of my example expression above that would be '17' (today being the 16th).

Question: How do I take today's date and add 1 day - so that I can make the HTTP request for tomorrow's information?

Any guidance or suggestions would be appreciated.

[toggledbits]

Read the docs for Expressions (the Date/Time handling section in particular) and familiarize yourself with the tools available. I'll give you a couple of pointers:

The time() function can take arguments in several forms to build any reasonable date. The dateparts() function will return any timestamp or the current time/date as its components (hour, minute, year, month, day, etc., and better than using strftime() for the purpose).

Special hint: if you tell time() to make a timestamp for July 32, 2022, it will give you a timestamp for August 1, 2022 without complaint.

[Talisker]

@toggledbits Thanks for the prompts, following which I made some progress:

I have Test51 which contains tomorrow's date, but I am struggling to get the time in a sting representation. I am trying to represent the day in Test53 expression but I have a syntax error.

I would appreciate some more guidance.

[toggledbits]

THAT is the proper use of strftime(). The time is the (optional) second argument (i.e. you don't write Test53.strftime(...), you write strftime( "%F %T", Test53)). Again, read the docs. strftime() is a Reactor-specific function, documented lower down on the page.

Edit: specific correction for clarity.

[Talisker]

@toggledbits Thanks for your pointers. Partial success:

However, the expressions do not update! I use Tomorrow_Date in a Rule (HTTP Request):

https://api.octopus.energy/v1/products/SILVER-22-04-25/gas-tariffs/G-1R-SILVER-22-04-25-M/standard-unit-rates/?page_size=10&period_from=https://api.octohttps://api.octopus.energy/v1/products/SILVER-22-04-25/gas-tariffs/G-1R-SILVER-22-04-25-M/standard-unit-rates/?page_size=10&period_from=**${{Tomorrow_Date}}**&order_by=period

Is there a way to force an update on selected expressions, say at a set time every day?

[toggledbits]

Can you show your rule?

[Talisker]

@toggledbits

No Reset Reaction or Local Expressions are set.

The request URL is:
https://api.octopus.energy/v1/products/SILVER-22-04-25/gas-tariffs/G-1R-SILVER-22-04-25-M/standard-unit-rates/?page_size=10&period_from=https://api.octohttps://api.octopus.energy/v1/products/SILVER-22-04-25/gas-tariffs/G-1R-SILVER-22-04-25-M/standard-unit-rates/?page_size=10&period_from=${{Tomorrow_Date}}&order_by=period

[toggledbits]

OK. Move your global expressions into your rule so they are rule-based expressions. They will update each time the Interval triggers.