Preparations for adding event timestamps.

main.go

@@ -103,10 +103,12 @@ type LiveData struct {
 
 // Events struct
 type Event struct {
-	MessageID int    `json:"message_id"`
-	Message   string `json:"message"`
-	StartTime int    `json:"start_time"`
-	EndTime   int    `json:"end_time"`
+	MessageID      int    `json:"message_id"`
+	Message        string `json:"message"`
+	StartTime      int    `json:"start_time"`
+	EndTime        int    `json:"end_time"`
+	StartTimestamp time.Time
+	EndTimestamp   time.Time
 }
 
 type EventsResponse struct {
@@ -305,6 +307,27 @@ func createTables(db *sql.DB) {
 		end_time INT
 	);
 
+	DO $$
+	BEGIN
+		-- Check if start_timestamp column exists
+		IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns 
+					WHERE table_name='opendtu_events' 
+					AND column_name='start_timestamp') THEN
+			-- Add start_timestamp column
+			ALTER TABLE opendtu_events 
+			ADD COLUMN start_timestamp TIMESTAMPTZ;
+		END IF;
+
+		-- Check if end_timestamp column exists
+		IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns 
+					WHERE table_name='opendtu_events' 
+					AND column_name='end_timestamp') THEN
+			-- Add end_timestamp column
+			ALTER TABLE opendtu_events 
+			ADD COLUMN end_timestamp TIMESTAMPTZ;
+		END IF;
+	END $$;
+
 	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS opendtu_hints (
 		-- id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
 		timestamp TIMESTAMPTZ,
@@ -445,6 +468,9 @@ func queryEventsEndpoint(inverterSerial string) (*EventsResponse, error) {
 }
 
 // The events counter reported by OpenDTU resets every day.
+// However, this assumes that the inverters from which the events are pulled are reset every day, during the night.
+// Additionally, this function requires OpenDTU to be set to "Clear Eventlog at midnight" for each inverter.
+// "Clear Eventlog at midnight" should be set to ON in "Inverter settings" -> "pencil" -> "Advanced".
 // To account for possible time drifts, the first and last 10 minutes of the day are excluded.
 // Longest day NL: sun up 4:16, sun down 22:50
 // Shortest day NL: sun up 8:44, sun down 16:25
@@ -478,10 +504,10 @@ func insertEvents(db *sql.DB, inverterSerial string, events *EventsResponse) {
 	}
 
 	if len(events.Events) > 0 && events.Events[0].EndTime == 0 {
-		// If end_time is 0, schedule a job to update the corresponding message row every 30 minutes
+		// If end_time is 0, schedule a job to update the corresponding message row every 10 minutes
 		go func() {
 			for {
-				time.Sleep(30 * time.Minute)
+				time.Sleep(10 * time.Minute)
 				updatedEvents, err := queryEventsEndpoint(inverterSerial)
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.Error("Error querying events endpoint for updates", "error", err)