Suggestion

[stevem]

Hi,

Just wondering if there is any chance you have a fragment of memory left to make a small enhancement.

I've recently "discovered" the http service. This allows the frequent export of [weather variables] as url parameters to an http post. Nice.

The problem I have struck is that the url entry field is quite short and entry is difficult particularly when the url is long and there is more than a single [weather variable]. It is possible to construct the string somewhere else and copy/paste it into the field but this is clumsy and you can't easily see what you have once it is done.

Making the url field larger would help but I think there is a better option.

I'm wondering if it would be possible to add a template url field to the http service setup. This would work just like the ftp service except rather than sending a file the templated text would be sent as content in a http post.

This would have a number of advantages:

1. It would keep control of the website/application integrity at the website end and make upgrades and changes easier by not requiring changes at the meteobridge end other than a template reload.

2. It would vastly improve the flexibility of the http service because this mechanism could then be used for the full range and large numbers of [weather variables].

3. It would remove the need to run an ftp service associated with a web site simply to receive the weather packets.

Templates that format json objects can be easily deserialized in most environments. Posting these via http would be an elegant robust and future proof option.

Thoughts?

Regards Steve