Push data into InfluxDB using HTTP GET requests.
InfluxRequestProxy depends on Python 3, Flask, and InfluxDBClient.
Rename config.py.example to config.py and edit appropriately. Launch the proxy with python3 app.py.
Why wouldn't you just use the InfluxDB REST API?
You should use the API if possible. This proxy was written to allow an embedded weather station controller that could only make GET requests to push it's data into InfluxDB. If you have the ability to make POST requests, you can (and should) use the API.
How should I structure my GET requests?
The format is extremely simple:
<proxy address>:<proxy port>/ingest?field1=val1&field2=val2&fieldX=valX
How does the proxy know what data type to use?
It tries to use float, and if that fails it uses string. It is an incredibly stupid method but also extremely simple and it works for the single use case I have for this proxy. If you need better handling of data types open an issue and I'll see if I can figure something out.
What about tags or multiple measurements?
Neither tags nor multiple measurements are currently supported. As mentioned above, I wrote this with a very specific use case that does not need these features: a single controller pushing a few values (temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed) every 5 seconds.