Script to publish statistics (optionally, JSON-encoded) to BBSID/stats topic

Use a timed event and/or execute via jsexec

Nelgin's request/idea

exec/mqtt_stats.js

+// Publish BBS statistics in either JSON or number-per-topic format
+
+"use strict";
+
+var mqtt = new MQTT;
+var topic = "sbbs/" + system.qwk_id + "/stats";
+var retain = true;
+
+if(!mqtt.connect()) {
+	alert(format("Error (%s) connecting to %s:%u"
+		,mqtt.error_str, mqtt.broker_addr, mqtt.broker_port));
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+if(argv.indexOf("-json") >= 0) {
+	if(!mqtt.publish(retain, topic, JSON.stringify(system.stats))) {
+		alert(format("Error (%s) publishing to %s", mqtt.error_str, topic));
+		exit(1);
+	}
+} else {
+	for(var p in system.stats) {
+		if(!mqtt.publish(retain, topic + "/" + p, JSON.stringify(system.stats[p]))) {
+			alert(format("Error (%s) publishing to %s", mqtt.error_str, topic));
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+}