DownloadRaindancer: Scrapes data from Raindancer user account for all logged sprinklers. Beware: It only downloads the last 10.000 logs (~12 days). Requirements: Java and Firefox must be installed on your machine.

Description

Scrapes data from Raindancer user account for all logged sprinklers. Beware: It only downloads the last 10.000 logs (~12 days). Requirements: Java and Firefox must be installed on your machine.

Usage

DownloadRaindancer(
  sourcepath = NA,
  targetpath = NA,
  port = 4486L,
  client = NA,
  user = NA,
  pass = NA,
  waitfor = 3,
  nozzle_diameter = "25_4",
  target_crs = 32633,
  ff_vis = "no"
)

Value

csv file for all irrigation events of all sprinklers, that are logged in Raindancer Account.

Arguments

sourcepath: Path (string) to Firefox download folder. Look it up in your Firefox browser.
targetpath: Path (string) to destination folder for downloaded csv-files from Raindancer.
port: You need to open a port to let R and Java scrape the website´s data (default: 4486L).
client: Raindancer client number
user: Raindancer user account
pass: Raindancer password
waitfor: time to wait for loading websites. The quicker your computer and internet connection, the less it can be (integer). Default is 3.
nozzle_diameter: diameter of nozzle in mm (string, e.g. 17_8 = 17.8 mm). Default is "25_4".
target_crs: target crs
ff_vis: choose whether Firefox runs visibly ("yes") or hidden ("no", default). If visible, increase the waiting time (e.g., to about 3 seconds).