Help - Upload & read a plain text file within Vera

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Hi,
I’m trying to add a user config file to a plugin I’m working on.

I can upload it via the web interface, but it’s then stored compressed

Is there any easy way for a plugin’s end user to add a simple, uncompressed file that can later be read via Lua?

Or, can the compressed file be expanded via a Lua script?

Thanks,
Robert.

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Hi,
You can use this Lua code to decompress a file:

os.execute("pluto-lzo d /etc/cmh-ludl/file.lzo /etc/cmh-ludl/file")
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Or if the syntax of your config file is LUA code … i.e. a bunch of variable definitions or the definition of a table …

Vera Alerts has two definition files, one for system definitions, and one for user definitions.
They are stored as compressed Lua files and just loaded using the require statement.

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Hi,

the decompression routine is perfect, thanks.

Robert.