Types

pingthings.timeseries.types

CLASS	DESCRIPTION
Point	Singular time,value Point representation in the platform

ATTRIBUTE	DESCRIPTION
MergePolicy	Various policies the platform can perform when points are inserted that contain duplicate timestamps.

Attributes

MergePolicy module-attribute

MergePolicy = Literal["never", "equal", "retain", "replace"]

Various policies the platform can perform when points are inserted that contain duplicate timestamps.

How do the merge policies work?

When inserting data into the platform, it is crucial to understand the impact your choice of merge policy will have when dealing with duplicate timestamps and/or duplicate values.

Policy	Description
never	Never merge, there will be multiple points inserted at the same timestamp
equal	Merge identical (key, value) pairs, if points are inserted that have the same timestamps, but different values, both will be inserted into the platform
retain	When timestamps are equal, keep old value, discard the new one
replace	When timestamps are equal, keep new value, discard the old value

Classes

Point

Bases: Protocol

Singular time,value Point representation in the platform

ATTRIBUTE	DESCRIPTION
time	Timestamp for the measurement in nanoseconds. TYPE: int
value	Floating point measurement. TYPE: float