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HTTP (ThingsBoard) plugin

Overview

This plugin subscribes to the uBridge stream and forwards selected measurements via HTTP to ThingsBoard.

Source code and Installation

See the plugin in the repository: - Sources and instructions: https://github.com/ohmtech-io/uBridge-plugins/tree/main/cpp/http-thingsboard

Configuration file

Installed at: /etc/ubridge/thingsboard-plugin-config.json

Example:

{
  "ubridge": {
    "configSockUrl": "ipc:///tmp/ubridgeReqResp",
    "streamSockUrl": "ipc:///tmp/ubridgeStream"
  },
  "thingsboard": {
    "url": "http://tb.example.com",
    "deviceToken": "<token>",
    "basePath": "/api/v1",
    "timeoutMs": 5000
  }
}
  • "configSockUrl and streamSockUrl": Must match the uBridge configuration.
  • "url": ThingsBoard base URL.
  • "deviceToken": Device access token from ThingsBoard.
  • "basePath": API base path (default /api/v1).
  • "timeoutMs": HTTP request timeout.

NOTE: After editing the configuration, restart the service: sudo systemctl restart ubridge-thingsboard-plugin.service.

Monitoring

  • Service status: 

    systemctl status ubridge-thingsboard-plugin.service

  • Log file: 

    tail -f /tmp/ubridge-thingsboard.log