Decoding the settings in dosing_automation_settings.csv

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I am trying to figure out settings were used for a dosing automation and the settings look like string of charcters:
eyJ2b2x1bWUiOm51bGwsImR1cmF0aW9uIjoxMC4wLCJzdGF0ZSI6ImluaXQifQ==

how do i interpret/decode this?

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oh good question! This is Base64-encoded json data (to reduce size on disk), so you can reverse the operation by deocding. Here’s an example in Python:

import base64
import json

# Decoding the provided base64 encoded JSON string
encoded_str = "eyJ2b2x1bWUiOm51bGwsImR1cmF0aW9uIjoxMC4wLCJzdGF0ZSI6ImluaXQifQ=="
decoded_bytes = base64.b64decode(encoded_str)
decoded_json = decoded_bytes.decode('utf-8')

# Parsing JSON
decoded_data = json.loads(decoded_json)
decoded_data

{'volume': None, 'duration': 10.0, 'state': 'init'}

It makes sense to decode this for you on export, rather than giving you the raw encoded data.

3

Thanks. Does that mean we can expect decoded fields in the exported CSV as part of a future update?

4

Yes, probably next release, since I want to redesign the export data code, and we can accomplish this too: Export custom measurements via UI

5

@DocRuzzy this is now fixed in version 24.12.5