adttools

System Requirement

• Python 3.6 or above
• pandas

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Table of contents

• ModelHelper
  • list_models
  • find_model_components_list
  • picker
  • get_component_dict
• RelationshipHelper
  • list_relationships
  • add_relationship
  • delete_relationship
  • find_relationships_with_target
  • find_and_delete_relationships
• PropertyHelper
  • get_twin_detail
  • prepare_property
  • prepare_component
  • prepare_relationship
  • submit
  • update_property
  • add_property
  • remove_property
• TwinHelper
  • add_twin
  • delete_twin
• QueryHelper
  • query_twins
  • query_relationships
  • run_query
• DeployHelper
  • csv_deploy
  • clear

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adttools.helper

All helpers requires 3 parameters to initialize. Either token_path or token should be given.

• host_name: str
  Host name of the Azure Digital Twins Instance. You can get it from the Azure portal.
  

• token_path: str
  The path of a text file storing the bearer token get by using this command with Azure CLI.
  az account get-access-token --resource 0b07f429-9f4b-4714-9392-cc5e8e80c8b0

• token: str
  A string of token. Get by using this command with Azure CLI.
  az account get-access-token --resource 0b07f429-9f4b-4714-9392-cc5e8e80c8b0

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adttools.helper.ModelHelper

class adttools.helper.ModelHelper(host_name, token_path=None, token=None)

This class can help you deal with the searching requirements of model.

list_models

list_models(model=None)

List all model if model is not specified.
If model is specified, list all related models including extending and component.

• Parameters

  • model: str
    Model ID.

• Return
  Type: dict
  Dictionary of each models.

find_model_components_list

find_model_components_list(model)

Get a list of the name of components of model.
This method will affect a private variable which has a getter method get_component_dict().

• Parameters

  • model: str
    Model ID.

• Return
  None

get_component_dict

get_component_dict()

Get current found components of models.

• Return
  Type: dict of list of str
  The key is model, value is a list of component of this model.

picker

picker(model_folder, model_list, output_folder='picked')

Instead of upload all models of a folder, you can use this method the pick the necessary models.
This method will copy the models of model_list, including the models which depend on it from model_folder to the folder output_folder.
You can use Azure Digital Twins Explorer or Azure CLI command to upload the folder of picked models.

• Parameters

  • model_folder: str
    Folder path storing lots of models. This method will pick the models from here.

  • model_list: list of str
    List of model IDs.

  • output_folder: str
    The picked models will be copied to here.

• Return
  None

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adttools.helper.RelationshipHelper

class adttools.helper.RelationshipHelper(host_name, token_path=None, token=None)

This class can help you deal with the CRUD requirements of relationships between digital twins.

list_relationships

list_relationships(source, rname=None)

List all relationships which the source is source.
If rname is specified, the response will only contain the relationships with this name.

• Parameters

  • source: str
    Digital twin ID.

  • rname: str (Default: None)
    Name of the relationship, if not specified, it will list all relationships.

• Return
  Type: Response (from the library requests)
  To get the content (JSON format string) of response, use .text.
  To get the status code of this HTTP request, use .status_code.

add_relationship

add_relationship(source, target, rname, init_property={})

Add a relationship from source to target with name rname. The properties of relationship can be add with init_property.

• Parameters

  • source: str
    Source digital twin ID.

  • target: str
    Target digital twin ID.

  • rname: str
    Name of the relationship.

  • init_property: dict
    Initial value given to the properties.
    should look like {"p_1": 123, "p_2":{"sub_p_1": "some value"}}

• Return
  Type: Response (from the library requests)
  To get the status code of this HTTP request, use .status_code.

delete_relationship

delete_relationship(source, rid)

Delete a relationship with Id rid from source.

• Parameters

  • source: str
    Source digital twin ID.

  • rid: str
    ID of the relationship.

• Return
  Type: Response (from the library requests)
  To get the status code of this HTTP request, use .status_code.

find_relationships_with_target

find_relationships_with_target(source, target, rname=None)

List all relationships which the source is source and the target is target.
If rname is specified, the response will only contain the relationships with this name.

• Parameters

  • source: str
    Source digital twin ID.

  • target: str
    Target digital twin ID.

  • rname: str (Default: None)
    Name of the relationship, if not specified, it will list all relationships.

• Return
  Type: list of dict
  The dict inside contains 4 keys: relationshipId, relationshipName, sourceId, targetId.

find_and_delete_relationships

find_and_delete_relationships(source, rname=None, target=None)

Delete all relationships which the source is source.
If rname is specified, it will only delete the relationships with this name.
If target is specified, it will only delete the relationships which the target is this ID.

• Parameters

  • source: str
    Source digital twin ID.

  • target: str (Default: None)
    Target digital twin ID.

  • rname: str (Default: None)
    Name of the relationship, if not specified, it will delete all relationships matched.

• Return
  None

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adttools.helper.PropertyHelper

class adttools.helper.PropertyHelper(host_name, token_path=None, token=None)

This class can help you deal with the CRUD requirements of properties of digital twins, including the properties of a component.

Except for the method get_twin_detail, the other methods are like a builder pattern in order to update multiple properties of a twin in one API calling.

e.g.,

from adttools.helper import PropertyHelper

ph = PropertyHelper(token_path="...", host_name="...")
ph.prepare_property(dtid="Room1")
  .update_property(key="temperature", value=60)
  .update_property(key="humidity", value=55)
  .add_property(key="name", value="sensor")
  .remove_property(key="remove")
  .submit()

get_twin_detail

get_twin_detail(dtid)

Get the details of a digital twin (twin ID: dtid), including properties.

• Parameters

  • dtid: str
    Digital twin ID.

• Return
  Type: Response (from the library requests)
  To get the content (JSON format string) of response, use .text.
  To get the status code of this HTTP request, use .status_code.

prepare_property

prepare(dtid)

Start a process for updating property. You can use the methods update_property, add_property, remove_property after calling this method.

• Parameters

  • dtid: str
    Digital twin ID.

• Return
  self

prepare_component

prepare_component(dtid, component_path)

Start a process for updating component. You can use the methods update_property, add_property, remove_property after calling this method.

• Parameters

  • dtid: str
    Digital twin ID.

• Return
  self

prepare_relationship

prepare_relationship(source, rid)

Start a process for updating properties of a relationship. You can use the methods update_property, add_property, remove_property after calling this method.

• Parameters

  • source: str
    Source digital twin ID.

  • rid: str
    ID of the relationship.

• Return
  self

submit

submit()

Submit the process.

• Return
  None

update_property

update_property(key, value)

Add an "update" process to current updating process.

• Parameters

  • key: str
    Key of property.

  • value: str, int or float
    Value of property.

• Return
  self

add_property

add_property(key, value)

Add an "add" process to current updating process.

• Parameters

  • key: str
    Key of property.

  • value: str, int or float
    Value of property.

• Return
  self

remove_property

remove_property(key)

Add an "remove" process to current updating process.

• Parameters

  • key: str
    Key of property.

• Return
  self

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adttools.helper.TwinHelper

class adttools.helper.TwinHelper(host_name, token_path=None, token=None)

This class can help you deal with the basic requirements of digital twins.

add_twin

add_twin(dtid, model, init_property={}, init_component={})

Add a digital twin with specified model ID, the initial value of properties and component can be set by using dictionary.

• Parameters

  • dtid: str
    Digital twin ID

  • model: str
    dtmi (digital twins model ID)

  • init_property: dict
    Initial value given to the properties
    should look like {"p_1": 123, "p_2":{"sub_p_1": "some value"}}

  • init_component: dict
    Initial value given to the components
    should look like {"c_1": {"c_1_property": "some value"}}

• Return
  Type: Response (from the library requests)
  To get the status code of this HTTP request, use .status_code.

delete_twin

delete_twin(dtid)

Delete a digital twin with digital twin ID.

• Parameters

  • dtid: str
    Digital twin ID

• Return
  Type: Response (from the library requests)
  To get the status code of this HTTP request, use .status_code.

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adttools.helper.QueryHelper

class adttools.helper.QueryHelper(host_name, token_path=None, token=None)

This class can help you deal with the requirements of querying digital twins and relationships.

query_twins

query_twins(dtid=None, condition=None)

Query twins.

• Parameters

  • dtid: str (Default: None)
    Source digital twin ID.

  • condition: str (Default: None)
    Other condition can be placed here.

• Return
  Type: list of dict
  The matched twins.

query_relationships

query_relationships(source=None, target=None, rname=None)

Query relationships.

• Parameters

  • source: str (Default: None)
    Source digital twin ID.

  • target: str (Default: None)
    Target digital twin ID.

  • rname: str (Default: None)
    Relationship name.

• Return
  Type: list of dict
  The matched relationships.

run_query

run_query(self, query)

Run a query string.

• Parameters

  • query: str
    Query string.

• Return
  Type: list of dict
  The matched objects.

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adttools.helper.DeployHelper

class adttools.helper.DeployHelper(host_name, token_path=None, token=None)

This class can help you deal with the requirements of batch deployment of digital twins.

csv_deploy

csv_deploy(path, atomic=True)

Deploy digital twins with a csv file.

• Columns of this CSV file should be modelid, dtid, init_property, init_component, , rname, rtarget, init_rproperty.
  init_property, init_component and init_rproperty are optional columns.

  • modelid: model ID
  • dtid: Twin ID
  • init_property: (JSON format) Can be empty, the initial value of properties.
  • init_component: (JSON format) Can be empty, the initial value of components.
  • rname: Relationship name, if rname is specified, rtarget is required. If multiple relationships are required, just add a new line without modelid and using an existing dtid.
  • rtarget: Target twin ID if a relationship (rname) is specified.
  • init_rproperty: Initial value of properties of relationship if a relationship (rname) is specified.

• Parameters

  • path: str
    CSV file path.

  • atomic: bool
    If set as True, any step failed during this deployment will start a deletion process to delete the twins and relationships just created.
    If set as False, any step failed during this deployment will store to a CSV file (file name: <file name>_failed.csv) containing the failed twins and relationships. You can fix it and re-deploy it.

• Return
  None

clear

clear()

Clean all twins and relationships.

• Return
  None