How to Ignore Array fields

[bellrichm]

Discussed in #218

^{Originally posted by BledItIt September 19, 2024}
My log is filled with:
ERROR user.MQTTSubscribe: (Driver) Skipping hlxt3 because data is an array and has no configured subfields. Array=['---', '---', '---', '---', '---', '---', '86', '86']

How can I ignore those array fields? (do not need them) If they were marked DEBUG the logfile would not fill up.

It ignores non array fields just fine and marks them as debug if they are not noted in the weewx.conf

---

[MQTTSubscribeDriver]
# This section is for the MQTTSubscribe driver.

# The driver to use:
driver = user.MQTTSubscribe

# The MQTT server.
# Default is localhost.
host = ##.##.##.##

# The port to connect to.
# Default is 1883.
port = 1883

# Maximum period in seconds allowed between communications with the broker.
# Default is 60.
keepalive = 60

# username for broker authentication.
# Default is None.
username = #######

# password for broker authentication.
# Default is None.
password = #######

# Configuration for the message callback.
[[message_callback]]
    # The format of the MQTT payload.
    # Currently support: individual, json, keyword
    # Must be specified.
    type = json

# The topics to subscribe to.
[[topics]]

    # Units for MQTT payloads without unit value.
    # Valid values: US, METRIC, METRICWX
    # Default is: US
    unit_system = US

    [[[/wflexp.json]]]
        ignore = true    # opt out of processing fields for this topic by default - override per field
        [[[[tempout]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = outTemp
        [[[[tempin]]]]
            ignore = true    # opt back in for this field
            name = inTemp
        [[[[humin]]]]
            ignore = true    # opt back in for this field
            name = inHumidity
        [[[[humout]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = outHumidity
        [[[[windspd]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = windSpeed
        [[[[winddir]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = windDir
        [[[[gust]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = windGust
        [[[[gustdir]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = windGustDir
        [[[[bar]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = barometer
        [[[[rainyear]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            contains_total = true
            name = rain
        [[[[rainr]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = rainRate
        [[[[etyear]]]]
            ignore = true    # opt back in for this field
            name = ET
            contains_total = true
        [[[[dew]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = dewpoint
        [[[[heat]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = heatindex
        [[[[solar]]]]
            ignore = true    # opt back in for this field
            name = radiation
        [[[[uv]]]]
            ignore = true    # opt back in for this field
            name = UV
            conversion_error_to_none = true
        [[[[bat]]]]
            ignore = false    # opt back in for this field
            name = consBatteryVoltage

---

wflexpj.json

wflexpj.json, QOS: 0, retain: 0, payload: b'{"stnname":"########## - ######","stnmod":17,"ver":3.00,"mac":"##############","apmac":"############","ip":"##########","ssid":"#########","rssi":-68,"wifimod":0,"lastboot":1717000260,"uptime":9725566,"wflver":"2.43","loctime":1726707610,"utctime":1726722010,"tzone":10,"units":4,"conlati":####,"conlongi":#####,"wfllati":##.####,"wfllongi":-##.########,"tempout":62.7,"humout":87,"tempin":65.0,"humin":61,"windspd":0.0,"winddir":86,"windavg2":0.0,"windavg10":0.0,"gust":0.0,"gustdir":360,"bar":29.916,"bartr":0,"dew":59,"cdew":58.8,"chill":63,"heat":63,"thsw":null,"uv":null,"solar":null,"rainr":0.00000,"storm":5.01000,"rain15":0.00000,"rain1h":0.00000,"raind":0.00000,"rain24":0.20000,"rainmon":6.29000,"rainyear":33.77000,"etday":0.000,"etmon":0.00,"etyear":0.00,"xt":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"xlt":[null,null,null,null],"xst":[null,null,null,null],"xh":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"xsm":[null,null,null,null],"xlw":[null,null,null,0],"bat":4.84,"trbat":2,"foreico":6,"forrule":45,"sunrt":"7:15","sunst":"19:29","hlbar":[29.915,29.922,"0:30","0:01",30.350,29.832,30.749,29.256],"hlwind":[null,2.0,null,"0:04",19.0,null,28.0,null],"hltempin":[65.0,65.1,"0:35","0:00",77.6,63.6,79.2,44.0],"hlhumin":[61,61,"0:00","0:00",63,42,63,29],"hltempout":[62.6,62.9,"0:58","0:00",83.5,52.2,94.7,7.2],"hlhumout":[87,87,"0:00","0:00",87,39,87,0],"hldew":[59,59,"0:00","0:00",69,40,76,-120],"hlchil":[63,null,"0:00",null,null,52,null,52],"hlheat":[null,64,null,"0:00",87,null,100,null],"hlthsw":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlsolar":[null,0,null,null,0,null,0,null],"hluv":[null,0.0,null,null,0.0,null,0.0,null],"hlrainr":[0.000,0.000,null,null,1.850,null,5.820,null],"hlxt0":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxt1":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxt2":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxt3":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxt4":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxt5":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxt6":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxh0":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxh1":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxh2":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxh3":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxh4":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxh5":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxh6":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxst0":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxst1":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxst2":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxst3":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxlt0":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxlt1":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxlt2":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxlt3":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxsm0":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxsm1":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxsm2":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxsm3":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxlw0":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxlw1":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxlw2":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"hlxlw3":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null]}'

[bellrichm]

Here is a hack to hide/supppress it.
#176 (reply in thread)

[bellrichm]

Based on the hack, I’m thinking that if the ‘default’ is to ignore and there is no subfields section, it is not an error….