Append s-meter value to file with placeholders for time, lat, long.

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /target
+/out

Cargo.lock

@@ -251,6 +251,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "typenum",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "csv"
+version = "1.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "52cd9d68cf7efc6ddfaaee42e7288d3a99d613d4b50f76ce9827ae0c6e14f938"
+dependencies = [
+ "csv-core",
+ "itoa",
+ "ryu",
+ "serde_core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "csv-core"
+version = "0.1.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "704a3c26996a80471189265814dbc2c257598b96b8a7feae2d31ace646bb9782"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "darling"
 version = "0.20.11"
@@ -698,6 +719,12 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b3b2e3c8e73c68d760d0c421025a2b740727f1e807bd4a3d6de2ceb886c5dcb9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "itoa"
+version = "1.0.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f42a60cbdf9a97f5d2305f08a87dc4e09308d1276d28c869c684d7777685682"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "konst"
 version = "0.2.20"
@@ -894,6 +921,7 @@ name = "rfim-rust"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
+ "csv",
  "io",
  "iter",
  "serialport",
@@ -920,6 +948,12 @@ version = "1.0.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf54715a573b99ac80df0bc206da022bcd442c974952c7b9720069370852e21f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ryu"
+version = "1.0.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9774ba4a74de5f7b1c1451ed6cd5285a32eddb5cccb8cc655a4e50009e06477f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "scale-bits"
 version = "0.7.0"

Cargo.toml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = "4.6.6"
+csv = "1.4.0"
 io = "0.0.2"
 iter = "0.1.0"
 serialport = "4.10.0"

src/main.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use serialport::DataBits;
 use serialport::Parity;
 use serialport::StopBits;
+use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::ErrorKind;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::thread::sleep;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use core::iter::repeat;
+use std::{error::Error};
 
 fn get_smeter(comport: &str) -> String {
     let mut port = serialport::new(comport, 4800)
@@ -53,16 +54,55 @@ fn get_smeter(comport: &str) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+// Write row to a file
+fn write_row(str_arr: [String; 4], file: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    // From https://docs.rs/csv/latest/csv/tutorial/index.html#writing-csv
+    let file = OpenOptions::new()
+        .write(true)
+        .create(true)
+        .append(true)
+        .open(file)
+        .unwrap();
+    let mut wtr = csv::Writer::from_writer(file);
+
+    // Since we're writing records manually, we must explicitly write our
+    // header record. A header record is written the same way that other
+    // records are written.
+    // wtr.write_record(["City", "State", "Population", "Latitude", "Longitude"])?;
+    // wtr.write_record(["Davidsons Landing", "AK", "", "65.2419444", "-165.2716667"])?;
+    // wtr.write_record(["Kenai", "AK", "7610", "60.5544444", "-151.2583333"])?;
+    // wtr.write_record(["Oakman", "AL", "", "33.7133333", "-87.3886111"])?;
+    wtr.write_record(str_arr);
+
+    // A CSV writer maintains an internal buffer, so it's important
+    // to flush the buffer when you're done.
+    wtr.flush()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn main() {
     let port: &str = "/dev/tty.usbmodem1101";
 
     // Simple test loop to make sure we are getting values each time
-    for _i in 1..101 {
+    for _i in 1..11 {
-        let a = get_smeter(port);
+        let s_val = get_smeter(port);
         //println!("{a}");
-        match a.parse::<i32>() {
+        match s_val.parse::<i32>() {
-            Ok(n) => println!("{} {}", a, "#".repeat(n.try_into().unwrap())),
+            Ok(n) => println!("{} {}", s_val, "#".repeat(n.try_into().unwrap())),
-            Err(e) => todo!(),
+            Err(_e) => todo!(),
+        }
+
+        if let Err(err) = write_row(
+            [
+                "time".to_string(),
+                "lat".to_string(),
+                "lon".to_string(),
+                s_val.to_string(),
+            ],
+            "out/test.csv",
+        ) {
+            println!("{}", err);
+            // process::exit(1);
         }
     }
 }