Line up energy_logs cache-content with energy_logs collection in memory

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.44.14 - 2025-08-31
+
+- PR [329](https://github.com/plugwise/python-plugwise-usb/pull/329): Improve EnergyLogs caching: store only data from MAX_LOG_HOURS (24)
+
 ## v0.44.13 - 2025-08-29
 
 - PR [327](https://github.com/plugwise/python-plugwise-usb/pull/327): Improve code quality according to SonarCloud, simplify sed awake timer

plugwise_usb/nodes/circle.py

@@ -401,9 +401,10 @@ async def energy_update(self) -> EnergyStatistics | None:  # noqa: PLR0911 PLR09
                 self._log_no_energy_stats_update()
                 return None
 
-        # Always request last energy log records at initial startup
+        # Always request the most recent energy log records at initial startup, check if the current
+        # address is actually reported by the node even when all slots at that address are empty.
         if not self._last_energy_log_requested:
-            self._last_energy_log_requested = await self.energy_log_update(
+            self._last_energy_log_requested, _ = await self.energy_log_update(
                 self._current_log_address, save_cache=False
             )
 
@@ -416,9 +417,9 @@ async def energy_update(self) -> EnergyStatistics | None:  # noqa: PLR0911 PLR09
                 )
                 return None
 
-            # Try collecting energy-stats for _current_log_address
-            result = await self.energy_log_update(
-                self._current_log_address, save_cache=True
+            # Try collecting energy-stats from _current_log_address
+            result, slots_empty_cur = await self.energy_log_update(
+                self._current_log_address, save_cache=False
             )
             if not result:
                 _LOGGER.debug(
@@ -428,18 +429,22 @@ async def energy_update(self) -> EnergyStatistics | None:  # noqa: PLR0911 PLR09
                 )
                 return None
 
-            if self._current_log_address is not None:
-                # Retry with previous log address as Circle node pointer to self._current_log_address
-                # could be rolled over while the last log is at previous address/slot
-                prev_log_address, _ = calc_log_address(self._current_log_address, 1, -4)
-                result = await self.energy_log_update(prev_log_address, save_cache=True)
-                if not result:
-                    _LOGGER.debug(
-                        "async_energy_update | %s | Log rollover | energy_log_update from address %s failed",
-                        self._mac_in_str,
-                        prev_log_address,
-                    )
-                    return None
+            # Retry with previous log address as Circle node pointer to self._current_log_address
+            # could be rolled over while the last log is at previous address
+            prev_log_address, _ = calc_log_address(self._current_log_address, 1, -4)
+            result, slots_empty_prev = await self.energy_log_update(
+                prev_log_address, save_cache=False
+            )
+            if not result:
+                _LOGGER.debug(
+                    "async_energy_update | %s | Log rollover | energy_log_update from address %s failed",
+                    self._mac_in_str,
+                    prev_log_address,
+                )
+                return None
+
+            if self._cache_enabled and (not slots_empty_cur or not slots_empty_prev):
+                await self.save_cache()
 
         if (
             missing_addresses := self._energy_counters.log_addresses_missing
@@ -453,7 +458,7 @@ async def energy_update(self) -> EnergyStatistics | None:  # noqa: PLR0911 PLR09
                 return self._energy_counters.energy_statistics
 
             if len(missing_addresses) == 1:
-                result = await self.energy_log_update(
+                result, _ = await self.energy_log_update(
                     missing_addresses[0], save_cache=True
                 )
                 if result:
@@ -515,9 +520,12 @@ async def _get_initial_energy_logs(self) -> None:
             max_addresses_to_collect, ceil(datetime.now(tz=UTC).hour / factor) + 1
         )
         log_address = self._current_log_address
+        any_updates = False
         while total_addresses > 0:
-            result = await self.energy_log_update(log_address, save_cache=False)
-            if not result:
+            result, slots_empty = await self.energy_log_update(
+                log_address, save_cache=False
+            )
+            if result and slots_empty:
                 # Stop initial log collection when an address contains no (None) or outdated data
                 # Outdated data can indicate a EnergyLog address rollover: from address 6014 to 0
                 _LOGGER.debug(
@@ -526,11 +534,12 @@ async def _get_initial_energy_logs(self) -> None:
                 )
                 break
 
+            any_updates |= not slots_empty
             log_address, _ = calc_log_address(log_address, 1, -4)
             total_addresses -= 1
 
-        if self._cache_enabled:
-            await self._energy_log_records_save_to_cache()
+        if self._cache_enabled and any_updates:
+            await self.save_cache()
 
     async def get_missing_energy_logs(self) -> None:
         """Task to retrieve missing energy logs."""
@@ -554,8 +563,9 @@ async def get_missing_energy_logs(self) -> None:
             create_task(self.energy_log_update(address, save_cache=False))
             for address in missing_addresses
         ]
+        any_updates = False
         for idx, task in enumerate(tasks):
-            result = await task
+            result, slots_empty = await task
             # When an energy log collection task returns False, stop and cancel the remaining tasks
             if not result:
                 to_cancel = tasks[idx + 1 :]
@@ -565,15 +575,25 @@ async def get_missing_energy_logs(self) -> None:
                 await gather(*to_cancel, return_exceptions=True)
                 break
 
-        if self._cache_enabled:
-            await self._energy_log_records_save_to_cache()
+            any_updates |= not slots_empty
+
+        if self._cache_enabled and any_updates:
+            await self.save_cache()
 
     async def energy_log_update(
         self, address: int | None, save_cache: bool = True
-    ) -> bool:
-        """Request energy logs and return True only when at least one recent, non-empty record was stored; otherwise return False."""
+    ) -> tuple[bool, bool]:
+        """Request energy logs from node and store them.
+
+        First bool: True when processing succeeded (records stored in memory, possibly all-empty);
+        False only on transport or address errors.
+        Second bool: slots_empty — True when all four slots at the address are empty or outdated;
+        False when at least one recent, non-empty record was stored.
+        """
+        result = False
+        slots_empty = True
         if address is None:
-            return False
+            return result, slots_empty
 
         _LOGGER.debug(
             "Requesting EnergyLogs from node %s address %s",
@@ -586,8 +606,9 @@ async def energy_log_update(
                 "Retrieving EnergyLogs data from node %s failed",
                 self._mac_in_str,
             )
-            return False
+            return result, slots_empty
 
+        result = True
         _LOGGER.debug("EnergyLogs from node %s, address=%s:", self._mac_in_str, address)
         await self._available_update_state(True, response.timestamp)
 
@@ -600,31 +621,31 @@ async def energy_log_update(
             _LOGGER.debug(
                 "In slot=%s: pulses=%s, timestamp=%s", _slot, log_pulses, log_timestamp
             )
-            if (
-                log_timestamp is None
-                or log_pulses is None
-                # Don't store an old log record; store an empty record instead
-                or not self._check_timestamp_is_recent(address, _slot, log_timestamp)
-            ):
-                self._energy_counters.add_empty_log(response.log_address, _slot)
-                continue
-
-            cache_updated = await self._energy_log_record_update_state(
-                response.log_address,
-                _slot,
-                log_timestamp.replace(tzinfo=UTC),
-                log_pulses,
-                import_only=True,
-            )
+            address = response.log_address
+            if log_timestamp is None or log_pulses is None:
+                self._energy_counters.add_empty_log(address, _slot)
+            else:
+                log_timestamp = log_timestamp.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
+                if self._check_timestamp_is_recent(address, _slot, log_timestamp):
+                    self._energy_counters.add_pulse_log(
+                        address,
+                        _slot,
+                        log_timestamp,
+                        log_pulses,
+                        import_only=True,
+                    )
+                cache_updated = True
 
         self._energy_counters.update()
-        if cache_updated and save_cache:
-            _LOGGER.debug(
-                "Saving energy record update to cache for %s", self._mac_in_str
-            )
-            await self.save_cache()
+        if cache_updated:
+            slots_empty = False
+            await self._energy_log_records_save_to_cache()
+            if save_cache:
+                _LOGGER.debug("Saving energy cache for %s", self._mac_in_str)
+                await self.save_cache()
+            return result, slots_empty
 
-        return True
+        return result, slots_empty
 
     def _check_timestamp_is_recent(
         self, address: int, slot: int, timestamp: datetime
@@ -695,7 +716,7 @@ async def _energy_log_records_load_from_cache(self) -> bool:
         return True
 
     async def _energy_log_records_save_to_cache(self) -> None:
-        """Save currently collected energy logs to cached file."""
+        """Update the in-memory energy log cache string (no file I/O)."""
         if not self._cache_enabled:
             return
 
@@ -711,60 +732,8 @@ async def _energy_log_records_save_to_cache(self) -> None:
                     f"{address}:{slot}:{ts.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S')}:{log.pulses}"
                 )
         cached_logs = "|".join(records)
-        _LOGGER.debug("Saving energy logrecords to cache for %s", self._mac_in_str)
+        _LOGGER.debug("Updating in-memory energy log records for %s", self._mac_in_str)
         self._set_cache(CACHE_ENERGY_COLLECTION, cached_logs)
-        # Persist new cache entries to disk immediately
-        await self.save_cache(trigger_only=True)
-
-    async def _energy_log_record_update_state(
-        self,
-        address: int,
-        slot: int,
-        timestamp: datetime,
-        pulses: int,
-        import_only: bool = False,
-    ) -> bool:
-        """Process new energy log record. Returns true if record is new or changed."""
-        self._energy_counters.add_pulse_log(
-            address, slot, timestamp, pulses, import_only=import_only
-        )
-        if not self._cache_enabled:
-            return False
-
-        log_cache_record = (
-            f"{address}:{slot}:{timestamp.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S')}:{pulses}"
-        )
-        if (cached_logs := self._get_cache(CACHE_ENERGY_COLLECTION)) is not None:
-            entries = cached_logs.split("|") if cached_logs else []
-            if log_cache_record not in entries:
-                _LOGGER.debug(
-                    "Adding logrecord (%s, %s) to cache of %s",
-                    str(address),
-                    str(slot),
-                    self._mac_in_str,
-                )
-                new_cache = (
-                    f"{log_cache_record}|{cached_logs}"
-                    if cached_logs
-                    else log_cache_record
-                )
-                self._set_cache(CACHE_ENERGY_COLLECTION, new_cache)
-                await self.save_cache(trigger_only=True)
-                return True
-
-            _LOGGER.debug(
-                "Energy logrecord already present for %s, ignoring", self._mac_in_str
-            )
-            return False
-
-        _LOGGER.debug(
-            "Cache is empty, adding new logrecord (%s, %s) for %s",
-            str(address),
-            str(slot),
-            self._mac_in_str,
-        )
-        self._set_cache(CACHE_ENERGY_COLLECTION, log_cache_record)
-        return True
 
     @raise_not_loaded
     async def set_relay(self, state: bool) -> bool:
@@ -1187,7 +1156,7 @@ async def _relay_init_update_state(self, state: bool) -> None:
                 NodeFeature.RELAY_INIT, self._relay_config
             )
             _LOGGER.debug(
-                "Saving relay_init state update to cachefor %s", self._mac_in_str
+                "Saving relay_init state update to cache for %s", self._mac_in_str
             )
             await self.save_cache()
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name            = "plugwise_usb"
-version         = "0.44.13"
+version         = "0.44.14"
 license         = "MIT"
 keywords        = ["home", "automation", "plugwise", "module", "usb"]
 classifiers     = [