Best way to make an arbitrary datasource available to OpenHAB

Setup, Configuration and Use Beginners
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Apologies if this is a bit of an obvious question, I’m just getting started with an OpenHAB project.

What I’ve done so far:

  • Installed OpenHAB 3.0.1 on a Raspbian system
  • Created a basic model and added some HUE lights
  • Added a widget to HABPanel that allows me to turn the lights on and off
  • Installed InfluxDB and Grafana, tested with some dummy data

What I want to do:

  • Visualize power generation and consumption data from Octopus and a PV electric system (being installed on Wed - I believe the inverter is a Growatt system)

If I have an external datasource vailable by, say, a REST API - what’s the best way to make that data available to OpenHAB - translate it to MQTT, or just send it directly to InfluxDB? Something else?

Thanks,
Andrew.

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It depends. On the devices, systems and type of data.
As generic or arbitrary as you have put that question, there is no single right answer.
Most PV inverters can be queried using the Modbus protocol. Search the forum.