[SOLVED] Json or regex to extract first three digits of WAN IP address?

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
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I have two three wan providers (with more or less dynamic IPs) and one item which is called Network_WAN_IP (from How to monitor a dynamic WAN IP address) that is getting frequently updated. I would like to get the first three digits of the Network_WAN_IP into a new item. With the first three digits of the IP address I could map the ISP to it in the rules.

My question is how can I use regex or json transformation to get the first three digits of the IP address into a new item i.e. Network_WAN_IP_short?

i.e. Network_WAN_IP is 194.45.253.2, Network_WAN_IP_short would be 194. ISP would be “Sunrise” then
i.e. Network_WAN_IP is 77.25.25.1, Network_WAN_IP_short would be 77. ISP would be “upc” then

Please advise how I could get started on this…

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Is that a String type?
All you would need is a rule that triggered on that Item changing.
The rule could manipulate the string state, just a split() should do.
Then postupdate your target Item.

A MAP transform in the target label could convert 123 to ISPNAME for display.

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Hello, Network_WAN_IP defind as string item I try now this one with split() and get() but it just returns a rule error zero. Please advise with any advise?

rule “ISP”
when
Item Network_WAN_IP changed
then
// perform any action needed
val ISP = Network_WAN_IP.state.toString.split(".").get(0)
if (ISP==“141”) {
ISP_Name.postUpdate(“PrivateLayer”)
} else {
ISP_Name.postUpdate(“hahaha”)
}
end

2020-02-02 00:32:30.906 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Network_WAN_IP changed from 77.308.179.343 to 141.355.199.139
==> /var/log/openhab2/openhab.log <==
2020-02-02 00:32:30.912 [ERROR] [ntime.internal.engine.RuleEngineImpl] - Rule ‘ISP’: 0

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I did not realize until I copied to test …

val ISP = Network_WAN_IP.state.toString.split(".").get(0)
if (ISP==“141”) {

Note the different quotes - you need the “plain” type not the “fancy” type

val ISP = Network_WAN_IP.state.toString.split(".").get(0)
if (ISP=="141") {
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Thanks well spotted! I still get the error message:

2020-02-02 19:08:43.293 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Network_WAN_IP changed from 77.59.255.33 to 141.255.25.33

==> /var/log/openhab2/openhab.log <==

2020-02-02 19:08:43.692 [ERROR] [ntime.internal.engine.RuleEngineImpl] - Rule ‘Assign ISP Name based on first three IP digits’: 0

Please advise with any thoughts. Is something with the string definition wrong? somehow the .split(".").get(0) does not return the first three digits of the Network_WAN_IP. If I change it to .split(" ").get(0), then the function returns the full IP address which is not helpful…

rule "Assign ISP Name based on first three IP digits"
when
    Item Network_WAN_IP changed
then
    val IP_short = Network_WAN_IP.state.toString.split(".").get(0)
 
    if (IP_short=="141") {
        ISP_name.postUpdate("PrivateLayer VPN")
	logInfo("network.rules","141 - Private Layer - IP Short is" + IP_short)
    } 

else if (IP_short=="77")  {

        ISP_name.postUpdate("UPC")
	logInfo("network.rules","77 - UPC - IP Short is" + IP_short)
    }
	
    
else if(IP_short=="194")   {

        ISP_name.postUpdate("Sunrise")
	logInfo("network.rules","194 - Sunrise - IP Short is" + IP_short)
    }


else {
        ISP_name.postUpdate("Unknown")
	logInfo("network.rules","Unknown - IP Short is" + IP_short)
    }
end
6

Now I’ve learnt something; this is a Java thing. split is REGEX based and “.” is a magic character in REGEX …

So, you need to escape the stop character.
split("\\.")

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So I learnt from you - thanks a lot and got it!!