PROVOR Automatic Surface Time Updates

Python code to automatically update the target surface timing of NKE PROVOR floats after they report a profile.

Script update-params.py is the workhorse of this function, and runs daily via cron job github workflow (.github/workflows/check-floats.yaml).

Basic steps of the workflow:

• log into RUDICS ftp server
• loop through float directories, and for each float:
  • get latest profile time, and check the following conditions:
    • was there a profile withing the last 1 day?
    • ensure a RUDICS_cmd.txt file does not already exist
    • is there a command respone associated with the last profile? ([date]_[time]_[imei]_RUDICS_cmd.txt)
  • if all the above conditions are met, then:
    • select a new surfacing time, either based on previous command file, or a user defined list
    • create a RUDICS_cmd.txt file and upload to the ftp
    • log the change and save the command file with date and imei information