Charlie Doern
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Automated Plant Watering with Voting

This combination of Arduino and Raspberry Pi automates plant watering with a twist -- voters decide whether or not the plant gets watered.

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Automated Plant Watering with Voting

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
for pump and soil moisture
×2
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
where the bot is run off of/Arduinos plugged into
×1
IOT relay
to turn the air pump on and off
×1
Soil Moisture Sensor
to read the soil moisture
×1
Air Pump
For pumping the water
×1
Mason Jar
For the water
×1

Software apps and online services

Johnny-Five
Johnny-Five
used to control the arduiono with JavaScript
PubNub Publish/Subscribe API
PubNub Publish/Subscribe API
Used for soil moisture graph
Node JS
core library for all of my code
Moment JS
Used for timing of bot
Snoowrap
used to connect the bot to reddit
Snoostorm
used to connect the bot to reddit

Story

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Code

Watering/voting bot code

JavaScript
this has all of the main functions including making the post, sending reminder messages etc
clientid ="bot client id";  
clientsec="bot client secret"; 
user="bot username"    
pass="bott password";  



require('dotenv').config();
var five = require('johnny-five');
var sleep = require('system-sleep');
counter = 0;
var no = 0;
var yes = 0;
var mysql = require('mysql');
var con = mysql.createConnection({
  host: "database adress",
  user: "database user",
  password: "database user password",
  database: "database name"
});
var fs = require('fs');
var daily = '';
var yestotal = 0;
var nototal= 0;
var postmessage = '';
var parseInt = require('parse-int');
var soilm = 0;
var thetemp=0;
var desbool = 'true';
var today ='';
var tempout = 0;
var dotheloop = true;
var messagesoil = '';
var count = 0;
var temp = 0;
var dailyp = '8rinyy';
var countstring ='';
var conlist ='';
var postlist = ['Voting down for tonight -- adding two things'];
var theid = '';
var wifi = require('node-wifi');
var wifiscanner = require("wifiscanner");
var scanner = wifiscanner();
var des = '';
var day = 'Tuesday';
var pastdesmessage = 'no data here yet';
var deslist = [];
var timebegin= '';
var postdaily ='';
var weeklydes = [];
var timeend = '';
var voterlist = ['cdoern01'];
var descount = 1;
var counter5 =0;
var message = '';
var dailyvoterlist = [];
var wvar = 1;
var nomessage = ['cdoern01'];
counter2 = 0;
counter4 =0;
counter3 = 0;
var getTheWeather = require("get-the-weather");
var ports = [
    { id: "A", port: "/dev/ttyACM0" },
    { id: "B", port: "/dev/ttyACM1" }
  ];
var moment = require('moment');
new five.Boards(ports).on("ready", function() {
var pin = new five.Pin({
    pin: "A2",
    board: this.byId("B")
  });
  var pin2 = new five.Pin({
    pin: "A0",
    board: this.byId("B")
  });
var led = new five.Led({
        pin: 13,
        board: this.byId("A")
      });
      con.connect(function(err) {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log("Connected!");
      });
      
setInterval(checktime, 1000);
setInterval(checkWifi, 5000);
setInterval(soil, 1200000);
setInterval(update, 180000);
setInterval(pubnub, 3000);
setInterval(files, 1000);
setInterval(checkweb, 1000);
pin.read(function(error, value) {
    soilm=(((value-540)/(240-540))*100);
   soilm=Math.round(soilm);
})
pin2.read(function(error, value) {
 temp = value;
})
const Snoowrap = require('snoowrap');
const Snoostorm = require('snoostorm');

const r = new Snoowrap({
    userAgent: 'reddit-bot-example-node',
    clientId: clientid, 
    clientSecret: clientsec,
    username: user,
    password: pass
});

const client = new Snoostorm(r);

const streamOpts = {
    subreddit: 'takecareofourplants',
    results: 25
};

const comments = client.CommentStream(streamOpts);
comments.on('comment', (comment) => { 
if(comment.body == "Yes votes | No votes \n -----------|------------ \n 0|0"){
     theid = comment.id;
     fs.appendFile('comments.txt','\n'+theid, function (err) {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log('Updated!');
      });
     r.getComment(comment.id).distinguish({status: true, sticky: true})
    console.log(theid);
    r.getNewComments('takecareofourplants', {limit: 1}).then(function (posts){
        posts.forEach(function (post){
            postlist.push(post.link_title);
            fs.appendFile('post.txt','\n'+post.link_title, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            var daily = post.link_id;
            daily = daily.substring(3);
            console.log(daily);
            console.log(postlist);
});
    });
   dailyp = comment.link_id;
    console.log(dailyp);
    dailyp = dailyp.substring(3);
    fs.appendFile('dailypostid.txt','\n'+dailyp, function (err) {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log('Updated!');
      });
}
if(comment.body == "remove from list"){
    r.getNewComments('takecareofourplants', {limit: 1}).then(function(posts){
        posts.forEach(function (post){
        if(post.link_title == "List removal request post"){
            nomessage.push(comment.author.name);
            fs.appendFile('nomessage.txt','\n'+(comment.author.name), function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            console.log(nomessage);
        }
    })
    })
}
 if(comment.body === 'test'){
    comment.reply('working');
    var dailyp = comment.link_id;
    console.log(dailyp);
    dailyp = dailyp.substring(3);
    }
if(checkforval(comment.body) == true && comment.body != "Yes votes | No votes \n -----------|------------ \n 0|0") {
    r.getNewComments('takecareofourplants', {limit: 1}).then(function (posts){
        posts.forEach(function (post){
      if(postlist.includes(post.link_title) || postdaily == (post.link_title)){
          console.log(post.link_title);
          r.getUser(comment.author.name).assignFlair({subredditName: 'takecareofourplants', text: "Gardener Extraordinaire", cssClass: "gardener"})
          listcheck(comment.author.name);
          console.log(voterlist);
          if(listcheck2(comment.author.name) == true){
    console.log('yes vote');
    counter++;
    fs.appendFile('count.txt','\n'+counter, function (err) {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log('Updated!');
      });
    counter2++
    fs.appendFile('count2.txt','\n'+counter2, function (err) {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log('Updated!');
      });
    comment.reply('Thanks for your vote to water! votes = ' + counter);
    r.getComment(theid).edit("Yes votes | No votes \n -----------|------------ \n" + counter2 +"|"+counter3)
      }
     else if(listcheck2(comment.author.name) == false){
         console.log('repeat voter');
    }
}
      else{
          console.log('not right post');
      }
    });
}); 
}
else if(checkforval(comment.body) == false && comment.body != "Yes votes | No votes \n -----------|------------ \n 0|0"){ 
    r.getNewComments('takecareofourplants', {limit: 1}).then(function (posts){
        posts.forEach(function (post){
      if(postlist.includes(post.link_title) || postdaily == (post.link_title)){
          console.log(post.link_title);
          r.getUser(comment.author.name).assignFlair({subredditName: 'takecareofourplants', text: "Gardener Extraordinaire", cssClass: "gardener"})
          listcheck(comment.author.name);
          if(listcheck2(comment.author.name) == true){
    console.log('no vote');

    counter--;
    fs.appendFile('count.txt','\n'+counter, function (err) {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log('Updated!');
      });
    counter3++;
    fs.appendFile('count3.txt','\n'+counter3, function (err) {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log('Updated!');
      });
    comment.reply('Thanks for your vote against watering the plant! votes = ' + counter);
    r.getComment(theid).edit("Yes votes | No votes \n -----------|------------ \n" + counter2 +"|"+counter3)
          }
          else if(listcheck2(comment.author.name) == false){
              console.log("repeat voter");
          }
      }
      else{
          console.log('not right post');
      }
    });
});
}
function checkforval(x) {
    commentfin = x.toLowerCase();
    if(commentfin == 'yes' || commentfin.includes(' yes ') || commentfin.includes('yes ') ||commentfin.includes('prost') || commentfin.includes('aye') || commentfin.includes('sí')){
        return true;
        console.log('true');
    }
    else if(commentfin == 'no' || commentfin.includes(' no ') || commentfin.includes('no ') || commentfin.includes('nein') || commentfin.includes('not on your nelly') || commentfin.includes('nyet')){
        return false;
        console.log(false);
    }
        
    }
});
    function checktime() {
        console.log(day);
        time = moment().format('LTS');
        console.log(time);
        if(moment().format('LTS') === '12:00:00 AM'){
            console.log('message cleared');
            messagesoil ='';
            messagesoil = ("\n \n" + "- "  +"__"+time+"__" +": "+ soilm+"%") + messagesoil
            r.getSubmission('8csxtn').edit(messagesoil)

        }
        if(moment().format('LTS') === '7:10:00 AM' && counter > 0){
                var sql = "DELETE FROM yesvotes WHERE voting_message = 'another yes vote'";
                con.query(sql, function (err, result) {
                  if (err) throw err;
                  console.log("Number of records deleted: " + result.affectedRows);
                });
                var sql = "DELETE FROM novotes WHERE voting_message = 'another no vote'";
                con.query(sql, function (err, result) {
                  if (err) throw err;
                  console.log("Number of records deleted: " + result.affectedRows);
                });
              yestotal= 0;
              fs.appendFile('yestotal.txt','\n'+yestotal, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
              nototal = 0;
              fs.appendFile('nototal.txt','\n'+nototal, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            counter = 0;
            fs.appendFile('count.txt','\n'+counter, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            counter2 = 0;
            fs.appendFile('count2.txt','\n'+counter2, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            counter3 = 0;
            fs.appendFile('count3.txt','\n'+counter3, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            postlist = [];
            led.on();
           sleep(45000);
           led.off();
            dailyvoterlist = [];
            des = 'yes';
            desbool = 'true';
            fs.appendFile('desbool.txt','\n'+desbool, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            editmessage();
            day = moment().format('dddd');
            fs.appendFile('day.txt','\n'+day, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            r.getSubreddit('takecareofourplants')
            .submitSelfpost({title: 'Hello! Today is ' + moment().format('LL') + '. Would you like to water Gordon today?', text: 'Hello! Gordon **WAS** watered last cycle. \n The time is currently: **' + moment().format('LTS')+ '** in New York. \n \n The Soil Moisture is currently: **' + soilm + '%** and it is **' + temp + '** degrees indoors \n ***** \n please check the soil moisture on the stickied post titled [Soil Moisture](https://www.reddit.com/r/takecareofourplants/comments/8csxtn/soil_moisture/) or on [my website](http://cdoern.com/) If you received a voting reminder and would like to be taken off of the PM list, go to the post titled, [List removal request post](https://www.reddit.com/r/takecareofourplants/comments/8764sg/list_removal_request_post/) and comment **remove from list**. \n ***** \n You can currently say **yes, prost, sí, and aye** to water the plant and **no, nein, nyet, and not on your nelly** to not water the plant. These **ARE NOT** case sensetive! **ANY** of these words can be placed throughout a sentence and the bot will register the vote!'+ '\n ***** ' + '\n **Last week\'s decisions** \n' +  pastdesmessage + '\n \n **This week\'s decisions so far**: \n' + message})
            .sticky()
             .reply('Yes votes | No votes \n -----------|------------ \n 0|0')
             sendreminders();
             sleep(5000);
    }
        else if(moment().format('LTS') === '7:10:00 AM' && counter <= 0){
                var sql = "DELETE FROM yesvotes WHERE voting_message = 'another yes vote'";
                con.query(sql, function (err, result) {
                  if (err) throw err;
                  console.log("Number of records deleted: " + result.affectedRows);
                });
                var sql = "DELETE FROM novotes WHERE voting_message = 'another no vote'";
                con.query(sql, function (err, result) {
                  if (err) throw err;
                  console.log("Number of records deleted: " + result.affectedRows);
                });
              yestotal= 0;
              fs.appendFile('yestotal.txt','\n'+yestotal, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
              nototal = 0;
              fs.appendFile('nototal.txt','\n'+nototal, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            counter = 0;
            fs.appendFile('count.txt','\n'+counter, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            counter2 = 0;
            fs.appendFile('count2.txt','\n'+counter2, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            counter3 = 0;
            fs.appendFile('count3.txt','\n'+counter3, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
           postlist = [];
           dailyvoterlist = [];
            des = 'no'
            desbool = 'false';
            fs.appendFile('desbool.txt','\n'+desbool, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            editmessage();
            day = moment().format('dddd');
            fs.appendFile('day.txt','\n'+day, function (err) {
                if (err) throw err;
                console.log('Updated!');
              });
            console.log('message for no sent');
          r.getSubreddit('takecareofourplants')
          .submitSelfpost({title: 'Hello! Today is ' + moment().format('LL') + '. Would you like to water Gordon today?', text: 'Hello! Gordon **WAS NOT** watered last cycle. \n The time is currently: **' + moment().format('LTS')+ '** in New York. \n \n The Soil Moisture is currently: **' + soilm + '%** and it is **' + temp + '** degrees indoors \n ***** \n please check the soil moisture on the stickied post titled [Soil Moisture](https://www.reddit.com/r/takecareofourplants/comments/8csxtn/soil_moisture/) or on [my website](http://cdoern.com/) If you received a voting reminder and would like to be taken off of the PM list, go to the post titled, [List removal request post](https://www.reddit.com/r/takecareofourplants/comments/8764sg/list_removal_request_post/) and comment **remove from list**. \n ***** \n You can currently say **yes, prost, sí, and aye** to water the plant and **no, nein, nyet, and not on your nelly** to not water the plant. These **ARE NOT** case sensetive! **ANY** of these words can be placed throughout a sentence and the bot will register the vote!'+ '\n ***** ' + '\n **Last week\'s decisions** \n' +  pastdesmessage + '\n \n **This week\'s decisions so far**: \n' + message})
          .sticky()
       .reply('Yes votes | No votes \n -----------|------------ \n 0|0')
       sendreminders();
       sleep(5000);
        }
        else {
            console.log('not time yet');
        }
    }

    function initialpost() {
    r.getHot('takecareofourplants', {limit: 1}).then(function (posts){
        posts.forEach(function (post){
            postlist.push(post.title);
            console.log(postlist);
        });
    });
}
function editmessage(){
    if(descount == 8){
        pastdesmessage = message;
          fs.writeFile('pasttrend.txt',pastdesmessage, function (err) {
            if (err) throw err;
            console.log('Updated!');
          });
        message = ("- " + "__"+day+"__" + ": " + des);
        descount = 1; 
        fs.writeFile('desc.txt','\n'+descount, function (err) {
            if (err) throw err;
            console.log('Updated!');
          });
        deslist = [];
        console.log(message);
        fs.writeFile('trend.txt',message, function (err) {
          if (err) throw err;
          console.log('Updated!');
        });
        var text = fs.readFileSync("trend.txt").toString('utf-8');
        var textByLine = text.split("\n")
        console.log(textByLine);
        message= '';
        textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
     message = message + '\n'+entry;
    
   
})
    }
    else{
var tempmess = ("\n" + "- "  +"__"+day+"__" +": "+ des);
fs.appendFile('trend.txt',tempmess, function (err) {
    if (err) throw err;
    console.log('Updated!');
  });
message = message + ("\n" + "- "  +"__"+day+"__" +": "+ des);
descount++;
fs.writeFile('desc.txt','\n'+descount, function (err) {
    if (err) throw err;
    console.log('Updated!');
  });
deslist.push(des);
console.log(message);
    }

}
function checkWifi(){
    var success = true;
    if (wvar == 1 && timebegin != ''){
        sleep(10000);
        timeend = moment().format('LTS');
        console.log('TIME BEGIN: '+timebegin+' TIME END: ' +timeend)
        sleep(2000);
        console.log('sending message');
        wifidownpost();
        timebegin = '';
        timeend = '';
    }
    else{
    scanner.scan(function(err, networks) {
        if (err) {
            console.log(err);
        }
        else{
            success = false;
            for(var i = 0; i < networks.length; i++){
                if(networks[i].ssid === 'SuperRouter'){
                  success = true;
                }
            }
            if(success == false){
                console.log('no wifi');
                wvar = 0;
                timebegin = moment().format('LTS');
            }
            else{
                console.log('wifi');
                wvar = 1;
            }

        }
    })
}
}
function sendreminders(){
  voterlist.forEach(function(entry) {
      if(nomessage.includes(entry)){
          console.log(entry+ ': no message');
      }
      else{
      r.composeMessage({
          to: entry,
          subject: 'Don\'t forget to vote!',
          text: 'Hello! You are subscribed to r/takecareofourplants and have been a recently active voter! voting has restarted for the day, this is your daily reminder to vote!'
      })
    }
  });
};
function wifidownpost(){
    r.getSubreddit('takecareofourplants')
    .submitSelfpost({title: 'Wifi Downage From '+ timebegin + ' to '+ timeend +' info about voting below', text: 'If you voted in between ' + timebegin + ' and '+timeend+' your vote might not have been counted due to wifi outage. Please check if the bot responsed to your voting message and if not, please vote again.'})
    .sticky({num: 2})
}

function listcheck(x){
    if(voterlist.includes(x)){
        console.log('already added');
    }
    else{
        voterlist.push(x);
        console.log(voterlist);
        fs.appendFile('people.txt','\n'+x, function (err) {
            if (err) throw err;
            console.log('Updated!');
          });
    }
}
function listcheck2(x){
if(dailyvoterlist.includes(x)){
    console.log('already voted');
    console.log(dailyvoterlist);
    return(false);
}
else{
    console.log('not voted yet');
    dailyvoterlist.push(x);
    console.log(dailyvoterlist);
    return(true);
}

}

function soil(){
    var time = moment().format('lll');
    console.log(soilm);
     messagesoil = ("\n \n" + "- "  +"__"+time+"__" +": "+ soilm+"% -- "+temp+" degrees indoors") + messagesoil;
     r.getSubmission('8csxtn').edit(messagesoil)
    }
    function files(){
        var text = fs.readFileSync("count.txt").toString('utf-8');
        var textByLine = text.split("\n")
        console.log(textByLine);
        textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
         counter = entry;
          });
          console.log(counter);
          voterlist=[];
          var text = fs.readFileSync("people.txt").toString('utf-8');
          var textByLine = text.split("\n")
          console.log(textByLine);
          textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
          voterlist.push(entry);
            });
            console.log(voterlist);
            var text = fs.readFileSync("post.txt").toString('utf-8');
            var textByLine = text.split("\n")
            console.log(textByLine);
            textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
             postdaily = entry;
              });
              console.log(postdaily);
              var text = fs.readFileSync("comments.txt").toString('utf-8');
              var textByLine = text.split("\n")
              console.log(textByLine);
              textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
               theid = entry;
                });
                console.log(theid);
                var text = fs.readFileSync("count2.txt").toString('utf-8');
                var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                console.log(textByLine);
                textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                 counter2 = entry;
                  });
                  console.log(counter2);
                  var text = fs.readFileSync("count3.txt").toString('utf-8');
                  var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                  console.log(textByLine);
                  textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                   counter3 = entry;
                    });
                    console.log(counter3);
                    nomessage=[];
                    var text = fs.readFileSync("nomessage.txt").toString('utf-8');
                  var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                  console.log(textByLine);
                  textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                   nomessage.push(entry);
                    });
                    console.log(nomessage);
                  weeklydes = [];
                    var text = fs.readFileSync("trend.txt").toString('utf-8');
                    var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                    console.log(textByLine);
                    message = '';
                    textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                     message = message + '\n'+entry;
                      });
                      console.log(message);
                      var text = fs.readFileSync("pasttrend.txt").toString('utf-8');
                      var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                      console.log(textByLine);
                      pastdesmessage = '';
                      textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                       pastdesmessage = pastdesmessage + '\n'+entry;
                        });
                        console.log(pastdesmessage);
                        var text = fs.readFileSync("desc.txt").toString('utf-8');
                        var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                        console.log(textByLine);
                        textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                         descount = entry;
                          });
                          console.log(descount);
                          var text = fs.readFileSync("day.txt").toString('utf-8');
                          var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                          console.log(textByLine);
                          textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                           day = entry;
                            });
                            console.log(day);
                            var text = fs.readFileSync("dailypostid.txt").toString('utf-8');
                            var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                            console.log(textByLine);
                            textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                             dailyp = entry;
                              });
                              console.log(dailyp);
                              var text = fs.readFileSync("desbool.txt").toString('utf-8');
                            var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                            console.log(textByLine);
                            textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                             desbool = entry;
                              });
                              console.log(desbool);
                              var text = fs.readFileSync("yestotal.txt").toString('utf-8');
                              var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                              console.log(textByLine);
                              textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                               yestotal = entry;
                                });
                                console.log(yestotal);
                                var text = fs.readFileSync("nototal.txt").toString('utf-8');
                                var textByLine = text.split("\n")
                                console.log(textByLine);
                                textByLine.forEach(function(entry) {
                                 nototal = entry;
                                  });
                                  console.log(nototal);
          
        
    }
    function pubnub(){
        var pubnub = require('pubnub')({
            publish_key: 'pubnub publish key',
            subscribe_key: 'pubnb subscribe key'
          });
          var channel = 'soil';
        var data = {
            'soil': soilm,
          };
          pubnub.publish({
            channel: channel,
            message: data,
          });
    }
function update(){
    if(desbool == 'false'){
        r.getSubmission(dailyp).edit('Hello! Gordon **WAS NOT** watered last cycle. \n The time is currently: **' + moment().format('LTS')+ '** in New York. \n \n The Soil Moisture is currently: **' + soilm + '%** and it is **' + temp + '** degrees indoors \n ***** \n please check the soil moisture on the stickied post titled [Soil Moisture](https://www.reddit.com/r/takecareofourplants/comments/8csxtn/soil_moisture/) or on [my website](http://cdoern.com/) If you received a voting reminder and would like to be taken off of the PM list, go to the post titled, [List removal request post](https://www.reddit.com/r/takecareofourplants/comments/8764sg/list_removal_request_post/) and comment **remove from list**. \n ***** \n You can currently say **yes, prost, sí, and aye** to water the plant and **no, nein, nyet, and not on your nelly** to not water the plant. These **ARE NOT** case sensetive! **ANY** of these words can be placed throughout a sentence and the bot will register the vote!'+ '\n ***** ' + '\n **Last week\'s decisions** \n' +  pastdesmessage + '\n \n **This week\'s decisions so far**: \n' + message)
            }
    if(desbool== 'true'){
                r.getSubmission(dailyp).edit('Hello! Gordon **WAS** watered last cycle. \n The time is currently: **' + moment().format('LTS')+ '** in New York. \n \n The Soil Moisture is currently: **' + soilm + '%** and it is **' + temp + '** degrees indoors \n ***** \n please check the soil moisture on the stickied post titled [Soil Moisture](https://www.reddit.com/r/takecareofourplants/comments/8csxtn/soil_moisture/) or on [my website](http://cdoern.com/) If you received a voting reminder and would like to be taken off of the PM list, go to the post titled, [List removal request post](https://www.reddit.com/r/takecareofourplants/comments/8764sg/list_removal_request_post/) and comment **remove from list**. \n ***** \n You can currently say **yes, prost, sí, and aye** to water the plant and **no, nein, nyet, and not on your nelly** to not water the plant. These **ARE NOT** case sensetive! **ANY** of these words can be placed throughout a sentence and the bot will register the vote!'+ '\n ***** ' + '\n **Last week\'s decisions** \n' +  pastdesmessage + '\n \n **This week\'s decisions so far**: \n' + message)
            }
}
function checkweb(){
      var sql = "SELECT count(*) as total FROM yesvotes";
       
      var query = con.query(sql, function(err, result) {
       
       console.log("Total yes votes: " + result[0].total);
        yes = result[0].total;
      });
      var sql = "SELECT count(*) as total FROM novotes";
       
      var query = con.query(sql, function(err, result) {
       
       console.log("Total no  votes: " + result[0].total);
        no =  result[0].total;
        console.log('these is the row count ' +no);
        console.log('this is the last recorded row count '+nototal);

      });
       if(no > nototal){
       counter--;
         fs.appendFile('count.txt','\n'+counter, function (err) {
            if (err) throw err;
            console.log('Updated!');
          });
         nototal=no;
         fs.appendFile('nototal.txt','\n'+nototal, function (err) {
            if (err) throw err;
            console.log('Updated!');
          });
         console.log(counter);
       }
       if(yes > yestotal){
        counter++;
        fs.appendFile('count.txt','\n'+counter, function (err) {
            if (err) throw err;
            console.log('Updated!');
          });
        yestotal=yes;
        fs.appendFile('yestotal.txt','\n'+yestotal, function (err) {
            if (err) throw err;
            console.log('Updated!');
          });
        console.log(counter);
      }
}
   
});

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Charlie Doern

Charlie Doern

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