apc4r - A simple library for accessing power information from an APC UPS device

Installation

gem install apc4r -s http://gemcutter.org

Examples

#create a new status class with a cache ttl of 60 seconds status = Apc4r::Status.new 60

#print the load percentage
puts status.loadpct

#print the estimated load in watts
puts status.estimated_load

#print all available fields of the APC device
status.status.each_pair do |field, value|
  puts "#{field} -> #{value}"
end

Requirements

• An APC UPS Battery backup device connected to a ruby-enabled host
• apcupsd installed and running

Dependencies

• Just apcupsd