Accept JSON from mwtchahrd.

src/main.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 use std::net::UdpSocket; // UDP server
 use rusqlite::{params, Connection, Result}; // Database operations and result handling
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+use serde_json::{Value};
 
 
 fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     
     // Set up db and make sure it works
     let _ = create_database();
-    let _ = insert_packet("foo");
+    //let _ = insert_packet("foo");
     
     let socket_result: Result<UdpSocket, std::io::Error> = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:7878");
     let socket: UdpSocket = match socket_result {
@@ -33,7 +34,14 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             String::from_utf8_lossy(&buffer[..bytes_received])
         );
         
-        let _ = insert_packet(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&buffer[..bytes_received]));
+        let p_raw = &String::from_utf8_lossy(&buffer[..bytes_received]);
+        
+        // look for type code in JSON here, only insert if data
+        let p: Value = serde_json::from_str(p_raw)?;
+        
+        if p["type"] != "status" {
+            let _ = insert_packet(p_raw);
+        }
 
         // Echo the data back to the client
         socket.send_to(&buffer[..bytes_received], src_addr)?;