mqtt-topic-frontend_thing_update.md

 ---
 title: 'MQTT Topic: frontend_thing_update'
 ---
+
 # `frontend_thing_update`
 
 :warning: This is still WIP 
@@ -15,44 +16,42 @@ title: 'MQTT Topic: frontend_thing_update'
       "name": <string>,
       "uuid": <string>,
   },
-  "ingest_type": thing.datasource_type,
+  "ingest_type": <string>
   "database": {
       "username": <string>
-      "password": <string>
-      "url": <string>
+      "password": <string>          # encrypted
+      "url": <string>               # i.e. postgresql://user@postgres:5432/foodb
       "ro_username": <string>
-      "ro_password": <string>
-      "ro_url": <string>
-      "schema": <string>
+      "ro_password": <string>       # encrypted
+      "ro_url": <string>            # i.e. postgresql://ro_user@postgres:5432/foodb
+      "schema": <string>            # i.e. foodb (same as in url)
   },
-  "qaqc": get_qaqc_properties(thing),
-  "parsers": get_parser_properties(thing),
-  "mqtt_device_type": (
-      thing.mqtt_device_type.name if thing.mqtt_device_type else None
-  ),
+  "qaqc":     ...                   # TODO
+  "parsers":      ...               # TODO
+  "mqtt_device_type": <string> | null 
   "raw_data_storage": {
       "bucket_name": <string>
       "username": <string>
-      "password": <string>
+      "password": <string>          # encrypted
       "filename_pattern": <string>
   },
   "mqtt": {
       "username": <string>
       "password_hash": <string>
-      "password": <string>
+      "password": <string>          # encrypted, deprecated
       "topic": <string>
       "uri": <string>
   },
   "external_sftp": {
-      "sync_enabled": thing.ext_sftp_sync_enabled,
+      "sync_enabled": <bool>
       "uri": <string>
       "path": <string>
       "username": <string>
-      "password": <string>
-      "sync_interval": thing.ext_sftp_sync_interval,
+      "password": <string>          # encrypted
+      "sync_interval": <number>
       "public_key": <string>
-      "private_key": null,  
+      "private_key": <string>       # encrypted
   },
-  "external_api": get_http_api_properties(thing),
+  "external_api":    ...            # TODO
 }
 ```
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