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Internet speed test - How to use a specific piece of text within a phrase as a variable

By Andrew Sherman @Andrew_Sherman
    2022-04-09 19:03:00.956Z

    I'm trying to set up a script that automates internet speed tests (setting up a new network - so much testing!). It's straightforward using the Speedtest command line. The process runs in the background and gives a result.

    How do I get Soundflow to interpret the output and show me only the variables I'm looking for?

    We can assume the format/syntax of the output will always be the same, but with different number values. For example, it gives me the following result after running the process:

    Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from Virgin Media Ireland (109.255.241.176)...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by Three Ireland (Dublin) [1.07 km]: 15.46 ms
Testing download speed................................................................................
Download: 859.37 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed......................................................................................................
Upload: 49.08 Mbit/s

    All I want to see is:

    Download: 859
Upload: 49
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      Andrew Sherman @Andrew_Sherman
        2022-04-09 19:11:21.494Z

        Ok I've partially answered my own question, you can simplify the result in the command line.
        The command line process is:

         speedtest-cli --simple

        Which gives:

        Ping: 17.686 ms
Download: 541.13 Mbit/s
Upload: 22.49 Mbit/s
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        1. In reply toAndrew_Sherman⬆:
          Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2022-04-09 19:27:56.722Z

          Try something like this:

          
let resultLines = sf.system.exec({
    commandLine: `speedtest-cli`
}).result.split(/\n/g).map(l => l.trim());

var downloadLine = resultLines.filter(l => l.startsWith("Download:"))[0];
var uploadLine = resultLines.filter(l => l.startsWith("Upload:"))[0];

var downloadSpeed = Number(downloadLine.split(':')[1].trim().split('Mbit')[0].trim());
var uploadSpeed = Number(uploadLine.split(':')[1].trim().split('Mbit')[0].trim());

log({
    downloadSpeed,
    uploadSpeed,
});
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          1. AAndrew Sherman @Andrew_Sherman
              2022-04-09 19:36:16.894Z

              Thanks very much Christian. Those Javascript tricks for working with text are so useful.

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