ista-vdm-api 1.0.1

Python library for accessing ista VDM (Verbrauchsdatenmanagement) portal

ista-vdm-api

A Python library for accessing the ista VDM (Verbrauchsdatenmanagement) portal.

Overview

This library provides an asynchronous Python interface to retrieve heating and hot water consumption data from the Austrian ista VDM portal (https://ista-vdm.at/).

Features

• 🔄 Async/Await Support: Built with asyncio and aiohttp
• 🔐 OAuth2 Authentication: Secure login via Keycloak
• 📊 Consumption Data: Retrieve heating and hot water usage
• 🏠 Flat Information: Get address, square meters, and property details
• 📈 CSV Parsing: Automatic parsing of consumption reports
• 💾 Session Management: Automatic token refresh and session handling
• 📝 Type Hints: Fully typed with mypy support

Installation

pip install ista-vdm-api

Quick Start

import asyncio
from ista_vdm_api import IstaVdmAPI

async def main():
    async with IstaVdmAPI("[e-mail]", "your_password") as api:
        # Authenticate
        await api.authenticate()
        
        # Get consumption data
        consumption_data = await api.get_consumption_data()
        
        for entry in consumption_data:
            print(f"Period: {entry.period_start} to {entry.period_end}")
            print(f"Heating: {entry.heating_consumption} kWh")
            print(f"Hot Water: {entry.hot_water_consumption} m³")
            print("---")

asyncio.run(main())

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

from ista_vdm_api import IstaVdmAPI, IstaVdmAuthError, IstaVdmError

async def get_consumption():
    try:
        async with IstaVdmAPI("[e-mail]", "password") as api:
            # Authenticate
            success = await api.authenticate()
            print(f"Authentication: {'Success' if success else 'Failed'}")
            
            # Get flat information
            flat_info = await api.get_flat_info()
            print(f"Address: {flat_info['street']} {flat_info['housenumber']}")
            print(f"City: {flat_info['city']}")
            print(f"Square Meters: {flat_info['squaremeter']}")
            
            # Get consumption data
            data = await api.get_consumption_data()
            print(f"Retrieved {len(data)} months of data")
            
    except IstaVdmAuthError as e:
        print(f"Authentication failed: {e}")
    except IstaVdmError as e:
        print(f"API error: {e}")

Working with Consumption Data

from ista_vdm_api import ConsumptionData

async def analyze_consumption():
    async with IstaVdmAPI("[e-mail]", "password") as api:
        await api.authenticate()
        
        data = await api.get_consumption_data()
        
        # Calculate totals
        total_heating = sum(
            entry.heating_consumption or 0 
            for entry in data
        )
        total_hot_water = sum(
            entry.hot_water_consumption or 0 
            for entry in data
        )
        
        print(f"Total Heating: {total_heating:.2f} kWh")
        print(f"Total Hot Water: {total_hot_water:.2f} m³")
        
        # Get latest month
        latest = max(data, key=lambda x: x.period_end)
        print(f"Latest period: {latest.period_start} to {latest.period_end}")
        print(f"Latest heating: {latest.heating_consumption} kWh")

Using Custom Session

import aiohttp
from ista_vdm_api import IstaVdmAPI

async def with_custom_session():
    # Create custom session with timeout
    timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30)
    async with aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=timeout) as session:
        api = IstaVdmAPI(
            "[e-mail]", 
            "password",
            session=session
        )
        
        await api.authenticate()
        data = await api.get_consumption_data()
        # Session will be managed externally

API Reference

IstaVdmAPI

Main API client class.

Constructor

IstaVdmAPI(email: str, password: str, session: aiohttp.ClientSession | None = None)

• email: Your ista VDM portal email address
• password: Your ista VDM portal password
• session: Optional aiohttp ClientSession (one will be created if not provided)

Methods

authenticate()

Authenticate with the ista VDM portal.

async def authenticate() -> bool

Returns: True if authentication successful

Raises:

• IstaVdmAuthError: If authentication fails
• IstaVdmError: For other errors

get_consumption_data()

Retrieve consumption data from the portal.

async def get_consumption_data() -> list[ConsumptionData]

Returns: List of ConsumptionData objects

Raises:

• IstaVdmError: If data retrieval fails

get_flat_info()

Get information about the flat/property.

async def get_flat_info() -> dict | None

Returns: Dictionary with flat details or None if not available

Example return value:

{
    'id': '12345',
    'city': 'Vienna',
    'street': 'Test Street',
    'housenumber': '123',
    'door': '4',
    'squaremeter': 56.9,
    'postalcode': '1010',
    'flatnumber': '8',
    'floor': '2',
    'property_id': 'PROP-001'
}

Properties

• is_authenticated: bool - Check if client is authenticated
• flat_id: str | None - Get the flat ID
• user_id: str | None - Get the user ID

ConsumptionData

Data class representing consumption for a single period.

@dataclass
class ConsumptionData:
    period_start: date
    period_end: date
    heating_consumption: float | None
    heating_cost: float | None
    hot_water_consumption: float | None
    hot_water_cost: float | None

Exceptions

IstaVdmAuthError

Raised when authentication fails (invalid credentials, expired session, etc.)

IstaVdmError

General API error (network issues, server errors, parsing errors, etc.)

Development

Setup Development Environment

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/BeniKing99/ista-vdm-api.git
cd ista-vdm-api

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install in development mode
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Running Tests

# Run all tests
pytest

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=ista_vdm_api --cov-report=html

# Run specific test file
pytest tests/test_api.py

Code Quality

# Format code with black
black ista_vdm_api/ tests/

# Check with mypy
mypy ista_vdm_api/

# Lint with ruff
ruff check ista_vdm_api/ tests/

# Fix auto-fixable issues
ruff check --fix ista_vdm_api/ tests/

Supported Regions

This library is designed for the Austrian ista VDM portal (https://ista-vdm.at/).

It may work with other regional portals if they use the same API structure, but this is not guaranteed.

Data Privacy

• All communication is done over HTTPS
• Credentials are only used for authentication and are not stored or logged
• No data is sent to third parties
• The library only accesses data that is already available to you through the web portal

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Please ensure:

• Code follows the existing style (Black formatting)
• Type hints are included
• Tests pass (pytest)
• Mypy type checking passes (mypy)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial library and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ista SE. Use at your own risk. Always verify the data with your official ista VDM portal.

Changelog

1.0.0 (2025-02-10)

• Initial release
• OAuth2 authentication support
• Consumption data retrieval
• Flat information access
• CSV parsing
• Full async/await support
• Type hints and mypy compliance

Support

• GitHub Issues
• PyPI Project

Related Projects

• Home Assistant Integration - Home Assistant custom component using this library

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