provident 0.1.3

Python client library for the Provident (MeterConnex) API

provident-py

Python client library for the Provident (MeterConnex) utility monitoring API. Supports both synchronous and asynchronous usage with full type safety.

Installation

pip install provident

Quick Start

from datetime import date

from provident import MeterType, Period, ProvidentClient, ProvidentConfig

config = ProvidentConfig(base_url="https://provident.meterconnex.com")

with ProvidentClient(config) as client:
    # Authenticate
    result = client.login("account-id", "password")
    if not result.success:
        print(result.msg)
        return

    # Read meter data
    electricity = client.get_chart_data(
        MeterType.ELECTRICITY, Period.MONTH, date(2026, 1, 1)
    )
    print(f"Units: {electricity.units}")  # kWh
    print(f"Data: {electricity.data}")     # [1.79, 2.76, ...]

    # Read all meter types
    for meter in [MeterType.COLD_WATER, MeterType.HOT_WATER, MeterType.ELECTRICITY]:
        data = client.get_chart_data(meter, Period.YEAR, date(2026, 1, 1))
        print(f"{meter.value}: {len(data.data)} data points in {data.units}")

Async Usage

from datetime import date

from provident import AsyncProvidentClient, MeterType, Period, ProvidentConfig

config = ProvidentConfig(base_url="https://provident.meterconnex.com")

async with AsyncProvidentClient(config) as client:
    await client.login("account-id", "password")

    result = await client.get_chart_data(
        MeterType.ELECTRICITY, Period.DAY, date(2026, 6, 1)
    )
    print(result.data)

API Reference

Client Classes

Class	Description
ProvidentClient(config)	Synchronous client. Use as a context manager.
AsyncProvidentClient(config)	Asynchronous client. Use as an async context manager.

Authentication

Method	Returns	Description
login(username, password, *, remember_me=False)	LoginResult	Authenticate with the API. Session is persisted via cookies.
check_login()	bool	Check if the current session is still authenticated.
is_authenticated	bool	Property — checks if the auth cookie is present.

Meter Data

Method	Returns	Description
get_chart_data(meter_type, period, start)	ChartDataResult	Fetch usage data for a meter type and time period.

Enums

MeterType

Value	API String
COLD_WATER	"Cold Water"
ELECTRICITY	"Electricity"
HOT_WATER	"Hot Water"

Period

Value	Data Points
DAY	24 (hourly)
MONTH	28–31 (daily)
YEAR	12 (monthly)

Models

Model	Fields
LoginResult	success: bool, msg: str | None
ChartDataResult	error: bool, units: str | None, data: list[float]

Errors

All exceptions inherit from ProvidentError.

Exception	HTTP Status	Description
ProvidentAPIError	4xx	Base class for API errors. Includes status_code, message, headers, body.
ProvidentAuthenticationError	401	Invalid or expired credentials.
ProvidentNotFoundError	404	Requested resource not found.
ProvidentRateLimitError	429	Rate limit exceeded. Includes retry_after.
ProvidentServerError	5xx	Server error. Includes stack_trace, exception_type from ASP.NET.
ProvidentConnectionError	N/A	Network-level failure (timeout, DNS, etc.).

Requirements

• Python 3.12+
• httpx
• pydantic v2

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License

MIT