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+# Prometheus exporter for Opensprinkler metrics
+
+Exports Opensprinkler metrics that can get scraped by Prometheus.
+
+## Usage
+
+...
+
+## References
+
+* [Opensprinkler](https://opensprinkler.com/)
+* [Opensprinkler API documentation](https://openthings.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/5000716363-os-api-documents)
+* See [OpenSprinkler-Weather](https://github.com/OpenSprinkler/OpenSprinkler-Weather)
+  for the weather provider API (I couldn't find any weather provider API docs)
+
+Author: varac@varac.net