closes #185

mdzio · Aug 11, 2024 · 1a4ef35 · 1a4ef35
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commit 1a4ef35
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/virtdev/mqtt.go b/virtdev/mqtt.go
@@ -263,7 +263,9 @@ func (e *extractorTmpl) Extract(payload []byte) (float64, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0.0, fmt.Errorf("Template execution failed for payload '%s': %v", string(payload), err)
 	}
-	fval, err := strconv.ParseFloat(sb.String(), 64)
+	// erase white space
+	sval := strings.TrimSpace(sb.String())
+	fval, err := strconv.ParseFloat(sval, 64)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0.0, fmt.Errorf("Template returned invalid number literal: %s", sb.String())
 	}