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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+import pymysql
+import json
+
+# MySQL database configuration
+servername = "localhost"
+username = "meshtastic"
+password = "YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE"
+dbname = "meshtastic"
+
+# MQTT broker configuration
+broker_address = "192.168.X.X"
+broker_port = 1883
+client_id = "mesh-monitor-py"
+
+# Connect to MySQL database
+conn = pymysql.connect(host=servername, user=username, password=password, database=dbname)
+
+def process_JSON(data, type):
+    global conn
+
+    sql_columns = ""
+    sql_values = ""
+    params = []
+
+    # Build the SQL column names and values
+    for field, value in data.items():
+        if field != 'payload':
+            sql_columns += f"`{field}`,"
+            sql_values += "%s,"
+            params.append(value)
+
+    for field, value in data['payload'].items():
+        if isinstance(value, list):
+            field_str = '|'.join([f"node_id:{item['node_id']}:snr:{item['snr']}" for item in value])
+            sql_columns += f"`payload_{field}`,"
+            sql_values += "%s,"
+            params.append(field_str)
+        else:
+            sql_columns += f"`payload_{field}`,"
+            sql_values += "%s,"
+            params.append(value)
+
+    # Remove trailing commas
+    sql_columns = sql_columns.rstrip(",")
+    sql_values = sql_values.rstrip(",")
+
+    # Prepare the SQL statement
+    sql = f"INSERT INTO `{type}` ({sql_columns}) VALUES ({sql_values})"
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    cursor.execute(sql, params)
+    conn.commit()
+
+    print("New record created successfully")
+    print("")
+
+    cursor.close()
+
+def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
+#    print("Connected to MQTT broker with result code "+str(rc))
+    client.subscribe("Meshtastic/2/json/LongFast/!da5ed0a0")
+
+def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
+    print(msg.payload.decode())
+    print("")
+    data = json.loads(msg.payload)
+    known_types = ['traceroute', 'telemetry', 'text', 'neighborinfo', 'nodeinfo', 'position']
+    if data['type'] in known_types:
+        process_JSON(data, data['type'])
+
+
+mqtt_client = mqtt.Client(client_id=client_id)
+mqtt_client.on_connect = on_connect
+mqtt_client.on_message = on_message
+
+# print("MySQL connection successful")
+
+try:
+    mqtt_client.connect(broker_address, broker_port, 60)
+    mqtt_client.loop_forever()
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    print("\nExiting...")
+    mqtt_client.disconnect()
+    conn.close()