--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/pkg/models/gauge.go	Thu Dec 20 12:06:37 2018 +0100
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+// This is Free Software under GNU Affero General Public License v >= 3.0
+// without warranty, see README.md and license for details.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+// License-Filename: LICENSES/AGPL-3.0.txt
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2018 by via donau
+//   – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH
+// Software engineering by Intevation GmbH
+//
+// Author(s):
+//  * Raimund Renkert <raimund.renkert@intevation.de>
+
+package models
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// GaugeMeasurementImport contains data used to define the endpoint
+type GaugeMeasurementImport struct {
+	URL      string `json:"url"`
+	Insecure bool   `json:"insecure"`
+}
+
+// GaugeMeasurement holds information about a gauge and the latest measurement
+type GaugeMeasurement struct {
+	Gauge           Isrs
+	LatestDateIssue time.Time
+}
+
+// Isrs represents the gauge identification data structure
+type Isrs struct {
+	CountryCode    string
+	LoCode         string
+	FairwaySection string
+	Orc            string
+	Hectometre     int
+}
+
+// IsrsFromString converts string representation of isrs code to type Isrs
+func IsrsFromString(isrsCode string) (*Isrs, error) {
+	if len(isrsCode) < 20 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("to short")
+	}
+	hm, err := strconv.Atoi(isrsCode[15:20])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	isrs := Isrs{
+		CountryCode:    isrsCode[0:2],
+		LoCode:         isrsCode[2:5],
+		FairwaySection: isrsCode[5:10],
+		Orc:            isrsCode[10:15],
+		Hectometre:     hm,
+	}
+	return &isrs, nil
+}
+
+// ToString creates a isrs code string from Isrs
+func (isrs *Isrs) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s%s%05d",
+		isrs.CountryCode,
+		isrs.LoCode,
+		isrs.FairwaySection,
+		isrs.Orc,
+		isrs.Hectometre)
+}