// Call remote datastore server to log activity
void notify(std::string message) {

  std::time_t now = std::time(NULL);
  char mbstr[sizeof "2011-10-08T07:07:09Z"];
  std::strftime(mbstr, sizeof(mbstr), "%FT%TZ", std::localtime(&now));

  std::stringstream text;
  text << "{\"state\":";
  text << "\"" << message << " " << mbstr << "\"}";

  log_mqtt(text.str());
  log_datastore(text.str());
}
void increment_mqtt() {
  std::string payload = "{\"counter\": \"1\" }";
  log_mqtt(payload);
}