String name = (alias != null) ? alias : realName;
Object value = stateToObject(item.getState());
logger.trace("storing {} in influxdb {}", name, value);
// For now time is calculated by influxdb, may be this should be configurable?
Serie serie = new Serie.Builder(name)
.columns(VALUE_COLUMN_NAME)
.values(value)
.build();
// serie.setColumns(new String[] {"time", VALUE_COLUMN_NAME});
// Object[] point = new Object[] {System.currentTimeMillis(), value};