Add SSL Support to InfluxDB Connection (#45)

README.md

@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ within that YAML file that corresponds to the scenario you wish to run. Defaults
 you must specify a host.
     E.g. `1.1.1.1`. Defaults to None.
 - `--influx_port`: Port for your `influx_host` in the case where it is non-default.
+- `--influx_ssl`: If your influxdb is using SSL, set this to True. Defaults to False.
+- `--influx_verify_ssl`: If your influxdb is using SSL, set this to True. Defaults to 
+    False.
 - `--influx_user`: Username for your `influx_host`, if you have one.
 - `--influx_pwd`: Password for your `influx_host`, if you have one.
 - `--grafana_host`: If your grafana is a separate URL from the influxdb, you can 

src/grasshopper/lib/configuration/gh_configuration.py

@@ -94,6 +94,27 @@ class ConfigurationConstants:
                 "help": "Password to connect to the influx host.",
             },
         },
+        "influx_ssl": {
+            "opts": ["--influx_ssl"],
+            "attrs": {
+                "action": "store",
+                "type": bool,
+                "help": "Enable SSL for InfluxDB connection.",
+            },
+            "typecast": typecast_bool,
+            "default": False,
+        },
+
+        "influx_verify_ssl": {
+            "opts": ["--influx_verify_ssl"],
+            "attrs": {
+                "action": "store",
+                "type": bool,
+                "help": "Enable SSL certificate verification for InfluxDB connection.",
+            },
+            "typecast": typecast_bool,
+            "default": False,
+        },
         "grafana_host": {
             "opts": ["--grafana_host"],
             "attrs": {

src/grasshopper/lib/fixtures/grasshopper_constants.py

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class GrasshopperConstants:
         "influx_port",
         "influx_user",
         "influx_pwd",
+        "influx_ssl",
+        "influx_verify_ssl",
         "grafana_host",
         "shape_instance",
         "scenario_delay",

src/grasshopper/lib/grasshopper.py

@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ def log(self) -> None:
         logger.info("--- /Grasshopper configuration ---")
 
     @property
-    def influx_configuration(self) -> dict[str, Optional[str]]:
+    def influx_configuration(self) -> dict[str, Optional[Union[bool, str]]]:
+
         """Extract the influx related configuration items.
 
         The InfluxDbSettings object should only get keys if there is a
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ def influx_configuration(self) -> dict[str, Optional[str]]:
         if pwd:
             configuration["pwd"] = pwd
 
+        configuration["ssl"] = self.global_configuration.get("influx_ssl", False)
+
+        configuration["verify_ssl"] = self.global_configuration.get("influx_verify_ssl", False)
+
         return configuration
 
     @property