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AtomBaf / homebridge-mqtt-tasmota

Homebridge handler for tasmota/MQTT devices
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no status change, if physical not available (offline) ? #10

Closed camelcamro closed 1 year ago

camelcamro commented 1 year ago

Hello tested it, and it is on screen - switching the icons OFF/ON and so on, but it is not checking if that is really possible and if it is changed after clicking a button. so, how can you be sure, that the device is answering ? in my example, a tasmota device is loosing the WIFI, and is not reachable, but in homebridge it is showing the ICON as OFF or click on it, then goes to "ON", but you can't see if it works or not.

Is there no status check ? eg: if device offline, then icon with "!" or whatever ?

cu

AtomBaf commented 1 year ago

Hi Indeed in the present implementation there is:

  1. no LWT (last will and testament) handling...
  2. no feedback when clicking a button to see if the action actually happened

From what I see the first point here could be achieved and at least will handle your concern. Let me check...

AtomBaf commented 1 year ago

Added in v0.10.0 => update your plugin in homebridge and let me know.

AtomBaf commented 1 year ago

v0.10.0 does not work sorry, on it

AtomBaf commented 1 year ago

In fact it works, but given this explanation the update from offline to online can take a long time and is not controllable. Sorry for that, but Apple HomeKit seems picky in this.

camelcamro commented 1 year ago

well, it is working for me, and i can't use the "icon" to switch ON/OFF, but the icon color ... there is no difference. can it not be sown in the icon as "UNKNOWN" or "OFFLINE", if LWT report "Offline" or "Unknown" and then also change the ICON color or anything to see that this is OFFLINE ?

AtomBaf commented 1 year ago

There is no direct API to change the color or shape of the button. Sorry for that.