Prevent unlatch when lock is locked

[cerahmed]

Hi there, great great zero-conf plugin! Really love it.

I've been using hombridge-nuki until I changed to homebridge-nb today.

One feature I'm really missing from homebridge-nuki plugin is the option to prevent unlatch when lock is locked. Meaning, unlatch only works when the lock is unlocked for extra safety.

Anyway to memic that behavior with this plugin?

[ebaauw]

I'm not going to do that. I would be another setting in config.json, kinda negating the whole zero-config philosophy.

[cerahmed]

Agree with the last part, however I thought maybe that should be the default as it is more logical to prevent a latch operation when the lock is locked.

This issue will be closed as such.

[ebaauw]

You can prevent the latch form being exposed as separate accessory. You could probably create an automation in Shortcuts or some home automation platform, that sets Latch on the lock accessory only when the lock is unlocked.

[cerahmed]

I already disabled the latch from the settings of the plugin. Any idea how I'd go about doing such an automation? It sounds really usefull if I could attach the latch to the lock accessory only when it's unlocked.

[ebaauw]

HomeKit doesn't like configuration changes, so optionally exposing an accessory, service, or characteristic won't work. Just create a dummy switch, and an automation to set the Latch characteristic when that switch is activated, and the lock is unlocked. Use a decent HomeKit app, like Eve to see the Latch characteristic, as Apple's Home doesn't support custom characteristics.