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eibenp / homebridge-gree-airconditioner

Homebridge plugin for GREE Air Conditioners
Apache License 2.0
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Expose new modes to HomeKit #1

Closed nicoodeimos closed 10 months ago

nicoodeimos commented 10 months ago

Hello there, I'd like to start by thanking you for this plugin! Amazing work. I just installed a copy and it seems to work perfectly.

I was wondering if you were considering the following enhancements:

Happy to help and test, if necessary! Many thanks!

eibenp commented 10 months ago

Hello,

thank you for your suggestions! I designed this plugin to be used from Apple's Home app and be as simple and clear as it can. So I do not plan to add buttons because they are confusing in the Home app. Some of your ideas may be implemented in a future release.

Kind regards

nicoodeimos commented 10 months ago

I see :( you could add them as secondary accessories though, « hidden » inside the main HeaterCooler accessory. I know the Home app is incomplete and lacks functionality, but your plugin is the only one working properly and it’s a shame that we cannot control the full spectrum of AC units just because Apple isn’t implementing everything.

Adding buttons nested in the main accessory (like you did for the Temp service) would allow to keep things clean and simple yet allowing to control what is not available in the main accessory. You could even add options to hide those buttons if necessary!

Many thanks.

eibenp commented 10 months ago

Additional temperature sensor accessory configuration implemented in release v1.0.1. Other suggested improvements are not planned in the near future.

keness521 commented 7 months ago

I know the issue is closed, and this may not even be seen, but I would like to also vote for Fan and Dry mode options. I know none of them are "perfect" for HomeKit, but Fan and Dry are pretty integral modes of essentially ALL mini-splits. I use Fan mode, to keep air circulating, far more hours of the year than I do Cool or Heat.

There are several different ways to implement them, and for simplicity they can be optional and default to OFF, that's fine and that way doesn't clutter up anyone's Home app with anything they don't want.

My personal favorite is just to expose them as a separate service. Like homebridge-gree-heatercooler-v2 does it. That plugin had nearly nailed it, but had a few small bugs left and sadly seems to be abandoned when the author moved and no longer had a GREE AC anymore. (Oscillation was also quite convoluted with that plugin, so I don't use that function at all.)

eibenp commented 7 months ago

Maybe I will look for a solution but not in the near future. Currently it is not on my plan.