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lukasroegner / homebridge-philips-hue-sync-box

Homebridge plugin for the Philips Hue Sync Box.
MIT License
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Feature Request: Fade lights #57

Closed Calorion closed 2 years ago

Calorion commented 2 years ago

First off, thanks for this great plugin; it makes my life much easier.

However, there's one flaw. I have a trigger that dims the light at sunset, and it can be pretty jarring when it happens while we're watching TV. Could a fade effect, like https://github.com/ebaauw/homebridge-hue uses (or perhaps even in conjunction with Homebridge-hue!) be added? Thanks!

lukasroegner commented 2 years ago

Based on what I've found in the API docs for the Sync Box, it is not possible. homebridge-hue uses the Philips Hue Bridge API, whereas this plugin uses the Philips Hue Sync Box API. The API of the Sync Box does not support specifying an effect (like fading) when changing the brightness.

Calorion commented 2 years ago

So the most you could do would be to implement it yourself, with a “step-down” function of some sort.