how to define outlet or light items?

[snizzleorg]

currently switch items exist. iOS recognises now all switches as lamps. can they also somehow be defined as outlets? maybe via customAttrs?

[jdwhite]

Or how about fans versus lights so when I say "turn on the lights" my ceiling fan doesn't turn on?

[tommasomarchionni]

Thank you for your feedback! I will add this feature via customAttrs in the next days.

[jdwhite]

Thanks! Looking forward to it.

[snizzleorg]

Great! Thanks! Any idea about other types - smoke detectors motion detectors etc? will this be possible at all?

[ssvenn]

I would really love to see an item type for garage doors so you could use "open" and "close", I tried naming a switch "garage door" so i could say "turn on garage door" but Siri catches "garage" and complains about not finding any garage openers.

The final thing on the wishlist is lock items so you could say "unlock the front door", that should cover most equipment on the market right now.

[snizzleorg]

As I see there is a couple of items now. Lightbulb, Fan etc. I however would need a outlet item (for things like video projector etc). When defined as switch items somehow siri always thinks they are lamps.

[snizzleorg]

those are the available types in homekit:

https://github.com/KhaosT/HAP-NodeJS/blob/master/lib/gen/HomeKitTypes.js

[tommasomarchionni]

Outlet added! ;)

[snizzleorg]

Cool! thanks. I will try it out tomorrow and let you know how!

[snizzleorg]

Works beautifully now. Thanks!