homebridge-multiswitcheroo

Homebridge-MultiSwitcheroo

User defined switches for http requests. Simple on/off or multiswitch devices. Useful for lights, A/V systems, home automation, and includes live status polling & parsing custom responses!

Switch Types

Switch (standard on/off)

Meant to be used as a simple on/off switch. ==> api accessible light, outlet, fan, etc.

Define your Switcheroo with whatever name you want to appear in the home app.

Then, set the appropriate statusUrl to call for the status at the set pollingInterval (default 3000).

The statusPattern is a regular expression string (regexp) sought in the response from the server to get an accurate status for each switch (see the Mute switch in the MultiSwitcheroo config example below for a really good example of a complex pattern where an unknown number is present in the string).

Set the onUrl & offUrl as appropriate. Must be the full URL, including http:// & port.

The manufacturer, model, and serialNumber are all optional, but it is best to set them. Controller for HomeKit will throw errors about duplicate serial numbers if you have multiple devices using DEFAULT-SERIAL. Plus, it's fun to set these with your name!

Currently only built to support the GET http method.

{
        "accessory": "Switcheroo",   // remember this *must* be 'Switcheroo' for single
        "name": "My Switch",
        "model": "Model",
        "manufacturer": "Manufacturer",
        "serialNumber": "SWITCH01",   // best to specify a SN to avoid conflicts
        "statusUrl": "http://192.168.0.XXX/myswitch/status",
        "statusPattern": /1/,
        "pollingInterval": 3000,
        "onUrl"  : "http://192.168.0.XXX/myswitch/1",
        "offUrl" : "http://192.168.0.XXX/myswitch/0"
}

Multiswitch (radio buttons)

Ideally you would use this to set a characteristic like volume. For example, a mute switch, a high, medium & low switch for a Yamaha receiver.

Define your MultiSwitcheroo with whatever name you want to appear as the main switch title in the home app. This is what is visible if left displayed as a single tile (default). The name for each switch is what the individual switches should show. Sometimes these transfer to the home app, and sometimes not, so you may have to rename them all once in the home app, but only once.

Then, set the appropriate statusUrl to call for the status at the set pollingInterval (default 3000).

The statusPattern is a regular expression string (regexp) sought in the response from the server to get an accurate status for each switch (see the Mute switch in the MultiSwitcheroo config example below for a really good example of a complex pattern where an unknown number is present in the string).

Set the onUrl & offUrl as appropriate. Must be the full URL, including http:// & port.

The manufacturer, model, and serialNumber are all optional, but it is best to set them. Controller for HomeKit will throw errors about duplicate serial numbers if you have multiple devices using DEFAULT-SERIAL.

Currently only built to support the GET http method.

  {
        "accessory": "MultiSwitcheroo",   // remember this *must* be 'MultiSwitcheroo' for multi
        "name": "Volume Switch",
        "manufacturer": "Manufacturer",
        "model": "Model",
        "serialNumber": "VOLUMESW01",   // best to specify a SN to avoid conflicts
        "statusUrl": "http://192.168.1.91/YamahaExtendedControl/v1/main/getStatus",
        "pollingInterval": 5000,
        "switches": [
            {
                "name": "Mute",
                "onUrl": "http://192.168.1.91/YamahaExtendedControl/v1/main/setMute?enable=true",
                "offUrl": "http://192.168.1.91/YamahaExtendedControl/v1/main/setMute?enable=false",
                "statusPattern": "{\"response_code\":0,\"power\":\"on\",\"sleep\":0,\"volume\":[0-9]+,\"mute\":true"
            },
            {
                "name": "Low",
                "onUrl": "http://192.168.1.91/YamahaExtendedControl/v1/main/setVolume?volume=51",
                "offUrl": "http://192.168.1.91/YamahaExtendedControl/v1/system/getFuncStatus",
                "statusPattern": "{\"response_code\":0,\"power\":\"on\",\"sleep\":0,\"volume\":51,\"mute\":false"
            },
            {
                "name": "Medium",
                "onUrl": "http://192.168.1.91/YamahaExtendedControl/v1/main/setVolume?volume=81",
                "offUrl": "http://192.168.1.91/YamahaExtendedControl/v1/system/getFuncStatus",
                "statusPattern": "{\"response_code\":0,\"power\":\"on\",\"sleep\":0,\"volume\":81,\"mute\":false"
            },
            {
                "name": "High",
                "onUrl": "http://192.168.1.91/YamahaExtendedControl/v1/main/setVolume?volume=111",
                "offUrl": "http://192.168.1.91/YamahaExtendedControl/v1/system/getFuncStatus",
                "statusPattern": "{\"response_code\":0,\"power\":\"on\",\"sleep\":0,\"volume\":111,\"mute\":false"
            }
        ]
  }

Configuration Params

Parameter	Description	Required
name	name of the switch or switches	✓
accessory	Switcheroo or MultiSwitcheroo	✓
statusUrl	url for status requests	✓
statusPattern	regexp sought in statusUrl response body	✓
onUrl	endpoint paths for the on state	✓
offUrl	endpoint paths for the on state	✓
pollingInterval	interval to poll for status updates in milliseconds (default 3000ms or 3 seconds)	✓
switches	array of switches for MultiSwitcheroo devices (see axample config)	✓
manufacturer	will show in Home app description of this Homekit accessory, ex. 'Yamaha'
model	will show in Home app description of this Homekit accessory, ex. 'Default Model'
serialNumber	will show in Home app description of this Homekit accessory, ex. 'SERIALNUMBER1'

Tips

• Make sure specify the full URL in the statusURL. (i.e. "statusUrl" : "http://192.168.0.XXX:2000").
• Must prepend 'http://' to all URLs.
• Verify your server only uses GET. This plugin only does GET requests.
• Use this plugin in a child bridge. It's just better.
• You can expose multiple switches on the same child bridge, just use the same _bridge username & port in the config.

Installation

1. Install homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge
2. Install homebridge-http using: npm install -g homebridge-multiswitcheroo
3. Update your config file