StatelessProgrammableSwitch not triggering actions in Home App

[gui28347]

Not sure if I'm doing it correctly, after creating a Stateless button, I can see it in homebridge with no issues.

I used my phone to associate an action to SINGLE_PRESS action (turn a specific light on)

I'm executing the script:
State.js Set Button3 ProgrammableSwitchEvent 0

The scene is not being triggered. I tried using a different plugin (https://github.com/jnvaldenaire/homebridge-http-programmableswitch/blob/master/index.js) and it worked with no issue (same phone & same light).

Is the parameter or value I'm using incorrect ?

Thanks,
Gui

[ztalbot2000]

Thanks for uding Cmd4. I don't see anything specifically wrong. Try running Homebridge in debug mode. DEBUG=* homebridge -D You will see the actual setCmd that is being executed, which you can try yourself outside of Homebridge. if you are really stuck, send me your config.json and any scripts you are using and I will have a look. TTFN, John Talbot ztalbot2000@gmail.com

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[gui28347]

• Plugin installed: homebridge-cmd4 v2.4.2

• My config.json :
  {
  "platform": "Cmd4",
  "name": "Cmd4",
  "outputConstants": false,
  "accessories": [
  {
  "type": "StatelessProgrammableSwitch",
  "displayName": "Button3",
  "programmableSwitchEvent": "SINGLE_PRESS",
  "name": "Button3",
  "serviceLabelIndex": 1,
  "Manufacturer": "Somebody",
  "Model": "Anything",
  "SerialNumber": "12345",
  "stateChangeResponseTime": 3,
  "state_cmd": "node .homebridge/Cmd4Scripts/State.js"
  }
  ]
  }

• I can see the button in My iphone and homebridge UI.

• Steps to repro:

1. Open your home app, click the button, and assign an action to "SINGLE_PRESS", such as "turn on or turn off a light"
2. Execute: ./State.js Set Button3 ProgrammableSwitchEvent 0
3. At this point we expect that ./State.js would trigger an Event SINGLE_PRESS and the action configured in step Allow State.js to be run from anywhere #1 would happen, but nothing happens.

Let me know if you need any additional info.
Thanks for your help

Gui

[ztalbot2000]

Hi,

I certainly don't know every device and every characteristic. I wrote this plugin just to see what the Home App on IOS could do without any devices. It has evolved into this do everything for everyone plugin.
I used your config.json and tried it in CMD4 2.4.2. I was surprised to see no getCmd of anything in the debug logs. Specifically I was looking for:
getValue accTypeEnumIndex:(114)-'ServiceLabelIndex' function for:Button3 cmd:node .homebridge/Cmd4Scripts/State.js Get 'Button3' 'ServiceLabelIndex'
[12/28/2020, 3:51:26 PM] [Cmd4] getValue ServiceLabelIndex function for:Button3 returned:0

I achieved this by adding the following to your config.json
"state_cmd": "node .homebridge/Cmd4Scripts/State.js",
"polling": [
{"serviceLabelIndex": "1", "interval": 40, "timeout": 8000}
]
Now the State.js command I provide is not smart enough to increment the serviceLabelIndex as does the plugin you stated. I could add this. No biggee.
Give this a shot and let me know what happens. I think that is all I can do for today.

[gui28347]

Thanks for quick reply!

I tried with your proposed change, so now I have in my config:

     {
        "platform": "Cmd4",
        "name": "Cmd4",
        "outputConstants": false,
        "accessories": [
            {
                "type": "StatelessProgrammableSwitch",
                "displayName": "Button3",
                "programmableSwitchEvent": "SINGLE_PRESS",
                "name": "Button3",
                "serviceLabelIndex": 1,
                "Manufacturer": "Somebody",
                "Model": "Anything",
                "SerialNumber": "12345",
                "stateChangeResponseTime": 3,
                "state_cmd": "node .homebridge/Cmd4Scripts/State.js",
                "polling": [
                    {
                        "serviceLabelIndex": "1",
                        "interval": 40,
                        "timeout": 8000
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }

• After changing my config, I restarted homebridge.
• Open my phone app, un-assigned all actions from button3
• Configured only 1 action in SINGLE_PRESS (turn on kitchen light)
• Executed State.js Set Button3 ProgrammableSwitchEvent 0
• Waited 1 minute to validate if it takes some time to read the "buttonPress" event, but nothing happens even after 1 minute.

Thanks
Gui

[gui28347]

I believe I found, not sure yet where add it to your code to fix the issue.

I found in the other plugin, they are using " self.triggerSwitch(i, 1); " to cause the trigger event to homebridge. I believe you are not using it.

[gui28347]

Couple changes and I got the button working.

#1 - Add this function to index.js

function readFSLastWrittenTime(a,b)
{
var fn = "/home/homebridge/.homebridge/Cmd4Scripts/Cmd4States/Status_" + a + "_" + b;
var stats = fs.statSync(fn);
let seconds = (new Date().getTime() - stats.mtime) / 1000;
return seconds;
}

#2 - Change the getvalue:function

if (characteristicString == "ServiceLabelIndex")
{
var results = readFSData(this.displayName ,characteristicString);

      var LastWrittenSec = readFSLastWrittenTime(this.displayName ,characteristicString);
     if (LastWrittenSec < 3)
     {
        var char = self.service.getCharacteristic(Characteristic.ProgrammableSwitchEvent);
        char.setValue(results);
     }
  }
  else
  {
      var results = readFSData(this.displayName ,characteristicString);
  }

#3 - Set polling to 3 seconds in your config file for button. This way it will monitor and if file modified date is less than 3 seconds it will trigger the action which the value of file contents.

Feel free to re-use this code and add to your project if you want, or just close this issue.

BTW: I moved read/write function to index.js so no external child process being created. You can still use State.js to read/write files, but for people using polling in multiple accessories or with high frequency polling the performance is much better without having to create external processes.

Thanks