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[therealdb]

So, I was messing with my Alexa routines and ha bridge, and I want to share something very cool you could do with the ability to get the last Alexa that heard your command. I mentioned it a couple of times on the old place, but Vera's OS is missing the jq package, but openLuup could have it installed.

Basically, just execute -lastalexa with my VeraAlexa plug-in:

local lastAlexa = luup.call_action("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1", 
  "RunCommand",
  {Command="-lastalexa"}, 666)

Then use it in your scene, to dynamically generate your TTS response with the device you've asked your question seconds before!

local temperature = 25 -- get it from your sensor
luup.call_action("urn:bochicchio-com:serviceId:VeraAlexa1", 
  "Say",
  {Text="Ok, outise temperature is " .. temperature .. " degree", Volume=50, GroupZones= lastAlexa, Repeat = 2}, 666

Very cool indeed

[CatmanV2]

Ooooh thanks, @therealdb. I'd been thinking about this!

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[rafale77]

Another idea: Getting an Ha bridge to run a scene which would run this function.
You can then reduce the number of habridge calls and go into any room and say alexa, turn light on and it would turn on the light of the exact room you are in.
Thinking about it, you may still need to keep the per room light commands in case you need to turn off a device in another room than the one you are in but it is one step in the right direction.

[therealdb]

If you put your alexa into the same group of the lights, you can already do that. No need to create a special scene.

I'm using it to ask questions with no needs to create a skill. Something like "what's the pool's temperature!", "has the dryer finished?", etc.

[rafale77]

Really? How do you name the lights then? Do you have a bunch of devices called "light"

[therealdb]

@rafale77 said in Get your Alexa replies to the device you've asked them to with VeraAlexa plug-in:

How do you name the lights then? Do you have a bunch of devices called "light"

Just place them in the same room and it's automatically done. Be sure to place the echo device in the same room. It should be work with TVs as well, thus I just have one connected to Alexa atm.

I won't post screenshots since my app is in Italian, but it's under groups.
Then be sure to place the echo as well.

EDIT: my wife accidentally turned on every light in the rooms last night, because I grouped my son's room with ours, because it's so useful to just say 'turn off light/lights' from the bed and be sure the entire floor is darken

[CatmanV2]

I have a 'Turn the house off' Reactor

I love the idea of the lights, though. Either way. I need to trip some of the lastalexa stuff but they are mostly things that are useful when we go out.....

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[CatmanV2]

@rafale77 said in Get your Alexa replies to the device you've asked them to with VeraAlexa plug-in:

Another idea: Getting an Ha bridge to run a scene which would run this function.

Hint for those of us with no clue?

Cheers

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[LibraSun]

Quick operational question about VeraAlexa...
I've got a nice Rule in MSR monitoring the 'LastResponse' variable, watching for mention of a "cookie". It then sends me an email, reminding me to visit alexa.amazon.com in order for the cookie to be created again.

My question is: Must I also then go into my 'Alexa' device on Vera and manually change the 'Configured' value from 1 back to 0? I have been doing that, even adding a browser refresh after, but notice such a step is not mentioned in the "no cookie" message. So I'm probably overthinking things.

Thanks for any clarification!

[CatmanV2]

I do not believe so. Certainly I never have

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[therealdb]

@librasun no need to have it reconfigured. It’s only necessary to download a new script.

[CatmanV2]

In fact my cookie expired today so definitely not required

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[LibraSun]

I always know the day the cookie expires, even before MSR sends me the warning, because a very specific nighttime Rule (to turn off the screen of my Echo Spot) will fail to run, so the Echo Spot doesn't go "boop" at bedtime.

[CatmanV2]

@librasun said in Get your Alexa replies to the device you've asked them to with VeraAlexa plug-in:

I always know the day the cookie expires, even before MSR sends me the warning, because a very specific nighttime Rule (to turn off the screen of my Echo Spot) will fail to run, so the Echo Spot doesn't go "boop" at bedtime.

Either my 'Shutting down the power / Sonic deadline is up' (1) won't be said, or the morning temperature report tends to tell me.

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