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[Reactor] Variables not updating correctly in latest-25201-2aa18550
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Hello all.. been a minute! I recently rebuilt my Z wave network and migrated to a new z wave stick. In order to prevent any downtime I kept my original z wave network up and ran a docker version of Z Wave JS UI with my new controller. This way I could add device by device without having any devices down. I finally moved all the devices over to my new stick today. The final step was to migrate everything from my Docker instance of Z Wave JS UI to the HA add-on of Z Wave JS UI. However during this migration some of the names didn't populate correctly which I later managed to import back into Z Wave JS UI. The issue was in Reactor it is stuck on the default names and the entities are not updating. I removed the controller from Reactor, restarted, hard refreshed, and added the controller back however the new entity names have not updated. Also it seems like the old entities from my previous instance of Z Wave JS UI are lingering and not being marked as dead (I believe a certain amount of time needs to lapse before they're marked as dead in Reactor). My goal is to basically purge all the entities for the 'ZWaveJS' controller in Reactor so it can pull all the updated entity names and only the entities that exist in Z Wave JS UI. I cannot find a quick way to do this, I know entities can be deleted one by one, but with over 100 entities this would take long I am guessing that if I added the controller with a new name in in the Reactor config it would pull the updated entities and names but I think that would break my rules since the entity IDs would change (I made sure to name all the entities the exact same as they were previously to prevent this issue).
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Probably a really dumb question. Currently I am using the owntracks_sensor for tracking phones being in region in MSR and it works great. Digging around with Home Assistant and toying with some dashboards, is there any way of exposing that sensor to HA trivially? I could set MSR to trip a virtual switch in OpenLuup which can then be exposed to HA (with all my other Vera devices) but that feels a bit in-elegant if I can do it directly. Any thoughts? Apologies if the ask is not clear/ TIA C
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    #1

    Trying my damndest to follow the guidelines......

    Reactor latest-22274-24dfd72c
    Intel NUC Debian Bullseye

    Using an online YAML editor I have managed to create a reactor.yaml with an entity that allows Reactor to start (no idea why vi seems to break the yaml)

      - id: mqqt
        enabled: true
        implementation: MQTTController
        name: Mosquito
        config:
          source: "mqtt://192.168.70.249:8883/"
          username: xxxx
          password: xxxx
        entities:
          catman_iphone:
          name: "Catman Phone"
          topic: FCEB043-B975-490E-B051-198473F6A504
          uses_template: owntracks_in_region
          region: "Home"
    

    My expectation is that this would create a binary sensor. I can see no such sensor.

    Reactor log:

    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.580Z <app:null> Reactor latest-22274-24dfd72c starting on v16.15.0
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.581Z <app:INFO> Process ID 10567; docker false; platform linux/x64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.235-1 (2022-03-17); locale en_GB.UTF-8
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.581Z <app:INFO> Basedir /home/catman/reactor; data in /home/catman/reactor/storage
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.581Z <app:INFO> NODE_PATH=/home/catman/reactor
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.583Z <app:INFO> Configured locale (undefined); selected locale(s) en_GB.UTF-8
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.601Z <app:INFO> Loaded locale en-US
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.612Z <Capabilities:null> Module Capabilities v22250
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.659Z <Plugin:null> Module Plugin v21186
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.663Z <TimerBroker:null> Module TimerBroker v22263
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.665Z <default:INFO> Module Entity v22258
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.667Z <Controller:null> Module Controller v22266
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.668Z <default:null> Module Structure v22123
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.675Z <default:null> Module Ruleset v21096
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.675Z <default:null> Module Rulesets v21096
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.680Z <GlobalExpression:null> Module GlobalExpression v21333
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.697Z <Predicate:null> Module Predicate v22271
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.699Z <AlertManager:null> Module AlertManager v22117
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.701Z <default:null> Module Rule v22265
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.704Z <GlobalReaction:null> Module GlobalReaction v21333
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.705Z <default:null> Module Engine v22266
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.705Z <default:null> Module httpapi v22248
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.717Z <default:null> Module wsapi v22104
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.719Z <app:NOTICE> Starting Structure...
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.723Z <Structure:NOTICE> Structure#1 plugin ID influx disabled; skipping
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.727Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface vera (VeraController)
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.762Z <TaskQueue:null> Module TaskQueue 21351
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.763Z <VeraController:null> Module VeraController v22258
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.866Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface mqqt (MQTTController)
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.869Z <MQTTController:null> Module MQTTController v22144
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.930Z <MQTTController:INFO> instance topic ident is mqqt
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.933Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface groups (DynamicGroupController)
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.938Z <DynamicGroupController:null> Module DynamicGroupController v22123
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.941Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface reactor_system (SystemController)
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.944Z <SystemController:null> Module SystemController v22257
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.946Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller VeraController#vera
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.947Z <VeraController:NOTICE> VeraController#vera starting
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.985Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController#vera loaded mapping ver 22257 rev 3 format 1 notice (none)
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.990Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController: deviceclass room capability sys_group does not provide attribute members
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.990Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController: deviceclass room capability sys_group does not provide attribute empty
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.000Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller MQTTController#mqqt
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.001Z <MQTTController:NOTICE> Connecting to broker mqtt://192.168.70.249:8883/
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.036Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller DynamicGroupController#groups
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.041Z <DynamicGroupController:NOTICE> Controller DynamicGroupController#groups is now online.
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.041Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller SystemController#reactor_system
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.043Z <SystemController:NOTICE> Controller SystemController#reactor_system is now online.
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.081Z <app:NOTICE> Starting HTTP server and API...
    [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.083Z <httpapi:NOTICE> Starting HTTP API v1 22248 on http://192.168.70.2
    

    Anyone comment on what I've done wrong?

    TIA

    C

    The Ex-Vera abuser know as CatmanV2.....

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    • CatmanV2C CatmanV2

      Trying my damndest to follow the guidelines......

      Reactor latest-22274-24dfd72c
      Intel NUC Debian Bullseye

      Using an online YAML editor I have managed to create a reactor.yaml with an entity that allows Reactor to start (no idea why vi seems to break the yaml)

        - id: mqqt
          enabled: true
          implementation: MQTTController
          name: Mosquito
          config:
            source: "mqtt://192.168.70.249:8883/"
            username: xxxx
            password: xxxx
          entities:
            catman_iphone:
            name: "Catman Phone"
            topic: FCEB043-B975-490E-B051-198473F6A504
            uses_template: owntracks_in_region
            region: "Home"
      

      My expectation is that this would create a binary sensor. I can see no such sensor.

      Reactor log:

      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.580Z <app:null> Reactor latest-22274-24dfd72c starting on v16.15.0
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.581Z <app:INFO> Process ID 10567; docker false; platform linux/x64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.235-1 (2022-03-17); locale en_GB.UTF-8
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.581Z <app:INFO> Basedir /home/catman/reactor; data in /home/catman/reactor/storage
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.581Z <app:INFO> NODE_PATH=/home/catman/reactor
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.583Z <app:INFO> Configured locale (undefined); selected locale(s) en_GB.UTF-8
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.601Z <app:INFO> Loaded locale en-US
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.612Z <Capabilities:null> Module Capabilities v22250
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.659Z <Plugin:null> Module Plugin v21186
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.663Z <TimerBroker:null> Module TimerBroker v22263
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.665Z <default:INFO> Module Entity v22258
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.667Z <Controller:null> Module Controller v22266
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.668Z <default:null> Module Structure v22123
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.675Z <default:null> Module Ruleset v21096
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.675Z <default:null> Module Rulesets v21096
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.680Z <GlobalExpression:null> Module GlobalExpression v21333
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.697Z <Predicate:null> Module Predicate v22271
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.699Z <AlertManager:null> Module AlertManager v22117
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.701Z <default:null> Module Rule v22265
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.704Z <GlobalReaction:null> Module GlobalReaction v21333
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.705Z <default:null> Module Engine v22266
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.705Z <default:null> Module httpapi v22248
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.717Z <default:null> Module wsapi v22104
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.719Z <app:NOTICE> Starting Structure...
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.723Z <Structure:NOTICE> Structure#1 plugin ID influx disabled; skipping
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.727Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface vera (VeraController)
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.762Z <TaskQueue:null> Module TaskQueue 21351
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.763Z <VeraController:null> Module VeraController v22258
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.866Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface mqqt (MQTTController)
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.869Z <MQTTController:null> Module MQTTController v22144
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.930Z <MQTTController:INFO> instance topic ident is mqqt
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.933Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface groups (DynamicGroupController)
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.938Z <DynamicGroupController:null> Module DynamicGroupController v22123
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.941Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface reactor_system (SystemController)
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.944Z <SystemController:null> Module SystemController v22257
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.946Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller VeraController#vera
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.947Z <VeraController:NOTICE> VeraController#vera starting
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.985Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController#vera loaded mapping ver 22257 rev 3 format 1 notice (none)
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.990Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController: deviceclass room capability sys_group does not provide attribute members
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:55.990Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController: deviceclass room capability sys_group does not provide attribute empty
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.000Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller MQTTController#mqqt
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.001Z <MQTTController:NOTICE> Connecting to broker mqtt://192.168.70.249:8883/
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.036Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller DynamicGroupController#groups
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.041Z <DynamicGroupController:NOTICE> Controller DynamicGroupController#groups is now online.
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.041Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller SystemController#reactor_system
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.043Z <SystemController:NOTICE> Controller SystemController#reactor_system is now online.
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.081Z <app:NOTICE> Starting HTTP server and API...
      [latest-22274]2022-10-09T15:13:56.083Z <httpapi:NOTICE> Starting HTTP API v1 22248 on http://192.168.70.2
      

      Anyone comment on what I've done wrong?

      TIA

      C

      toggledbitsT Offline
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      toggledbits
      wrote on last edited by toggledbits
      #2

      @catmanv2 said in Entity is not visible:

      Trying my damndest to follow the guidelines

      This is a solid performance.

      no idea why vi seems to break the yaml

      If i had to guess, you're indenting with tabs rather than spaces. That would be the first thing I'd look at. No tabs allowed.

      My expectation is that this would create a binary sensor. I can see no such sensor

      Easy, at least at the first level: your entities section is at the same indent level as config. The entities section is part of config, so it should be indented underneath it. entities: and all of the lines that follow as part of it should be indented two more spaces. As you have it, MQTTController can't even see that section, and that would explain why you're not getting an entity created.

      Should be:

        - id: mqqt
          enabled: true
          implementation: MQTTController
          name: Mosquito
          config:
            source: "mqtt://192.168.70.249:8883/"
            username: xxxx
            password: xxxx
            entities:
              catman_iphone:
              ...
      

      Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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      • toggledbitsT toggledbits

        @catmanv2 said in Entity is not visible:

        Trying my damndest to follow the guidelines

        This is a solid performance.

        no idea why vi seems to break the yaml

        If i had to guess, you're indenting with tabs rather than spaces. That would be the first thing I'd look at. No tabs allowed.

        My expectation is that this would create a binary sensor. I can see no such sensor

        Easy, at least at the first level: your entities section is at the same indent level as config. The entities section is part of config, so it should be indented underneath it. entities: and all of the lines that follow as part of it should be indented two more spaces. As you have it, MQTTController can't even see that section, and that would explain why you're not getting an entity created.

        Should be:

          - id: mqqt
            enabled: true
            implementation: MQTTController
            name: Mosquito
            config:
              source: "mqtt://192.168.70.249:8883/"
              username: xxxx
              password: xxxx
              entities:
                catman_iphone:
                ...
        
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        CatmanV2
        wrote on last edited by CatmanV2
        #3

        @toggledbits said in Entity is not visible:

        If i had to guess, you're indenting with tabs rather than spaces. That would be the first thing I'd look at. No tabs allowed.

        Thanks. I promise I'm not not but I'll just do it in a browser for now 🙂

          - id: mqqt
            enabled: true
            implementation: MQTTController
            name: Mosquito
            config:
              source: "mqtt://192.168.70.249:8883/"
              username: xxxx
              password: xxxx
              entities:
                catman_iphone:
                name: "Catman Phone"
                topic: catmaniphone
                uses_template: owntracks_in_region
                region: "Home"
        

        Everything starts fine. I've hard refreshed the browser.

        Still can't find any entity in either the entities screen or if I try to use 'it' in a rule.

        Clearly I've still done something idiotic, and there's an error in here, but damned if I know what it means?

        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.492Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller MQTTController#mqqt
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.493Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller DynamicGroupController#groups
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.496Z <DynamicGroupController:NOTICE> Controller DynamicGroupController#groups is now online.
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.496Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller SystemController#reactor_system
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.498Z <SystemController:NOTICE> Controller SystemController#reactor_system is now online.
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.538Z <Structure:ERR> Structure#1 controller mqqt failed to start: [TypeError]TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'uses_template')
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.538Z <Structure:CRIT> TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'uses_template')
        TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'uses_template')
            at MQTTController.start (/home/catman/reactor/ext/MQTTController/MQTTController.js:73:21)
            at Structure.start (/home/catman/reactor/server/lib/Structure.js:346:56)
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.538Z <MQTTController:NOTICE> MQTTController#mqqt stopping, sending LWT
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.539Z <MQTTController:NOTICE> MQTTController#mqqt stopping
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.540Z <app:NOTICE> Starting HTTP server and API...
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.542Z <httpapi:NOTICE> Starting HTTP API v1 22248 on http://192.168.70.249:8111
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.545Z <app:NOTICE> Starting Reaction Engine...
        [latest-22274]2022-10-09T17:45:15.545Z <Engine:INFO> Reaction Engine starting
        

        Cheers

        <edit> per the other thread I've also edited the DeviceID to catmaniphone on the phone and in the reactor.yaml. The log remains the same.

        C

        The Ex-Vera abuser know as CatmanV2.....

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          #4

          OK. I just noticed one more error... if I had included more sample data in my last example to you, I would have noticed it earlier...

          All together now... entities: must be indented two spaces from config: (as per my last post), but also everything after catman_iphone: should be indented two spaces from that...

            - id: mqqt
              enabled: true
              implementation: MQTTController
              name: Mosquito
              config:
                source: "mqtt://192.168.70.249:8883/"
                username: xxxx
                password: xxxx
                entities:
                  catman_iphone:
                    name: "Catman Phone"
                    topic: catmaniphone
                    uses_template: owntracks_in_region
                    region: "Home"
          

          General rule of thumb... if the : is the last character on the line, everything below it will need to be indented.

          Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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            wrote on last edited by CatmanV2
            #5

            I shall try to remember, thanks!

            So I have this:

              - id: mqqt
                enabled: true
                implementation: MQTTController
                name: Mosquito
                config:
                  source: "mqtt://192.168.70.249:8883/"
                  username: xxxxx
                  password: xxxxx
                  entities:
                    catman_iphone:
                      name: "Catman Phone"
                      topic: catmaniphone
                      uses_template: owntracks_in_region
                      region: "Home2"
            

            And in the logs:

            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.083Z <app:null> Reactor latest-22274-24dfd72c starting on v16.15.0
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.084Z <app:INFO> Process ID 24110; docker false; platform linux/x64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.235-1 (2022-03-17); locale en_GB.UTF-8
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.084Z <app:INFO> Basedir /home/catman/reactor; data in /home/catman/reactor/storage
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.084Z <app:INFO> NODE_PATH=/home/catman/reactor
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.086Z <app:INFO> Configured locale (undefined); selected locale(s) en_GB.UTF-8
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.105Z <app:INFO> Loaded locale en-US
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.113Z <Capabilities:null> Module Capabilities v22250
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.160Z <Plugin:null> Module Plugin v21186
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.164Z <TimerBroker:null> Module TimerBroker v22263
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.166Z <default:INFO> Module Entity v22258
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.168Z <Controller:null> Module Controller v22266
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.169Z <default:null> Module Structure v22123
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.176Z <default:null> Module Ruleset v21096
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.176Z <default:null> Module Rulesets v21096
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.181Z <GlobalExpression:null> Module GlobalExpression v21333
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.194Z <Predicate:null> Module Predicate v22271
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.197Z <AlertManager:null> Module AlertManager v22117
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.198Z <default:null> Module Rule v22265
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.201Z <GlobalReaction:null> Module GlobalReaction v21333
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.202Z <default:null> Module Engine v22266
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.202Z <default:null> Module httpapi v22248
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.214Z <default:null> Module wsapi v22104
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.215Z <app:NOTICE> Starting Structure...
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.218Z <Structure:NOTICE> Structure#1 plugin ID influx disabled; skipping
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.221Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface vera (VeraController)
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.258Z <TaskQueue:null> Module TaskQueue 21351
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.259Z <VeraController:null> Module VeraController v22258
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.362Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface mqqt (MQTTController)
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.366Z <MQTTController:null> Module MQTTController v22144
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.422Z <MQTTController:INFO> instance topic ident is mqqt
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.425Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface groups (DynamicGroupController)
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.429Z <DynamicGroupController:null> Module DynamicGroupController v22123
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.432Z <Structure:INFO> Structure#1 loading controller interface reactor_system (SystemController)
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.435Z <SystemController:null> Module SystemController v22257
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.438Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller VeraController#vera
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.438Z <VeraController:NOTICE> VeraController#vera starting
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.477Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController#vera loaded mapping ver 22257 rev 3 format 1 notice (none)
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.482Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController: deviceclass room capability sys_group does not provide attribute members
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.482Z <VeraController:INFO> VeraController: deviceclass room capability sys_group does not provide attribute empty
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.492Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller MQTTController#mqqt
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.492Z <MQTTController:ERR> MQTTController#mqqt entity catman_iphone uses_template=owntracks_in_region, template not defined
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.493Z <MQTTController:NOTICE> Connecting to broker mqtt://192.168.70.249:8883/
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.527Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller DynamicGroupController#groups
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.533Z <DynamicGroupController:NOTICE> Controller DynamicGroupController#groups is now online.
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.533Z <Structure:INFO> Starting controller SystemController#reactor_system
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.535Z <SystemController:NOTICE> Controller SystemController#reactor_system is now online.
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.574Z <app:NOTICE> Starting HTTP server and API...
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.576Z <httpapi:NOTICE> Starting HTTP API v1 22248 on http://192.168.70.249:8111
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.579Z <app:NOTICE> Starting Reaction Engine...
            [latest-22274]2022-10-09T20:45:55.579Z <Engine:INFO> Reaction Engine starting
            

            Still no device. Thanks 🙂

            C

            The Ex-Vera abuser know as CatmanV2.....

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              wrote on last edited by
              #6

              You need at least version 22260 of MQTTController

              Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                Perfect! Thanks!

                Now to see if it works!

                C

                The Ex-Vera abuser know as CatmanV2.....

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