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[Reactor] Variables not updating correctly in latest-25201-2aa18550
therealdbT
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Do you Matter?
akbooerA
Is anyone using the Matter protocol to connect devices?
General Discussion
Caution: zwave-js-ui docker 11.4.0 is broken
toggledbitsT
About 20 hours ago, the author of zwave-js-ui posted build 11.4.0 of that product, and it contains an error and won't start (at all) under docker. The author is aware and working on a fix. In the meanwhile, stick with 11.3.1 or earlier. Ref: Issue 4401
Software
Shelly Wall Display XL
therealdbT
I don't know if you guys are into dashboards, but I am. For a second home I tried the Shelly Wall Display 2, and while not so big, it worked well over the summer. Since we're remodeling our house, I just swapped my old Fire Tablet (with its own problems) with two new Shelly Wall Display XL. I just removed the standard firmware, and I added mine (https://github.com/dbochicchio/ShellyElevate), forked from https://github.com/RapierXbox/ShellyElevate I just managed to support buttons (this thing has 4 of them) and it's all auto-discovered by Home Assistant and accessible via Reactor. I also have a new build in the works with support for buttons inside HA. I added a bonus Javascript interface sending events (screen/screensaver status, buttons, motion) to automatically drive the dashboard (all doing in HTML+Javascript and monitoring Reactor's variable). This specifical thing excluded, go get one of them, the device has a decent CPU for HA dashboards and blends wonderfully in the decor.
Hardware
Handling Dead Entities and Renamed Entities
PablaP
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).
Multi-System Reactor
Strange behavior for MQTT templates using payload and attributes
therealdbT
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[MSR] reactor-mqtt-contrib package for additional MQTT templates
therealdbT
I'm slowly migrating all my stuff to MQTT under MSR, so I have a central place to integrate everything (and, in a not-so-distant future, to remove virtual devices from my Vera and leave it running zwave only). Anyway, here's my reactor-mqtt-contrib package: https://github.com/dbochicchio/reactor-mqtt-contrib Simply download yaml files (everything or just the ones you need) and you're good to go. I have mapped my most useful devices, but I'll add others soon. Feel free to ask for specific templates, since I've worked a lot in the last weeks to understand and operate them. The templates are supporting both init and query, so you have always up-to-date devices at startup, and the ability to poll them. Online status is supported as well, so you can get disconnected devices with a simple expression. Many-many thanks to @toggledbits for its dedication, support, and patience with me and my requests
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HA 2025.9.4 Supported Yet?
CatmanV2C
Tangentially did I miss 2025.9.4 getting blessed in MSR? I've been holding off Cheers C
Multi-System Reactor
The reaction stopped working (Google Nest max playing a video)
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Rule Set UI bug - RESOLVED
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[Reactor] Copy&Paste of Rules
therealdbT
I don't know if I'm the only one, but managing more than one Reactor installs, the need to have some sort of copy&paste for rules has grown on me. While I understand the technical challenges, I'm wondering if a "god mode" where I could copy the raw JSON rule and paste it into another rule could be an advanced, flag only feature that could benefit power users. I know I can copy the JSON file and proceed, but I must stop Reactor and when doing maintenance, it's more clicks to do. Just an idea
Multi-System Reactor
[Reactor] Help with screne controller cycling logic
therealdbT
I’ve added a couple of Shelly Wave i4 as scene controllers and I’m planning to add more, since I can just use standard buttons instead of battery-powered scene controllers, which also looks better aesthetically. That said, I’m struggling to figure out how to write a simple rule that cycles between states every time I press a button. Example: Light 1 ON → OFF, then Light 2 ON → OFF. The part I can’t get right is handling the case where Light 1 or Light 2 might already be ON independently of the rule. Maybe it’s just too much sun and relaxation clouding my brain, but any hint would be appreciated.
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Stop the MSR by an external switch on Hubitat.
wmarcolinW
Use case: When performing home maintenance, such as air conditioning, I want all rules involving air conditioning to be disabled. To do this, to day, I have a virtual switch that I placed within all rules involving air conditioning, meaning that if I turn it off, none of them work. Then another situation: the water pump system and garden irrigation, another switch. In short, I had to create several virtual switches in Hubitat to disable rules in MSR. Unfortunately, however, I was unable to cover all scenarios, so I wondered if it would be possible for MSR to support a virtual MSR switch, which, when configured in the reactor settings, would function as a general on/off switch for MSR. If it is configured and turned off, the entire rules and actions in MSR stops working, except for the status change reading process, specifically for this switch, which, when turned on, would restart the MSR. Would it be possible to do something like this? Any recommendations from the experts?
Multi-System Reactor
Expose MSR entities
CatmanV2C
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
Multi-System Reactor
Comment in Globa Expressions
Tom_DT
I have several Global Expressions that are set by a rule so the definition area is blank. I'd like to add a comment in this area that explains what is setting the value. Commenting in this area breaks the remote setting. Any way to document what is setting the GE?
Multi-System Reactor
Little Bobby tables...
CatmanV2C
...is back.... https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/08/researchers-use-calendar-events-to-hack-gemini-control-smart-home-gadgets/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null&fbclid=IwY2xjawMBq-pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlSqIalzbz1IxcJFzlw8GBE6nC3FwvxcHgR370nJhogU6JjqbmRxG-lysqgh_aem_lx9XboYFKw9tpHnedGQKUA C
General Discussion
Home Assistant Voice TTS is Easy
toggledbitsT
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Home Assistant
Play Audio through Home Assistant Voice Unit
toggledbitsT
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Home Assistant
Home Assistant Voice
CatmanV2C
Has anyone had a play with the local voice control for HA? I've got one on order because... https://www.home-assistant.io/voice-pe/ C
Home Assistant
Unofficial thread for compatibility
tunnusT
As there are statements about compatibility for home assistant versions in MSR new version announcements (e.g. "HassController: Bless Hass to 2025.7.3"), I thought it would be good idea to track other controllers as well. As an example, I can confirm that build "latest-25208-c53e8513" works with Hubitat Elevation C-8 platform version 2.4.2.134 using Maker API. Updates: (the latest versions first in the list) OK: build "latest-25264-2fbe9217" with Hubitat C-8 platform v. 2.4.3.123
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  • I'm no longer a PLEG user !
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    Been using PLEG for about 8 or 9 years, I had 100 Conditions / Actions in PLEG, these are now all disabled and I've recreated them on MSR.

    Still learning MSR and how to do somethings but everything I was doing in PLEG was fairly easy to convert over to MSR once I found my feet a bit and got going.

    Thanks to everyone who answered any of my questions along the way when I got stuck.

    I have some Vera scenes I'd like to also convert to MSR, so not quite done yet. 😁

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  • How to auto start on Rpi reboot ?
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    @toggledbits said in How to auto start on Rpi reboot ?:

    rpi-install.sh

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    This is the reactor.service file it created:

    # This file allows you to run your Reactor installation under systemd,
    # so it can be started at boot. Copy this file (as root or under sudo)
    # to /etc/systemd/system, and then run "systemctl daemon-reload". You
    # can then able Reactor to start at boot "systemctl enable reactor".
    # The usual systemctl subcommands can also be used to start, stop, and
    # restart reactor at will (e.g. "systemctl restart reactor").
    
    [Unit]
    Description=Multi System Reactor
    After=network.target
    
    [Service]
    Type=simple
    User=pi
    WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/Documents/reactor
    ExecStart=/usr/bin/node app -p
    Restart=on-failure
    RestartSec=5s
    
    [Install]
    WantedBy=multi-user.target
    
    

    I followed the rest of the instructions and I could see a reactor.pid file had been created and reactor was running again.

    I then rebooted my Pi and after it rebooted MSR is running again.

    So everything appears to have worked OK.

    Thanks

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  • Preview of Multi-System Reactor
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    P.S. I really like the new Entity Attribute picker and search dialogue box.

    Would of saved me a lot of time if we had it earlier but its definitely a big improvement.

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  • Replacing SiteSensor Plugin (Vera) with MSR
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    I've tried the Vera Multi-String plugin, it looks just like the type of plugin I was needing and looking for.

    You can have up to five variables on a device.

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    You can then have your rule in MSR send the data to each variable etc.

    The Multi-String plugin devices data is also outputted in the Vera SDATA stream so these device will also work with the Home Remote dashboard app.

    { "name": "Covid-19 Stats", "altid": "", "id": 133, "category": 0, "subcategory": -1, "room": 0, "parent": 0, "variablename1": "Confirmed", "variable1": "4329180", "variablename2": "Recovered", "variable2": "3787312", "variablename3": "Critical", "variable3": "615", "variablename4": "Deaths", "variable4": "126573", "variablename5": "", "variable5": "", "options": "", "configured": "0" },
    

    So I recommend using the Multi-String plugin rather than trying to create your own modified Generic IO devices as I was doing.

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  • Not so quiet around here :)
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    Gees, I know a lot of those names, didn't know Pabla and Crille were banned and I certainly didn't know ElCid was banned.

    Well I always speak my mind and if something doesn't work I'll say it doesn't.

    General Discussion

  • Support for 3rd party Vera plugins ?
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    AltHue Plugin for Vera:

    CONFIRMED AS WORKING - HUE SCENES

    The ServiceID's are now exposed in an Entity Action in an MSR rule or Global Reaction.

    You need to select the main AltHue device in your Entity Action, then select hue_scene from this list.

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    Go in to the AltHue main device in Vera UI7 web GUI and go in to the "Hue Scenes" area and find the scene in the list that you want to start in your MSR rule or Global Reaction.

    Copy its ID number.

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    Back in MSR edit the Entity Action and paste in the ID number.

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    When I ran my MSR Global Reaction, my hue scene is started and my lights are now in Arctic Aurora.

    CONFIRMED AS WORKING - EFFECT COLORLOOP

    Next I created another Global Reaction and tried starting the Effect ColorLoop

    Choose the set_effect from the drop down list.

    The child ID is the AltHue child device aka the light that you want the colorloop to be on.

    and enter "colorloop" in the Effect field.

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    When you run the Reaction, If the light is already turned ON the colorloop will start.

    However if the light is turned off nothing will happen, so I added an action to turn on the light first then run the colorloop effect, which is working.

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  • Need help backing up Raspberry Pi
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    @catmanv2 said in Need help backing up Raspberry Pi:

    Have you got another SD card? Restore to that

    No I haven't. Not the same size anyway.

    I think I will buy another SanDisk 64GB SD card and make sure I can actually restore to a new card etc.

    General Discussion

  • Support for 3rd party Vera plugins ?
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    HARMONY POWER AND ACTIVITY STATUS - WORKING

    If I use this HTTP command it lists all the Activities on my Lounge Harmony Hub.

    http://VERA-IP/port_3480/data_request?id=lr_Harmony184&cmd=list_activities

    { "status": "OK", "msg": "OK", "data": { "activities": [ { "ID": "27585584", "Activity": "ChromeCast Video" }, { "ID": "23834935", "Activity": "Media Center" }, { "ID": "23834936", "Activity": "XBOX" }, { "ID": "23864128", "Activity": "Wii-U" }, { "ID": "43190809", "Activity": "Nintendo Switch" }, { "ID": "23834933", "Activity": "Freeview" }, { "ID": "-1", "Activity": "PowerOff" }, { "ID": "42772934", "Activity": "Fire TV" }, { "ID": "36455394", "Activity": "ChromeCast Audio" }, { "ID": "42766865", "Activity": "BT TV" } ] }, "code": 200 }

    In MSR I can see x_vera_plugin_harmony.activity_status ServiceID

    When there are no activities running e.g. OFF the status returned is 0

    And when I am in my Watch TV "BT TV" activity, the status is 2, so you should be able to work out which activity is what status number ?

    Activities OFF - Status = 0

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    Watch TV Activity - Status = 2

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    So I created a rule that when my Harmony hub is OFF then turn off some LED strip lights.

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    Alternatively there is a ServiceID called x_vera_plugin_harmony.power_status

    It is FALSE when all my Harmony Activities are turned OFF, so we can potentially use this instead.

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    And finally I looked at x_vera_plugin_harmony.current_activity this will return the activity ID numbers.

    I know -1 = Powered OFF so I could have used this also.

    When my Harmony is in Watch TV activity "BT TV" its showing a number ID of 42766865 which is correct. If you look at my output at the start listing all the activities and their ID numbers.

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    So I could now create an MSR rule that does something only when I am in the Watch TV Harmony activity etc.

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  • Vera watch variable / startup LUA how ?
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    @therealdb OK its working ! I just pasted the raw code in to the startup LUA area and the virtual motion sensor now follows the real devices tripped status.

    I am writing a user guide for the Everspring EH403 Floodlight device, as it doesn't configure correctly after pairing with Vera.

    I will credit you for your code in the guide when I publish it on the forum.

    Thanks

    General Discussion

  • Expression value trigger not working ?
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    I just edited the rule and ticked "ignore case" again and saved and the rule is still working and triggering, so that was a red herring as you say.

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  • Replacing SiteSensor Plugin (Vera) with MSR
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    OK done

    https://reactor.toggledbits.com/mantisbt/view.php?id=147

    Thanks

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  • Replacing SiteSensor Plugin (Vera) with MSR
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    @LibraSun

    Its working. I now have my current WAN IP address being sent from MSR to a virtual device (Generic IO Sensor) on Vera.

    So now know how to send any data stored in an expression / variable from MSR to a device on Vera !

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  • Vera Run LUA Missing
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    @toggledbits said in Vera Run LUA Missing:

    Did I ever bother to ask why you just don't run the scene entity using its native run action?

    I am aware I can call Vera scenes directly using the scene entity and I do have some other rules that do that.

    However for this particular rule as I already explained I am running this LUA code to have various Vera scenes run randomly.

    local scenes = {"172", "173", "174", "175", "176", "271", "272"}
    local tmp_random_number = math.random(1,7)
    local  scene_id_to_launch = scenes[tmp_random_number]
    luup.call_action("urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HomeAutomationGateway1", "RunScene", {SceneNum = scene_id_to_launch}, 0)
    
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  • Help with Burglar Alarm rule(s)
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    Thanks guys for all the suggestions a lot to take in.

    I'll have a proper read later and see if I can retire my existing scenes setup in Vera and migrate this functionality to MSR.

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  • How to shutdown a Windows 10 PC ?
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    OK just setup the rest of my MSR rule now with a Reset reaction, that gets the Vera Plus to run a LUA / os.execute shutdown command sent to the Windows 11 PC.

    So now when I start my Logitech Harmony activity for the Windows Games PC, MSR triggers the rule and gets Vera to send a WOL packet to the PC to wake it up.

    And when I end the Harmony activity the reset reaction in the MSR rule gets Vera to shutdown the PC.

    I even managed to get my Harmony Elite remote to launch RetroArch or Steam via buttons on the LCD screen and I also added a ALT+F4 button to exit the Windows apps.

    Next thing to figure out is how to split out the HDMI audio to a pair of PC speakers.

    Thanks.

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  • Is this possible? Store data from Asus Router ajax .asp page for Temperature data.
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    Yes that's right, info only

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    The routers CPU temp and WIFI chip temps however I am using those in another rules trigger to warn me if its getting hot. so those had to be Global Expressions.

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  • Using Grafana with MSR any tips ?
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    @toggledbits

    Thanks I did try math and * 100 but it kept changing itself back to / 100 instead.

    I will have another go.

    EDIT:

    Got it now, I was tabbing out of that field you have to hit enter instead.

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    Software

  • Vera watch variable / startup LUA how ?
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    Thanks guys that's all working OK now

    General Discussion

  • Vera account suspended for a 1000 years
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    @pabla said in Vera account suspended for a 1000 years:

    So this is where all the banned Vera members rejoice

    Surprised they haven't banned me yet.

    I always state my mind, good or bad.

    Vera

  • Simple Time action running late
    cw-kidC cw-kid

    There are no constraints not using them as you told me not too LOL

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