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[Reactor] Variables not updating correctly in latest-25201-2aa18550
therealdbT
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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
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[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.
Multi-System Reactor
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
Multi-System Reactor
Gradually turn on lights.
Tom_DT
I have several lights that I would like to turn on very gradually over 15 or 20 seconds. from 0 to .25 in .01 increments. I have tried a few things that came nowhere near working, so here I am.
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  • The reaction stopped working (Google Nest max playing a video)
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits

    cover.state=true
    position.step=0.1
    position.value=1
    x_hass.domain="cover"
    x_hass.entity_id="cover.living_room_right_blind"
    x_hass.services=["cover","switchbot_cloud"]
    x_hass.source="switchbot_cloud"
    x_hass.state="open"
    x_hass_attr.current_position=100
    x_hass_attr.current_tilt_position=100
    x_hass_attr.device_class="blind"
    x_hass_attr.friendly_name="Living Room Right Blind"
    x_hass_attr.supported_features=176
    

    And there's absolutely no rush on this specific item. The blind is opening and closing, just opposite of what I want it to and I'm fighting with learning HA templates to try and achieve this. Switchbot approaches tilting in a unique way.

    Multi-System Reactor

  • The reaction stopped working (Google Nest max playing a video)
    G gwp1

    @Fanan Ok, I'm gonna jump in here now. I just added a Switchbot Tilt Blind to my system and it is giving me the same

    [object Object]
    

    response when I go to Entities > Perform to test position.set.

    Wasn't gonna say anything as @toggledbits is focused on the above items and it seemed a distraction.

    I am on HA 2025.9.4 but installed the Switchbot just in the last 48 hours so didn't draw the line between them connecting the dots.

    Multi-System Reactor

  • [Reactor] Variables not updating correctly in latest-25201-2aa18550
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits now I'm feeling hypocritical as I'm the guy at work chastising the Support folks for giving me screenshots for the exact reasons you noted.

    😶

    Change deployed.

    Got this upon restart of MSR:

        at _ClientAPI._commandTimeout (http://192.168.1.100:8111/client/ClientAPI.js:594:125)
    

    Cleared it and refreshed the tab and all seems fine. Removing logging snippet.

    Thank you, sir!

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  • [Reactor] Variables not updating correctly in latest-25201-2aa18550
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits kicker is: this has been working for a long while. Dead iblind nodes (far too common, btw) get caught and pinged and I get the alerts on my phone.

    I don't see a Global Expression called dead and, yes, I believe when I wrote this I was looking for either a status of 3 or status_text of dead.

    Multi-System Reactor

  • [Reactor] Variables not updating correctly in latest-25201-2aa18550
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits whoops... guess this is one time having the system auto-update containers with new images is bad....

    So I'm on the test version. Found this:

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    This is a Dynamic Group I'd created forever ago:

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    My ruleset:
    23a5760e-ff12-45c2-b30e-11a08a13138b-image.png bc3bb93c-572b-4d5c-a718-fcbde56d7abb-image.png

    I added the snippet as noted into my logging.yaml file:

    bb33c4d6-94b5-45a7-bd0e-cf91caaf9b4d-image.png

    When it didn't work I checked my yaml and found a spacing issue. That's been corrected, I now have a proper logger* log. Will upload to our pre-x Dropbox in folder 25248 logs along with the rule JSON file.

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Home Assistant Voice
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits I'm watching all of this play out for now. "Leading edge vs bleeding edge" atm.

    I'm very encouraged to see this doing as well in testing as it is. Anything to get me able to move off of non-privacy/non-cloud Echo devices is def getting my attention.

    Home Assistant

  • Can't customize home page
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits appreciate the quick turnaround on this. It def caught me off-guard.

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Can't customize home page
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits Yahtzee! That did it.

    So I... wasn't... crazy?

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Can't customize home page
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits missed this last night - will do so this afternoon and advise.

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Can't customize home page
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits hosting in Portainer. Says 90f92c5b-34c0-4a96-a22c-ece61282e5b2-image.png

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Can't customize home page
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits I see the "Placing widget at"

    UI TIME CHECK: Browser 2025-07-20T22:50:33.935Z offset -240 ; host 2025-07-20T22:50:33.933Z offset(mins) -240 ; diff(ms) 2
    reactor-ui-status.js:226 Placing widget-adder at 8
    reactor-ui-status.js:913 saveGridLayout()
    reactor-ui-status.js:924 SAVE DATA Array(4)
    reactor-ui-status.js:928 Fixup widget widget3 at x/y 0 0 w/h 8 2
    reactor-ui-status.js:928 Fixup widget widget0 at x/y 8 0 w/h 3 2
    reactor-ui-status.js:928 Fixup widget widget1 at x/y 0 2 w/h 6 2
    reactor-ui-status.js:928 Fixup widget widget2 at x/y 6 2 w/h 6 2
    

    Would a .har contain all of this?

    Just to show I'm not entirely crazy here...

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    Multi-System Reactor

  • Can't customize home page
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits the only thing it calls out is:

    No label associated with a form field
    A <label> isn't associated with a form field.

    To fix this issue, nest the <input> in the <label> or provide a for attribute on the <label> that matches a form field id.

    1 resource
    Violating node

    Clicking the "Affected resource/violating node" nets me:

    <label id="ep-filter-label" class="form-label mt-1 pe-1">Filters:</label>
    
    Multi-System Reactor

  • Can't customize home page
    G gwp1

    @toggledbits I'd just now finished doing first a hard refresh and then just killing the browser completely and restarting.

    Nada.

    Did the "Clear Local Storage" and hard refresh and saw the one change I'd made was gone. The issue, however, persists.

    I know Brave just updated in the last day or two...

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Can't customize home page
    G gwp1

    Interestingly, this is still fine on my Intel Mac (though I've not cleared the cookies there and won't at this point).

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Can't customize home page
    G gwp1

    I foolishly let my system wipe all cookies this morning and with it my settings for my MSR home page.

    Once logged back in I can no longer remove errant panes nor is the + available to add new ones.

    Brave Browser v1.80.122 (Jul 16, 2025)

    What have I done?!

    Will check other browsers on my M1.
    UPDATE: Safari exhibits same behaviour.
    I've tried both sans last-four public key entry and with - no change.

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Home Assistant Voice
    G gwp1

    @CatmanV2 not yet - I'm letting other kinds go in the pool first.

    Home Assistant

  • Gradually turn on lights.
    G gwp1

    @vezinpi mine is as such:

    c49d3fa7-b5b0-429b-8546-46936b06bf7c-image.png

    Here's the rule's Set Reaction that pulls this in.

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    I also have another group under this same rule's Set Reaction for Evenings.

    0cd4a81b-ea76-43b7-a6a5-a7c6e719ab28-image.png

    Everything I've seen shows this as working as intended. Only rises to 30% in the mornings, 80% at night. Only the mornings get the slow roll ramp up.

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Gradually turn on lights.
    G gwp1

    @vezinpi can you share screenshots of the rules?

    I implemented this and it appears to be working fine (though I want to do some fine tuning).

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Gradually turn on lights.
    G gwp1

    @Tom_D I've implemented this as it's much slicker than what I'd been previously doing. Of course, now with longer days and Daylight Saving Time in full effect it doesn't get called on very much so I can't confirm success lol

    Multi-System Reactor

  • Error After Upgrade
    G gwp1

    @tbully thanks for putting a smile on my face today. Much needed. Much appreciated.

    Multi-System Reactor
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