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How to upgrade from an old version of MSR?
cw-kidC
Hello I haven't updated my installation of MSR in a very long time. Its a bare metal Linux install currently on version 24366-3de60836 I see the latest version is now latest-26011-c621bbc7 I assume I cannot just jump from a very old version to the latest version? Or can I? Thanks
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Access control - allowing anonymous user to dashboard
tunnusT
Using build 25328 and having the following users.yaml configuration: users: # This section defines your valid users. admin: ******* groups: # This section defines your user groups. Optionally, it defines application # and API access restrictions (ACLs) for the group. Users may belong to # more than one group. Again, no required or special groups here. admin_group: users: - admin applications: true # special form allows access to ALL applications guests: users: "*" applications: - dashboard api_acls: # This ACL allows users in the "admin" group to access the API - url: "/api" group: admin_group allow: true log: true # This ACL allows anyone/thing to access the /api/v1/alive API endpoint - url: "/api/v1/alive" allow: true session: timeout: 7200 # (seconds) rolling: true # activity extends timeout when true # If log_acls is true, the selected ACL for every API access is logged. log_acls: true # If debug_acls is true, even more information about ACL selection is logged. debug_acls: true My goal is to allow anonymous user to dashboard, but MSR is still asking for a password when trying to access that. Nothing in the logs related to dashboard access. Probably an error in the configuration, but help needed to find that. Tried to put url: "/dashboard" under api_acls, but that was a long shot and didn't work.
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VEC Virtual Switch Auto Off
S
I use Virtual Entity Controller virtual switches which I turn on via webhooks from other applications. Once a switch triggers and turns on, I can then activate associated rules. I would like each virtual switch to automatically turn off after a configurable time (e.g., 5 seconds, 10 seconds). Is there a better way to achieve this auto-off behavior instead of creating a separate rule for each switch that uses the 'Condition must be sustained for' option to turn it off? With a large number of these switches (and the associated turn-off rules), I'm checking to see if there is a simpler approach.If not, could this be a feature request to add an auto-off timer directly to the virtual switches. Thanks Reactor (Multi-hub) latest-26011-c621bbc7 VirtualEntityController v25356 Synology Docker
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Upcoming Storage Change -- Got Back-ups?
toggledbitsT
TL;DR: Format of data in storage directory will soon change. Make sure you are backing up the contents of that directory in its entirety, and you preserve your backups for an extended period, particularly the backup you take right before upgrading to the build containing this change (date of that is still to be determined, but soon). The old data format will remain readable (so you'll be able to read your pre-change backups) for the foreseeable future. In support of a number of other changes in the works, I have found it necessary to change the storage format for Reactor objects in storage at the physical level. Until now, plain, standard JSON has been used to store the data (everything under the storage directory). This has served well, but has a few limitations, including no real support for native JavaScript objects like Date, Map, Set, and others. It also is unable to store data that contains "loops" — objects that reference themselves in some way. I'm not sure exactly when, but in the not-too-distant future I will publish a build using the new data format. It will automatically convert existing JSON data to the new format. For the moment, it will save data in both the new format and the old JSON format, preferring the former when loading data from storage. I have been running my own home with this new format for several months, and have no issues with data loss or corruption. A few other things to know: If you are not already backing up your storage directory, you should be. At a minimum, back this directory up every time you make big changes to your Rules, Reactions, etc. Your existing JSON-format backups will continue to be readable for the long-term (years). The code that loads data from these files looks for the new file format first (which will have a .dval suffix), and if not found, will happily read (and convert) a same-basenamed .json file (i.e. it looks for ruleid.dval first, and if it doesn't find it, it tries to load ruleid.json). I'll publish detailed instructions for restoring from old backups when the build is posted (it's easy). The new .dval files are not directly human-readable or editable as easily as the old .json files. A new utility will be provided in the tools directory to convert .dval data to .json format, which you can then read or edit if you find that necessary. However, that may not work for all future data, as my intent is to make more native JavaScript objects directly storable, and many of those objects cannot be stored in JSON. You may need to modify your backup tools/scripts to pick up the new files: if you explicitly name .json files (rather than just specifying the entire storage directory) in your backup configuration, you will need to add .dval files to get a complete, accurate backup. I don't think this will be an issue for any of you; I imagine that you're all just backing up the entire contents of storage regardless of format/name, that is the safest (and IMO most correct) way to go (if that's not what you're doing, consider changing your approach). The current code stores the data in both the .dval form and the .json form to hedge against any real-world problems I don't encounter in my own use. Some future build will drop this redundancy (i.e. save only to .dval form). However, the read code for the .json form will remain in any case. This applies only to persistent storage that Reactor creates and controls under the storage tree. All other JSON data files (e.g. device data for Controllers) are unaffected by this change and will remain in that form. YAML files are also unaffected by this change. This thread is open for any questions or concerns.
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Oddness in Copy/Move of Reactions
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[Solved] function isRuleEnabled() issue
CrilleC
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[Reactor] Problem with Global Reactions and groups
therealdbT
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Possible feature request 2?
CatmanV2C
Just another thought. Adding devices from my Home Assistant / Zigbee2MQTT integration. Works perfectly but they always add as their IEEE address. Some of these devices have up to 10 entities associated, and the moment they are renamed to something sensible, each of those entities 'ceases to exist' in MSR. I like things tidy, and deleting each defunct entity needs 3 clicks. Any chance of a 'bulk delete' option? No biggy as I've pretty much finished my Z-wave migration and I don't expect to be adding more than 2 new Zigbee devices Cheers C
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Reactor (Multi-System/Multi-Hub) Announcements
toggledbitsT
Build 21228 has been released. Docker images available from DockerHub as usual, and bare-metal packages here. Home Assistant up to version 2021.8.6 supported; the online version of the manual will now state the current supported versions; Fix an error in OWMWeatherController that could cause it to stop updating; Unify the approach to entity filtering on all hub interface classes (controllers); this works for device entities only; it may be extended to other entities later; Improve error detail in messages for EzloController during auth phase; Add isRuleSet() and isRuleEnabled() functions to expressions extensions; Implement set action for lock and passage capabilities (makes them more easily scriptable in some cases); Fix a place in the UI where 24-hour time was not being displayed.
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Genuinely impressed with Zigbee and HA / Reactor
CatmanV2C
Just for the record, in case anyone is following, I'm really rather impressed. I have installed one of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B6P22YJC?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 That's connected (physically) to the VM running on my Synology, with a 2m USB extension. The same host also runs Openluup, Mosquito, HA Bridge. Yesterday I installed Zigbee2mqtt. That was a bit of a PITA but mostly because of ports and permissions. Once up and running, and the correct boxes ticked, immediately visible in Home Assistant via the MQTT integration, and thence into Reactor I've only got two devices. I bought the cheapest sensor I could find, which is a door sensor. Dead easy to add to ZIgbee2mqtt and again, immediately visible in HA. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPQLWRW1?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title The dongle is on the top floor of the house, and I wanted the sensor on the back door (just about as far apart as it's possible to get short of going into the garage) When I moved the sensor downstairs it dropped out pretty instantly (which wasn't a huge surprise) so quick bit of research found out that smart plugs will act as routers so... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDQDPGBB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title Took me about 30 seconds to connect. Updated the name. Instantly visible in Reactor with the new name pushed over from Zigbee2mqtt. And lo, the door sensor now has a signal of 140 and works as far as I can tell perfectly and instantly (unlike my z-wave one). A few more of those will be purchased and used to replace the Tuya wifi cloud devices and the (continually failing) Z-wave plugs (yeah, they were TKB so....) Commended to the house. Thanks for everyone that got me on the right lines. C
Zigbee
Copying a global reaction
tunnusT
With build 25328, if you copy a global reaction, a new reaction does not appear in the UI unless you do a refresh. I recall this used to work without needing this page refresh? Anyway, only a minor nuisance.
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[HowTo] Using HABridge with Reactor
therealdbT
If you’re like me and still running HABridge to control your devices locally via Alexa, you might need to tweak your endpoints to call Reactor via HTTP. Here’s the best way to do it, IMO: Insert the Reactor Canonical ID (e.g., zwavejs>71-1) into the MapID field, but make sure it’s URL-encoded like this: zwavejs%3E71-1. Then, configure these endpoints as needed: On: http://[ReactorIP]:8111/api/v1/entity/${device.mapId}/perform/power_switch.on Off: http://[ReactorIP]:8111/api/v1/entity/${device.mapId}/perform/power_switch.off Dim: For lights: http://[ReactorIP]:8111/api/v1/entity/${device.mapId}/perform/dimming.set?level=${intensity.decimal_percent} For roller shutters: http://[ReactorIP]:8111/api/v1/entity/${device.mapId}/perform/position.set?value=${intensity.decimal_percent} Color: http://[ReactorIP]:8111/api/v1/entity/${device.mapId}/perform/rgb_color.set_rgb?red=${color.r}&green=${color.g}&blue=${color.b} Just replace [ReactorIP] with your actual IP address. By using these placeholders, you can standardize your endpoints across all devices, making maintenance easier. This setup works with any device mapped under MSR, regardless of the controller (ZWaveJS, Vera, HASS, OpenSprinkler, virtual, MQTT, DynamicEntities, etc.). If you need different calls, just go to the entities, get the action and parameters, and adjust accordingly. Enjoy super fast access to your devices via Alexa! If you're migrating from Vera, the endpoints are (URL-encoded) in a file called device.db, in JSON format, under your config. You'd write a script to align the new endpoints to the new one, if you prefer to do it automatically. YMMV.
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[Reactor] Bug when sending MQTT boolean payloads
therealdbT
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Difficulty defining repeating annual period
R
I have tried numerous ways to define a recurring annual period, for example from December 15 to January 15. No matter which method I try - after and before, between, after and/not after, Reactor reports "waiting for invalid date, invalid date. Some constructs also seem to cause Reactor to hang, timeout and restart. For example "before January 15 is evaluated as true, but reports "waiting for invalid date, invalid date". Does anyone have a tried and true method to define a recurring annual period? I think the "between" that I used successfully in the past may have broken with one of the updates.
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Need help with sequence
T
Good evening all, For about the past week or so, I've been having problems with a specific rule in my home automation that controls when my home goes from an Away mode to Home mode. One of the conditions it checked for was my alarm panel, when it changed from Armed Away to Disarmed. There seems to have been a firmware update on the panel that added an intermittent step of "pending", and I can't say for certain it happens 100% of the time. Is there a way to write a condition that so it changes from one condition, to the next, and then another condition? As in, Home alarm changes from armed_away to pending to disarmed. Thanks.
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Possible feature request?
CatmanV2C
No idea how easy this would be. During my migration away from Z-wave I've been replacing the Z-wave devices with Sonoff which has broken some of my automations. Any chance of a 'Test Reaction' function to call out which ones are broken because an entity no longer exists? Without actually running the reaction? Or does this exist already and I'm just not aware of how to do it? Obviously I can see entities that are no longer available, but not quite what I'm looking for. I guess it's something of an edge case so no huge issue. TIA! C
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Logic Assistance: Exterior Lights on when Illuminance Below Threshold
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Time series documentation
tunnusT
Is the current manual (incl. examples) up to date with how retention value is handled in time series configuration? Referring to this post
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MQTT templates for ZIgbee scene controller, or a better way?
CatmanV2C
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Reset a delay
CatmanV2C
I'm sure this has been asked, and answered, but damned if I can figure it out Use case: I have a rear garden with lights. A door from the kitchen into the garden and a door from the garage. Currently if I open the kitchen door the lights come on (yay) and a 3 minute delay starts. After 3 minutes, no matter what else happens, the lights go off (Boo! But also yay!) What I would like is for the 3 minute delay until the lights go off to start from the latest door open event. That is, if I'm going from kitchen to garage, and back again, the lights stay on until there's three minutes of no activity. I've tried 'hacking' with a virtual switch, but can't seem to stop the delay. Any pointers? TIA C
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  • New HA instance
    T Talisker

    @CatmanV2 what device (hub) fo you use to connect your z-wave devices? I'm using my old vera but at some point I need to decide what to replace it with. I agree with your comment about the strengths of HA and MSR.

    Home Assistant

  • Critical Disk Space Warning
    T Talisker

    I updated to the latest version of Reactor this morning. I run reactor (successfully) on a Raspberry PI 4 4GB with SSD 64GB. I also run Home Assistant in Docker. After updating I noticed a disk space critical error warning!

    9f4e1ea1-977a-481b-9806-d3d43a4eff04-image.png

    I have tried purging the docker install (docker image prune -a)

    I have rebooted the Raspberry PI also, and the error messages keep coming.

    I have the following disk space:

    58742ed7-e10d-4572-b380-0abda64f90b4-image.png

    How do I free up space?

    Any help would be appreciated.

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  • MSR setup for http request (today's date)
    T Talisker

    @toggledbits 2aae465d-b404-43f1-babe-0f12435a73eb-image.png

    No Reset Reaction or Local Expressions are set.

    The request URL is:
    https://api.octopus.energy/v1/products/SILVER-22-04-25/gas-tariffs/G-1R-SILVER-22-04-25-M/standard-unit-rates/?page_size=10&period_from=https://api.octohttps://api.octopus.energy/v1/products/SILVER-22-04-25/gas-tariffs/G-1R-SILVER-22-04-25-M/standard-unit-rates/?page_size=10&period_from=${{Tomorrow_Date}}&order_by=period

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  • MSR setup for http request (today's date)
    T Talisker

    @toggledbits Thanks for your pointers. Partial success:
    6df6b31f-039d-4fd6-9c8d-15784218cbe4-image.png

    However, the expressions do not update! I use Tomorrow_Date in a Rule (HTTP Request):

    https://api.octopus.energy/v1/products/SILVER-22-04-25/gas-tariffs/G-1R-SILVER-22-04-25-M/standard-unit-rates/?page_size=10&period_from=https://api.octohttps://api.octopus.energy/v1/products/SILVER-22-04-25/gas-tariffs/G-1R-SILVER-22-04-25-M/standard-unit-rates/?page_size=10&period_from=**${{Tomorrow_Date}}**&order_by=period

    Is there a way to force an update on selected expressions, say at a set time every day?

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  • MSR setup for http request (today's date)
    T Talisker

    @toggledbits Thanks for the prompts, following which I made some progress:
    6f968ae5-b0b6-4d54-9b46-6441c90cf73e-image.png

    I have Test51 which contains tomorrow's date, but I am struggling to get the time in a sting representation. I am trying to represent the day in Test53 expression but I have a syntax error.

    I would appreciate some more guidance.

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  • MSR setup for http request (today's date)
    T Talisker

    Background to the question
    I've been experimenting a little and I need help. If I use the following expression:

    03c304e5-fbfb-4895-9147-7ef0ea1d6592-image.png

    I get the correct response (i.e. today's day number '16'th).

    I can use this in a HTTP requst to download some tarrif information via an API from my energy supplier - i.e. today's gas unit rate tariff

    What I'd like to do

    I would like to download tomorrow's gas unit rate tariff. To do this I need to set up and expression with today's date + 1 day (in the case of my example expression above that would be '17' (today being the 16th).

    Question: How do I take today's date and add 1 day - so that I can make the HTTP request for tomorrow's information?

    Any guidance or suggestions would be appreciated.

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  • Reactor not showing full vera device parameters
    T Talisker

    So, I have found my missing parameters! They appeared following a reactor update. Perhaps next time I add new vera devices, I should stop reactor and re-start it after I have added the new devices and things have settled down. Anyhow, thanks again for your assitance Patrick.

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  • Reactor not showing full vera device parameters
    T Talisker

    I have a number of rules which using entity actions I write values into multistring devices in my vera plus. Below is an example of how I do this in Reactor:

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    If I add a new multistring device in my vera plus I cannot set the device variables as I can with 'old' multistring devices. The below screen shot shows that the same drop down menu options in reactor for the new multistring device are not present as they are for the old device above:

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    If I look at the reactor entities for an old multistring entity (device #887) and a newly created multistring entity (device number '1056) I can spot a difference as per the screen shot below. I guess my question is 'why are the available actions not listed for new multistring devices (entities))?

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  • Reactor not showing full vera device parameters
    T Talisker

    @toggledbits it appears that I used the wrong terminology. I have looked at the two Reactor logs (vera-user_data-initial.json and vera-status-initial.json files) again, comparing the attributes for 1056 and 1057 against other devices, the respective attributes don't seem out of place. All attributes are listed for the two multistring devices (or should I say they appear to be listed). See below for device 1056. Does this confirm that the attributes for the two new entities (devices) are being read correctly by reactor?

    vera-status-initial.json

    {
    "id": 1056,
    "states": [
    {
    "id": 334,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "VariableName1",
    "value": "Y'day Gas kWh"
    },
    {
    "id": 335,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Variable1",
    "value": "99"
    },
    {
    "id": 336,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "VariableName2",
    "value": "V2"
    },
    {
    "id": 337,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Variable2",
    "value": "0"
    },
    {
    "id": 338,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "VariableName3",
    "value": "V3"
    },
    {
    "id": 339,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Variable3",
    "value": "0"
    },
    {
    "id": 340,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "VariableName4",
    "value": "V4"
    },
    {
    "id": 341,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Variable4",
    "value": "0"
    },
    {
    "id": 342,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "VariableName5",
    "value": "V5"
    },
    {
    "id": 343,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Variable5",
    "value": "0"
    },
    {
    "id": 344,
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Options",
    "value": ""
    },
    {
    "id": 345,
    "service": "urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HaDevice1",
    "variable": "Configured",
    "value": "0"
    }

    vera-user_data-initial.json:

    {
    "id": 1056,
    "device_type": "urn:schemas-upnp-org:device:VContainer:1",
    "id_parent": 0,
    "embedded": 0,
    "disabled": 0,
    "device_file": "D_MString.xml",
    "manufacturer": "",
    "model": "",
    "altid": "",
    "ip": "",
    "mac": "",
    "time_created": "1662320801",
    "plugin": "8231",
    "states": [
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "VariableName1",
    "value": "Y'day Gas kWh",
    "id": 0
    },
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Variable1",
    "value": "99",
    "id": 1
    },
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "VariableName2",
    "value": "V2",
    "id": 2
    },
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Variable2",
    "value": "0",
    "id": 3
    },
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "VariableName3",
    "value": "V3",
    "id": 4
    },
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Variable3",
    "value": "0",
    "id": 5
    },
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "VariableName4",
    "value": "V4",
    "id": 6
    },
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Variable4",
    "value": "0",
    "id": 7
    },
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "VariableName5",
    "value": "V5",
    "id": 8
    },
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Variable5",
    "value": "0",
    "id": 9
    },
    {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "variable": "Options",
    "value": "",
    "id": 10
    }
    ],
    "impl_file": "I_MString.xml",
    "ControlURLs": {
    "service_514": {
    "service": "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:VContainer1",
    "ControlURL": "/upnp/control/dev_514",
    "EventURL": "/upnp/event/dev_514",
    "serviceType": "urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:VContainer:1"
    }
    },
    "device_json": "D_MString.json",
    "name": "Gas_Params",
    "room": "11",
    "local_udn": "uuid:4d494342-5342-5645-0420-000002fc93e7"
    },

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  • Reactor not showing full vera device parameters
    T Talisker

    Please find my responses below. I fear you may be frustraited by my lack of knowlege but I have done my best based on your guidance. I am not able to upload the logs. Do you need these?

    Sorry about the thumbnail screen shots - I could not find a better way to capture them!

    'I would look at the attributes listed for the entities in the Entities list.' So the unreadable thumbnail images showed that the expected entities for the two new vera multistring devices are not available in Reactor.

    I have looked at the vera logs (http://192.168.XX.XXX/cgi-bin/cmh/log.sh?Device=LuaUPnP after a luup reload. If I search for the two new multistring devices (1056 & 1057) the entries looked quite normal compared to the log entries for similar devices. So I assume no vera error?

    I have looked at the two Reactor logs (vera-user_data-initial.json and vera-status-initial.json files) again, comparing the entries for 1056 and 1057 against other devices, the respective lines don't seem out of place. All entities are listed for the two multistring devices.

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  • Reactor not showing full vera device parameters
    T Talisker

    Yes Patrick. I also tried an alternative browser. Tried a hard re-boot also on my Pi4.

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  • Reactor not showing full vera device parameters
    T Talisker

    I use a number of multistring devices in my vera plus. My 'original' multistring devices work in Reactor i.e.:

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    However, the new ones I have added do not show the device data sets / parameters (not sure what the correct term is?):

    a54ddf29-ea32-47c9-906e-260a25dcb482-image.png

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    Is there something that I am doing wrong?

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  • MSR setup for http request (today's date)
    T Talisker

    I have made an http request and get the following JSON response which I have stored in a global variable gas_consumption (like the example above). See below.

    I have then tried to the following expression to extract the consumption value:

    0818a20e-2700-4a4c-a9be-47a64f452051-image.png

    Clearly the returned data "results" is not published for today (strftime( "%F) i.e. 4/9/2022.

    How do I extract the gas consumption for a particular date?
    How do I extract yesterday's gas consumption (in the case of the response below 3/9/2022)?

    ===group

    {
    	"count": 482,
    	"next": "https://api.octopus.energy/v1/gas-meter-points/xxxxxxxxxxx/meters/xxxxxxxxxxx/consumption/?format=json&group_by=day&page=2&page_size=10",
    	"previous": null,
    	"results": [{
    		"consumption": 0.0,
    		"interval_start": "2022-09-03T00:00:00+01:00",
    		"interval_end": "2022-09-03T01:00:00+01:00"
    	}, {
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    		"interval_end": "2022-08-29T01:00:00+01:00"
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    		"interval_end": "2022-08-29T00:00:00+01:00"
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    		"interval_end": "2022-08-27T00:00:00+01:00"
    	}, {
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    }
    
    ===
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  • MSR setup for http request (today's date)
    T Talisker

    @toggledbits thank you once again! Very clear instructions. I am now up an running and have opened up new opportunites to extend my automation.

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  • MSR setup for http request (today's date)
    T Talisker

    @toggledbits I am not sure if the returned result is JSON? I can obviously paste the response into a JSON formatter but I guess that is not the same thing? The result is unfortunately not just the 'latest' (today's rate), but a whole history of days which means I'd have to pick out the values under each day or today '2022-07-25'

    https://octopus.energy/api/v1/tracker/G-1R-SILVER-2017-1-M/daily/past/90/1/?format=json

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  • MSR setup for http request (today's date)
    T Talisker

    I would like to extract the daily gas price from my fuel supplier's API. The http call is as follows: https://octopus.energy/api/v1/tracker/G-1R-SILVER-2017-1-M/daily/past/90/1/

    I need to pick the current (i.e. today's) gas price. If I search through the text manually I can find today's data, in this case 2022-07-20.

    Can I set MSR up to do a http request and then extract the "unit_rate" into a variable so that I can set another rule up to determine if it would be cheaper to heat my hot water using the immersion heater or gas (FYI my off peak electricity price is £0.075 per kwh). Any help or guidance as always is much appreciated.

    I'm running MSR on raspberry PI 4 in docker version 22168

    Thanks.

    {
    		"date": "2022-07-20",
    		"market_index": 62.8463,
    		"cost": 15.094631164947945,
    		"standing_charge": 15.0885,
    		"unit_rate": 8.211,
    		"usage": 0.0007467013698630137,
    		"unit_charge": 0.0061311649479452055,
    		"breakdown": {
    			"unit_charge": {
    				"Wholesale cost": 6.28463,
    				"Environmental & social obligations": 0.0,
    				"Delivery & networks": 0.9681,
    				"100% green": 0.0,
    				"Administration, financing & margin": 0.56727,
    				"VAT": 0.391
    			},`
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  • Copying configuraiton and rules from QNAP install to Raspberry PI 4 install
    T Talisker

    Sorry @toggledbits . I tied it again after a good break and it appears to work fine. I honestly don't know what was going wrong but things seem to now be in order:

    pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cd reactor
    pi@raspberrypi:~/reactor $ ls
    config docker-compose.yml logs storage
    pi@raspberrypi:~/reactor $ docker-compose down
    Stopping reactor ... done
    Removing reactor ... done
    Removing network reactor_default
    pi@raspberrypi:~/reactor $ docker-compose pull
    Pulling reactor ... done
    pi@raspberrypi:~/reactor $ docker-compose up -d
    Creating network "reactor_default" with the default driver
    Creating reactor ... done

    docker-compose.yml below FYI:

    Multi-System Reactor template docker-compose.yml (version 22160)

    Change the lines indicated by "DO"...

    version: '3'

    services:
    reactor:
    container_name: reactor
    environment:
    # DO change the TZ: line to set your local time zone.
    # See valid TZ list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
    TZ: GB
    #
    # DO NOT change this path. Your directory location is in "source" below.
    REACTOR_DATA_PREFIX: /var/reactor

    # DO change the image below to the one you are using (e.g. armv7l or aarch64 for RPi 4)
    image: toggledbits/reactor:latest-aarch64
    
    restart: "always"
    expose:
      - 8111
    ports:
      - 8111:8111
    volumes:
        # DO change the /home/username/reactor below to the directory you created for
        # your local data; DO NOT change the /var/reactor part
      - /home/pi/reactor:/var/reactor
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    tmpfs: /tmp
    
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  • Copying configuraiton and rules from QNAP install to Raspberry PI 4 install
    T Talisker

    @toggledbits something is not working quite right with my docker install (docker-compose). Not sure where to start!

    815c9e37-4c43-42dc-b343-258a9016cff8-image.png

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  • Copying configuraiton and rules from QNAP install to Raspberry PI 4 install
    T Talisker

    @toggledbits thanks for the methodology. I manged to copy the files from a usb stick to the relevant folders using the sudo cp command. Feeling pretty pleased as I am now up an running on my raspberry pi.

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  • Copying configuraiton and rules from QNAP install to Raspberry PI 4 install
    T Talisker

    @catmanv2 I tried that thanks and it works:

    sudo docker stop reactor #stops reactor
    sudo service docker restart #starts reactor

    Cheers!

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