Generic sensor attributes

[dlaporte]

Thanks for writing this! I have an issue with a custom device handler I've written that doesn't have any capabilities beyond "sensor" - it's an oil tank monitor that just reports the number of gallons in the tank. I have defined a custom attribute, "gallons" that I would like to monitor.

Currently, I've just hacked the pressureSensor type (which you've mapped to sensor) to include my custom attribute, but I was wondering if it were possible to allow the discovery and/or selection of non-standard attributes in devices with "sensor" capability?

Here's a link to the code if I haven't been clear about what I'm asking:

https://github.com/dlaporte/SmartThings/blob/master/DeviceHandlers/rollie-gauge/rollie-gauge.groovy

thanks!

[codersaur]

I'm assuming this relates to the InfluxDB Logger. It's a good suggestion, but not something I will get round to coding any time soon tbh. If you want to monitor a custom attribute, I recommend editing the code yourself; there are a few places you need to edit the code but it's fairly easy to see where.

Also, for tank capacity, keep an eye on this thread: https://community.smartthings.com/t/capability-volumemeter/40970

[dlaporte]

Thanks for the heads-up on the thread. I edited the code to meet my need – I also needed to use httpget vs hubaction for my use case. Would you be willing to accept updates for a toggle behavior on that as well as custom attribute discovery? I might be able to find some time to work on it in the next few weeks. Thanks, Dave From: codersaur <notifications@github.com> Reply-To: codersaur/SmartThings <reply@reply.github.com> Date: Monday, February 13, 2017 at 4:08 PM To: codersaur/SmartThings <SmartThings@noreply.github.com> Cc: David LaPorte <david@davidlaporte.org>, Author <author@noreply.github.com> Subject: Re: [codersaur/SmartThings] Generic sensor attributes (#7) I'm assuming this relates to the InfluxDB Logger. It's a good suggestion, but not something I will get round to coding any time soon tbh. If you want to monitor a custom attribute, I recommend editing the code yourself; there are a few places you need to edit the code but it's fairly easy to see where. Also, for tank capacity, keep an eye on this thread: https://community.smartthings.com/t/capability-volumemeter/40970 — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#7 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABeb8VhtH43tf9SjlHGOQ6xwj9krzbgQks5rcMZYgaJpZM4L-v5C>.