Ability to respond to variable queries over MQTT
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bblacey commented
It would be good to extend the SensorMqtt plugin to include a relatively benign subscription as a "request/response" proof of concept for controlling a Vera remotely over MQTT. Other adventurous souls could expand the set of actions to address more use cases.
Concept
Implement a relatively benign topic action that allows a remote mqtt client to request an update for one or more service variables.
Design
- If a service variable request includes device id, then the variable will only be returned for that device.
- If a service variable request does not specify a device, then the variable will be returned to all devices that provide the requested service variable.
- The service variable requests are encoded as a JSON array allowing the remote client to request one or more variables in a single request
Service Variable Request Topic
/Vera/(SerialNumber)/GETVARIABLE
Payload Example
{
[
{"ServiceId: "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:TemperatureSensor1", "Variable": "CurrentTemperature"},
{"ServiceId: "urn:upnp-org:serviceId:HumiditySensor1", "Variable": "CurrentLevel", "DeviceId": 49}
]
}
- The first element requests the current temperature from all TemperatureSensor devices.
- The second element requests the current humidity from device 49