Use Newtonsoft.Json.dll in C# script.

[Juliusen]

This is the simplest script I could come up with trying to use the library. I have tried many different variants for this without luck. Since there is hardly any documentation on this (as far as I have found), I copied the Newtonsoft.Json.dll to the scripts directory of Homeseer.

//css_searchdir "C:\Program Files (x86)\HomeSeer HS3\scripts";
//css_reference Newtonsoft.Json.dll;
//css_import Newtonsoft;

using Newtonsoft;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert;

public object Main(object[] param)
{
  var someJson = "{}";
  var result = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(someJson);              
  hs.WriteLog("Test-Script", "Worked");
  return 0;
}

The error I am getting

Compiling script C:\Program Files (x86)\HomeSeer HS3\scripts\CSharpTest.cs: {interactive}(36,16): error CS0103: The name `Newtonsoft' does not exist in the current context {interactive}(36,27): error CS0023: The `.' operator cannot be applied to operand of type `' {interactive}(36,3): error CS0825: The contextual keyword `var' may only appear within a local variable declaration {interactive}(13,17): warning CS0414: The private field `Script.hs' is assigned but its value is never used

System info:
Current Date/Time: 26/07/2018 11:31:56 PM
HomeSeer Version: HS3 Pro Edition 3.0.0.435
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro - Work Station
System Uptime: 2 Days 1 Hour 12 Minutes 23 Seconds
IP Address: 10.0.0.79
Number of Devices: 302
Number of Events: 21
Available Threads: 200
HSTouch Enabled: True
Event Threads: 0
Event Trigger Eval Queue: 0
Event Trigger Priority Eval Queue: 0
Device Exec Queue: 0
HSTouch Event Queue: 0
Email Send Queue: 0
Anti Virus Installed: Windows Defender

Enabled Plug-Ins
2.0.59.0: BLBackup
3.0.0.21: Chromecast
3.0.0.48: EasyTrigger
3.9.610.5: HSBuddy
3.0.0.28: ImperiHome
3.0.2.0: MeiHarmonyHub
0.0.0.42: Pushover 3P
1.0.0.7: Restart
30.0.0.36: RFXCOM
3.0.8.4: SDJ-VStat
3.0.1.190: Z-Wave

[Juliusen]

Anyone?

[jon00]

You need to add an entry to the ScriptingReferences entry in Settings.ini.

Take a read of this thread: https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/ho...lugin?t=189876

[Juliusen]

From my understanding from reading the docs that should only be needed for VB scripts, or? Anyway I tried to add this to the settings.ini file:

ScriptingReferences=Newtonsoft.Json;C:\PROGRA~2\HOMESE~2\Bin\NEWTON~1\Newtonsoft.Json.dll

I found the path after using:

for %I in (.) do echo %~sI

from my folder. I am confident that this worked, since I got error messages during startup when the path was incorrect.

But this did not solve anything, I still have the same error message from my simple script.

[Juliusen]

Even more fun:

Imports Newtonsoft

Public Sub Main(ByVal Parms As Object)
    Dim json = "{}"
        Dim res  = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json)
        hs.WriteLog("json VB", "worked") 
End Sub

This worked fine... so whats up with C#?

[pfe1]

Try "Using" in place of "Imports"