HELP: IFTTT Feature Request

[rjh]

Setting the properties will not work, its not triggering any events. You need to call: hs.SetDeviceString(...)

Sub SetDeviceString(ByVal dvRef As Integer, ByVal st As String, ByVal reset As Boolean)

[spud]

There was some protection on the properties, I have put in a fix in build 304 which is posted here:

http://forums.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=181241

To set them and trigger events, do this:

http://IP/JSON?request=setdeviceproperty&ref=####&property=NewDevString&value=STRING_VALUE
http://IP/JSON?request=setdeviceproperty&ref=####&property=ChangedValueORString&value=TRUE

Rich,
The HSEvent callback is still not called in my plugin when those json urls are called.

[sniogi]

Google Home --> IFTTT Dim commands not working with text ingredient

What command are you speaking to google home to dim a light? The command I speak directly to HS3 on my PC ("set kids room light to fifty percent") works fine. The same command to IFTTT via google home fails.

Turn on and turn off IFTTT commands work fine. Only dimming fails.

My log shows:
"Info: Heard: set kids room light to 50" [ What I actually said to Google home was: "OK Google, tell homeseer set kids room light to 50 percent"] The IFTTT recipe is "Tell Homeseer $" the [textfield] ingredient is what is sent to homeseer

The next log entry is:
"TTS Speak (json:"

then nothing...

When I issue a turn on/off command ("Turn kids room light on") the next entry log is:
"ASR: Device voice command: turn kids room light on" And this works fine.

Many thanks in advance!

[baudi]

Great. Thank you.

[rjh]

I assume you mean the IFTTT support? This has been out for a few weeks, just use the text ingredient.

Any news on the this? Sure would be great.

[baudi]

It is all coded and ready to test. We will be testing next week. Will update you when we have it working.

Any news on the this? Sure would be great.

Dim a Homeseer Device Feature Request

can I get the capability to use a custom variable in the 'dim a device' action?? I want to use my google home to dim a device to a specific level (1-100) using 'Say a phrase with a number' trigger. Thanks!

[rjh]

It is all coded and ready to test. We will be testing next week. Will update you when we have it working.

Rich,

Any luck yet getting the voice command action on IFTTT?

-Tom

[tpchristian]

Rich,

Any luck yet getting the voice command action on IFTTT?

-Tom

[baudi]

I'm using the IFTTT Maker service. Everything you want to send is entered into the Maker URL. So there is no way to hide the user/password. Which is the problem with using Maker. Which is why we would like to have the IFTTT MyHS service allow voice commands.

[rjh]

I don't know what you are using to send the URL, but if you were using .NET you could set the headers with the user/pass then call the URL. If all you can do is enter a URL, you will have to add user/pass with the parameters.

Are you talking about something like this?

http://user:pass@connected2.homeseer.com....

If so, that still exposes your username and password to whoever has access to the IFTTT Maker service (like the IFTTT administrators/developers).

[baudi]

Are you talking about something like this?

http://user:pass@connected2.homeseer.com....

If so, that still exposes your username and password to whoever has access to the IFTTT Maker service (like the IFTTT administrators/developers).

[rjh]

Note that you can also add the user/pass the headers, so they do not have to be in the URL (basic authentication headers).

I figured it out. I had a space in the Maker URL between "phrase=" and the comand. Sheesh. It works after I remove that space. Sorry!

So it is possible to get a voice command from IFTTT to HS, but you have to put your user/password in the Maker URL. If you modify the IFTTT MyHS service to accept a voice command, that would be wonderful.

Thanks for all your help.

[baudi]

OK, I started a new thread.

http://board.homeseer.com/showthread...86#post1280486

[tpchristian]

In my opinion, this forum (IFTTT) would be as good a place as any.

Yeah that castnow looks like a good find. I was really hoping that that Home would add a notification action to IFTTT, but we don't know if or when that might happen.

One problem that casting is likely going to introduce is messing up streaming. For instance, if you happen to be listening to music, I think that casting a message is going to stop that and cast the new message. What you really would want to happen is that it interjects that message, but would continue on with whatever was previously playing.

Also interested to see what direction action API might bring. Right now it seem that API is only by invitation. I hope that, at least, HST got access to this.