[APP] Simple HTTP Connector For Flows (2.0.0)

JohanKuster · February 2016

I needed a reboot to get this app installed.

Fire69 · February 2016

Ah, so it should be without the " ". I'll give it a try!

[edit]
Nope, same result.
Has anyone else tried doing this yet?

HansSchenkelaars · February 2016

Hi I’m trying to use this but am struggling with the 2nd part of the HTTP PUT Json.

This is the complete URL that switches on a lamp at my Domoticz.

http://10.8.4.36:8080/json.htm?type=command&param=switchlight&idx=20&switchcmd=On
If I past this in a browser it works.

It would be nice to hook up Homey to Domoticz via JSON. If that works I would be able to use the voice commands of Homey to control devices (IDX) numbers of Domoticz.

When I use the "HTTP PUT Json" option
The first part looks like "http://10.8.4.36:8080/"
The 2nd part i tried

{json.htm?type=command&param=switchlight&idx=20&switchcmd=On} --> Not working
{type=command&param=switchlight&idx=20&switchcmd=On} --> Not working

Anybody an idea ?

MarcoF · February 2016

http://www.json.org/

Following the rules {} is an object.

{ volume: 0.5 }

volume is a string and 0.5 is a value

Strings are notated between ""
Values can be int/string/float/etc. and depending on the type the notation is different.

Try these on http://jsonlint.com/

{ volume: 0.5 }

{ "volume": 0.5 }

The last one is valid.

BramSloot · February 2016

Use this:
http://10.8.4.36:8080/json.htm?type=command&param=switchlight&idx=20&switchcmd=On
in a "get" flow card.

Reflow · February 2016

Congrats on the first published user app!! Looks really useful, will use it when I got my Homey haha

Fire69 · February 2016

MarcoF said:
http://www.json.org/

Following the rules {} is an object.
{ volume: 0.5 }
volume is a string and 0.5 is a value

Strings are notated between ""
Values can be int/string/float/etc. and depending on the type the notation is different.

Try these on http://jsonlint.com/
{ volume: 0.5 }
{ "volume": 0.5 }
The last one is valid.

Thanks for the info!
Unfortunately, both give the same result and the volume stays the same.

I guess I'll just wait a couple of days until .18 is released and it's included in the UI

ErikVanDongen · February 2016

Just published an updated version of the app. After it's reviewed a syntax error is solved and a HTTP Delete action card and a HTTP Get statuscode condition card is added.

ErikVanDongen · February 2016

Uranday said:

Very nice! I was thinking of this myself. I'm still a very noob, but can I also pass in a variable from homey to this request?

Yes. This should work. You can drag 'tokens' from the trigger-card into input fields of action cards.

Image: https://forum.athom.com/uploads/editor/ez/snh30it9sktb.png

ErikVanDongen · February 2016

Fire69 said:
MarcoF said:
http://www.json.org/

Following the rules {} is an object.
{ volume: 0.5 }
volume is a string and 0.5 is a value

Strings are notated between ""
Values can be int/string/float/etc. and depending on the type the notation is different.

Try these on http://jsonlint.com/
{ volume: 0.5 }
{ "volume": 0.5 }
The last one is valid.
Thanks for the info!
Unfortunately, both give the same result and the volume stays the same.

I guess I'll just wait a couple of days until .18 is released and it's included in the UI

It's not possible with this app, because the Homey REST interface requires an authorized call:

Image: https://forum.athom.com/uploads/editor/pd/zw03ij4rbp0w.png

Fire69 · February 2016

ErikVanDongen said:

It's not possible with this app, because the Homey REST interface requires an authorized call:

Thought it might be something like that...
When you open http://<ip>/api/manager/speaker, you get:

{"status":401,"result":"no_auth_method_found"}

It's OK, I'll wait a couple of days for the new firmware

BramSloot · February 2016

@ErikVanDongen ;
I have just updated your app with my own app i created earlier.
This can trigger flows or send values to hmey by sending a http get request to homey on port 9090 eg:
http://iphomey:9090/triggerflow
http://iphomey:9090/updatevalue/value

You can find the code here:
https://github.com/elgenioNL/homey-http-request-actions-master

No need for me to create and upload an extra app especially for this:)

HansSchenkelaars · February 2016

Hi BramSloot,
I tried the HTTP Get but it doesn't work.. which is strange because in a browser it works and this is a http "get" as well.

BramSloot · February 2016

HansSchenkelaars said:

Hi BramSloot,
I tried the HTTP Get but it doesn't work.. which is strange because in a browser it works and this is a http "get" as well.

True i see the problem. There is something wrong with the encoding of the & (&amp). And domoticz returns: "status" : "ERR".

I see this in the dev app log of homey.log:
Http Get action. Passed parameter: { url: 'http://192.168.1.36:8080/json.htm?type=command&param=switchlight&idx=128&switchcmd=Toggle' }

HansSchenkelaars · February 2016

Hi BramSloot,

So if I understand correctly,
Homey interprets the string and sends it as you captured it ? If so I presume the code of the app needs to be changed.

I also tried to look in the logfile of Domoticz but nothing shows up there.

Is there an option get some more insight in the logging etc… of Homey ?

Thx for your investigation and feedback so far, much appreciated.

ErikVanDongen · February 2016

BramSloot said:

@ErikVanDongen ;
I have just updated your app with my own app i created earlier.
This can trigger flows or send values to hmey by sending a http get request to homey on port 9090 eg:
http://iphomey:9090/triggerflow
http://iphomey:9090/updatevalue/value

You can find the code here:
https://github.com/elgenioNL/homey-http-request-actions-master

No need for me to create and upload an extra app especially for this:)

Nice! I'll merge it later this week.
I'm considering an extra action card for passing url (get) parameters, to overcome the &-encoding issue.

ErikVanDongen · February 2016

HansSchenkelaars said:

Hi BramSloot,
So if I understand correctly,
Homey interprets the string and sends it as you captured it ? If so I presume the code of the app needs to be changed.

I also tried to look in the logfile of Domoticz but nothing shows up there.

Is there an option get some more insight in the logging etc… of Homey ?

Thx for your investigation and feedback so far, much appreciated.

You can download the code, and run it with 'athom project --run' from the command line: https://developers.athom.com/library/getting-started.

Uranday · February 2016

BramSloot said:

@ErikVanDongen ;
I have just updated your app with my own app i created earlier.
This can trigger flows or send values to hmey by sending a http get request to homey on port 9090 eg:
http://iphomey:9090/triggerflow
http://iphomey:9090/updatevalue/value

You can find the code here:
https://github.com/elgenioNL/homey-http-request-actions-master

No need for me to create and upload an extra app especially for this:)

Very nice addon. This makes it even more valueble

MarcoWijk · February 2016

Could anyone help? I'm trying to us a simple get command to add song to a playlist, yet it doesn't work. Why isn't this url working. http://10.27.4.50:1221/req/?songID=38328&host=10.27.4.11

the adresses ar all local, and it works when i use chrome/firefox. Yet the command won't come thru use the HTTP GET . Am i understanding the HTTP GET option wrong?

ErikVanDongen · February 2016

MarcoWijk said:

Could anyone help? I'm trying to us a simple get command to add song to a playlist, yet it doesn't work. Why isn't this url working. http://10.27.4.50:1221/req/?songID=38328&host=10.27.4.11

the adresses ar all local, and it works when i use chrome/firefox. Yet the command won't come thru use the HTTP GET . Am i understanding the HTTP GET option wrong?

The & character is escaped by the flow engine. So with the current version (0.2.0) you can't request with multiple request parameters. I'll release version 0.3.x soon with an extra card for multiple get parameters.

MarcoWijk · February 2016

ErikVanDongen said:

MarcoWijk said:

Could anyone help? I'm trying to us a simple get command to add song to a playlist, yet it doesn't work. Why isn't this url working. http://10.27.4.50:1221/req/?songID=38328&host=10.27.4.11

the adresses ar all local, and it works when i use chrome/firefox. Yet the command won't come thru use the HTTP GET . Am i understanding the HTTP GET option wrong?

The & character is escaped by the flow engine. So with the current version (0.2.0) you can't request with multiple request parameters. I'll release version 0.3.x soon with an extra card for multiple get parameters.

@ErikVanDongen Glad to hear it. The & is essential for the ur l to work unfortunatly, tried it without, but it didn't work. Thought it was me

HansSchenkelaars · February 2016

Hi ErikVanDongen,

Then i'll wait for release 0.3.x but i'm glad it's clear what the "problem" is with the & in the get tring.

ErikVanDongen · February 2016

Version 0.3.0 is on GitHub now. Feel free to install it locally and give some feedback before i update it in the appstore.
I added the flow trigger card (copied it from @BramSloot) and a new card for get requests with URL parameters. Put these parameters in a valid JSON object:

Image: https://forum.athom.com/uploads/editor/db/dky118pjlobd.png

Panda · February 2016

Hi, how to http post without json?

This is my how I can turn on my Denon receiver.

http://192.168.0.2/MainZone/index.put.asp?cmd0=PutZone_OnOff/ON

ErikVanDongen · February 2016

Panda said:

Hi, how to http post without json?

This is my how I can turn on my Denon receiver.

http://192.168.0.2/MainZone/index.put.asp?cmd0=PutZone_OnOff/ON

Are you sure it is a HTTP POST command? It looks like you can use the normal 'HTTP Get' card for this or the new 0.3.0 version 'HTTP Get JSON' with this as the second parameter {"cmd0":"PutZone_OnOff/ON"}

Panda · February 2016

HTTP GET did the trick, it's working now.

ErikVanDongen · February 2016

EDIT: Hoe install ik hem via github, via de developer tools?

Yes. Learn from https://developers.athom.com/library/getting-started
Download the github repository to your pc and then run it from the command line with athom project --run
(after installing nodejs and the athom cli and the 'athom --login' command)

TarikFaik · February 2016

traying to trigger android auto remote with url but dont work and if i copy and past the url in a browser it just works

Image: https://forum.athom.com/uploads/editor/pk/a8xmovlnae1o.jpg

ErikVanDongen · February 2016

This is a known issue caused by escaping the & character. A new action card for these cases is added in the next version I'll submit in a few days.

TarikFaik · February 2016

@ErikVanDongen ;
Thanx

[APP] Simple HTTP Connector For Flows (2.0.0)

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