Reflectors RESTful API

I want to get values from Indigo and set devices without using DDNS.

Is this possible with the subscription? Are there any docs?

Thanks

I’m not sure I understand the question?


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https://wiki.indigodomo.com/doku.php?id ... stful_urls


Basically, I want to execute this command:

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http://127.0.0.1:8176/actions/party%20scene?_method=execute


but with the reflector:

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http://reflector_url/actions/party%20scene?_method=execute


since I can't use this:

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http://DYNDNS/actions/party%20scene?_method=execute

[jay (support)]

Yes - the REST API is available through the reflector (as are all web functions).

Perfect, thanks for the clarification.

I will try that.

I use the connection and albeit it is somewhat slow, it works.

However, I would like to get the update as quick as possible. So I call the API every 500 ms. But sometimes it stops working and resumes after some time. Is there a limit? What is best practice to get real time data?

I’m curious why you aren’t using Indigo Touch?


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I use the connection and albeit it is somewhat slow, it works.

However, I would like to get the update as quick as possible. So I call the API every 500 ms. But sometimes it stops working and resumes after some time. Is there a limit? What is best practice to get real time data?

Where are you trying to get the data to? What application is doing the polling? Also, where are you located? Where's the Indigo server and the polling client?

I am from Switzerland.

The data is used in an iOS App that I developed for my personal use. It meets my needs better than IndigoTouch in terms of functionality/looks.

The round trip from the Indigo server to the reflector in the US and back to your app is what's killing you. And polling is really inefficient.

You need to implement a push method of getting your updates directly from Indigo, rather then trying to poll for updates. This is a perfect situation for setting up a local MQTT server and using MQTT to push updates from Indigo to your app.

I can‘t use dyndns nor port forwarding. Is there a way around this?

I basically have to emulate what Indigo is doing, but with Swiss servers.

How much data are you polling for? How many REST API calls are you trying to make every 500ms? It's possible that if you reduce the frequency of the updates, and minimize the amount of REST calls you're making, then you MIGHT be able to get this to work acceptably.

But, the reality of the situation is that (1) polling is bad, (2) polling at sub-second intervals is worse, (3) REST API calls are fairly high overhead for a single data item, and (4) network delays from Switzerland to the US are just going to make things worse.

Since you can't do anything about (4), it's probably best to avoid using the Indigo reflector at all for this kind of high traffic volume process.

Going to some sort of Push solution solves (1) and (2). And if you're going to use a Push solution, (3) is moot.

Is there some technical reason you can't use DDNS and port forwarding? Is your application only used on the local LAN with the Indigo server, or does it need to be usable from outside your LAN? Using a VPN to access the LAN remotely would eliminate the need for port forwarding, but has it's own issues.

Do you have a cloud server available to substitute for the Indigo Reflector? Or are you willing to pay for one? The company I use for my cloud-based MQTT server (and a few other things) costs US$5/month. Mine is in a US data center, but European data centers are available.