make states dynamic

I am looking into making the number of states in a device in a plugin dynamic. ==> Is there an example of a plugin where that is done.

I would like to make the number of RPIs in the piBeacon plugin dynamic. currently it has eg for each iBeacon:
Pi_x_Signal
Pi_x_distance
Pi_x_date
x =0....9 for each possible RPI
Most folks have 2-3 RPi, but I would like to have > 10. In order to do that I would have to add 3 extra states to each iBeacon pointing to RPi#11,12,13
and they are mostly not used and it looks ugly in the device state listing.

So any pointer appreciated.. I know there are some methods that are called by indigo to overwrite the Xml for devices etc. But I am better at learning by looking at some examples.

Thanks in advance

Karl

I am looking into making the number of states in a device in a plugin dynamic. ==> Is there an example of a plugin where that is done.

I would like to make the number of RPIs in the piBeacon plugin dynamic. currently it has eg for each iBeacon:
Pi_x_Signal
Pi_x_distance
Pi_x_date
x =0....9 for each possible RPI
Most folks have 2-3 RPi, but I would like to have > 10. In order to do that I would have to add 3 extra states to each iBeacon pointing to RPi#11,12,13
and they are mostly not used and it looks ugly in the device state listing.

So any pointer appreciated.. I know there are some methods that are called by indigo to overwrite the Xml for devices etc. But I am better at learning by looking at some examples.

Thanks in advance

Karl

Hi

DaveL’s GhostXML does this for all its states - and the code is so nest and tidy lovely to follow!

Glenn

Thanks looking at it and I am impressed. Lot to learn.


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There are several folks' fingerprints on the GhostXML plugin (Glenn included) and it also relies on a couple of segments of outside code as well. Credit where credit's due!

Hopefully, you'll find it helpful Karl.

There are several folks' fingerprints on the GhostXML plugin (Glenn included) and it also relies on a couple of segments of outside code as well. Credit where credit's due!

Hopefully, you'll find it helpful Karl.

Small fingerprints except yours!

My very limited contribution was more along these lines...

(to be clear I'm the one in the blue!)



& this

Those are great -- but they don't apply to you!