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new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:28 pm
by kw123
As I am kind of done with my current plugins I am looking for a new "thing" to do.

Any suggestions?

Karl

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:49 pm
by Colorado4Wheeler
You can finish up mine :P

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:06 pm
by howartp
Colorado4Wheeler wrote:
You can finish up mine :P

Just introduce Karl and your wife to each other, and ask Karl to keep her occupied whilst you get your plugins finished...


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Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:51 pm
by durosity
What about an ikettle plugin? I just bought one :D

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:17 pm
by kw123
for the ikettle: could you not just use a zwave switch to switch it on .. and it is in Celsius - no alcohol scale involved.

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:19 pm
by kw123
have ordered raspberry pi seismograph - kickstarter project .
Don't know if there is any advantage of integrating it. We had a lot of earthquakes in Dallas when fracking was at its peak.. thanks to low oil prices no earthquake for some month now.. :P

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:29 pm
by Colorado4Wheeler
kw123 wrote:
Don't know if there is any advantage of integrating it.

Write it for you first. That's what I do, I know several of my plugins are used by maybe one or two people plus me, but in all honesty I wrote them for me first and if other folks find interest then awesome, but I get what I want out of the deal. If having that [kinda cool] seismograph is something you want then go for it.

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:54 pm
by durosity
kw123 wrote:
for the ikettle: could you not just use a zwave switch to switch it on .. and it is in Celsius - no alcohol scale involved.


Well it's slightly more fancy than that.. it can be set at different °C and can report how full the kettle is. Someone's already worked out ways to send commands to it but I'd love to be able to get current status, water level, etc for triggers. Why you ask? Because I'm exceptionally lazy.

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:57 pm
by kw123
I was pulling your leg.


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Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 6:19 pm
by Japple55
Karl,
How about a plugin for my iWife. I'd love to be able to control that :lol:

Jim

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 6:36 pm
by Colorado4Wheeler
Japple55 wrote:
How about a plugin for my iWife.

You can't write that one for many reasons but the big one is that her iHusband already is more powerful and gets updated on a minute-by-minute basis.

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 6:47 pm
by Japple55
Colorado4Wheeler wrote:
and gets updated on a minute-by-minute basis.


Yeah, that reminds me of a feature request I forgot to mention: the plugin should allow the device to receive commands only, no transmitting allowed. And the ability to shut off "debugging" mode would be nice, but I think that's built into the firmware.

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:10 pm
by durosity
kw123 wrote:
I was pulling your leg.


Pull it all you want.. the less I need to use my legs the lazier I am, and that's my goal! ;)

Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:39 pm
by howartp
Durosity,

Firstly happy birthday.

Secondly, have you tried the commands on the thread you mentioned?

I fancy having a go at the iKettle Plugin, but only if Karl isn't.

I'd be using the cynical stuff mentioned in the thread for the comms, then I'd provide UI state and triggers based on the incoming variable.


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Re: new plugin input request

PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:04 am
by durosity
Thanks but my birthday was a month ago ;)

Also it hasn't arrived yet, so not yet. But i was planning to try them out when it comes.