petematheson wrote:Thanks for this - Have installed tonight and had a bit of a play.
Unless I'm missing something, this seems a more complicated version of the Messages plugin that already exists, albeit hasn't been updated in 3 years.
I can create devices for each Buddy, and I can pick which buddy to send/receive from in an action.
I've entered the Buddy numbers in the plugin config, but after which - why do I need to re-enter these buddy numbers in each action?
Things that would be on my want listCreate Device for each Buddy - So you don't have to type the number manually each time
Create Device for each Group Text - To text groups of people
Send combined Text & Image in single action - Use this to send 'Motion detected on Driveway & Send Image
I think read the instructions come to mind! Pretty much does all that (minus group message)
The older messages plugin does not work on High Sierra and Mojave and above - because of the lack of applehandler.
I think the use of this ‘less complicated’ plugin has lead you down a device route which isn’t needed. Can read the ‘more complicated’ bit a few ways!
No devices needed, and shouldn’t have any devices (if there is a left over device definition in this beta I’ll remove now). You don’t need to create any devices. If you have they’re ignored.
Probably read the first post: But can repeat
Create a Messages Plugin Trigger action for whatever command.
If you select use last BuddyHandle will not need to type in buddy and command/reply will go to whatever allowed buddies sent the command.
In the action of this Trigger - create actions (note the plural) - send reply use last buddy, and then Indigo action to run.
I decided to use indigo triggers and resulting trigger actions - as essentially better than anything a plugin could do and more configurable, plus familiar.
Coming back to your list.
1.
- does this just not with devices; use last handle
(devices add a lot of overhead without actually adding anything)
2. Group messaging isn’t likely to be possible - I have spent some time with the sql database and joining various data rows. This adds time and complexity to the regularly run query which concerns me. But regardless I can get the group chat handle as a seperate sql query without problem. But messages does not give the group id with received messages. So can send a group message if you know this handle which have working - but no way to automatically continue a group conversation. So really looks like no go.
3.
Within trigger action - two actions
1. Send iMsg reply
2. Send iMsg picture.
It needs to be sent this way regardless - and whilst could have a ‘combined’ action - would just be the above anyway.
Glenn