Reload, enable, disable plugin via trigger action / script?

[neilgreene]

Could someone help me with a script that would reload the ELK plugin? Thanks in advance

[matt (support)]

Try:

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plugin = indigo.server.getPlugin("com.elkplug.indigoplugin.elkm1g")
if plugin.isEnabled():
   plugin.restart()

[thedon]

Hello,

I tried to use this script but cannot find the plugin ID for the vera plugin.
Look through documentation but couldn't find a way to get it.

I am going to schedule the plugin to reload every 2 hours as it works but some communication gets lost in the plugin over time I've noticed.
Reloading it show fix this

[matt (support)]

Its plugin ID is:

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com.homeautomationplugins.vera

[c64]

So the only control over a Plugin is that you can restart it using Python? I am trying to work out how to disable a running Plugin, (then change an .indiPref file outside of Indigo), and then restart the Plugin. Is there a trick to doing that? Thank you.

[matt (support)]

So the only control over a Plugin is that you can restart it using Python? I am trying to work out how to disable a running Plugin, (then change an .indiPref file outside of Indigo), and then restart the Plugin. Is there a trick to doing that? Thank you.

Correct. Out of security/usability concerns we only allow plugins to be restarted (but not started) via scripting.

Perhaps there is another way to accomplish what you need. Can you provide more details on what that is?