How to use 'refreshCallbackMethod' in Devices.xml

Trying to implement 'refreshCallbackMethod' for a custom device plugin. I read the post how to use : valuesDict['refreshCallbackMethod'] documenting how to use it, but it isn't working for me. I've implemented the callback method similar to the sample provided, which also writes a log entry so I know when it is called. However, I'm having trouble defining it in the config UI XML. I though it would look something like this:

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<ConfigUI refreshCallbackMethod='refreshDeviceConfigUi'>
    ...
</ConfigUI>

I also tried:

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<ConfigUI>
    <refreshCallbackMethod>refreshDeviceConfigUi</refreshCallbackMethod>
    ...
</ConfigUI>

What is the correct way to define this in Devices.xml?

[matt (support)]

It wasn't very clear on that other forum thread so here is an example. Although it might be possible to do via XML, it is easier to just handle by overriding one of these methods (use the first one unless you are using the device factory UI option): And note you can conditionalize it based on the passed in device typeId if you need.

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   def getDeviceConfigUiValues(self, pluginProps, typeId, devId):
      valuesDict = pluginProps
      errorMsgDict = indigo.Dict()
      valuesDict['refreshCallbackMethod'] = 'nameOfYourRfreshMethod'
      return (valuesDict, errorMsgDict)

   def getDeviceFactoryUiValues(self, devIdList):
      valuesDict = indigo.Dict()
      valuesDict['refreshCallbackMethod'] = 'nameOfYourRfreshMethod'
      errorMsgDict = indigo.Dict()
      return (valuesDict, errorMsgDict)

It wasn't very clear on that other forum thread so here is an example. Although it might be possible to do via XML, it is easier to just handle by overriding one of these methods (use the first one unless you are using the device factory UI option): And note you can conditionalize it based on the passed in device typeId if you need.

Thanks, Matt! This is very useful information - I didn't know about 'getDeviceConfigUiValues'. For what I'm doing, that should work even without 'refreshCallbackMethod'.

As a followup, I was able to get t refreshCallbackMethod working in Devices.xml without using getDeviceConfigUiValues. Not sure if 'textfield' is the correct type to define this, but it seems to work.

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<ConfigUI>
    <Field id="refreshCallbackMethod" type="textfield" hidden="true" defaultValue="refreshDeviceConfigUi"/>
    ....
</ConfigUI>


[matt (support)]

Yep, that (using textfield) look correct for the XML definition.