MMM-MQTTbridge

[oberpiller]

Hey @Serge
i am struggeling around with publishing a variable. Here is the thing: I want to publish a variable from the default “newsfeed” module of MMM. I already get a notification of ARTICLE_INFO_RESPONSE. I took a look at the source code and it seems like ARTICLE_INFO_RESPONSE is kind of an Array. I spend hours trying to get the “URL” variable from this Array into mqttMsgPayload:. Is it possible to get variables (from “arrays”) into the mqttMsgPayload variable of NotiDictionary.js?
It can be a really easy thing, but I am kind of a newbie in JavaScrip…

But newertheless I really like your module! Very good job!!!

[chimera]

This is perfect!!! Thanks so much! I run OpenHAB and utilise MQTT quite heavily. However I don’t like MQTT persistence, as it doesn’t work for me in OpenHAB. I run MMM-MQTT module in MM, but the problem with that is, when MagicMirror starts up it doesn’t display MQTT topic payload, as many MQTT updates I get are on intermittent basis (eg: swimming pool temperature, only updates if it changes, garden sprinkler last run, only updates when it’s run etc) So I’ve used this with MMM-Pages (I have several MM screens) and the 2nd page has mostly OpenHAB related info that I want to display. So I use the Notification ‘PAGE_CHANGED’ with payload = 1 (as pages start from 0) to publish an MQTT message of openhab/magicmirror/requestmqtt = ON. This is tied to a switch item in OpenHAB, and a rule in OpenHAB detects when the switch gets turned on, and in turn publishes a list of latest home automation data out to MQTT, which gets picked up and displayed on Magic Mirror. Prior to this, I would have a lot of items with “updating…” and had to wait until the device sent its latest information to MQTT.

This covers all bases and more. I can see this becoming a very powerful little module!

Thanks again!

[Serge]

@chimera said in MMM-MQTTbridge:

eg: swimming pool temperature, only updates if it changes, garden sprinkler last run, only updates when it’s run, etc

As far as I understood you, you need to issue some NOTI during the MM/Module startup, right?
How would be the best option to do that? One possible solution is to have a file with the list of topics (e.g. “swimmingpool/temp/status”, “gardenspirnkler/run/status”) to which MQTTbrdige will send the mqtt-messages at startup.
Will this solve your problem with the integration of MM to your smart home?

[Serge]

@oberpiller said in MMM-MQTTbridge:

Is it possible to get variables (from “arrays”) into the mqttMsgPayload variable of NotiDictionary.js?

nope. I will think about it.
should it work somehow like that:
In notiMqtt dict should be specified whether we are using variable or not and, if yes, use it:

var notiMqttCommands = [
  {
    commandId: "Command 1",
    mqttTopic: "myhome/kitchen/light/set",
    useVariables: true, //added new setting to the dict to 
    mqttMsgPayload: ARTICLE_INFO_RESPONSE //if useVriables=true, put here the variable name. If useVariable=false or not stated - mqttMsgPayload will send "ARTICLE_INFO_RESPONSE" in its payload.
  },
];

[Serge]

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[shinebright]

When i publish 1 message, it’s receiving it multiple times for some reason. Do i need to be worried?

[Serge]

@shinebright should produce one note per each mqtt message, check your settings once more or try to install on clean mm setup.

[shinebright]

@Serge got it thanks! i’ll give that a try. awesome module by the way, i managed to change some of your codes along with the compliments module. Now I’m sending messages from my phone to update the mirror compliments and the kids think the mirror is replying back to them. :)

[Serge]

@shinebright what you had changed? Could you tell soi can add it as an option for the next releases

[fribse]

Hi @Serge
I’ve finally received the mirror itself, so now the MagicMirror is finally getting finished.
One of the things was to update the MM itself, as well as a few modules (screencast).
After doing that, I don’t see any mqtt status messages going out, and it doesn’t react on incoming either.
I’ve checked the username/password, still correct, and the IP hasn’t changed either?