homebridge-hassio-input_bool

A simple package to bridge mqtt input_bool's from Home Assistant to Homekit using HomeBridge

• Installation
• Configuration
• Release Notes

Installation

Follow the instructions in homebridge for the homebridge server installation. This plugin is published through NPM and should be installed "globally" by typing:

npm install -g homebridge-hassio-input_bool

Configuration

An example configuration for HomeBridge is below:

{
  "accessory": "HassInputBool",
  "name": "Visitor Mode",
  "mqtt": {
    "url":"mqtt://192.168.1.2:1883",
    "topic":"hass-homebridge/visitor-mode"
  }
}

And the following is an example Home Assistant config extract:

input_bool:
  visitor_mode:
    name: "Visitor Mode"

automation:
  - alias: Visitor Mode Mqtt Publish
    trigger:
        platform: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.visitor_mode
    action:
        - service: mqtt.publish
          data_template:
              topic: "hass-homebridge/visitor-mode"
              payload: '{{ states.input_boolean.visitor_mode.state }}'

  - alias: Visitor Mode On Mqtt Subscribe
    trigger:
        platform: mqtt
        topic: "hass-homebridge/visitor-mode"
        payload: "on"
    action:
        - service: input_boolean.turn_on
          target:
              entity_id: input_boolean.visitor_mode

  - alias: Visitor Mode Off Mqtt Subscribe
    trigger:
        platform: mqtt
        topic: "hass-homebridge/visitor-mode"
        payload: "off"
    action:
        - service: input_boolean.turn_off
          target:
              entity_id: input_boolean.visitor_mode

Release Notes

Roadmap:

• Fully Test
• Write Tests