Home Assistant Control app

[yogsoy]

( Available at https://yogsoy.github.io/BangleApps/?id=hasscontrol )

Control your Home Assistant instance from your Bangle. Uses GadgetBridge's HTTP capability to send API requests directly from your watch.

Another rewrite of an old app I wrote. Missing some documentation but there's enough (an example config and a config editor) for an enterprising person to start using.

Plans for the future might include some app settings, a more graphical config editor (rather than just writing JSON), and of course a README.

[thyttan]

I have no ha stuff to try this. I believe @bobrippling and @gfwilliams do?

[yogsoy]

Hopefully they can get it working from the example config and with their GadgetBridge setup.

Is it still not recommended to implement fast-load on this type of app? The docs say to limit use to clocks & launchers "right now".

[bobrippling]

Works a treat, tested the number type with a light and the on/off/toggle feature too 👍

[bobrippling]

There is already hadash which is very similar - perhaps we look at merging functionality into it? @flaparoo what would you think?

[yogsoy]

I hadn't seen that! Their menu configuration looks a lot nicer than my big autogenerated list, and they've got support for reading states! I haven't configured everything yet, but I don't see anything in my app that's not available in hadash.

[yogsoy]

It looks like number input (e.g. for light brightness, set temperature) could be improved in hadash - it can be done with a text input and keyboard but in some cases a selector would be nicer (to my eye).
I'd like to try my hand at making some improvements like that to hadash, if the author doesn't mind.
I'll write myself a little doodad to autogenerate the config for hadash (from a list of entities or so) and see if I can put that in the web interface.

That's all a matter for another PR, so I'll leave this for a collab to close if there's nothing else.

[bobrippling]

Yeah I like your number input - the instant feedback is very cool. I don't think @flaparoo would mind about contributions either, and they normally respond within a few days.

Thanks, I'll be ready for your next PR :)

[flaparoo]

Go ahead - please improve hadash :-)

A number selector would be a nice addition.
And as the read-me mentions, a better way to create the config would be nice too (rather than editing JSON manually).