How to add category_num to a device?

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#1

Some of the devices (plugin…) have no category = Unknown.
How to add category_num to a device?

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#2

Try to execute this code, under Apps/Develop Apps/Test luup code

luup.devices[devID].subcategory_num = 11
luup.devices[devID].category_num = 0

Where devID is the device number. 11 is generic I/O.
Categories are here:
http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/Luup_Device_Categories

a couple are new and not yet supported, but it should on FW 7.30, in beta approx at the end of this month.

#3

Hi,
If you are making your own plugin, or the developer, you should add the category_num and subcategory_num in the D_…xml file of your plugin. Just grab one from you Vera to look at the detail.

Cheers Rene

#4

true, but there some very old plugin (house mode, night&day, to name a few) that were created in the UI5 era, and that don’t set this properties. setting them by code is usually enough.

#5

I don’t think setting values is luup.devices is the “proper” way, or recommended. AFAIK, using luup.attr_set() is the (only) official way. I may be wrong, but setting values in luup.devices directly seems like a good way for Luup not to know that user_data has changed and therefore not save correctly.

#6

I used this hours ago with no problems. I’m not sure if this is new or I started years ago, but it works. True that in plugins or more static code you should probably stick with the official way.

#7

We might want to confirm with @edward that this method will correctly mark user_data dirty. If not, there’s a chance changes will be lost by the newer conservative write/save.

#8

Even so, you can update the D…xml file for those as well or set the attribute in the Advanced setting. As always, many ways to skin a cat.