Nest announces smart home API

[Automate]

I sent you another pm with the logs

[fiveHellions]

Thanks Automate. Looks like it isn't trying to add the object that already exists anymore.

But I still have the dates screwed up.

When I test it with a hardcoded date I don't get the same problem. I remember fixing something like that at some point. So maybe the plugin installer file I gave you guys last didn't have the most recent .dll in it? Either that or me hardcoding the value isn't the same as what Nest is passing.

Try this version. If it still has the same problem then I'm going to forget about converting the date to local time and just leave it in UTC time.

[Automate]

More logs send in PM.

[fiveHellions]

Thanks again Automate.

I think I finally figured it out. I was never able to test the streaming updates for last_connection. I think that is where it wasn't getting converted to local time correctly.

If this one works then I can upload it to the pluggins page and create a wiki for it. As well as get the code in the git repository.

The error at the end of the logs sounded like a connection error (either their servers down for a sec or a blip in your internet connection). I wouldn't worry about that unless you were seeing alot of them. First I thought you may be hitting a rate limit since the streaming was starting multiple instances. But the error code for that one is supposed to be different (although I've never seen it).

[Automate]

@fiveHellions thanks for all your work on this plugin. Another PM sent with the logs.

[bwoodworth]

Is the Nest plugin up to date for v044? If it is, do you want to upload it to the Plugins page?

Awesome work on it, BTW.

[fiveHellions]

I don't think its updated for v044.

I'm going to install the new update in the next couple days then I will get the plugin updated and uploaded to the plugins page and to github.

[Vaughn]

Hah! 0.4.5 will be out by then! =) No changes in 045 impact plugins though. I fixed a few things since the release already and will put out another update very soon, probably this weekend.

Vaughn

[Automate]

Unfortunately Nest doesn't provide information on whether the system is currently running. With some programming I could probably guess at this based on the mode and the target temps and the ambient temp. But it would just be a guess and not 100% accurate.

Good News! I got an email from Nest with the following

See heating and cooling activity
We got the message: you want to see HVAC states. So we’ve updated the thermostat API. Now you’ll be able to see when heating or cooling is running.
http://communications.nest.com/wf/click ... urHw-3D-3D

[fiveHellions]

Yeah I got that email too. That will be very helpful. I will try to add it in when I get a chance. Hopefully sometime in the next week.