How to exclude devices?

[GizmoGoody]

I tried adding this to JSON and deleting the devices from cache. That didn't seem to help.

    "excludedAccessories": [
        "NameofDevice1",
        "NameofDevice2"
    ]

[ZeliardM]

At this time, I do not allow for excluding devices. It should only pick up devices that are not native HomeKit or Matter devices and add them all if they're supported.

Are you suggesting to add a way to exclude devices even if they're supported?

Should be possible, would prefer to use MAC Addresses instead of names, since that could be unreliable and if the name changes then you'd have to update the exclude list.

Thoughts?

[GizmoGoody]

It's picking up both of my EP25 smart plugs which are supported by HomeKit and already onboarded directly to my Apple TV hub.

I agree that MAC Address exclusions would be more reliable but those don't appear to output in the plugin log. I prefer a UX that brings the necessary information to the user instead of having to dig through router settings, etc.. So, in this case, the device name and/or deviceID (803...) from the logs may be easier if they remain visible in the logs (maybe as a separate output under ---EXCLUDE DEVICES---?) may be easier.

[22/12/2024, 05:48:07] [KasaPython] Adding: [Plug1] SMART.KASAPLUG [803A95B85E1A2CF7D9A2361F2F0FEAE5228FCC99]
[22/12/2024, 05:48:07] [KasaPython] Adding: [Plug2] SMART.KASAPLUG [803A40254D2BA16F2ECBD2975E63A366228F8869]

[ZeliardM]

@GitHubGoody It should already filter those out. Can you enable debug logging in Homebridge and post the log of the device discovery?

[GizmoGoody]

...enable debug logging in Homebridge and post the log of the device discovery?

Using the same commands you mentioned here? #19 (comment)

[ZeliardM]

@GitHubGoody No, just enable the debug logging in the Homebridge Web UI Settings and then restart Homebridge and grab the plug-in logs from the UI not the terminal

[GizmoGoody]

After a few more restarts, it seems that both of my issues may be resolved, but I'll include the logs starting just prior to this last restart in case you see something that should still be addressed.
homebridge-kasa-python.log.txt

[ZeliardM]

Ok, keep an eye on it. The beta is a much better plug-in than the latest release unfortunately. I haven't pushed it to release as many users may not have Python 3.11 or higher yet. There are some pieces I'm still cleaning up in the beta and some additional logging I'm going to enable as well through settings.

[ZeliardM]

@GitHubGoody give v2.7.0-beta.10 a try and let me know.

[GizmoGoody]

Thanks. I just installed it and everything still seems to work. I'll let you know if that changes.

[ZeliardM]

Ok, the main point of this discussion is resolved with the beta update and the device filtering for native homekit and matter devices.