can't use "ph" / error: not a Hue bridge nor deCONZ gateway

[paqpaqpaq]

I'm trying to set Osram smart+ plugs as an outlet in Homebridge instead of light bulbs.
However, I can't use
ph outlet -v
In fact, I can't use any ph command.

error:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ph outlet -hv
ph: error: localhost: not a Hue bridge nor deCONZ gateway

Since my hue bridge has ip 192.168.1.69:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ph -H 192.168.1.69 outlet -v
ph: error: 192.168.1.69: not a Hue bridge nor deCONZ gateway

I can reach 192.168.1.69 browsing or ping.

I'm on a pi3, Raspbian stretch, node 8.12
Any thoughts?

[ebaauw]

What does ph discover return?

[paqpaqpaq]

What does ph discover return?

Exact same error

[ebaauw]

My bad, ph discover wrongly checks for a valid Hue bridge before doing the discovery. That's a bug alright. Although not the cause of your issue.

Could you run DEBUG=* ph -H 192.168.1.69 outlet -v >logfile.txt 2>&1 and attach logfile.txt.

[paqpaqpaq]

@ebaauw

OptionParser0 constructor({"chalk":false,"debug":false,"program":true,"timestamp":false}, false) +0ms
  OptionParser0 boolKey("chalk") +9ms
  OptionParser0 boolKey("debug") +2ms
  OptionParser0 boolKey("program") +0ms
  OptionParser0 boolKey("timestamp") +1ms
  OptionParser0 enumKey("mode") +1ms
  OptionParser0 enumKeyValue("mode", "command") +1ms
  OptionParser0 enumKeyValue("mode", "daemon") +1ms
  OptionParser0 enumKeyValue("mode", "service") +0ms
  OptionParser0 parse({"mode":"command","debug":false}) +1ms
  OptionParser0 parse() => {"chalk":false,"debug":false,"program":true,"timestamp":false} +1ms
  CommandLineParser0 constructor() +0ms
  CommandLineParser0 flag("h", "help") +3ms
  CommandLineParser0 flag("V", "version") +1ms
  CommandLineParser0 option("H", "host") +1ms
  CommandLineParser0 flag("s", "ssl") +1ms
  CommandLineParser0 option("t", "timeout") +0ms
  CommandLineParser0 option("u", "username") +1ms
  CommandLineParser0 parameter("command") +1ms
  CommandLineParser0 remaining() +0ms
  CommandLineParser0 parse(["-H","192.168.1.69","outlet","-v"]) +2ms
  CommandLineParser0 parse() => option: -H 192.168.1.69 +2ms
  CommandLineParser0 parse() => parameter command: outlet +1ms
  CommandLineParser0 parse() => remaining: ["-v"] +1ms
  HueClient1 constructor({"host":"192.168.1.69"}) +0ms
  OptionParser1 constructor({"hostname":"localhost","port":80,"username":"unknown","timeout":5}, false) +0ms
  OptionParser1 hostKey("host", "hostname", "port") +1ms
  OptionParser1 boolKey("ssl") +1ms
  OptionParser1 stringKey("username", true) +0ms
  OptionParser1 intKey("timeout", 1, 60) +1ms
  OptionParser1 parse({"host":"192.168.1.69"}) +1ms
  OptionParser1 parse() => {"hostname":"192.168.1.69","port":80,"username":"unknown","timeout":5} +1ms
  HueClient1 constructor() => {"hostname":"192.168.1.69","port":80,"username":"unknown","timeout":5,"url":"http://192.168.1.69"} +7ms
  HueClient1 getConfig() +1ms
  HueClient1 get("/config") +1ms
  HueClient1 request({"method":"get","url":"http://192.168.1.69/api/config","headers":{"Connection":"keep-alive"},"timeout":5000,"json":true}) +2ms
  HueClient1 request({"method":"get","url":"http://192.168.1.69/api/config","headers":{"Connection":"keep-alive"},"timeout":5000,"json":true}) => undefined +3s
ph: error: 192.168.1.69: not a Hue bridge nor deCONZ gateway

[ebaauw]

The web server at 192.168.1.69 doesn't return anything, but it seems to take 3 seconds to decide that. Are you sure that's the IP address of your Hue bridge? Are you sure you're connected to the same network? What output does curl http://192.168.1.69/api/config give? What happens if you go to http://192.168.1.69/api/config in your web browser?

[paqpaqpaq]

@ebaauw
I'm so sorry! it was .169, not .69

I now get these outputs:

What output does curl http://192.168.1.69/api/config give?

{"name":"name of hue","datastoreversion":"73","swversion":"1808300701","apiversion":"1.27.0","mac":"00:17:88:25:94:49","bridgeid":"001788FFFE259449","factorynew":false,"replacesbridgeid":null,"modelid":"BSB002","starterkitid":""

What happens if you go to http://192.168.1.169/api/config in your web browser?

{"name":"name of hue","datastoreversion":"73","swversion":"1808300701","apiversion":"1.27.0","mac":"00:17:88:25:94:49","bridgeid":"001788FFFE259449","factorynew":false,"replacesbridgeid":null,"modelid":"BSB002","starterkitid":""}

Now, ph -H 192.168.1.169 outlet -v
ph outlet: error: 1 unauthorized user

[paqpaqpaq]

I managed to create a new API user on the hue bridge

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ph -H 192.168.1.169 -u ryFGCztx5TyD7kYj2sKc1jo0GTkJqj95JGZ302Nm outlet -v
ph outlet: /resourcelinks/40193: 2 outlets

Getting closer to the solution now?

edit:
I ran the commands again, and I have a clear output now 👍
Thanks for you patience.

Still not sure what causes that I need to specify both host AND user, but it seems to be working now.

[ebaauw]

If you run ph createuser to create a user, it should save the bridgeid/username to ~/.ph, so you don’t have to specify it. Alternatively, you can set PH_USENAME (and PH_HOST) in the environment.

[paqpaqpaq]

OK thanks. Running the ph get command with host and user specified, gave me the correct output for the config.json.