Remove smartlock from the plugin after replacement

[tobihoby]

Hi,

I had to remove one of my two smartlocks due to a defect and replace it with a new one. Unfortunately, the smartlock that was already removed in the Nuki Bridge is apparently still found during autodiscover. how can i permanently delete it from homebridge configuration? I have already emptied the cache in HB.

[5.6.2023, 14:29:02] [Nuki] Nuki Garagentür: Nuki Smart Lock 3.0 v3.4.10
[5.6.2023, 14:29:02] [Nuki] Nuki Garagentür: Nuki Smart Lock 3.0 v3.6.9

Thank you.

Best regards
Tobi

[ebaauw]

You need to delete it from the Nuki bridge. Homebridge NB should delete it from the Homebridge cachedAccessories when the bridge no longer exposes it. You can double-check with nb list that the bridge is still exposing it.

[tobihoby]

The old SmartLock has already been deleted in the Nuki Bridge. nb list no longer shows me the old SmartLock either. I assume it's still in the cache somewhere?!

[tobihoby]

homebridge@HB38:/var/lib/homebridge $ nb -H 192.168.0.236 -T xxxxxxxx list
[
{
"deviceType": 0,
"firmwareVersion": "2.14.5",
"lastKnownState": {
"batteryChargeState": 32,
"batteryCharging": false,
"batteryCritical": false,
"doorsensorState": 2,
"doorsensorStateName": "door closed",
"keypadBatteryCritical": false,
"mode": 2,
"state": 3,
"stateName": "unlocked",
"timestamp": "2023-06-05T15:13:08+00:00"
},
"name": "Zuhause",
"nukiId": xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
},
{
"deviceType": 4,
"firmwareVersion": "3.6.9",
"lastKnownState": {
"batteryChargeState": 48,
"batteryCharging": false,
"batteryCritical": false,
"mode": 2,
"state": 3,
"stateName": "unlocked",
"timestamp": "2023-06-05T13:41:25+00:00"
},
"name": "Nuki Garagentür",
"nukiId": xxxxxxxxxxxx
}
]

[tobihoby]

Does it make sense to delete the accessories folder?
What is better not to delete in this folder?

pi@HB38:/var/lib/homebridge/accessories $ ls -l -t
insgesamt 648
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 145401 5. Jun 18:49 cachedAccessories.0EABD69178BF
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 118108 5. Jun 18:20 cachedAccessories.0E7B6FA5392E
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 127083 5. Jun 18:20 cachedAccessories.0EB2875E6FE2
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 7180 5. Jun 15:31 uiAccessoriesLayout.json
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:20 cachedAccessories.0E79596844EA
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 10992 5. Jun 14:20 cachedAccessories.0EF3C9B51F82
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:19 cachedAccessories_20230605_182744.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 22322 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0E467267A8D2
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0EC21E4281BD
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0EF8DB7D92DF
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0E9D9B15C95E
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0E941AAD9168
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0EAD478A3ECB
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0EA654A076D6
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0EEE5AB88290
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0EA0C20BE244
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0E2F49E27B73
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0E2AE1EAB51D
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0ED037B65104
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0EF58DAF9913
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 13550 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0EFC46E063A1
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0EA22590A965
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 10175 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0E7C8BA694F9
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0EBE9667186B
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 5. Jun 14:17 cachedAccessories.0E46EE00C85A
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 29. Jan 21:33 cachedAccessories.0E457FB5E4CC
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 22304 6. Jan 19:11 cachedAccessories.0E50A4C66B25
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 22321 6. Jan 18:35 cachedAccessories.0EDD1754A2B3
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 29. Dez 06:59 cachedAccessories.0E7B1124CAFC
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 29. Dez 06:59 cachedAccessories.0ED0D6E637D3
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E350BD1F779
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0EB1184336C8
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E4455986EDE
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0EF4A7C17AE4
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E886991D014
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E8D961D30D4
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E172A99C441
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E49D851D467
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E3858122E79
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0ECE3042A6E5
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E7773650545
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E70247A14A4
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E07E0BCDF4C
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E9E6798B652
-rw-r--r-- 1 homebridge homebridge 3 28. Dez 16:19 cachedAccessories.0E9F1DAAF78B

[ebaauw]

The old SmartLock has already been deleted in the Nuki Bridge. nb list no longer shows me the old SmartLock either. I assume it's still in the cache somewhere?!

Stupid question (sorry), but you did restart Homebridge NB after removing it from the Nuki bridge?

Does it make sense to delete the accessories folder?
What is better not to delete in this folder?

There is a cachedAccessories file per child bridge, matching the username of the child bridge. Looking at the timestamps, there seem to be a number of old files. I wouldn't recommend blindly deleting active files; HomeKit will likely lose any accessory associations with rooms, groups, scenes, and automations.

Does the old lock still show under Remove Single Cached Accessory (in the Homebridge Settings in the UI)? If so, you might try and remove it there.

[tobihoby]

Yes, of course I restarted the entire Homebridge and the entire server.
The SmartLock deleted in the Nuki Bridge was still included.

I have now deleted the appropriate cachedAccessories. As feared, the entire plugin config was then of course deleted, including my other SmartLock, which I actually wanted to avoid. Had to do the discovery again using the button on the Nuki Bridge.

The problem is solved, the old Smartlock is now gone.

Perhaps it would be possible to add an option to the plugin as a feature request in order to delete any devices that have been removed from the Nuki Bridge yourself or to carry out a new inventory.
A Smartlock can always break and then replacing it would be much easier.

Thanks anyway.

[ebaauw]

Yes, I thought I had done that already, but that must have been another plugin. Challenge is to test this. I have only one Nuki bridge, one smart lock, and one opener, which my family and I actually use for real.

[tobihoby]

I would appreciate if you could provide it as an option. Someone will certainly test it, because, as I have already written, the need will certainly be there.
Thanks very much.

[ebaauw]

As feared, the entire plugin config was then of course deleted, including my other SmartLock, which I actually wanted to avoid.

You can delete individual accessories from cachedAccessories through the Homebridge UI.

[ebaauw]

v1.4.6 adds a removeStaleAccessories config.json setting, to remove stale accessories, that no longer have a corresponding device, exposed by a Nuki bridge.