exclude devices

[snizzleorg]

Ayn way to ignore devices? I have a lot of devices and some can be directly managed via homekit.

[airdamien]

I'm looking for the same ability. Lights means everything Hue basically gets duplicated, but my GE Z-wave in-wall dimmer is only avail through homeassistant (usb device ownership).
Instead of an exclude, maybe a specific include by entity_id?

[airdamien]

https://github.com/home-assistant/homebridge-homeassistant/blob/master/index.js

I think that I can wire it in manually with something like this.. pseudocode at best, haven't gone home to try it yet.

var allowedLight = new Boolean();

switch (entity) {
case "light.ge_switch_2":
case "light.ge_dimmer_3blah":
allowedLight = true;
break;
default:
console.log("Light is NOT in the allowed list");
}

if (entity_type == 'light' && allowedLight) {
accessory = new HomeAssistantLight(that.log, entity, that)
}else if (entity_type == 'switch'){

[airdamien]

    this is working for me. 

    console.log(entity.entity_id);
    if (entity_type == 'light' && entity.entity_id == 'light.ge_12724_3way_dimmer_switch_level_4' ) {
      console.log(entity.entity_id);
      console.log("Light is allowed, configuring");
      accessory = new HomeAssistantLight(that.log, entity, that)

[KmanOz]

+1 on this. I have a bunch of mqtt switches in HA that are dummies primarily used for logic that I really don't want in Homebridge. In fact sometimes when I muddle my words "read drink too much" and Homebridge misinterprets my command HA goes haywire as it tries to turn on/off switches that shouldn't be touched. What would be neat is a way of flagging assets in HA that are automatically sucked in by the plugin rather than sucking in everything. I wish I knew .js I would give that code a go.

[abouzek]

Can't you pair the HomeBridge with HomeKit and then manually remove devices you don't want in a third-party app like Home?

[KmanOz]

Well using Apple's Home app, I can't see where you can remove individual accessories. You can preclude them from showing up as a status on the main page of home or you can not add them to favorites but that's about it, they still appear. I created a room for all the stuff I don't need and put all the switches in there but being able to control what goes in would be a better solution.

[snizzleorg]

is this on npm already?

[robbiet480]

Not yet, you can get the latest by running npm install -g home-assistant/homebridge-homeassistant.

[nashlib]

Cannot get Homebridge to exclude items from home-assistant. I did add the customise in confuguration.yaml file of HA.

[maddox]

Can you confirm the version of the plugin you're using and paste in your customize config for your devices that you are trying to ignore?

[nashlib]

im using HA 0.30.2 and my config file is like this.

homeassistant:
  customize:
    switch.aeotec_zw096_smart_switch_6_switch_2:
      friendly_name: Second Bedroom switch
    light.aeotec_zw098_led_bulb_level_4:
      friendly_name: Bedroom Floor Lamp

customize:
  light.hue_white_lamp_5:
    homebridge_hidden: true

[nashlib]

sorry.

homeassistant:
  customize:
    switch.aeotec_zw096_smart_switch_6_switch_2:
      friendly_name: Second Bedroom switch
    light.aeotec_zw098_led_bulb_level_4:
      friendly_name: Bedroom Floor Lamp

customize:
  light.hue_white_lamp_5:
    homebridge_hidden: true

[maddox]

Your indention there looks off, be sure it's nested under the appropriate keys in the YAML. Also, is that in the same file. I'm not sure you can have 2 customize keys. Try this:

homeassistant:
  customize:
    switch.aeotec_zw096_smart_switch_6_switch_2:
      friendly_name: Second Bedroom switch
    light.aeotec_zw098_led_bulb_level_4:
      friendly_name: Bedroom Floor Lamp
    light.hue_white_lamp_5:
      homebridge_hidden: true

[nashlib]

works like a charm !!!! - aweome buddy - thanks !!!!