BLE updateFrequency Option Missing

[TrpleD]

Describe the bug
updateFrequency option no longer available. Setting this value does not limit MQTT messages as expected

To reproduce
Add "updateFrequency: " to config file where should equal minimum time in seconds between MQTT messages. Run room-assistant. BLE tags with high refresh rates continue to cause RA to report one MQTT status for each update (regardless of updateFrequency value).

Relevant logs
*** WARNING *** The program 'node' uses the Apple Bonjour compatibility layer of Avahi. *** WARNING *** Please fix your application to use the native API of Avahi! *** WARNING *** For more information see <http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/avahi-compat.html> *** WARNING *** The program 'node' called 'DNSServiceRegister()' which is not supported (or only supported partially) in the Apple Bonjour compatibility layer of Avahi. *** WARNING *** Please fix your application to use the native API of Avahi! *** WARNING *** For more information see <http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/avahi-compat.html> [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:52 AM [IntegrationsModule] Loading integrations: home-assistant, bluetooth-low-energy [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:55 AM [NestFactory] Starting Nest application... +2492ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [InstanceLoader] AppModule dependencies initialized +3009ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [InstanceLoader] ConfigModule dependencies initialized +18ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [InstanceLoader] NestEmitterModule dependencies initialized +17ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [InstanceLoader] IntegrationsModule dependencies initialized +17ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [InstanceLoader] DiscoveryModule dependencies initialized +103ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [InstanceLoader] HomeAssistantModule dependencies initialized +19ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [InstanceLoader] ClusterModule dependencies initialized +17ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [InstanceLoader] ScheduleModule dependencies initialized +20ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [InstanceLoader] BluetoothLowEnergyModule dependencies initialized +25ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [InstanceLoader] EntitiesModule dependencies initialized +17ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [RoutesResolver] EntitiesController {/entities}: +142ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:58 AM [RouterExplorer] Mapped {/, GET} route +79ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:59 AM [BluetoothLowEnergyService] Discovered new BLE peripheral 009ec8b17352 with ID 009ec8b17352 and RSSI -74 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:59 AM [BluetoothLowEnergyService] Discovered new BLE peripheral Inspire HR with ID 0b5893b21bc4 and RSSI -80 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:59 AM [BluetoothLowEnergyService] Discovered new BLE peripheral Charge 2 with ID d035e30a1043 and RSSI -64 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:22:59 AM [EntitiesService] Adding new entity ble-d035e30a1043 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:00 AM [HomeAssistantService] Successfully connected to MQTT broker at mqtt://192.168.1.6:1883 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:00 AM [ConfigService] Loading configuration from /opt/nodejs/lib/node_modules/room-assistant/dist/config/definitions/default.js, config/local.yml [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:00 AM [ClusterService] Starting mDNS advertisements and discovery [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:00 AM [NestApplication] Nest application successfully started +26ms [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:00 AM [ClusterService] pi0 has been elected as leader [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:00 AM [EntitiesService] Refreshing entity states [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:01 AM [BluetoothLowEnergyService] Discovered new BLE peripheral 54d0125c9f87 with ID 54d0125c9f87 and RSSI -89 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:03 AM [BluetoothLowEnergyService] Discovered new BLE peripheral 6e92ec2f7172 with ID 6e92ec2f7172 and RSSI -87 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [BluetoothLowEnergyService] Discovered new BLE peripheral f099194e6967 with ID f099194e6967 and RSSI -60 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [EntitiesService] Adding new entity ble-f099194e6967 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [HomeAssistantService] Registering entity room-assistant-ble-f099194e6967 under homeassistant/sensor/room-assistant/ble-f099194e6967/config [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [HomeAssistantService] Sending new state pi0 for room-assistant-ble-f099194e6967 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [HomeAssistantService] Sending new attributes {"distance":1.1,"lastUpdatedAt":"2020-03-03T02:23:18.676Z"} for room-assistant-ble-f099194e6967 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [HomeAssistantService] Sending new attributes {"distance":1.1,"lastUpdatedAt":"2020-03-03T02:23:18.743Z"} for room-assistant-ble-f099194e6967 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [HomeAssistantService] Sending new attributes {"distance":1.2,"lastUpdatedAt":"2020-03-03T02:23:18.769Z"} for room-assistant-ble-f099194e6967 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [HomeAssistantService] Sending new attributes {"distance":1.3,"lastUpdatedAt":"2020-03-03T02:23:18.796Z"} for room-assistant-ble-f099194e6967 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [HomeAssistantService] Sending new attributes {"distance":1.3,"lastUpdatedAt":"2020-03-03T02:23:18.823Z"} for room-assistant-ble-f099194e6967 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [HomeAssistantService] Sending new attributes {"distance":1.3,"lastUpdatedAt":"2020-03-03T02:23:18.849Z"} for room-assistant-ble-f099194e6967 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:18 AM [HomeAssistantService] Sending new attributes {"distance":1.4,"lastUpdatedAt":"2020-03-03T02:23:18.877Z"} for room-assistant-ble-f099194e6967 [Nest] 860 - 03/03/2020, 2:23:19 AM [HomeAssistantService] Sending new attributes {"distance":1.5,"lastUpdatedAt":"2020-03-03T02:23:19.173Z"} for room-assistant-ble-f099194e6967

Relevant configuration

global:
  instanceName: pi0
  integrations:
    - homeAssistant
    - bluetoothLowEnergy
homeAssistant:
  mqttUrl: mqtt://192.168.1.6:1883
  mqttOptions:
    username: xxxx
    password: xxxx
    rejectUnauthorized: false
bluetoothLowEnergy:
  whitelist:
    - f099194e6967
  timeout: 30
  updateFrequency: 10
  tagOverrides:
    f099194e6967:
      name: fr645m

Expected behavior
If updateFrequency is set to a value (i.e. "10") then only 1 MQTT message should be sent every 10 seconds at max.

Environment

• room-assistant version: 2.0.1
• installation type: NodeJS
• hardware: Raspberry Pi Zero W
• OS: Linux

Additional context
Using old ms values (i.e. 10000) did not correct the issue.
This feature still exists per https://www.room-assistant.io/guide/upgrading.html#major-upgrades but is not shown on the BLE integration page https://www.room-assistant.io/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy.html#settings

[mKeRix]

You're right, that feature is not implemented in the current version. State is only updated when something changes, but attributes will receive an update more often as you saw. Will add the option (or at least something that accomplishes the same) back soon, thanks for reporting.

[github-actions]

🎉 This issue has been resolved in version 2.4.0 🎉

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