Philips Hue Scenes

Why this plugin

• Easily describe scenes in JSON format.
• Use scenes to manipulate every property supported by the Hue REST API.
• Alias lights by nicknames, so you can replace a bulb on your Hub without having to change all the scenes.
• Support for groups of lights, so you can reduce the copy&paste if you want to apply the same settings to multiple lights.
• Pick a random scene.
• Easily backup your scenes (they are on file, in JSON).
• Easily share your scenes (they are on file, in JSON).
• Go over the 100 scenes limit set by HomeKit. You can have as many scenes as you like.

Config

Example config.json:

{
  "accessory": "HueScenes",
  "name": "Living room",
  "bridge": {
    "host": "192.168.1.10",
    "username": "ABCDEFC872NAD&"
  },
  "scenesFile": "livingRoomRandomScenes.json"
}

This accessory will create a Switch for every scene. Turning on a switch will apply the Scene. There's also a Switch to pick a random scene.

Configuration options

Attribute	Required	Usage	Example
name	Yes	A unique name for the accessory. It will be used as the accessory name in HomeKit.	Living Room Scenes
bridge	Yes	IP and Username for your Philips Hue Hub	n/a
sceneFiles	Yes	A file describing your scenes	n/a

Scenes file

See example.json