How do you use Actions

[Matt]

What are some of the things that you automate with your sequences?

[OTA]

I only used mine for lighting control via SmartThings.  I don't have any motorized curtains or anything, but if I did, oh yeah...

[garzilla]

Currently - control lights

In the future, l want to control motorized curtains. Have the design, just need to get the curtain tracks. Building a star ceiling first though...

[OTA]

23 minutes ago, garzilla said:

Currently - control lights

Are you using SmartThings?  I was wondering if the KODI Callback Endpoint still worked after SmartThings just recently or will soon change architectures and all groovy-based SmartApps won't work.

https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-end-of-groovy-has-arrived/246280

Edited February 3, 2023 by OTA

[garzilla]

1 hour ago, OTA said:

Are you using SmartThings?  I was wondering if the KODI Callback Endpoint still worked after SmartThings just recently or will soon change architectures and all groovy-based SmartApps won't work.

https://community.smartthings.com/t/the-end-of-groovy-has-arrived/246280

Had to switch it up because of that. Kodi callback doesn't work anymore. It would need to be rewritten into an edge driver (I think) 

Currently just using it to control hue lights using its direct API calls. When i turn on my theater mode, I set alexa to turn off my non Hue lights. Haven't figured out how to use webhooks to trigger things in the new smartthings.  I might set up a home assistant server but what I have is working for me now. 

 

 

Edited February 3, 2023 by garzilla

[NightWatcherTheater]

I use it for lights and everything else but i think I might be unique in i also use it to make audio announcements to the whole house like " TheThe movie preshow has begun.. dont Forget to grab some popcorn and refreshments.. NightWatcherTheater snackbar is now open"

[garzilla]

6 hours ago, NightWatcherTheater said:

I use it for lights and everything else but i think I might be unique in i also use it to make audio announcements to the whole house like " TheThe movie preshow has begun.. dont Forget to grab some popcorn and refreshments.. NightWatcherTheater snackbar is now open"

I need to do this! Can you share how you do that? 

 

 

[SFP_Matt]

I use actions for lights via Home Assistant, and to send commands back to Kodi to change settings (audio passthrough on/off, video refresh rate matching, etc.)  Nothing motorized or anything just yet.

[MidnightWatcher]

I use it to dim Philips Hue lights before trivia, dim further before trailers, turn off before the main feature and turn on once the movie ends.

[shredder5262]

I would keep my home automation separate from Kodi, always, but the functionality to be able to trigger automation in PSE after an event is nice. I use Home Assistant for my home automation, so something to notify it either before or after a movie would be nice.

[NightWatcherTheater]

On 2/3/2023 at 1:43 PM, garzilla said:

I need to do this! Can you share how you do that? 

 

 

Sure I can help with that .. 

[ammonrose]

Could I also get some help on how you go about doing that?

[Clemens]

On 2/11/2023 at 9:18 AM, NightWatcherTheater said:

Sure I can help with that .. 

 

On 2/8/2023 at 3:53 PM, MidnightWatcher said:

I use it to dim Philips Hue lights before trivia, dim further before trailers, turn off before the main feature and turn on once the movie ends.

Hi guys, I'm also running Hue lights with a Harmony remote and Kodi on a ShieldTV — I'd love to be able to control the lights during the PSE sequence please! 

[garzilla]

On 2/10/2023 at 2:18 PM, NightWatcherTheater said:

Sure I can help with that .. 

How are you triggering the announcements? 

[NightWatcherTheater]

On 2/20/2023 at 6:30 PM, garzilla said:

How are you triggering the announcements? 

Give me a few days I'll make a tutorial.. it's not hard to-do just alot of instructions to type 

[OTA]

My movie starting announcement is my subs shaking the house. lol

[SledgeSRV]

I have home assistant and i want to creates actions the turn on and off and dim lights. i have the scenes created in HA now how do i create the actions in PSE?

[SledgeSRV]

can i have actions run webhooks?

[Matt]

Yes, you can use webhooks.  I don't use home assistant, but I'll see if I can find someone else to offer suggestions.

[SledgeSRV]

i have the webhooks created to question is how do i get PSE to fire them

[TRJ]

Hi all, is there any syntax for actions? I have my cinemavision actions with the extension .cvaction and they seem to work but is there a Preshow syntax?

[SFP_Matt]

The action files I'm using that hit nabu casa webhooks for home assistant look like this:

 

# The following is the Execution Line
https://hooks.nabu.casa/<biglongwebhookstring>
# The following is the Data Line
POST: {"on":true}

 

 

Hope that helps?  I'm sorry, I'm just back from a long busy month away, and just getting back up to speed with things.  I'll help as much as I can, but my knowledge is limited, and I'm wayyyy behind on real life right now.

[Matt]

8 hours ago, TRJ said:

Hi all, is there any syntax for actions? I have my cinemavision actions with the extension .cvaction and they seem to work but is there a Preshow syntax?

Here's my first pass at the guide for action files:

Anything that works in CV should also work with PreShow.

[SledgeSRV]

21 hours ago, SFP_Matt said:

The action files I'm using that hit nabu casa webhooks for home assistant look like this:

 

# The following is the Execution Line
https://hooks.nabu.casa/<biglongwebhookstring>
# The following is the Data Line
POST: {"on":true}

 

i tried this i created an action like this....

 

# The following is the Execution Line

http://homeassistant.local:8123/api/webhook/<<WEBHOOK TRIGGER>>

# The following is the Data Line

POST: {"on":true}

if i can the url in a browser the scene is set but PSE doesnt do anything

[SledgeSRV]

any help?