Can I add a new Z-Wave device XML to the local Z-Wave device database?

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if so, how?
I did read through Blog Posts and didn’t find an answer. As far as I know the database is just XML files in OH-INF/thing/ inside addons/org.openhab.binding.zwave-3.2.0.jar.
I have the XML for a new device. I need to add it to hundreds of smart-home hubs connected with and transferring the whole org.openhab.binding.zwave-2.5.12.jar is not desirable. I could transfer XML alone and use the command jar -uf /opt/openhab/addons/org.openhab.binding.zwave-3.2.0.jar -C /opt/propify/tmp OH-INF/thing/yale/yrd136_0_0.xml but unfortunately these hubs only have a Java Runtime Environment and don’t come with the jar command.

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Did you try to just upload the modified XML file and put it into the right runtime directory ?
I don’t know if there is any index/inventory that needs to be updated as well. So I can’t tell if just uploading the XML file will work.

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I haven’t tried this but some zip file utilities can add files. Jar is just a zipped file.

Also confusing to me ESH-INF is OH2. In OH3 it is OH-INF

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There is no “runtime directory” in which you can put these XML files - you need to modify the XML in the addons folder.

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Yes, sorry, I mean OH-INF

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What about exploding the jar? Can we have openHAB use an exploded org.openhab.binding.zwave-2.5.12.jar?

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Not that I’m aware of. You need to edit the JAR, or edit the database and wait for a new JAR if you have changes.

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Thanks for the prompt responses @chris. I’m gonna run some experiments and report my finding here. I’d rather not have to transfer the whole binding for a simple xml file. The other option I’m considering is trying to build the jar command binary for the architecture these hubs run (ARM).

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Unfortunately the XML files are an integral part of the binding so there’s limited option. So while an XML file is a “simple file” - as are many java files - they all come together to form the binding.

The system is independant of the architecture - this is Java, so you just need to build the binding, which is reasonably easy. Or just update the online database, and this will be exported and built automatically.

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Yes, but if I want to transfer only the XML file and add it to the binding jar I need the jar command from the JDK, which is not included in my hubs (Rockchip PX30 processors running https://buildroot.org/).