[SOLVED] Does thing need to be prefixed with 'Thing'

Setup, Configuration and Use Beginners
1

Documentation shows examples with and without “Thing” preceding the definition.
Which one is correct?
In case of both, which one is preferred?

With: https://www.openhab.org/docs/configuration/things.html
Without: https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/systeminfo/ (and others)

Thanks :slight_smile:

2

Never tried without “Thing” at the beginning. But as docs indicate:

The syntax for .things files is defined as 
follows (parts in <..> are required):

“Thing” is not between angle brackets so it should work without it. Why don’t you just try it?

IMHO, I would prefer always precede the definition with “Thing”.

1 Like
3

I tried both, and both work… but given lots is in flux, I thought I better check.
However, given that items start with some identifier, things should start with Thing too :slight_smile:

1 Like
4

So the answer is no. Thing definition doesn’t need to be prefixed with “Thing”, but it’s preferred for clarity.