Vera and openHAB - REST api

[gdhiraj (DG)]

I have Vera which needs to call openhab over http to execute some rules / scene (via changing state of a Item) - this is necessary because the scenes (via rules) logic is running on openHAB but Vera is taking commands from hardware scene controller hence the call from Vera to openHAB when a button on hardware switch is pressed.

I can achieve this using "http://localhost:8080/classicui/CMD?itemname=command

but I read earlier in this forum that this method is a bad design - is there alternate way someone can suggest ?

[guessed (Mark Clark)]

… is running on openHAB but Vera is taking commands from hardware scene controller hence the call from Vera to openHAB when a button on hardware switch is pressed.

If it’s a MiOS/Vera Scene controller, and it’s conforming to the standard MiOS interfaces, there’ll be a set of Items on the openHAB end that’ll get change notifications each time a Button is pressed.

This is how (Vera-attached) Minimote’s and Leviton scene controllers appear. If this is what you’re doing, then you can see samples of this style in earlier posts:

My First Rule: One-button on/off and brightness control

@Chad_Hadsell, You may want to try this in the Designer first, since it will guide you a little in the overall Rule Syntax. That said, for your first Rule definition, you may want to start with something a little simpler since there are going to be a lot of nuances to learn along the way (not to mention the quirks of working with Scene controllers originating from MiOS) Here’s a basic activation rule I’m using with my MiniMote (via MiOS Binding): rule "Goodnight - MiniMote" when Item…