When a binding no longer is supported, then what?

Development Add-ons
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It seems like the Tesla-binding is no longer working and also no longer supported, (it requires an app to create a token, and it seems like the app is no longer supported by Tesla, which means it cant create any token).

Now, the binding is still available. But I wonder if thats a great idea, when its not working, and hasnt been working since sometime in may this year?

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Submit an issue to the openhab-addons repo to remove the no longer working add-on

With luck someone will volunteer to take it over. Otherwise it will be removed as no longer functional and no longer supported.

The maintainers do not use every add-on in the repo. It’s up to us to let them know when one breaks.

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Also an idea is to take a look at Home Assistant’s integration. There might have been a workaround implementated there, that one could ‘translate’ to Java.

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I’ve been meaning to take a look at it - if someone can confirm the HA addon still works, and there is still a way to generate the necessary token, I’ll commit to trying the get the read-only parts of the binding working. (the commands are a no-go they require the updated API and $$$)

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I suppose taking a look at the HA community board will clear that up?

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I just had a quick look. They show 3x Integrations:

  • Tesla Fleet
  • Tesla Powerwall
  • Tesla Wall Connector

Tesla Fleet uses the Fleet API which requires self-hosting or a paid subscription - see pre-requisites at Tesla Fleet - Home Assistant

For OH - we do have the Teslascope binding, which supports most of the same channels as the Tesla binding, but isn’t free.

I did adapt the Tesla binding to work with the Fleet API at one point - perhaps that’s the logical path forwards?

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I can confirm the Home Assistant Community Store version works fine. Never got Fleet or Powerwall working in HA and I don’t have a wall connector. In the Community Store it is labeled Tesla Custom Integration.

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Hello,

I have a tesla model 3, wall charger in my garage and solar panels, and I want to be able to control the charging of the car base on electricity production of the plant. So I plan to make that possible in OH with the new Tesla Fleet API, I guess the best way will be to change the Tesla Binding, if somebody have a better idea I am open to suggestions.

@Paul_Smedley you mentioned that:

Could I take a look at your code?

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Tesla binding modified to use Fleet API is at GitHub - psmedley/openhab-addons at tesla-fleet-api · GitHub - note this will come with API cost, which is why I created the Teslascope binding, which is a pretty economic way to do it.

Another way to do it (for free) is an ESP8266 board and GitHub - PedroKTFC/esphome-tesla-ble: Interact with Tesla vehicles over BLE using ESPHome and Home Assistant · GitHub