xlobby contol using external event

[packstlaurent]

Xlobby use this port for xnet communication....

oups, i'm not using this function....

But yes, i can add a configuration for the port.
It could use a default port, but you could specifie a new one, for that you will have to specifie it in the XSend.exe command line.

For example :

Code: Select all

Xsend.exe command

, will use the default port

and :

Code: Select all

XSend.exe port command

, will use the specified port.

The specified port had to be configured in the plugin configuration


I can do that but not now, i'm little busy at the moment.

Can Xlobby's users give me a good default port to use with XReceive ?

Pack

[damage]

won't xlobby's default port also need to be changed (at least in order to solve my problem of having an app running on port 8000 which cannot be changed)? from what i can tell, it can't be configured?

[damage]

xnet's port is now configureable!

http://www.xlobby.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4790

[smarty]

I use Xsend/Xrecieve to send information into Xlobby from PowerHome.

I can successfully set button text and change button states/colors. But, how do I set the button text to something like "8:12 am"?

Xsend sees the ":" and thinks a new command parameter is coming.

Would I have to wrap the text with something like %8:12am% ????

What will work?

[packstlaurent]

Thanks for using this plugin....

If i follow this post : http://www.xlobby.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4630

I need to use the overloaded method SendCommand. So i need to make an oher release of the plugin.


Perhaps next days....

[smarty]

Packstlaurent,
This plugin (THANK YOU!) is becoming popular with people integrating Xlobby with their Home Automation controllers (like Elk, PowerHome, and others).

Having the ability to pass a ":" will be GREATLY apreciated.

Best Regards

[kris]

This plugin is indeed getting very popular and you bet it deserves to be!

it opens up xlobby to a lot of other systems, e.g. my home-automation (EIB/KNX) is able to send Ip telegrams

I'm trying to use this plugin to :
-switch to home-automation screen when alarm is set (using pushbuttons at door)
-mute music from everywhere in the house using pushbuttons
-control zones via existing pushbuttons
-popup security cams screen when somebody rings at the door

and whatever other cool fancy stuff I can come up with.

The only issue still blocking 'integration heaven' is the fact that the current version of the plugin only accepts tcp messages if their are send from 127.0.0.1 (localhost), so from the same machine as running xlobby.

I've asked Pack if he could make this configurable so that the plugin would accept ip telegram for other ip-addresses. Best way would be if it would be ip-address independant, but i'm not sure if this is possible...

anyway, tx a lot to Pack and let's hope he finds the time to update his release soon

[packstlaurent]

New release of the plugin. I've created a new post here

[smarty]

Packstlaurent,

Very nice addition....the IP configuration. I know "kris", myself and others will make good use of it. THANKS!!

Is the colon ":" issue a "tougher nut" to crack, or did that get resoved as well (before I attempt to re-install Xsend/Xrecieve)?

Thanks again!!!

Smarty

[packstlaurent]

No i haven't resolve this probleme yet ...

But i need more information. Do you want to have an escape caracter like "\:" to replace ":" ???

If you can't choose how to write the ":" this solution doesn't solve your problem.. Is it ?

[smarty]

Packstlaurent,

Presently the ":" character seperates the commands from each other (like "command:xlobby:select button: the id of the button")

Maybe there is a better way....., but what I am trying to do is to pass the "id of the button" as a time value such as "12:15:00 am".

However, this does not work because XSend thinks a new command is coming after the "12:" (it sees the the first ":" and expects another command).

Is there anyway for XSend to pass a variable/text string that contains a ":"? Would I have to wrap the text with some special character so that the colons would be ignored?

I hope I am answering you question.......

Smarty