Domoticz to Google Assistant integration

[tage]

sorry late answer but i finally found what was wrong ..
it was the certificate i made a new one with certbot from letsencrypt after that it worked..
would be greate with a small simple howto with reverse proxy and cert. now i know how to but i guess others want that

/ tage

[DewGew]

sorry late answer but i finally found what was wrong ..
it was the certificate i made a new one with certbot from letsencrypt after that it worked..
would be greate with a small simple howto with reverse proxy and cert. now i know how to but i guess others want that

/ tage

Great that its working now. I use synology. It has a reverse proxy built in.

[DewGew]

New update on github dzga v1.3.2.

• Configuration in yaml file

• Improved color temperature

• Graphical user interface

• Auto install for rpi/ubuntu

Try out latest, For rpi/ubuntu users, just open a terminal window and execute this command. Thats it!

Code: Select all

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DewGew/dzga-installer/master/install.sh)

For manual install klick here

[ProfaNe]

First of all, thank you for building this app.

I tried configuring Google Assistant with domoticz but i found some issues and vague steps in the manual.

First step is to clone the project and install the requirements with "pip install -r". The next step is to start the project with "python3". Shouldn't the "pip install -r" be "pip3 install -r" just to be sure the python packages for python3 are installed?

When i start the project with "python3" there is still a package missing named pyngrok. This could be my setup only. Also i think you can remove pkg-resources from the requirements list.

I can start the app with "python3" and everything works so far. I can go to /settings and edit everything. I can see my devices from domoticz appearing in the app.

When i sync the devices i can see a 404 in the log:

2019-12-01 13:57:03 - DEBUG - https://homegraph.googleapis.com:443 "POST /v1/devices:requestSync?key=******************* HTTP/1.1" 404 None

When i open google home on my android device the "[test]appname" does appear but when i click it it does nothing. I wont get a login or anything. I dont see anything in my logs on my raspberry pi. There seems to be no connection between google and the domoticz app on my raspberry. When i click "test" on the "actions on google" console i get a error "something went wrong". Should i see any logs on my raspberry when i test the action on "actions on google"?

I have run trough the manual multiple times and all the settings should be correct. Could using my IP without a certificate cause any problems? I use nginx as proxy with https but without valid certificate. Since i have already a app running on port 443 on my raspberry pi iam running nginx on port 444 and portfoward 443 to 444 on my router. Are there also any privacy settings on my google account i should check?

Edit: i fixed it now by using the ngrok tunnel. I guess using my public IP without valid certificate wont work. Will it work when i use a domain name with valid certificate? Also, is it possible to hide devices from google home?

There is one issue with my milight lights. I have them setup as a switch in domoticz and my milights appear in google home but with the following error:

Error handling message {'requestId': '1786981529328158506', 'inputs': [{'context': {'locale_country': 'NL', 'locale_language': 'nl'}, 'intent': 'action.devices.EXECUTE', 'payload': {'commands': [{'devices': [{'id': 'ColorSwitch21'}], 'execution': [{'params': {'on': False}, 'command': 'action.devices.commands.OnOff'}]}]}}]}: {'errorCode': 'unknownError'}
127.0.0.1 - - [01/Dec/2019 15:32:07] "POST /smarthome HTTP/1.1" 200 -
Response: {
"requestId": "1786981529328158506",
"payload": {
"errorCode": "unknownError"
}
}

This is the milight when i sync devices:

{
"willReportState": false,
"deviceInfo": {
"manufacturer": "milight"
},
"traits": [
"action.devices.traits.OnOff",
"action.devices.traits.Brightness",
"action.devices.traits.ColorSetting"
],
"attributes": {
"colorTemperatureRange": {
"temperatureMinK": 1700,
"temperatureMaxK": 6500
},
"colorModel": "rgb"
},
"name": {
"name": "Slaapkamer Lamp"
},
"type": "action.devices.types.LIGHT",
"id": "ColorSwitch21"
}

I can still use my voice commands to turn on/off the light but google home mini says there is an error each time. The google home app says it is not responding.

[lzwfkv]

New update on github dzga v1.3.2.

• Configuration in yaml file

• Improved color temperature

• Graphical user interface

• Auto install for rpi/ubuntu

Try out latest, For rpi/ubuntu users, just open a terminal window and execute this command. Thats it!

Code: Select all

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DewGew/dzga-installer/master/install.sh)

For manual install klick here

Hello DewGew, this latest version works fine, thank you for keeping it uptodate and improving it. Just a few minor issues that i have faced updating from previous version:
Regarding installation:

• Had to map all the settings from previous config.py to config.yaml, in particular it is time consuming for Device_Config; it is tedious, but nevermind i have done it by now.

• Had to remove "pkg-resources>=0.0.0" from pip-requirements.txt because pip could not find such a module and gave errors. By the way, as i understand, it is not needed to explicitely declare such a module as a dependency.

• In the installation procedure, I couldn't find pip command installed on the system, i have pip3 only and i used it successfuly. Using pip3 would also ensure python3 is used.

• pyngrok shoudn't be a mandatory requirement, because i use Caddy Proxy for exposing DZGA to Google Assistant and i don't need/want to set up a tunnel with ngrok proxy, but i am forced to install pyngrok anyway.

Functionality:

• voicecontrol device configuration is not failed back to the settings in config.yaml when tags are not found on the Domoticz device's description. It only checks for device description tags <voicecontrol> in Domoticz, if not found then devices customization is not synch'ed with G Home even if they are configured in config.yaml in Device_Config section.

It would be wonderful if you could look into restoring the fail back of device_config with config.yaml configuration, because i think it is by far preferrable to have all the devices' configurations centralized into one place, rather than having them spread across multiple devices in Domoticz, with the risk to forget or miss where device are configured or not, and which devices are configured.

Thank you again.

[DewGew]

New update on github dzga v1.3.2.

• Configuration in yaml file

• Improved color temperature

• Graphical user interface

• Auto install for rpi/ubuntu

Try out latest, For rpi/ubuntu users, just open a terminal window and execute this command. Thats it!

Code: Select all

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DewGew/dzga-installer/master/install.sh)

For manual install klick here

Hello DewGew, this latest version works fine, thank you for keeping it uptodate and improving it. Just a few minor issues that i have faced updating from previous version:
Regarding installation:

• Had to map all the settings from previous config.py to config.yaml, in particular it is time consuming for Device_Config; it is tedious, but nevermind i have done it by now.

• Had to remove "pkg-resources>=0.0.0" from pip-requirements.txt because pip could not find such a module and gave errors. By the way, as i understand, it is not needed to explicitely declare such a module as a dependency.

• In the installation procedure, I couldn't find pip command installed on the system, i have pip3 only and i used it successfuly. Using pip3 would also ensure python3 is used.

• pyngrok shoudn't be a mandatory requirement, because i use Caddy Proxy for exposing DZGA to Google Assistant and i don't need/want to set up a tunnel with ngrok proxy, but i am forced to install pyngrok anyway.

Functionality:

• voicecontrol device configuration is not failed back to the settings in config.yaml when tags are not found on the Domoticz device's description. It only checks for device description tags <voicecontrol> in Domoticz, if not found then devices customization is not synch'ed with G Home even if they are configured in config.yaml in Device_Config section.

It would be wonderful if you could look into restoring the fail back of device_config with config.yaml configuration, because i think it is by far preferrable to have all the devices' configurations centralized into one place, rather than having them spread across multiple devices in Domoticz, with the risk to forget or miss where device are configured or not, and which devices are configured.

Thank you again.

Thank you for your feedback. I created 2 issues github with your post. Github Issue #47 and Github Issue #48

[DewGew]

First of all, thank you for building this app.

I tried configuring Google Assistant with domoticz but i found some issues and vague steps in the manual.

First step is to clone the project and install the requirements with "pip install -r". The next step is to start the project with "python3". Shouldn't the "pip install -r" be "pip3 install -r" just to be sure the python packages for python3 are installed?

When i start the project with "python3" there is still a package missing named pyngrok. This could be my setup only. Also i think you can remove pkg-resources from the requirements list.

I can start the app with "python3" and everything works so far. I can go to /settings and edit everything. I can see my devices from domoticz appearing in the app.

When i sync the devices i can see a 404 in the log:

2019-12-01 13:57:03 - DEBUG - https://homegraph.googleapis.com:443 "POST /v1/devices:requestSync?key=******************* HTTP/1.1" 404 None

When i open google home on my android device the "[test]appname" does appear but when i click it it does nothing. I wont get a login or anything. I dont see anything in my logs on my raspberry pi. There seems to be no connection between google and the domoticz app on my raspberry. When i click "test" on the "actions on google" console i get a error "something went wrong". Should i see any logs on my raspberry when i test the action on "actions on google"?

I have run trough the manual multiple times and all the settings should be correct. Could using my IP without a certificate cause any problems? I use nginx as proxy with https but without valid certificate. Since i have already a app running on port 443 on my raspberry pi iam running nginx on port 444 and portfoward 443 to 444 on my router. Are there also any privacy settings on my google account i should check?

Edit: i fixed it now by using the ngrok tunnel. I guess using my public IP without valid certificate wont work. Will it work when i use a domain name with valid certificate? Also, is it possible to hide devices from google home?

There is one issue with my milight lights. I have them setup as a switch in domoticz and my milights appear in google home but with the following error:

Error handling message {'requestId': '1786981529328158506', 'inputs': [{'context': {'locale_country': 'NL', 'locale_language': 'nl'}, 'intent': 'action.devices.EXECUTE', 'payload': {'commands': [{'devices': [{'id': 'ColorSwitch21'}], 'execution': [{'params': {'on': False}, 'command': 'action.devices.commands.OnOff'}]}]}}]}: {'errorCode': 'unknownError'}
127.0.0.1 - - [01/Dec/2019 15:32:07] "POST /smarthome HTTP/1.1" 200 -
Response: {
"requestId": "1786981529328158506",
"payload": {
"errorCode": "unknownError"
}
}

This is the milight when i sync devices:

{
"willReportState": false,
"deviceInfo": {
"manufacturer": "milight"
},
"traits": [
"action.devices.traits.OnOff",
"action.devices.traits.Brightness",
"action.devices.traits.ColorSetting"
],
"attributes": {
"colorTemperatureRange": {
"temperatureMinK": 1700,
"temperatureMaxK": 6500
},
"colorModel": "rgb"
},
"name": {
"name": "Slaapkamer Lamp"
},
"type": "action.devices.types.LIGHT",
"id": "ColorSwitch21"
}

I can still use my voice commands to turn on/off the light but google home mini says there is an error each time. The google home app says it is not responding.

Google requieries a ssl connection with a valid certification. You can use your own domain or reverse proxy with a dns provider. I should update the readme and wiki

I have only Yeelight bulbs I put this in an issue on Github if anyone find a solution. Gitub Issue #49

I dont have any milights to test. Is it a color light?
Goto https://yourdomoticz.ip:port/json.htm?type=devices&rid=21 and copy and past output here or in the Gitub Issue #49

[lzwfkv]

New update on github dzga v1.3.2.

• Configuration in yaml file

• Improved color temperature

• Graphical user interface

• Auto install for rpi/ubuntu

Try out latest, For rpi/ubuntu users, just open a terminal window and execute this command. Thats it!

Code: Select all

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DewGew/dzga-installer/master/install.sh)

For manual install klick here

Hello DewGew, this latest version works fine, thank you for keeping it uptodate and improving it. Just a few minor issues that i have faced updating from previous version:
Regarding installation:

• Had to map all the settings from previous config.py to config.yaml, in particular it is time consuming for Device_Config; it is tedious, but nevermind i have done it by now.

• Had to remove "pkg-resources>=0.0.0" from pip-requirements.txt because pip could not find such a module and gave errors. By the way, as i understand, it is not needed to explicitely declare such a module as a dependency.

• In the installation procedure, I couldn't find pip command installed on the system, i have pip3 only and i used it successfuly. Using pip3 would also ensure python3 is used.

• pyngrok shoudn't be a mandatory requirement, because i use Caddy Proxy for exposing DZGA to Google Assistant and i don't need/want to set up a tunnel with ngrok proxy, but i am forced to install pyngrok anyway.

Functionality:

• voicecontrol device configuration is not failed back to the settings in config.yaml when tags are not found on the Domoticz device's description. It only checks for device description tags <voicecontrol> in Domoticz, if not found then devices customization is not synch'ed with G Home even if they are configured in config.yaml in Device_Config section.

It would be wonderful if you could look into restoring the fail back of device_config with config.yaml configuration, because i think it is by far preferrable to have all the devices' configurations centralized into one place, rather than having them spread across multiple devices in Domoticz, with the risk to forget or miss where device are configured or not, and which devices are configured.

Thank you again.

Thank you for your feedback. I created 2 issues github with your post. Github Issue #47 and Github Issue #48

Brilliant, i see they are already closed. Many thanks and keep up the good work.

Inviato dal mio Redmi Note 3 utilizzando Tapatalk

[DewGew]

Functionality:

• voicecontrol device configuration is not failed back to the settings in config.yaml when tags are not found on the Domoticz device's description. It only checks for device description tags <voicecontrol> in Domoticz, if not found then devices customization is not synch'ed with G Home even if they are configured in config.yaml in Device_Config section.

It would be wonderful if you could look into restoring the fail back of device_config with config.yaml configuration, because i think it is by far preferrable to have all the devices' configurations centralized into one place, rather than having them spread across multiple devices in Domoticz, with the risk to forget or miss where device are configured or not, and which devices are configured.

Thank you again.

This should now work in master like it should. Just add needed settings in config.yaml:

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#Additional nicknames and room configuration
Device_Config:
  123:
    ack: true
    room: 'Livingroom'
    nicknames:
      - 'Celing light'
      - 'Smart light'
  234:
    room: 'Bedroom'
    
Scene_Config:
  3:
    room: 'Kitchen'
    nicknames:
        - 'Cool scene'
        

[ProfaNe]

...

Google requieries a ssl connection with a valid certification. You can use your own domain or reverse proxy with a dns provider. I should update the readme and wiki

I have only Yeelight bulbs I put this in an issue on Github if anyone find a solution. Gitub Issue #49

I dont have any milights to test. Is it a color light?
Goto https://yourdomoticz.ip:port/json.htm?type=devices&rid=21 and copy and past output here or in the Gitub Issue #49

I have updated the issue on github. It is a color light but just a simple on/off would be great.

One more question: can i ignore devices so it wont show up in google home app?

[DewGew]

Easiet is to create a room for your ”Google” devices then add the room Idx in config.yaml under Domoticz settings

[EddyG]

I have this in the description of a device that normally/manually works .

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<voicecontrol>
 nicknames = Printer
 room = Zolder
 ack = True
</voicecontrol>

This the response/error from dzga and the device does not respond.
This is the only switch with 'ack = True'

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2019-12-04 17:04:40 - INFO - Request: {
  "inputs": [
    {
      "context": {
        "locale_country": "NL",
        "locale_language": "nl"
      },
      "intent": "action.devices.EXECUTE",
      "payload": {
        "commands": [
          {
            "execution": [
              {
                "params": {
                  "on": true
                },
                "command": "action.devices.commands.OnOff"
              }
            ],
            "devices": [
              {
                "id": "Light895"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "requestId": "407206062695795625"
}
2019-12-04 17:04:41 - ERROR - Unable to execute action.devices.commands.OnOff for Light895 - challenge needed 
2019-12-04 17:04:41 - INFO - Response: {
  "payload": {
    "commands": [
      {
        "errorCode": "challengeNeeded",
        "status": "ERROR",
        "challengeNeeded": {
          "type": "ackNeeded"
        },
        "ids": [
          "Light895"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "requestId": "407206062695795625"
}

Any idea where to look for the solution?

[ProfaNe]

I have this in the description of a device that normally/manually works .

Code: Select all

<voicecontrol>
 nicknames = Printer
 room = Zolder
 ack = True
</voicecontrol>

This the response/error from dzga and the device does not respond.
This is the only switch with 'ack = True'

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2019-12-04 17:04:40 - INFO - Request: {
  "inputs": [
    {
      "context": {
        "locale_country": "NL",
        "locale_language": "nl"
      },
      "intent": "action.devices.EXECUTE",
      "payload": {
        "commands": [
          {
            "execution": [
              {
                "params": {
                  "on": true
                },
                "command": "action.devices.commands.OnOff"
              }
            ],
            "devices": [
              {
                "id": "Light895"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "requestId": "407206062695795625"
}
2019-12-04 17:04:41 - ERROR - Unable to execute action.devices.commands.OnOff for Light895 - challenge needed 
2019-12-04 17:04:41 - INFO - Response: {
  "payload": {
    "commands": [
      {
        "errorCode": "challengeNeeded",
        "status": "ERROR",
        "challengeNeeded": {
          "type": "ackNeeded"
        },
        "ids": [
          "Light895"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "requestId": "407206062695795625"
}

Any idea where to look for the solution?

Did you try turning it on in english? I think the ack doesn't work so good in dutch. Google assistant should ask if you really want to turn it on or not.

[EddyG]

Dutch is fully supported in Google Assistant.
I am getting the question if I want to turn the device on or off, depending on my command.
Google Home and Mini also gives a confirmation of the action, BUT nothing really happens, see the error.
So the dialog with Google Home is normal, but the action not.
B.t.w. it works good without the 'ack = True'

[DewGew]

My language (swedish) is also supported by Google but ack and pin does not work for me. Works only in English. I read somewhere that those will be supported other languges around Q3

[EddyG]

Ok, then I will have to live without the 'act = True' for the moment.

[DewGew]

Ok, then I will have to live without the 'act = True' for the moment.

Or say the command in english
I filled a public issue tracker for smart home platform on Google. You can follow it here

[ProfaNe]

Just a FYI.

If you use the ngrok tunnel option without account the tunnel will be terminated after 5 or 6 hours. This will make DGA unreachable for GA. I have made some changes in your code to use a auth_token so the tunnel wont timeout. You can create a free account with 1 free tunnel. That way you can use this whole setup without domain, certificates and opening ports on your router. I will test this and create a pull request this weekend with some other, mostly cosmetic, changes.

[DewGew]

Just a FYI.

If you use the ngrok tunnel option without account the tunnel will be terminated after 5 or 6 hours. This will make DGA unreachable for GA. I have made some changes in your code to use a auth_token so the tunnel wont timeout. You can create a free account with 1 free tunnel. That way you can use this whole setup without domain, certificates and opening ports on your router. I will test this and create a pull request this weekend with some other, mostly cosmetic, changes.

Sounds great make the pull request to beta branch

[EddyG]

I have setup dzga with "roomplan: '0' " and got ALL devices. This creates some minor problems with voice recognition on Google Home.
Is it possible to have more then 1 room? Like roomplan: '1,2,3'?
Or should I rename some devices, which I rather would not do, because of scripting.
I would like to know this, because I already setup a lot of devices and I am looking for a lot of work if it would not work.