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Sharing my private (Open Source) App atHomeApp for Android & Windows.

Objectives: create a flexible Home Automation Android & Windows App to view & control devices atHome.

• atHome is a private project building a Home Automation Solution based on Domoticz v4, running on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ Stretch
• Make the app as generic as possible, means data of the Domoticz server used as is without making dedicated changes in the app
• Keep the App SIMPLE – not overcomplicating - fast access to view & control is key
• Supported selective hardware & devices, i.e. only the ones for the atHome project - more to be added in the future
• atHomeApp is created with B4A v8.50 and B4J v6.51 - more about B4A&B4J https://www.b4x.com
• First private showcase learning Mobile Development B4A / B4J + XUI
• Open Source GNU Lesser General Public License
• The Windows version requires Java to run

More information on the B4X forum:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threa ... ion.97645/

Nice work! B4X does not do iOS?

Thanks.

B4X supports iOS development with B4i - see https://www.b4x.com/b4i.html.
My focus is on Android development (B4A), Windows (B4J) and Arduino/ESP (B4R). I do not have a developers licence for B4i.

Ah! Ok maybe is something that can be addressed later.

Is there a place where I can see all the screens of the app in operation? (Don’t have android to test)

The link at the bottom of the first post shows more info about the app with screenshots of the 4 tabs covering Weather, Lights, Information, Settings.
See https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threa ... ion.97645/

I also have scribbled a (draft) PDF document with more development information. It is too large to attach (1MB).
Drop me a PN with email and I can send it to you.

Additional (specific info) as shared on the link mentioned.
Functionality

• View & control devices which are added to the Domoticz Dashboard ("favorites")
• Devices are grouped and displayed in tabs (B4A TabStripViewPager Custom View, B4J TabPane)
• Own device grouping used (not Domoticz menus) to build the tabs: Weather, Lights, Information
• Tabs containing xCustomListView to view or control devices and to manage settings via CheckBox/InputDialog
• xCustomListView items are build at runtime using Domoticz Favorite Devices data
• Domoticz Favorite Devices data is requested via HTTP (okhttputils2) and the JSON rersponse is parsed to get the relevant data
• Data refreshed is triggered manually via menu item (Tab Settings shows time refreshed)
• If Domoticz favorite devices are changed (added/removed/updated), these are reflected on the next manual updated (no changes required in the App, full flexible to handle change)
• Clicking on xCustomListView item shows short toastmessage with additional information
• Tab Lights enabled to control switches (on/off), lights (on/off) and dimmer. When dimming, a short toastmessage shows the dim level. Mainly used for Philips Hue Bulbs
• Tab Information enables to send a message to the Alert Message device via InputDialog
• Settings are managed via Tab Settings and stored using map file (in file internal)
• At App resume (B4A), data is refreshed
• Menus added to refresh the data as mentioned, jump to tabs (pages)

Outline next version

• Extend parsing device Types & Subtypes as not all Domotict types are supported yet
• Handle devices thresholds, i.e. change data color depending level
• Consider to update real time or use a timer to autorefresh - but will cause high network traffic
• Consider selective devices from all devices data - needs customizing (=effort to maintain, non standard), high data volume
• Various smaller improvements