Control Mediabox Ziggo Next with Domoticz

gschmidt · Post by **gschmidt** » Sunday 01 November 2020 11:15

Hi,

I have a Mediabox (Ziggo Next) which I want to control with Domoticz.
On GitHub i have found a Simple webinterface for the Ziggo Next setopbox: https://github.com/basst85/NextRemoteJs
I have installed this on a raspberry pi (other than my domoticz system): 192.168.1.51:8080

It is a Java Script which uses MQTT to communicate with the Ziggo Next:

This is the script: https://pastebin.com/C9hTNU3n

I was wondering if it is possible to create Virtual Devices (Like ON/OFF, Current Status, Channel List/Select Channel, Pause) and use dzVents to send http requests....or maybe to create a sort of an interface?

Greetzzz,

Gerben

waaren · Post by **waaren** » Sunday 01 November 2020 11:35

gschmidt wrote: ↑Sunday 01 November 2020 11:15 I was wondering if it is possible to create Virtual Devices (Like ON/OFF, Current Status, Channel List/Select Channel, Pause) and use dzVents to send http requests....or maybe to create a sort of an interface?

I don't have a Next Mediabox (still on the old one) so cannot test but if the next Mediabox can be controlled via MQTT or HTTP get, post or put it should be possible.

gschmidt · Post by **gschmidt** » Sunday 01 November 2020 11:52

waaren wrote: ↑Sunday 01 November 2020 11:35
gschmidt wrote: ↑Sunday 01 November 2020 11:15 I was wondering if it is possible to create Virtual Devices (Like ON/OFF, Current Status, Channel List/Select Channel, Pause) and use dzVents to send http requests....or maybe to create a sort of an interface?
I don't have a Next Mediabox (still on the old one) so cannot test but if the next Mediabox can be controlled via MQTT or HTTP get, post or put it should be possible.

It is a great box

How would you approach this?

This is the HTML page which sends the commands to the java script "index.js":

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
	<head>
		<meta charset="utf-8">
		<title>Next remote</title>
	</head>
	<body>
		<h1>Next remote</h1>
		<br/>
		<br/>
		<p id="stbStatus"></p>
		<p id="stbCurrentChannel"></p>
		
		<button id="Power" onCLick="powerKey()">Power</button>
		<button id="Escape" onCLick="escapeKey()">Back/Escape</button>
		<button id="Pause" onCLick="pauseKey()">Pause</button>		
		<br/>
		<br/>
		<b>Click on channelbutton to switch to channel</b>
		<br/>
		<div id="stationsList" />
		
		<script>
			// Get channels
			fetch('/api/stations')
				.then(function(response) {
					return response.json();
				})
				.then(function(stations) {
					for (let s = 0; s < 15; s++) {
						let stationBtn = document.createElement('button');
						stationBtn.setAttribute('style', 'width: 100px; height: 100px; padding: 5px; background: url(' + stations[s].images[3].url + ') no-repeat; background-size: 100%;');
						stationBtn.id = stations[s].serviceId;
						document.getElementById('stationsList').appendChild(stationBtn); 
					}
					
					document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
						if(e.srcElement.nodeName == 'BUTTON' && e.srcElement.id.includes("_")){
							setChannel(e.srcElement.id);
						}
					});
				});

			function setChannel(channel){
				// Switch channel
				fetch('/api', {
					method: 'POST',
					headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'},
					body: JSON.stringify({
						action: 'pushChannel',
						channel: channel
					}),
					json: true
				});
			};
			
			function powerKey(){
				// Power on/off
				fetch('/api', {
					method: 'POST',
					headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'},
					body: JSON.stringify({
						action: 'powerKey'
					}),
					json: true
				});
			};	
			
			function escapeKey(){
				// Escape key
				fetch('/api', {
					method: 'POST',
					headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'},
					body: JSON.stringify({
						action: 'escapeKey'
					}),
					json: true
				});
			};	

			function pauseKey(){
				// Pause key
				fetch('/api', {
					method: 'POST',
					headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'},
					body: JSON.stringify({
						action: 'pauseKey'
					}),
					json: true
				});			
			};
			
			function getStatus(){
				fetch('/api/status')
					.then(function(response) {
						return response.json();
					})
					.then(function(status) {
						if(status.setopboxState){
							document.getElementById("stbStatus").innerHTML = 'Setopbox status: ' + status.setopboxState;
							if(status.currentChannel){
								document.getElementById("stbCurrentChannel").innerHTML = 'Current channel: ' + status.currentChannel;
							}
						}
					});
			};
			
			setInterval(function(){ getStatus(); }, 1000);
		</script>
	</body>
</html>

waaren · Post by **waaren** » Sunday 01 November 2020 12:02

gschmidt wrote: ↑Sunday 01 November 2020 11:52 How would you approach this?

I would only start with this when I have the box myself or if someone could give me the exact MQTT and/or HTTP commands needed to get the info from the box and send the commands to the box.
On this forum you can find some example scripts which show you how to send HTPP (with openURL) and MQTT commands (using os.execute(mosquitto))

gschmidt · Post by **gschmidt** » Sunday 01 November 2020 12:37

waaren wrote: ↑Sunday 01 November 2020 12:02
gschmidt wrote: ↑Sunday 01 November 2020 11:52 How would you approach this?
I would only start with this when I have the box myself or if someone could give me the exact MQTT and/or HTTP commands needed to get the info from the box and send the commands to the box.
On this forum you can find some example scripts which show you how to send HTPP (with openURL) and MQTT commands (using os.execute(mosquitto))

I think the MQTT commands/functions can be found in this js script: https://pastebin.com/C9hTNU3n

E.g. this function would toggle the ON/OFF:

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function powerKey() {
    console.log('Power on/off');
    mqttClient.publish(mqttUsername + '/' + setopboxId, '{"id":"' + makeId(8) + '","type":"CPE.KeyEvent","source":"' + varClientId + '","status":{"w3cKey":"Power","eventType":"keyDownUp"}}')
};

FireWizard · Post by **FireWizard** » Sunday 01 November 2020 14:49

Hello @gschmidt,

1. Please do not X-post.
See your post, almost a year ago: viewtopic.php?t=28352

2. Did you already try the link is that post: https://pypi.org/project/ziggonext/#history?
As I can see, it is under active development.

3. An approach could be that you install Mosquitto on the same device and look what the published topics are with a client, such as MQTT Explorer.
See: https://raspberrypi.tilburgs.com/mosquitto-mqtt/
and: http://mqtt-explorer.com/

From there you can easy find the published topics.
The next step is to decide, whether you want to use @waaren 's proposal to use dZvents or to use a tool like Node Red and to push the desired messages to Domoticz.

Regards

gschmidt · Post by **gschmidt** » Monday 02 November 2020 8:19

FireWizard wrote: ↑Sunday 01 November 2020 14:49 Hello @gschmidt,

1. Please do not X-post.
See your post, almost a year ago: viewtopic.php?t=28352

2. Did you already try the link is that post: https://pypi.org/project/ziggonext/#history?
As I can see, it is under active development.

3. An approach could be that you install Mosquitto on the same device and look what the published topics are with a client, such as MQTT Explorer.
See: https://raspberrypi.tilburgs.com/mosquitto-mqtt/
and: http://mqtt-explorer.com/

From there you can easy find the published topics.
The next step is to decide, whether you want to use @waaren 's proposal to use dZvents or to use a tool like Node Red and to push the desired messages to Domoticz.

Regards

Hi @FireWizard,

1. I guess you mean with X-post same question? Sorry for that, I wasn’t aware that a solution using a plug-in or creating it with scripts were the same.

2. I thought that was a plug-in for Home Assistant?

3. I have node-red installed on the same device...I have some flows who work this way, only for pushing audio messages to my Google home speakers. But I try to avoid using 2 programs for a method. My programming skills are still in learning phase, so that is why I ask for some help and advice.

FireWizard · Post by **FireWizard** » Monday 02 November 2020 12:12

Hello @gschmidt

You wrote:

I thought that was a plug-in for Home Assistant?

As I do not own a Ziggo Next box. I'm not able to verify. So it could be that this script is only for Hone Assistant,
However some Python script, intended for HA, might also be useful and applicable for Domoticz.

I see many script, prove of concepts and also a Homebridge plugin for Node Red. These seems to use all the MQTT protiocol.

Did you already try to use MQTT-explorer and try to connect to the box?
If you are able to communicate with the box, like all other clients, it should be possible to communicate with Domoticz.

Whether you want to use Node Red or a dzVents script, it is up to you.

Regards

Sholofly · Post by **Sholofly** » Tuesday 03 November 2020 18:37

Hi there,

I am the developer of the python package and the home assistant plugin. My code is open source and available on:

https://github.com/Sholofly/ziggonext-python
https://github.com/Sholofly/ziggonext

You can use the python package in Domoticz! Please note that i am not a python developer so there is room voor improvements (error handling i.e.).

Feel free to contact me for questions or add some functionality if you like..

greets,

Rudolf

jjnh · Post by **jjnh** » Monday 12 April 2021 10:13

Hi,

Did anyone make any headway with integrating this plugin into Domoticz?

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