App Object

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Provided Methods

getApiServerUrl

Returns the base URL of the Hubitat cloud API.
Signature
String getApiServerUrl()
Parameters
None
Returns
The base URL of the Hubitat cloud API, generally https://cloud.hubitat.com/api

subscribe

Subscribe to events sent from a device, app or location.
Signature
void subscribe(InstalledAppWrapper app, handlerMethod)
void subscribe(Location location, handlerMethod)
void subscribe(DeviceWrapper device, String attributeName, handlerMethod, Map options = null)
void subscribe(DeviceWrapperList devices, String attributeName, handlerMethod, Map options = null)
void subscribe(Location location, String attributeName, handlerMethod, Map options = null)


Parameters
app - Installed App to subscribe to.
location - Location to subscribe to.
device - Device to subscribe to.
handlerMethod - The method to run when an event is received.
attributeName - The name of the attribute to subscribe to.
options - Optional values to configure the subscribe. Possible values:
filterEvents - Used for device subscriptions. Set to false to receive all events, defaults to true and events that do not have a changed value will not be processed.

unsubscribe

Unsubscribe from events sent from a device or all event subscriptions.
Signature
void unsubscribe()
void unsubscribe(DeviceWrapper device)
void unsubscribe(List<DeviceWrapper> deviceList)
void unsubscribe(DeviceWrapper device, String attributeName) (Since 2.0.7)
void unsubscribe(List<DeviceWrapper> deviceList, String attributeName) (Since 2.1.0)
void unsubscribe(DeviceWrapper device, String attributeName, String handlerMethod) (Since 2.1.0)
void unsubscribe(List<DeviceWrapper> deviceList, String attributeName, String handlerMethod) (Since 2.1.0)
void unsubscribe(InstalledAppWrapper installedApp) (Since 2.1.2)
void unsubscribe(Location location) (Since 2.1.2)
void unsubscribe(Location location, String attributeName) (Since 2.1.2)
void unsubscribe(String handlerMethod) (Since 2.1.2)
Parameters
device - The device to unsubscribe from.
deviceList - A list of devices to unsubscribe from.
attributeName - which attribute you want to unsubscribe from.
handlerMethod - The name of a method which was subscribed to a device event.
location - The location to unsubscribe from.
installedApp - The installed app to unsubscribe from.
Returns
None

addChildDevice

Creates a new child device and returns that device from the method call.
Signature
ChildDeviceWrapper addChildDevice(String namespace, String typeName, String deviceNetworkId)
ChildDeviceWrapper addChildDevice(String namespace, String typeName, String deviceNetworkId, Map properties)
ChildDeviceWrapper addChildDevice(String namespace, String typeName, String deviceNetworkId, Long hubId)
ChildDeviceWrapper addChildDevice(String namespace, String typeName, String deviceNetworkId, Long hubId, Map properties)
Parameters
namespace - The namespace of the child driver to add as a child device (optional, if not specified it will default the the namespace of the parent)
typeName - The name of the child driver to add as a child device
deviceNetworkId - unique identifier for this device
properties - optional parameters for this child device. Possible values listed below
Properties
boolean isComponent - true or false, if true, device will still show up in device list but will not be able to be deleted or edited in the UI. If false, device can be modified/deleted on the UI.
String name - name of child device, if not specified, driver name is used.
String label - label of child device, if not specified it is left blank.
Returns
ChildDeviceWrapper

getChildDevices

Gets a list of all child devices for this device.
Signature
List<ChildDeviceWrapper> getChildDevices()
List<ChildDeviceWrapper> getAllChildDevices()
Parameters
None
Returns
List<ChildDeviceWrapper>

getChildDevice

Gets a specific child device with the device network id specified.
Signature
ChildDeviceWrapper getChildDevice(String deviceNetworkId)
Parameters
deviceNetworkId - The unique identifier for the device
Returns
ChildDeviceWrapper

deleteChildDevice

Deletes a specific child device with the device network id sepcified.
Signature
void deleteChildDevice(String deviceNetworkId)
Parameters
deviceNetworkId - The unique identifier for the device
Returns
None

User Defined Methods

installed

This method is called when the app is first installed.
Signature
void installed()

updated

This method is called when the preferences of an installed app are updated.
Signature
void updated()

uninstalled

This method is called when the app is uninstalled. This method can be used to do any cleanup that is necessary.
Signature
void uninstalled()

Additional to be documented

Map getState()
String getHubUID()
String getApiServerUrl()
String getFullApiServerUrl()
String apiServerUrl(String url)
String getLocalApiServerUrl()
String getFullLocalApiServerUrl()
String localApiServerUrl(String url)
String fullLocalApiServerUrl(String url)
void setLocationMode(String mode)
String createAccessToken()
void pause(Long millisecs)
InstalledAppWrapper getParent()
InstalledAppWrapper addChildApp(String namespace, String name, String label, Map properties = null)
void deleteChildApp(Long childAppId)
DeviceWrapper getSubscribedDeviceById(Long deviceId)
void sendEvent(Map properties)
void sendEvent(DeviceWrapper device, Map properties)
void sendEvent(String dni, Map properties)
List<Event> getLocationEventsSince(String attributeName, Date startDate, Map options = null)
void subscribe(Object thing, String attributeName, handlerMethod, Map options = null)
void subscribe(location, handlerMethod)
List<InstalledApp> getAllChildApps()
List<InstalledApp> getChildApps()
InstalledAppWrapper getChildAppById(Long childAppId)
InstalledAppWrapper getChildAppByLabel(String childAppLabel)