Ideas for a "database-like" structure in global context

[hazymat]

Hi all

I'm looking for some critique of my implementation of lighting control in NR.

For a while I've just set up dashboards with static controls for each light, but I'd like to move towards a dynamic configuration. So the UI would basically "create itself", based on the configuration. Also, the config could be changed within Dashboard. (e.g. adding a light to a zone, or storing a scene preset)

The main items to store are:

• light fixtures
• zones, (each one containing an array of fixtures)
• scenes (e.g. a 2D array, each zone will have settings for each fixture in the given zone)

The obvious way to implement this is using a database, but I'd prefer to store everything in NR.

e.g. an object in context like below. What do you think of this idea? Should I just keep it simple / static? It would be pretty cool being able to make changes through the dashboard (more user friendly for others), also I should add we are building a new home, so will be setting up lighting over the course of a few months, hence it might be useful to have a framework to work in, for testing and ease of changing one's mind!

{
	"lights" : [
		{
			"id"			:	"3f_bedroom_ceiling",
			"friendly"		: 	"3rd floor bedroom ceiling",
			"type"			:	"dimmable single colour",
			"topic"			:	"home/light/1",
			"defaultstate"	:	20,
			"currentstate"	:	50
		},
		{
			"id"			:	"3f_bedroom_bedside",
			"friendly"		: 	"3rd floor bedroom bedside",
			"type"			:	"dimmable single colour",
			"topic"			:	"home/light/2",
			"defaultstate"	:	20,
			"currentstate"	:	50
		}
	],
	"zones"	: [
		{
			"id"			: "3f_bedroom",
			"friendly"		: "Master bedroom"
			"members"		: ["3f_bedroom_ceiling", "3f_bedroom_bedside"],
			"scenes"		: [
				{
					"Name":"Off",
					"Values" : [
						
					]
				}
			]
		},
		{
			"id"			: "3f_living",
			"friendly"		: "Living Room",
			"members"		: ["3f_living_ceiling", "3f_living_wall","huego1"]
		}
	]
}

[TotallyInformation]

Yes, this is very similar to what I've done for a long time and more recently started reworking to make it even more generic and reusable.

You might want to consider several variables though. So one to list devices and a separate one to list locations. You should probably write some standard functions then that let you do the kinds of lookups and validations you are likely to need along the way.

I'll be simplifying those in a future itteration.

[Christian-Me]

Hi,
I have the same approach to my home automation system. All variables / parmeters should be able to be edited on the dashboard and represented in one (or more) "settings" objects.

Currently a part of my heating settings looks like that on the dashboard (sorry for the german labels but you get the idea):

I can define differed time periods for my heating settings

After the third attempt the flow is finally streamlined like this:

and the result in the global store:

All data is created "on the go", except the days of the week, but these will not change soon.
I do not want to go into my flows if I have to change any parameter. The flow should be only the logic level. In the future I try to implement some logic into the parameter = ui level like if a light bulb moves from one room to another because the lamp was moved but that's a long way to go.

I can publish the flow if someone is interested.

[dynamicdave]

Hi Chris,
I would be interested in seeing your 'creative' flow if you are willing to publish it.

[hazymat]

For anyone interested, here's my progress so far. I have made a UI in Dashboard, with three panels:

• Create / delete / view list of light fixtures
• Create / delete /view list of light zones
• Assign a fixture to a zone (based on @TotallyInformation's "device to room map")

It will save the items to global context, and uses flow context for temp storage of the new values. Also it features validation to ensure all fields were filled in / selected. And of course it checks the ID before saving, to ensure no duplicates.

The IDs for each fixture or zone actually form the object key, so it's nice to look through in context explorer sidebar.

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[hazymat]

Here's a zoomed-out screenshot of the Dashboard (flow in previous post)

ALSO: I have no idea why I'm calling them "fixtures" as opposed to "fittings", just looked it up and apparently it's a US English thing. (I'm UK!)

[JayDickson]

@hazymat

I have no idea why I'm calling them "fixtures" as opposed to "fittings"

If you want to complicate it further, in NEC/NFPA documentation (official fire/electrical building code adopted by most of the US) any light is referred to as a "luminaire" to distinguish it as a receptacle explicitly wired for lighting (different load characteristics from the typical outlet in a worst case scenario.)

[Christian-Me]

Hi, I now done the 5th iteration (Yes, "(Software-) design is an iterative process
I redone everything to make the code easy to be reusable. All is configured now with topics. But in the end (so around 02:30) I found out that the ui_List does not support topics I patched the node and send a pull request...
I have to do some tests tomorrow before I will post the flow here.

[hazymat]

@Christian-Me

I have to do some tests tomorrow before I will post the flow here.

That's very responsible / perfectionistic of you

Unfortunately, I have no shame, so I'll post the updated / unfinished version of my lighting / zone / scene "database" project here

• Updated version shows "luminaire" to "zone" mappings within the "zone" table, each with its own "remove" button, which removes the mapping.
• There are notes in the comment node within the flow posted here, more work to do. e.g. delete mappings when you delete a light or a zone.

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[IoTPlay]

I had same concerns, now storing all vars in global context. But wanted to ensure it is ‘future proof’, ie, wanted to follow some ‘standard’, where orhers helps to think theough the next requirement. Then I learnt about homie. See

https://homieiot.github.io/

So i structured an object that I store, and update at the right ‘leaf node’ in global context and read for dash and to transform to update HomeKit, which follows the deviceID / nodeID / properties / attributes.

Finally went live this weekend, it really works well.

[kuema]

The Homie convention, nice. It's on my To-do list for my ESP nodes as well.

[Christian-Me]

Hi,
thank you for the Interest on the node-red-contrib-homie-convention node. This node already can build and maintain the "homie" tree in global context.

Is it possible to direct all homie related posts to this place.

Looking forward to get your feedback.

[Christian-Me]

So ... finally here you are.

• the data structure is defined by the topics: nameInStore.object[s].property seperated by dots.
• nameInStore will be used as global.get("nameInStore","file") You have to edit this in ALL function nodes if you have a different store provider.
• object[s] the object in witch the list[] should be stored
• property name of the property or keyword to trigger a function (uiDropdown, uiAdd, uiDelete). The property name must be provided to store the name of a configuration.
  
• make sure that is unchecked for ALL ui_Nodes EXCEPT the dropdown list
• all ui_Nodes must provide the topic described above. You can use the most resend ui_List , this should have the possibility to enter a topic.
• edit the addNew function node and add your default values
• edit the switch node to match your topics in the ui_Nodes
  
• all single msg.payload input / output can be wired directly between the switch node and the save Data function node
• for other nodes you have to add special nodes like the save List function node in the second example
• last but not least enter the initial topic in the inject node
  
  And this is the result in your store:
  
  

Version with switches:

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ui_list version in next post

[Christian-Me]

Version with ui_list. The only difference is the ui_List node and the save list function node.
So for every new property in best case you only need to wire in ui_Node and configure the switch and add new node, worst case add a special node to handle the output.
The feednack ist only needed for the name value to update the dropdoen list. all others will be ignored.

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Hope it is usefull for somebody.

Chris

[hazymat]

Hi @Christian-Me, thanks a million for your posts. I'm looking forward to going through your flows to see how you have implemented these things.

It goes to show how flexible Node-RED is as a platform, to come up with our own solutions and applications.