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Category: | Virtual Devices and Scenes |
Github: | Github Repo |
Assistance: | Get help! Check the online documentation |
Plugin ID: | com.fogbert.indigoplugin.GhostXML |
Latest release: | v2023.0.1 released on Nov. 18, 2023 |
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Requires: | Indigo v2022.2.0 or higher |
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The GhostXML plugin allows users to create custom devices for XML and JSON data sources.
The purpose of the GhostXML plugin is to interface with XML and JSON files (web-based or on the local machine) and parse the XML to device states. If the structure of the XML or JSON changes over time, the plugin will pick up the new structure and add the states automatically. Similarly, if the XML or JSON source drops keys from the data, those states will disappear from the device states list.
As noted above, the plugin supports XML and JSON feeds. It also includes the ability to perform variable substitutions within a URL, and provides a facility for Basic, Bearer, Digest and Token authentication methods for downloading data from sites that require a username and password.
Released on: | Nov. 18, 2023 |
Requires: | Indigo v2022.2.0+ |
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Code enhancements (no new features)
Released on: | Oct. 4, 2023 |
Requires: | Indigo v2022.2.0+ |
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Fixes a bug where devices displaying an IOError
state incorrectly report as being online.
Released on: | July 17, 2023 |
Requires: | Indigo v2022.2.0+ |
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Takes 2022.3.0 out of beta.
Released on: | May 18, 2022 |
Requires: | Indigo v2022.1.0+ |
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Released on: | May 10, 2022 |
Requires: | Indigo v2022.1.0+ |
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Updates plugin for Indigo 2022.1 and Python 3. - Updates FlatDict to 4.0.0 - Standardizes Indigo method implementation.
Released on: | Jan. 10, 2021 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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Fixes bug in setting to ignore SQL logging.
Released on: | Jan. 7, 2021 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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The changes in this release are not critical changes. Users that are attempting to script plugin Action Items should apply this update to have those result in success.
v0.5.07 - Removes unneeded returns from plugin Action methods.
v0.5.06 - Adds reminders to various curl options in comments.
Released on: | Jan. 3, 2021 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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v0.5.05 - Adds curl return code definitions to provide more human-friendly reporting of curl errors.
v0.5.04 - Refines saving of device preferences changes.
v0.5.03 - Adds bearer authentication method.
v0.5.02 - Adds support for raw curl substitutions.
v0.5.01 - Adds UI for variable substitution for raw curl commands.
v0.4.57 - Fixes bug where states for Real Type devices were returned as strings when device comm first started.
v0.4.56 - Code refinements.
v0.4.55 - Adds option to turn off curl globbing.
v0.4.54 - Adds code to address tags that start with the 'illegal' @ character.
Released on: | April 9, 2020 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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Released on: | April 6, 2020 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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Released on: | March 24, 2020 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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Released on: | Feb. 21, 2020 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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Released on: | Feb. 19, 2020 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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v0.4.49 - Fixes bug where a device with a parse error would not be taken offline after max retries exceeded.
v0.4.48 - Adds wider exception trapping to plugin device object class.
v0.4.47 - Fixes bug where devices could not be brought back from error state.
Released on: | Jan. 5, 2020 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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v0.4.46 - Fixes bug where string type device still received some true type state values.
v0.4.45 - Updates to device name in Indigo now properly reflected in self.managedDevices.
v0.4.44 - Fixes bug that caused all secondary boolean states to be set to False.
v0.4.42 - Implements second device type that tries to coerce custom device states that reflect the data type (bool, integer, float, etc.)
v0.4.41 - Removes timeout setting in plugin preferences since timeouts are now handled within each device independently. - Improvements to device configuration validation. - Improved image state handling when errored device is disabled (retain the state but clear the icon). - Code refinements.
Released on: | Dec. 7, 2019 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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v0.4.40 - Widens coverage to include additional API constructions. - Code cleanup.
v0.4.39 - Initial deprecation of the stop_sleep() method (unused).
v0.4.38 - Moved max retries code to its own method.
v0.4.37 - Removes all references to legacy version checking.
Released on: | Nov. 10, 2019 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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v0.4.36 - Increases compliance with PEP 8.
v0.4.35 - Adds trigger that fires when a device has been automatically disabled by the plugin due to failed attempts.
v0.4.34 - Bug fixes.
v0.4.34 - Improves setting of device online status in Indigo UI. - Bug fix (syntax error)
v0.4.33 - Fixes key 'deviceIsOnline.ui' does not exist bug. - Makes device state 'parse-error' a permanent state (rather than dynamically generated).
v0.4.32 - Revises device initialization code to allow existing device states to persist when plugin is restarted.
Released on: | Oct. 2, 2019 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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v0.4.31 - Adds user-configurable setting for device auto-disable feature.
v0.4.30 - Adds sendDevicePing() trap.
v0.4.29 - Changes logging messages to report device names instead of device IDs.
v0.4.28 - Moves None option to bottom of dropdown lists per Indigo convention.
v0.4.27 - Standardizes SupportURL behavior across all plugin functions.
v0.4.26 - Ensures plugin is compatible with the Indigo server version.
Released on: | March 31, 2019 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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Fixes plugin configuration validation bug for new installs.
Released on: | March 30, 2019 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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Fixes KeyError: key updaterEmail not found in dict error
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Existing users probably don't need to apply this update.
Released on: | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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v0.4.23 - Synchronize self.pluginPrefs in closedPrefsConfigUi().
v0.4.22 - Audits kDefaultPluginPrefs.
v0.4.21 - Removes plugin update checker.
v0.4.20 - Changes "En/Disable All Devices" to "En/Disable all Plugin Devices".
v0.4.19 - Changes Python lists to tuples where possible to improve performance.
Released on: | Dec. 18, 2018 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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Released on: | July 20, 2018 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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v0.4.13 - Moves proc kill timer to function.
v0.4.12 - Fixes bug when new devices are created. - Changes default debugging level to informational messages.
v0.4.11 - Adds timeout setting to device config.
v0.4.10 - Adds timeout to proc.communicate()
Released on: | July 18, 2018 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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Released on: | July 17, 2018 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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v0.4.08 - Fixes bug in setting of debug level for new installs. - Code refinements.
Released on: | July 8, 2018 |
Requires: | Indigo v7.0.2 thru v2022.2 |
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This release combines all beta and other changes since the last stable release.
All users of the plugin can upgrade to this version (GhostXML now requires Indigo 7.x). The GhostXML plugin now uses considerably fewer system resources and all users running versions older than 0.4.04 are strongly encouraged to upgrade their plugins.
Highlights:
v0.4.06 - Adds new Action Item to adjust the refresh frequency of a specified GhostXML device. - Improves device configuration validation and help bubble text.
v0.4.05 - Adds feature to automatically disable a device if it has failed to refresh 10 times.
v0.4.04 - Adds option for sites that require token authentication. - Completely refactors threading. - Migrates plugin devices to their own class. - Updates docstrings to Sphinx standard. - Refines logging. - Fixes bug where changes to debug level not applied. - Fixes bug where curl reported error when completed successfully.
flatdict.py - Adds trap for dict values that are empty lists or empty dicts. The trap replaces the list or dict with 'None'. This allows the plugin to retain and show the key as a device state.
v0.4.02 - Migrates writing of device states to API 2.0 [ dev.updateStatesOnServer() ].
v0.4.01 - Requires Indigo 7.0 - Updates to Indigo API 2.0 - Removes Toggle Debug from plugin menu.
Released on: | May 4, 2018 |
Requires: | Indigo v5.0.0 thru v2022.2 |
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Released on: | March 27, 2018 |
Requires: | Indigo v5.0.0 thru v2022.2 |
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Released on: | Feb. 5, 2018 |
Requires: | Indigo v5.0.0 thru v2022.2 |
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v0.3.15 | Requires Indigo v5.0.0 thru v2022.2 | Released Jan. 6, 2018 | Basic Authentication Added and Bugs Fixed |
Released on: | Jan. 6, 2018 |
Requires: | Indigo v5.0.0 thru v2022.2 |
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Released on: | Dec. 13, 2017 |
Requires: | Indigo v5.0.0 thru v2022.2 |
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Released on: | Nov. 22, 2017 |
Requires: | Indigo v5.0.0 thru v2022.2 |
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0.3.11 - Installs threading in place of multiprocessing. - Code refinements.