# homebridge-thingspeak

Homebridge platform that supports Thingspeak's last entry value.

For details of Homebridge visit: https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge

This plugin provides a Homebridge accessory.
Based on HttpMultisensor.

# Installation

1. Install homebridge using: ```sudo npm install -g homebridge```
2. Install this plugin using: ```sudo npm install -g homebridge-thingspeak```
3. Update your configuration file. See ```sample-config.json``` in this repository for a sample.
4. Start Homebridge: ```homebridge```

# Configuration

Accessory configuration sample (part of ~/.homebridge/config.json):

 ```
"accessories": [
                {
                "accessory": "Httpthingspeak",
                "name": "Temperature",
                "type": "CurrentTemperature",
                "manufacturer" : "SensorManu 1",
                "model": "SensorModel 1",
                "serial": "SensorSerial 1",
                "url": "https://api.thingspeak.com/channels/num_of_channel/field/1/last.json",
                "http_method": "GET",
                "debug": true
                }
]

```




The Thingspeak url should return a json string looks like this:
```
{
	"{"created_at":"2017-12-23T16:30:53Z","entry_id":16113,"field1":"7.2"}"
}
```
Please see ```sample-config.json``` for configuration options.




This plugin acts as an interface between Thingspeak and Homebridge.

# License

Apache-2.0 License, see License file.

# Author

(C) tamasharasztosi, 2017