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Title: Initiate action from module button
Post by: bradvoy on May 06, 2014, 10:52:51 PM

I have created a custom module that includes a couple of buttons for performing actions, similar to the homegenie/generic/switch module.  I see that when the user clicks the buttons in the switch module, it makes a call to HG.Control.Modules.ServiceCall.  I tried to do the same thing in my module, but I don't know how to intercept these calls in my corresponding automation program.  My program has a When.WebServiceCallReceived clause, but that doesn't appear to be called by HG.Control.Modules.ServiceCall.  Do I need to implement a different handler in my program to receive these calls?

Title: Re: Initiate action from module button
Post by: Gene on May 06, 2014, 11:31:15 PM

Use the browser "developer tools" to see what Url is actually being called when you press the buttons.

Could you also provide code of WebServiceCallReceived?

g.

Title: Re: Initiate action from module button
Post by: bradvoy on May 07, 2014, 12:07:24 AM

Using the browser tools to see what is being called was a good idea.

It's calling URLs like http://192.168.1.4:8080/api/HomeAutomation.HomeGenie.Automation/1002/1/Door.Toggle//1399413698749?_=1399413611403. (http://192.168.1.4:8080/api/HomeAutomation.HomeGenie.Automation/1002/1/Door.Toggle//1399413698749?_=1399413611403.)  My WebServiceCallReceived handler is handling calls to http://192.168.1.4:8080/api/Garage.Doors/1/Door.Toggle. (http://192.168.1.4:8080/api/Garage.Doors/1/Door.Toggle.) 

Maybe I'm passing the wrong parameters to HG.Control.Modules.ServiceCall?  Here is what my call looks like:

HG.Control.Modules.ServiceCall('1/Door.Toggle', HG.WebApp.Data._CurrentModule.Domain, HG.WebApp.Data._CurrentModule.Address, '', function (data) { })

Title: Re: Initiate action from module button
Post by: Gene on May 07, 2014, 10:58:06 AM

If the widget references the automation program module itself, the domain and the address for HG.WebApp.Data._CurrentModule will be HomeAutomation.HomeGenie.Automation (default programs domain) and 1002 (program ID).
An automation program domain/address cannot be changed.

If you want to use custom domain/address, then your program has to register a virtual module using the Program.AddVirtualModule  or Program.AddVirtualModules function.

See http://www.homegenie.it/docs_api/advanced.html (http://www.homegenie.it/docs_api/advanced.html) for further informations about Virtual Modules.

When you register a virtual module, this will be added in the modules list under the domain of your choice (eg. Garage.Doors).

So, for your specific case, add these lines in the trigger code:

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Program.Setup(()=>
{             
      Program.AddVirtualModule("Garage.Doors", "1", "Sensor", "homegenie/generic/doorwindow");
});

After that, remember to pick the module "Garage.Doors.1" instead of the automation program.
This will make HG.WebApp.Data._CurrentModule reference the virtual module domain/address that will thus match the one you registered in the WebServiceCallReceived.

Cheers,
g.