Re: [mh] mqtt_discovery

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I did not add a way to customize the names.  It does sound like a good
idea. I assume you have found the mqtt function to write those objects out
to a .mht file so they become first class objects on the next run of MH --
mqtt::write_discovered_items or mqtt_disc_obj->write_discovered_items.

Dave


On Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 4:34=E2=80=AFPM Brian M <[email protected]=
et>
wrote:

> I'm now using zwave-js-ui to handle direct management of ZWave devices,
> and it works great. It has an API, but I'm using it's MQTT facility to
> publish device states and such, so I'm getting deeper into Dave's
> mqtt_discovery.pm module. My only "problem" (well, nuisance issue) is
> that, based on the data zwave-js-ui provides mqtt_discovery is creating M=
H
> object names like the following:
>
> mqttd_Brians_Office_Fan_Brians_Office_Fan
> mqttd_Brians_Office_Light_Brians_Office_Light
> mqttd_Entryway_Front_Porch_Entryway_Front_Porch
> mqttd_Garage_Alert_Light_Garage_Alert_Light
>
>
> These are both redundant and a little unwieldy. I'm sure the redundancy
> comes from the data zwave-js-ui provides, but I haven't figured out if
> mqtt_discovery provides a handy way to customize the object names. My fir=
st
> thought was to add a test for an optional user-supplied subroutine to bui=
ld
> the object name, and if that subroutine wasn't provided, keep doing what
> it's currently doing. But before I try to reinvent the wheel I thought I'=
d
> ask if there's Dave or anyone else has a better, existing way to customiz=
e
> those names.
>
>               -Brian M
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>I did not add a way to customize th=
e names.=C2=A0 It does sound like a good idea. I assume you have found the =
mqtt function to write those objects out to a .mht file so they become firs=
t class objects on the next run of MH -- mqtt::write_discovered_items or mq=
tt_disc_obj-&gt;write_discovered_items.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"=
auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Dave</div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 5, 2026,=
 4:34=E2=80=AFPM Brian M &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:misterhouse-ng1@silverflash.=
net" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></=
div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef=
t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>

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  <div>
    <p>I&#39;m now using zwave-js-ui to handle direct management of ZWave
      devices, and it works great. It has an API, but I&#39;m using it&#39;=
s
      MQTT facility to publish device states and such, so I&#39;m getting
      deeper into Dave&#39;s <a href=3D"http://mqtt_discovery.pm" rel=3D"no=
referrer" target=3D"_blank">mqtt_discovery.pm</a> module. My only &quot;pro=
blem&quot;
      (well, nuisance issue) is that, based on the data zwave-js-ui
      provides mqtt_discovery is creating MH object names like the
      following:</p>
    <pre style=3D"font-size:16;white-space:pre-wrap">mqttd_Brians_Office_Fa=
n_Brians_Office_Fan
mqttd_Brians_Office_Light_Brians_Office_Light
mqttd_Entryway_Front_Porch_Entryway_Front_Porch
mqttd_Garage_Alert_Light_Garage_Alert_Light

</pre>
    <p>These are both redundant and a little unwieldy. I&#39;m sure the
      redundancy comes from the data zwave-js-ui provides, but I haven&#39;=
t
      figured out if mqtt_discovery provides a handy way to customize
      the object names. My first thought was to add a test for an
      optional user-supplied subroutine to build the object name, and if
      that subroutine wasn&#39;t provided, keep doing what it&#39;s current=
ly
      doing. But before I try to reinvent the wheel I thought I&#39;d ask i=
f
      there&#39;s Dave or anyone else has a better, existing way to
      customize those names.</p>
    <p>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 -Brian M</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
  </div>

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