IndyMqtt

IndyMqtt is a command-line utility that can be used to monitor and configure an IndySwitch, to:

• Report status.
• Turn the switch on and off.
• Configure time settings.
• Reset the switch it its original settings.
• Restart the switch.

MQTT is used for this. IndyMqtt and IndySwitch connect to an an MQTT broker, and the broker relays messages to and from the IndySwitches.

Usage

NAME
    indy-mqtt - Send commands to an MQTT broker to administer an IndySwitch.

SYNOPSIS
    indy-mqtt [options] [host] [command]

DESCRIPTION
    Monitor and maintain an IndySwitch by sending commands to an MQTT broker.

OPTIONS
    -help
        Show help and exit

    -version
        Print version information and exit

    -verbose
        Print all status messages

    -debug
        Print debug messages

COMMANDS
    config timezone [timezone]
        Sets the timezone.

    config offset [offset]
        Sets the the random offset used to turn the switch on and off.

    config suntimes [filename]
        Configures the sunrise and sunset times.

    status [all] 
        Returns a status report.

    restart
        Restarts the switch.

    reset
        Resets the switch to its original settings, and restarts it.

    switch [on|off]
        Turns the switch on and off.

FILES
    internal/config/config.json
        Configures the hostname and port of the MQTT broker to talk to. For example:
            {
                "hostname": "bettyboop123.com",
                "port": 8883
            }

    internal/config/config-secrets.json
        Configures the credentials used to connect to the MQTT broker. For example:
            {
                "username": "foobar",
                "password": "changeme"
            }

Examples

Turn a switch on:

$ indy-mqtt foobar on

Turn a switch off:

$ indy-mqtt foobar off

Display switch status:

$ indy-mqtt foobar status
date: Wed Jan 17 10:57:55 2024 CST
is_on: false
sunrise: Thu Jan 18 06:53:00 2024 CST
sunset: Wed Jan 17 18:03:00 2024 CST
offset: 60
next_action: ON
next_action_time: Wed Jan 17 18:44:00 2024 CST

Set timezone:

$ indy-mqtt foobar config timezone CST6

Set random offset to +/- 1 hour:

$ indy-mqtt foobar config offset 60

Set sunrise and sunset times:

$ indy-mqtt foobar configure suntimes suntimes.json

Where suntimes.json has:

{
  "1":  ["6:53 AM", "6:03 PM"],
  "2":  ["6:46 AM", "6:20 PM"],
  "3":  ["6:26 AM", "6:29 PM"],
  "4":  ["6:02 AM", "6:36 PM"],
  "5":  ["5:45 AM", "6:45 PM"],
  "6":  ["5:43 AM", "6:56 PM"],
  "7":  ["5:51 AM", "6:58 PM"],
  "8":  ["6:01 AM", "6:45 PM"],
  "9":  ["6:07 AM", "6:20 PM"],
  "10": ["6:12 AM", "5:57 PM"],
  "11": ["6:25 AM", "5:42 PM"],
  "12": ["6:42 AM", "5:46 PM"]
}

Reset the switch to its original flashed settings:

$ indy-mqtt foobar reset

Building

IndyMqtt requires Go version 1.21 to build. See go.dev to install Go: Download and install.

Then clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/stalexan/indy-mqtt.git

And build with:

cd indy-mqtt
make build

License

IndyMqtt is licensed under the MIT License. You can find the complete text in LICENSE.