Add option to reboot via a tasmota based smart plug

[danmed]

I have coupled your project with a tasmota based smart plug.

this means i can remotely reboot the server.. but it would be nice to have that in the gui..

I can add it in myself... but it would probably be wiped from the index.html when i update..

would it be possible to have a configurable power on / off / restart button that i could put my smart plug IP address in to ?

the url format would be :

• http://192.168.2.x/cm?cmnd=Power%20On
• http://192.168.2.x/cm?cmnd=Power%20off

and i guess a restart would be a delay between the two..

The power state can also be garnered via a json response from this URL :

• http://192.168.2.x/cm?cmnd=Power

[peterberbec]

There's also an open source project to control Tp-link smartplugs. https://github.com/softScheck/tplink-smartplug

On Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 19:16 danmed [email protected] wrote:

I have coupled your project with a tasmota based smart plug.

this means i can remotely reboot the server.. but it would be nice to have that in the gui..

I can add it in myself... but it would probably be wiped from the index.html when i update..

would it be possible to have a configurable power on / off / restart button that i could put my smart plug IP address in to ?

the url format would be :

• http:///cm?cmnd=Power%20On
• http:///cm?cmnd=Power%20off

and i guess a restart would be a delay between the two..

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[danmed]

There's also an open source project to control Tp-link smartplugs. https://github.com/softScheck/tplink-smartplug …

it would be great to add options for different socket types... it lacks the finesse of a graceful shutdown.. but in the circumstances i can think of where this would be necessary we'd be past that point any way... :)

[somik123]

Instead of editing the index.html for every addon, maybe it would be better to create a "addon system" where the data will be imported or redirect the user to/from another page? That way it would survive an update.

[danmed]

So i had a thought.. i can just create another html page that combines the normal index.html and my power commands.. but when i try to hit the url (index2.html) i get a 404 error..

im guessing there's some nginx redirection at play here that i'm missing..

[mtlynch]

I'd be interested in adding a plugin system, but it's not something I'd be able to add in the short-term. TinyPilot is still very new, so it's hard for me to design a plugin system before the core functionality has matured a bit.

I think the best short-term solution would be to create a fork that adds the buttons you need to the UI. The Ansible role supports configurable git repos and branches, so your fork should only have to change this line:

https://github.com/mtlynch/tinypilot/blob/ebf22575721ca984bbcf0ca1f27dac035dbda682/quick-install#L37

to:

ansible-playbook -i localhost, install.yml --extra-vars "tinypilot_repo=https://github.com/danmed/tinypilot.git tinypilot_repo_branch=smartplug"

Where smartplug is whatever you decide to name your branch. You'd still be able to pick up updates from TinyPilot by syncing your fork against the mainline repo.

[danmed]

thank you.. i've been using github for a while but it still perplexes me as to how it all works.. i'll re-red this in the morning and see if i can figure it out!

alternatively.. ill host a page on my local webserver that combines tinypilot and my extra links..

it's sensible to focus on core functionality before all this extra stuff :)

[somik123]

So i had a thought.. i can just create another html page that combines the normal index.html and my power commands.. but when i try to hit the url (index2.html) i get a 404 error..

im guessing there's some nginx redirection at play here that i'm missing..

Are you sure you are placing it in the correct directory? This is where your mods.html should be located: /opt/tinypilot/app/static/mods.html

[lensherm]

Technically, if you add a simple MQTT broker, for example Eclipse Mosquitto, which happily runs on a Pi, you can interface with anything which talks MQTT, such as Tasmota smart plugs, or Shelly switches, etc. Looks like there's some work, which has been done to control TP-Link plugs using MQTT as well.