Sending text to a device feature

No tutorial, no, I agree that it deserves to be a bit better documented :slight_smile:

The documentation is super important if people are to propose changes.

It’s a real necessity (even though there is already a written and video base), there should be written documentation on the general structure of Gladys, both frontend and backend (directories, config files, interaction), even brief at first and that can be expanded in the same way as for compatible hardware. For someone who comes to the project and would like to help with development it’s a bit complicated to get an overview or know where to start; on an open-source project the community is the main force to help development both in terms of software and deployment! :slightly_smiling_face:
I’m talking about documentation for the Gladys part, the one that is necessary to develop integrations or improve the frontend; in my view it’s not necessary for the Gladys Plus part.

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we’re back to the

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@Einstein8854 you’re repeating yourself :wink:

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@Einstein8854 I strongly support your request :slight_smile:
Add a link to this thread in yours, that way we’ll be able to find all the information.

@pierre-gilles

I’m following up to learn more about this topic — how do I use it?

I’m only waiting for text support to get Gladys Plus :grin:

Hi @Hizo!

Sorry for my late reply, I was on vacation :slight_smile:

device_params are not accessible in the MQTT integration.

Welcome back!!

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About time!!! :man_surfing: You’ll be able to put away the tanning cream! :sunglasses:
Since the start of your vacation there were still 53 nervous breakdowns :woozy_face: :crazy_face: and 12 missing-person reports filed!!! :rofl:
More seriously, I hope they were worthwhile and that you came back full of energy and ideas for Gladys! And like a friend says about health, you always have to take good care of yourself because "If you want to go far, spare

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@pierre-gilles
Darn, well, all that’s left is to wait for the feature request Permettre la recuperation de data de type text ou alpha! to be implemented…
Welcome back and good luck :slight_smile:

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@Hizo Were you still able to connect your vacuum to Gladys? At least for the « simple » features (start/stop), since that’s already possible ^^

And is there a feature request to add a « robot vacuum » type in Gladys?

Yes yes, for anything simple, it’s OK

I’m correctly displaying the non-text info and I connected a button to manage its launch, stop, and return to base.

I probably didn’t file a feature request in that direction because I think it’s a broader need :slight_smile:

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Actually, that’s not my view :stuck_out_tongue: Robot vacuum cleaners are a classic in the connected home, and I think a native type makes perfect sense.

As I told you before, a native type brings lots of things: control in the chat, scenes, Alexa/Google Home compatibility, etc…

If we had done everything generically, Gladys would just be a frontend without any intelligence, which is a shame.

I’m not really sure how that could play out because there are robot vacuums with the default OS, ones with Valetudo, and even ValetudoRE…

A vacuum cleaner is still a vacuum cleaner! In Gladys we standardize how it works: we describe functionally what the device can do, regardless of its brand.

All right, it’s available in Gladys Assistant 4.24! You can get Gladys Plus :grin:

It’s done :slight_smile:
Now I just have to test all this!

Got it :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

Thanks for your support :folded_hands:

Don’t hesitate to create another thread if you have any other specific issues — I’ll close this one!