tellstick-local-server

A node.js promise based wrapper for the Tellstick ZNet local server API.

NOTICE - You need to retrieve your own application token from the ZNet local server before you can use the API wrapper. See basic instructions further down.

Usage

Install easiest with NPM

npm install tellstick-local-server

A few simple examples

Edit the config parameters with your server ip and bearer token.

List all devices.

const api = require('tellstick-local-server');
const config = {ip: '192.168.1.111',
                bearerToken: 'eyJhbGciOiJIMTM..........ZSwidHUzxkS9BRqY'}
const device = new api.device(config);
 
async function listDevices(){
  try {
        console.log(await device.list());
    } catch(err) {
        console.log(err);
    } 
}
 
listDevices();

List all sensors along with a parameter to include latest values.

const api = require('tellstick-local-server');
const config = {ip: '192.168.1.111',
                bearerToken: 'eyJhbGciOiJIMTM..........ZSwidHUzxkS9BRqY'}
const sensor = new api.sensor(config);
 
const params = { includeValues: 1 }
 
async function listSensors(){
  try {
        console.log(await sensor.list(params));
    } catch(err) {
        console.log(err);
    } 
}
 
listSensors();

Supported API-calls

Documentation for the local server API is lacking to say the least(still in beta I think?) but I have wrapped the below listed api-calls that I have found documented as working on the Tellstick ZNet local server API(by browsing to the api-section of the local server (http://[local server Ip]]/api)). I will probably add some more documentation as to what possible parameters there are but for now I refer to the Telldus Live-API documentation (https://api.telldus.com/explore/index) because it seems like the local methods accept the same parameters.

All methods use callbacks and will callback the requested response object or an error in the format "statusCode - error text"

Device class:
list
bell
command
dim
up
down
info
learn
setName
stop
turnOff
turnOn

Sensor class:
list
info
setName

Lua class:
call

Retrieving your own application token from the local server.

1. Make a PUT request to the server endpoint /api/token along with your application name as paramater "app".

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ curl -i -d app="tellstick test" -X PUT http://192.168.1.191/api/token
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:10:50 GMT
  Content-Length: 139
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
  Server: CherryPy/3.7.0
  Set-Cookie: session_id=adf69472622184570b85; expires=Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:10:50 GMT; Path=/

  {
    "authUrl": "http://192.168.1.191/api/authorize?token=5ac2634556456456456469d1eef4c5bd",
    "token": "5ac2634556456456456469d1eef4c5bd"
    }

1. Browse to the "authUrl"-url that you get returned from the last request. Follow the instructions on screen to authenticate the application.

    http://192.168.1.191/api/authorize?token=5ac2634556456456456469d1eef4c5bd

1. Make a GET request to endpoint /api/token again with the token you got in the first stage as parameter "token".

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ curl -i -X GET http://192.168.1.191/api/token?token=5ac2634556456456456469d1eef4c5bd
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:12:18 GMT
  Content-Length: 246
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
  Server: CherryPy/3.7.0
  Set-Cookie: session_id=8db45000c7a9197f8823af7; expires=Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:12:18 GMT; Path=/

{
"allowRenew": true,
"expires": 1539789138,
"token": "eyJhbGciOiJIASFSDFsdfFsadfwi..................H0.6pN10UPW9a1235xkS9BRqY"
}

1. Profit - Use the longer "token" you get in return for your application and Rock and Roll.