QuickApp emulator (hc3emu)

[Christb 33]

3 hours ago, jgab said:

Try to add http:// in the beginning

The .hc2emu.lua is as below:

return{
    user="*******@orange.fr",
    password="************",
    url="http://192.168.1.107"
}

 

 

[Christb 33]

13 minutes ago, Christb said:

Try to add http:// in the beginning

Thanks for your suggestion.

I have found that 'http//:' was missing in the 'launch.json' file located in 'hc3emu-main/.vscode'.

Connection to HC3 is back🙂:

Process started
-Running in online mode
HC3Emu - Tiny QuickApp emulator for the Fibaro Home Center 3, v2.0.27

 

BUT I have lost the proxy feature, the previous QA (id701) was connected to the vscode running QA  but no more interaction 

Also at start of the process, hc3emu2 was detecting it and as you can see above it is no more the case.

the --%%proxy=Manual_Climate_Zone directive is still there: did you change something about proxy?

 

[Łukasz997 117]

2 minuty temu, Christb napisał:

the --%%proxy=Manual_Climate_Zone directive is still there: did you change something about proxy?

@jgab said elsewhere that with emu2 proxy looks like:

--%%proxy=true

without a name. Maybe that's why it is not functioning.

[jgab 2,647]

1 hour ago, Łukasz997 said:

@jgab said elsewhere that with emu2 proxy looks like:

--%%proxy=true

without a name. Maybe that's why it is not functioning.

Yep, it changed to just true. The Proxy name will always be <name>_Proxy

[Christb 33]

1 hour ago, jgab said:

Yep, it changed to just true. The Proxy name will always be <name>_Proxy

Yes working now. I have a new proxi which dialog with vscode.

 

btw: I have discovered that in UI directives, 

--%%u={{button="b20",text="weekDay",visible=true,onLongPressDown="",onLongPressReleased="",onReleased="weekDay"},{button="b21",text="Period",visible=true,onLongPressDown="",onLongPressReleased="",onReleased="Period"}}

is creating an error at startup, "" empty string not accepted.

So I created a fake function 'fFake' to enter a descriptor as below:

--%%u={{button="b20",text="weekDay",visible=true,onLongPressDown="fFake",onLongPressReleased="fFake",onReleased="weekDay"},{button="b21",text="Period",visible=true,onLongPressDown="fFake",onLongPressReleased="fFake",onReleased="Period"}}

 

[Łukasz997 117]

49 minut temu, Christb napisał:

--%%u={{button="b20",text="weekDay",visible=true,onLongPressDown="",onLongPressReleased="",onReleased="weekDay"},{button="b21",text="Period",visible=true,onLongPressDown="",onLongPressReleased="",onReleased="Period"}}

Actions with no functions bound to them may be simply omitted in UI description - and there's no error and no need to define "fake" functions.

[Brors94 115]

Hi again @jgab. 

havent had time to use the emulator the latest weeks😅

And now I get this error from the console when trying to run the "hc3emu2: current file":
 

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when trying to run this QA:
 

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I have used your extension to reset the task and launchfiles in the workspace inside the .vscode folder. 

I also have updated the .hc3emu.lua and .hc3emu2.lua files to this: 
 

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I have searched in this topic about the rsrcs and tried diffrent things  
But have to ask the expert for help



 

 

 

 

[jgab 2,647]

50 minutes ago, Brors94 said:

Hi again @jgab. 

havent had time to use the emulator the latest weeks😅

And now I get this error from the console when trying to run the "hc3emu2: current file":
 

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when trying to run this QA:
 

 

 

 

 

Ok, it was a long time ago I tested on Windows. It seems to be a bug for Windows introduced when I moved from hc3emu to hc3emu2.

I pushed v 2.0.30 that should fix it.

[Brors94 115]

24 minutes ago, jgab said:

 

Ok, it was a long time ago I tested on Windows. It seems to be a bug for Windows introduced when I moved from hc3emu to hc3emu2.

I pushed v 2.0.30 that should fix it.

Nice  It works!

[Brors94 115]

34 minutes ago, jgab said:

 

Ok, it was a long time ago I tested on Windows. It seems to be a bug for Windows introduced when I moved from hc3emu to hc3emu2.

I pushed v 2.0.30 that should fix it.

 

seems like this libs inst available in the hc3emu2?
 

----hc3emu lib files

--%%file=$hc3emu.eventlib,Eventlib;

--%%file=$hc3emu.qwikchild,qwickchild;

 

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[Łukasz997 117]

%%speed is super. I forgot about it - but now I saved a lot of my time during tests. A lot!

[jgab 2,647]

9 hours ago, Brors94 said:

 

seems like this libs inst available in the hc3emu2?
 

----hc3emu lib files

--%%file=$hc3emu.eventlib,Eventlib;

--%%file=$hc3emu.qwikchild,qwickchild;

 

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They have moved down into a lib directory, and it's hc3emu2 now, so

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[Christb 33]

On 6/21/2025 at 9:55 PM, Łukasz997 said:

Actions with no functions bound to them may be simply omitted in UI description - and there's no error and no need to define "fake" functions.

In fact, omitting actions without function is only working for 'onLongPressDow' and 'onLongPressReleased', you need to declare 'onReleased' with a function or QA is not starting (error: onReleased is nil).

When using complexUI with mobile application, it is sometimes preferable to use 'onLongPressReleased' action to prevent user launching an action inadvertently. 

The fibaro QA editor authorises to leave blank any of the 3 actions for button.

If you do so, --%%logui=true is giving onReleased=""  which seems not accepted in hc3emu2 ui declaration: reason of fFake function.

[Christb 33]

I tryed using your solution for running my QA offline (if fibaro.hc3emu then <read local file> else <api.get("/string")> end😞

The QA was working almost as if it was doing when onLine but:

 

1) I have found that if this condition is included inside the QuickApp:onInit() function the QA stops just after the test is completed (online or offline).

In order to have the rest of the onInit() following lines of code running I had to insert all these additional lines of code in a local function main() and launch main() at the end of then and else codes.

 

2) When back with online HC3, I had the issue that if fibaro.hc3emu then <read local file> is still true so I cannot read the HC3 data.

 

So I have now changed online/offline test in checking if api.get error code == 200 then I use the HC3 returned data else I am reading the local json file and now all ok. 

 

I have almost finished this QA and intend to upload it into my HC3.

When done, HC3 is always connected to the QA so api error code will be 200 and, normally, the else code will never run. 

 

Is there a possibility that the else (reading file on my PC) code may be run?

In this case I suspect that the QA crashes and hope not the HC3: true?

[jgab 2,647]

On 7/17/2025 at 6:31 PM, Christb said:

I tryed using your solution for running my QA offline (if fibaro.hc3emu then <read local file> else <api.get("/string")> end😞

The QA was working almost as if it was doing when onLine but:

 

1) I have found that if this condition is included inside the QuickApp:onInit() function the QA stops just after the test is completed (online or offline).

In order to have the rest of the onInit() following lines of code running I had to insert all these additional lines of code in a local function main() and launch main() at the end of then and else codes.

 

2) When back with online HC3, I had the issue that if fibaro.hc3emu then <read local file> is still true so I cannot read the HC3 data.

 

So I have now changed online/offline test in checking if api.get error code == 200 then I use the HC3 returned data else I am reading the local json file and now all ok. 

 

I have almost finished this QA and intend to upload it into my HC3.

When done, HC3 is always connected to the QA so api error code will be 200 and, normally, the else code will never run. 

 

Is there a possibility that the else (reading file on my PC) code may be run?

In this case I suspect that the QA crashes and hope not the HC3: true?

This sounds strange. Can you post your :onInit with the test?

[Christb 33]

6 hours ago, jgab said:

This sounds strange. Can you post your :onInit with the test?

I have attached the full vscode lua file if you want to test the on init live (I dont think you need to change any parameter to have it running for you (online or offline))

Normally there is no more fatal error when using it but full testing not finished and I have still somme parameters changes which are not correctly sent to the HC3.

My local file is a ClimateZone.json file in which I pasted the result of the swagger API: https://homecenter/api/panels/climate?detailed=true 

 

Below my onInit() with new and old version of on/offline test

--================================= On Init ==================================================

    function QuickApp:onInit()

      self.http = net.HTTPClient({timeout=3000})

      self:debug("----- Starting up QA : "..self.name.." - deviceId:",self.id.." ----- Version:"..version)

      self:updateView("info0","text",lang.info0..version.." ->\n ***** QA "..lang.starting.." *****") --hc3emu OK

      self:updateProperty("deviceIcon",1229)

     --        ======================= UI language update =============================

      self:updateView("b1","text",lang.b1txt)

      self:updateView("b2","text",lang.b2txt)

      self:updateView("b7","text",lang.b7txt)

      self:updateView("b8","text",lang.b8txt)

      self:updateView("b9","text",lang.b9txt)

      self:updateView("b10","text",lang.b10txt)

      self:updateView("b11","text",lang.b11txt)

      self:updateView("b12","text",lang.b12txt)

      self:updateView("b13","text",lang.b13txt)

      self:updateView("b14","text",lang.b14txt)

      self:updateView("b15","text",lang.b15txt)

      self:updateView("b16","text",lang.b16txt)

      self:updateView("b17","text",lang.b17txt)

      self:updateView("b18","text",lang.b18txt)

      self:updateView("b19","text",lang.b19txt)

      self:updateView("zoneLabel","text",lang.zoneLabeltxt)

      self:updateView("modeLabel","text",lang.modeLabeltxt)

      self:updateView("b20","text","---")

      self:updateView("b21","text","---")

      self:updateView("info1","text","---")

      self:updateView("info2","text","---")

      self:updateView("b22","text",lang.changeMode)

      self:updateView("b23","text","---")

      self:updateView("b24","text",lang.update)

      self:updateView("selectChange","options",langChoice)

      self:updateView("morningB","value","false") --to reset the 4 Switch buttons

      self:updateView("dayB","value","false")

      self:updateView("eveningB","value","false")

      self:updateView("nightB","value","false")

      self:updateView("selectChange","selectedItem","reset")

    

      --============================= other init actions =====================================

     local wDay = os.date("*t").wday

          --print ("wDay: "..wDay) 

          Jour=Week[wDay]

          --print("Jour : "..Jour)

      currentTimestamp = os.time()

local function mainOnInit(climateZonesTable) --added to have all lines of code after the test 'end' running 

        print("----- mainOnInit() start -----")

        --print("onInit() 18; json.encode(climateZonesTable)->", json.encode(climateZonesTable))

        NbZones = #climateZonesTable

        print("onInit() 19; Nb zones : "..NbZones)

        --print(json.encode(climateZonesTable))

        for k,v in ipairs(climateZonesTable) do

        print("onInit() 20; ",v.id,v.name,v.mode,v.properties.mode,v.properties.currentTemperatureHeating )

        end

        --Setting initial ClimateZone to display

        firstClimateZonesTable=climateZonesTable[1]

        --print("onInit() 21;",json.encode(firstClimateZonesTable)) --for debug only

        self:setVariable("CurrentClimateZoneId",1)

        self:setVariable("NewMode",firstClimateZonesTable.mode) --v3.12

        self:setVariable("ClimateZonesTable",climateZonesTable)

        print("onInit()22; Have updated QuickVarr 'ClimateZonesTable'")

        

        if firstClimateZonesTable.active then State="Active" else State="Inactive" end

        if State=="Inactive" then

          print("onInit() 23; Climate Zone is Inactive, setting 'NewMode' to Off")

          self:setVariable("NewMode","Off")

          self:inactiveUI() --v3.12

          self:resetButton() -- added in v5.0 to suppress error with currentZoneDetail table=null

        elseif State=="Active" then --end

          self:updateView("zoneLabel", "text",lang.zoneLabeltxt.."Id: "..firstClimateZonesTable.id..", "..firstClimateZonesTable.name.."  --- "..State.." ---")

          local txt1=firstClimateZonesTable.mode

          local txt2=firstClimateZonesTable.properties.mode

          print("onInit() 24; mode: ",txt1,", type: ",txt2)

          self:updateView("modeLabel", "text",lang.modeLabeltxt.." "..lang[firstClimateZonesTable.mode]..lang.Type..lang[firstClimateZonesTable.properties.mode])

          self:updateView("selectChangeType","text",lang.selectChangeType)

          self:updateView("currentTempLabel","text",lang.Consigne1..firstClimateZonesTable.properties.currentTemperatureHeating..tempUnit) --

          self:setVariable("NewHConsigne",firstClimateZonesTable.properties.currentTemperatureHeating)

          self:setVariable("NewCConsigne",firstClimateZonesTable.properties.currentTemperatureCooling)

          self:setVariable("NewMode","")

          self:getClimateZoneDetails(1) --added in v7.8

        end

        self:updateView("info0","text",lang.info0..version.." - OK")

      print("---- mainOnInit() end ----")

 end --mainOnInit()

 

      --new version of test for local or remote

    climateZonesTable,online= api.get("/panels/climate")

      if online==200 then

        print("onInit() 15; Climate Zones table read from HC3, online code: ",online)

        mainOnInit(climateZonesTable)

      else

        print("onInit() 15; Climate Zones table read from local file, online code: ",online)

        local f = fibaro.hc3emu.lua.io.open("ClimateZone.json", "r")

        assert(f,"onInit() 2; Couln't open the file")

        climateZonesTable = f:read("*a")

        f:close()

          if climateZonesTable == nil then

            self:debug("onInit() 16; climateZonesTable is nil")

          else

            self:debug("onInit() 17; climateZonesTable is not nil")

            --print("onInit() 18; json.encode(climateZonesTable)->", json.encode(climateZonesTable))

            climateZonesTable=json.decode(climateZonesTable) -- added in v8.8

            mainOnInit(climateZonesTable) -- call main function to set the UI

          end

      end --end test of local or remote

 

      --[[--old version of test of local or remote using fibaro.hc3emu

 

    if fibaro.hc3emu then --We run in the emulator

      print("onInit() 1; We run in the emulator")

      local f = fibaro.hc3emu.lua.io.open("ClimateZone.json", "r")

      assert(f,"onInit() 2; Couln't open the file")

      climateZonesTable = f:read("*a")

      f:close()

   

      if climateZonesTable == nil then

        self:debug("onInit() 3; climateZonesTable is nil")

      else

        self:debug("onInit() 4; climateZonesTable is not nil")

        --print("onInit() 5; climateZonesTable->", climateZonesTable)

        climateZonesTable = json.decode(climateZonesTable)

        NbZones = #climateZonesTable -- OK (16)

        print("onInit() 6; Nb zones : ".. NbZones) --OK (16)

        --print("onInit() 7; json.encode(climateZonesTable)->", json.encode(climateZonesTable))

        mainOnInit(climateZonesTable) -- call main function to set the UI

        return climateZonesTable

      end --]]--

     --return climateZonesTable

     --mainOnInit(climateZonesTable)

    --else -- we run on HC3

      --print("onInit() 8; We run on HC3")  

      --climateZonesTable,f= api.get("/panels/climate")

      --if f ~=200 then print("onInit() 9; error code f: ",tostring(f)) end

      --mainOnInit(climateZonesTable)

      --return climateZonesTable

    --end --old version for test of local or remote

 

    self:updateView("info0","text",lang.info0..version.." - OK")

    print("--------fun onInit end -----------")

      return NbZones, State, langChoice, climateZonesTable

    end

    --

 

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[Christb 33]

Dear @jgab

in hc3emu2, it seems that when creating a table in html format is not possible using self:updateView("label","txt","<html code>") to update the HC3 proxi label but 

print(<html code>) is giving a table in DEBUG CONSOLE:

Dimanche, Jour

Matin 07 45 20°C 23°C
Jour 10 30 20°C 24°C

Soir 19 15 20°C 25°C

Nuit 21 00 20°C 26°C

 

Testing the same code in an existing QA of the HC3 is updating the label as a table:

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Do I have made something wrong in vscode?

Edited July 20, 2025 by Christb

[Christb 33]

On 7/20/2025 at 5:45 PM, Christb said:

in hc3emu2, it seems that when creating a table in html format is not possible using self:updateView("l

Sorry @jgab, the fact that the table was not visible was comming from similar issue as the one I found in onInit() - see my previous post.

I have suppressed the condition if table[1]~=nill then <code> end as the updateView(info1,"text",tbl) line was just after.

I have now the table shown in the Proxy as below:

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 There are a lot of "if then else end" lines of code in my QA but only 2 of them are having this issue.  

[Christb 33]

This morning, similar issue with no more line of code running at the end of a if <condition> then <code> else <code> end.

 

A function that worked smothly yesterday, this morning, without any change of the QA code, all lines of  code following a if  *** end are no more run!

It seems that this issue is with this type of condition:

currentZoneDetail,online = api.get("/panels/climate/"..zoneId)  -- working when HC3 on line

      if online == 200 then -- We run on HC3

        print("getClimateZoneDetails() 1; connected to HC3")

    else -- We run in the emulator so we will use a local PC file

        print("getClimateZoneDetails() 2; We run in the emulator and read ClimateZone.json file ")

        local f = fibaro.hc3emu.lua.io.open("ClimateZone.json", "r")

        assert(f,"Couln't open the file")

        currentZoneDetail = f:read("*a")

        f:close()

         if currentZoneDetail == nil then

          self:debug("currentZoneDetail is nil")

        else

          self:debug("currentZoneDetail is not nil")

          --print("getClimateZoneDetails(zoneId) 3; currentZoneDetail->", currentZoneDetail)

          currentZoneDetail = json.decode(currentZoneDetail)

          currentZoneDetail = currentZoneDetail[zoneId] -- in order to get the current zone details for the current ID

         

          self:setVariable("CurrentZoneDetail",currentZoneDetail)

 

          print("getClimateZoneDetails(zoneId) 4; json.encode(currentZoneDetail)->", json.encode(currentZoneDetail))

          return currentZoneDetail

        end

      end

<following lines of code are ignored now>

 

I have not any clue of what happened from yesterday to this morning:

Is it a vscode or hc2emu issue; api.get asynchrone issue or bad code from me? 

The only solution I have found to fix it was to include all following lines of code in a sub function on top of this "if then else end" condition and launch the function inside each of the 2 condition codes, as its last line.

[jgab 2,647]

If the code after the last end is ignored, it means that your code within the if-then-else is throwing an error and you exit out if the code you have...
Is it on the HC3? Then there can be issues if you block of code is called from a timer or http request - not always are the error well reported.

Is it in the emulator? Then I would like to see the whole QA so I can test and add a better error message for this kind of error in the code.