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[Brors94 115]

Did change the "author" in the dist.json to my github name 🤔

I guess that is what you use to get the releases?
 

Edited April 7 by Brors94

[Brors94 115]

13 hours ago, jgab said:

v0.1.5 - Programmatic API, allowing other QAs to request installs/updates

Was reading the docs again This is nice functionality! 😄
Will definetly make my Quickapps have option for autoupdate or manual update from the quickapp!  

[jgab 2,647]

35 minutes ago, Brors94 said:

Nice!  
 

Hmm, I think I am doing somthing wrong to get the downloads to show from my manifest? 🤔
 

Where is your manifest? repo? url?

 

25 minutes ago, Brors94 said:

Did change the "author" in the dist.json to my github name 🤔

I guess that is what you use to get the releases?
 

No, author can be anything...(?)

[Brors94 115]

9 minutes ago, jgab said:

Where is your manifest? repo? url?

 

No, author can be anything...(?)

 

My dist repo:

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One of my QA's:

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[jgab 2,647]

You need to set your manifest to

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1 hour ago, jgab said:

You need to set your manifest to

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Hmm the download worked with little diffrent ending 😅 (I forgot to save it, when resaving the Quickappvars)
But I could download and install quickapps with it 😅

[XTeK 15]

Unfortunately, version v0.1.10 does not work for me. 

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6 hours ago, XTeK said:

Unfortunately, version v0.1.10 does not work for me. 

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Well, I have no problem and I haven't seen this anywhere else... If you download the fqa from my repo and install it manually?

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[Łukasz997 117]

8 godzin temu, XTeK napisał:

Unfortunately, version v0.1.10 does not work for me. 

It look like illegal character in one or more filenames. Often ; at the end of name. 

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1 hour ago, Łukasz997 said:

It look like illegal character in one or more filenames. Often ; at the end of name. 

0.1.10 is a single main file - no funny QA file names.

[Łukasz997 117]

36 minut temu, jgab napisał:

0.1.10 is a single main file - no funny QA file names.

I have user's file name(s) on my mind, not Dist Manager. This is what a symptom looks like.

[XTeK 15]

Now everything works fine Jan, but only from your link. When I download it myself from GitHub, I get an error. Thanks anyway. I have the same problem with YahueV2.

[gurpal2000 3]

Great app. In theory I should be able to point this to my local Gitea instance. I was looking to use Actions to deploy directly from repo to HC

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[jgab 2,647]

1 hour ago, gurpal2000 said:

Great app. In theory I should be able to point this to my local Gitea instance. I was looking to use Actions to deploy directly from repo to HC

Yes, you could make your own manifest point to your QAs.
If you have trouble let me know and I can help out.

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14 hours ago, jgab said:

Yes, you could make your own manifest point to your QAs.
If you have trouble let me know and I can help out.

 

Thanks. Let me explain it better (what I'm actually thinking) and let me know if I should start a new thread, as it may be off topic/not in the scope of qaDist...

I want to push ER6 rules (ie. the body code) to an existing (or new) ER6 using gitea workflows. I already source control my rules, but no easy way to deploy other than open up HC3 and cut/paste code. When I cut a release, the Action kicks in and should deploy to HC3. Maybe a custom github/gitea action is needed later. I can think of a way to do this (clone from your external git repo, insert my functions, build a customised fqa, then push to HC). Maybe a terraform/tofu for HC3

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[jgab 2,647]

Interesting.
Isn't it difficult to push from GitHub, or external site, to your HC3? Or have you figured out how to connect back to your home network?
Alternatively, a QA that polls your repo once a minute and if there is a new release of rules, fetches them, and install them in ER.
Also, if you push the rules to GitHub from a local laptop, in your network, you could tell the HC3 QA that there is a new release of rules to download.

A separate QA is recommended if ER dies due to bad rules(!), then the QA could check if the rules crashes ER and revert to the old rules.

Keep the rules in a separate file in ER for ease of upgrade/downgrade.
Maybe this discussion is better to have in the ER6 forum thread - I do see the value of a solution like this.👍

 

 

 

 

[gurpal2000 3]

On 4/28/2026 at 4:27 AM, jgab said:

Interesting.
Isn't it difficult to push from GitHub, or external site, to your HC3? Or have you figured out how to connect back to your home network?
Alternatively, a QA that polls your repo once a minute and if there is a new release of rules, fetches them, and install them in ER.
Also, if you push the rules to GitHub from a local laptop, in your network, you could tell the HC3 QA that there is a new release of rules to download.

A separate QA is recommended if ER dies due to bad rules(!), then the QA could check if the rules crashes ER and revert to the old rules.

Keep the rules in a separate file in ER for ease of upgrade/downgrade.
Maybe this discussion is better to have in the ER6 forum thread - I do see the value of a solution like this.👍

 

 

 

 

 

OK one step at a time  

 

[ChristianSogaard 73]

Hi Jan

I tried upgrading Yahue with - QA Dist Manager
What does the "2 Arrow down" means - i was in 52, and went to 58, like 6 versions ? 

Also the Yahue, deleted all my childs and added them again, and due to my own lagging documentation it will take some time to change all the old Buld/Child ID to the new ones

 

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[jgab 2,647]

The 2 arrows is a count of downloads.

yes, when I change the UI for a device it needs to be recreated. It will not happen often and I have no plans to do any more changes. The last thing was for lights that got an effect button.