Getting Started

Simple HomeAssistant starting

1. Create an automation

you should use a better webhook_id than 'webhooktester'

alias: WebhookTester
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: webhook
    webhook_id: webhooktester
condition: []
action:
  - service: "{{ trigger.json.service }}"
    data: {}
    target:
      entity_id: "{{ trigger.json.entity_id }}"
mode: single

2. Make sure it works with curl

replace 'homeassistant_url' and 'entity_id_of_a_light' with correct values from your setup

curl -X POST http://<<homeassistant_url>>:8123/api/webhook/webhooktester  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'  -d '{"service":"light.toggle","entity_id":"<<entity_id_of_a_light>>"}'

3. Get SmartHomeCallBacker working on docker

version: '3.4'
services:
    SmartHomeCallBacker:
        container_name: SmartHomeCallBacker
        image: markgreenway/smarthomecallbacker:latest
        restart: always
        ports: 
            - 8083:80
        environment: 
            CustomString : "EnvironmentVariablesSetCorrectly"
            MaxFailures : 15,
            CleanupAggressiveness : "None"
            ServiceFrequency: 5
            DataBaseType:  FileSystem
        volumes:
            - /AppData/SmartHomeCallBacker:/Data

4. Go to the swagger page and give it a try

Using settings from above it is http://<<docker_server_ip>>:8083/swagger/index.html

Post to the callbacks url.

In order to pass form or Json Data you need need to base64 encode it You can use a tool such as DevToys if you dont have one.

Optional: Make Rest Sensor for Callbacks

You can get more info : https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor.rest/

- platform: rest
  resource: http://<<docker_server_ip>>:8083/callbacks/homeassistant
  name: Callbacks
  value_template: "{{ value_json.count }}"
  json_attributes:
    - incompleteCallbacks

5. Create a Rest Command service

_Rest command info https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/rest_command/

rest_command:
smart_home_call_backer:
    url: http://<<docker_server_ip>>:8083/callbacks
    method: POST
    content_type:  'application/json'
    payload: '{"url":"http://<<homeassistant_url>>:8123/api/webhook/webhooktester","secondsFromNow":{{secondsFromNow}},"method":"POST","json":"{{json | base64_encode }}","cleanupOthers":"false"}'

6. Test the Rest Command Service

use Developer Tools Services

service: rest_command.smart_home_call_backer
data:
  secondsFromNow: 5
  json: '{"service":"light.toggle","entity_id":"<<entity_id_of_a_light>>"}'

7. Sample Automation

alias: Bathroom
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.motionbathroom_occupancy
    to: "on"
    id: Detected
    from: "off"
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.motionbathroom_occupancy
    from: "on"
    to: "off"
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 10
    id: Clear
condition: []
action:
  - if:
      - condition: trigger
        id: Detected
    then:
      - service: light.turn_on
        data: {}
        target:
          entity_id: light.bathroom_lights_group
  - if:
      - condition: trigger
        id: Clear
    then:
      - service: rest_command.smart_home_call_backer
        data:
          secondsFromNow: 300
          json: >-
            {"service":"light.turn_off","entity_id":"light.bathroom_lights_group"}
        alias: Turn off Light in 5 minutes
mode: single