Shell_command with emulated hue bridge

Configuration
1

I’m trying to get a shell_command to show up on the emulated hue bridge via an echo. I can’t seem to find anything about this in the documentation, adding

exposed_domains:
    - shell_command

doesn’t make it show up either (my Samsung TV is detected if I add media_player to this same spot however, so it’s picking up something at least.

2

I’m not sure how to do what you are asking but I have a slightly clumsy workaround via script that I use.

shellworkaround:
  alias: shellscriptforhue
  sequence:
    - service: shell_command.yourshellcommandname
3

Thanks, I’ll give this a go later today.

I’m literally just trying to make it able to run an arbitrary script. Currently just to do ‘Alexa, turn on computer’ and have it send a WoL request. The shell_command works fine when I test it via the HA API

4

Scripts work fine, so running the shell command via script will work, just be aware that you will need a different script for OFF. If you need OFF it might be better to try and use a switch instead of script?

5

I’ll take a look. Currently I just need an on. Off is all timer/use based automatically so I don’t think I’ve explicitly needed to turn them off for years.

Edit: I’m on a computer now instead of my phone, and command line switches sound great if they show up on the echo. Thanks!

6

Oooh yes. that shows up. Now to figure out a way that I don’t need to switch things on/off each time. Do you have any ideas for something like that? just a one-shot type thing, like a toggle button that always sends the same command?

7

Just put the same command for on as off if using a switch.

An off for a script just sends a cancel I think so if the script has already run maybe nothing would happen?

8

I’m away from home at the moment remoting in to set it up so I can’t test with alexa, but when setting the state to on repeatedly via the API it doesn’t re-run the script, it only runs on a state change.

It seems your initial suggestion of the script function works as I wanted, so when I get back I’ll give it a go with the echo itself and make sure it doesn’t sound too stupid when I’m telling it what to do.

Thanks for all your help!

9

Hmm. so it works, mostly. It does turn on my computer now using the script function and saying 'Alexa turn on ’ but, it times out and says the device isn’t responding (even though it woke up)

10

That is an Alexa thing I believe. There have been a few posts about it lately, not sure if there is a fix in the works.

If you search these threads for “alexa device responding” you’ll be able to find them.

11

In case anyone ever shows up here again;

I ended up using emulated_hue and the following customization to make it visible to the alexa:

homeassistant:
  customize:
      script.wake_ironwood:
        emulated_hue: true
        emulated_hue_name: Ironwood

Then it just shows up as a light and saying ‘turn on foo’ works as expected. No need for a script or any other workaround.