Packages repository of user-contributed Automation Programs, Widgets and MIG Interfaces for HomeGenie.
To submit a new package to the repository:
- create fork of homegenie-packages
- push your package files into a convenient packages category folder of your fork
- verify that the package get listed in HomeGenie by changing the repository URL in the package browser with your fork's URL
- verify that the package get installed correctly
- create a pull request to get your package listed in the official repository
A package can consist of a folder containing one or more Automation Program, Widget and MIG Interface. In the package folder also a README.md file and a package.json file must be included.
The README.md is a markdown formatted file containing a detailed description with usage instructions for the package.
The package.json file is a JSON formatted file containing the list of files that will be installed.
The following is an example package.json file:
{
"author": "Daniel Maillard (DaniMail)",
"version": "v1.0",
"title": "Fibaro RGBW",
"description": "Adds ZWave Fibaro RGBWM-441 control capability to HomeGenie",
"published": "2014-02-06T00:00:00Z",
"sourcecode": "",
"homepage": "http://www.homegenie.it/forum/index.php?topic=15.0",
"widgets": [
{
"file": "DaniMail_fibaro_rgbw.zip",
"name":"Fibaro RGBW",
"description": "Widget for controlling Fibaro RGBWM-441"
}
],
"programs": [
{
"file": "Fibaro_RGBW.hgx",
"name":"Fibaro RGBW",
"description": "Fibaro RGBW driver app",
"uid": "100201",
"group": "Z-Wave"
}
],
"interfaces": [ ]
}
The widgets array contains a list of Widgets' .zip archives. The .zip archive can be downloaded from the Widget Editor page of each widget.
The programs array contains a list of Automation Programs .hgx files. The .hgx file can be downladed from the Program Editor page of each program.
The interfaces array contains a list of MIG Interfaces .zip archive. See the mig-interface-skelton project page for more informations about how to bundle an interface .zip archive.