Plugin config.json shown in Advanced editor does not match contents seen by plugin about hoobs HOT 2 CLOSED

HOOBS is doing something that keeps the plugin from making the necessary edits to its config.json file. Specifically, it should be adding an "installID" line and removing the "validateCode" line, but that isn't happening.

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Not a straightforward fix, but this works for getting this plugin to run under HOOBS 4.2.8. Maybe HOOBS 4.3 will fix this, but I'm not holding my breath.

The trick is getting the august-api node module to give you the installId value, which is not getting written to the config.json for whatever reason.

Edit /var/lib/hoobs/[child_bridge_name]/node_modules/august-api/src/util/session.js

At the end of the file, find:

headers['x-august-access-token'] = this.token
console.log('Using installId: ', installId) <—insert this line & save
return headers

Restart the bridge containing the homebridge-august plugin. You’ll have to go back through the authentication steps, but the installId should start showing up in the HOOBS debug log (not the plugin’s debug log, you have to enable debug on the HOOBS log page).

Once you have the installId, edit the homebridge-august plugin config (using the Advanced editor). Replace the “validateCode”: “123456" line with “installId”: “your-installId-string” and save it. The plugin should now work properly, and survive restarts.

You can leave the session.js file as-is, but I’d revert it to the original, as it’s pretty chatty with that console.log line in there.

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