Node-RED node to publish states directly to Home Assistant (https://home-assistant.io)
##Usage
Publishes msg.payload via POST to Home Assistant using the RESTful API
The API method called is /api/states/<entity_id>
msg.payload must be a JSON object with at least a state attribute:
{
"state": "custom_state",
"attributes": {
"attr1":"value1",
"attr2":"value2"
}
}
If needed, also a unit_of_measurement attribute can be set.
More info on the API here.
EntityId must be set in the node or in msg.entityid
##Configuration
The configuration of the Home Assistant server must be specified in a configuration node, and can be shared between several nodes.
The configuration parameters are:
- server (defaults to http://localhost)
- port (defaults to 8123)
- API password