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<!-- toc -->
- [Architecture](#architecture)
* [Plugins](#plugins)
* [Actions](#actions)
* [Backends](#backends)
* [Events](#events)
* [Hooks](#hooks)
* [Procedures](#procedures)
* [Cronjobs](#cronjobs)
* [The web interface](#the-web-interface)
+ [Useful links](#useful-links)
- [Introduction](#introduction)
+ [What it can do](#what-it-can-do)
- [Installation](#installation)
* [System installation](#system-installation)
+ [Install through `pip`](#install-through-pip)
@ -31,17 +25,27 @@ Platypush
+ [Check the instructions reported in the documentation](#check-the-instructions-reported-in-the-documentation)
* [Virtual environment installation](#virtual-environment-installation)
* [Docker installation](#docker-installation)
- [Architecture](#architecture)
* [Plugins](#plugins)
* [Actions](#actions)
* [Backends](#backends)
* [Events](#events)
* [Hooks](#hooks)
* [Procedures](#procedures)
* [Cronjobs](#cronjobs)
* [Entities](#entities)
* [The web interface](#the-web-interface)
- [Mobile app](#mobile-app)
- [Tests](#tests)
- [Funding](#funding)
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#### Useful links
- Recommended read: [**Getting started with Platypush**](https://blog.platypush.tech/article/Ultimate-self-hosted-automation-with-Platypush).
- The [blog](https://blog.platypush.tech) is in general a good place to get
more insights on what you can build with it and inspiration about possible
usages.
- The [blog](https://blog.platypush.tech) is a good place to get more insights
and inspiration on what you can build.
- The [wiki](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/wiki) also
contains many resources on getting started.
@ -49,19 +53,19 @@ Platypush
- Extensive documentation for all the available integrations and messages [is
available](https://docs.platypush.tech/).
- If you have issues/feature requests/enhancement ideas please [create an
issue](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/-/issues).
- A [Reddit channel](https://www.reddit.com/r/platypush) is also available for
more general questions.
- If you have issues/feature requests/enhancements please [create an
issue](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/issues).
- A [Matrix instance](https://matrix.to/#/#platypush:matrix.platypush.tech) is
also available if you are looking for more interactive support.
available if you are looking for interactive support.
---
- A [Reddit channel](https://www.reddit.com/r/platypush) is available for
general questions.
Platypush is a general-purpose extensible platform for automation and
integration across multiple services and devices.
## Introduction
Platypush is a general-purpose extensible platform for automation across
multiple services and devices.
It enables users to create their own self-hosted pieces of automation based on
events (*if this happens then do that*)
@ -70,16 +74,15 @@ everything you need to visualize and control under one roof.
It takes some concepts from [IFTTT](https://ifttt.com),
[Tasker](https://tasker.joaoapps.com/), [Microsoft
Flow](https://flow.microsoft.com), [PushBullet](https://pushbullet.com) and
[Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/) to provide an environment
where the user can easily connect things together.
Flow](https://flow.microsoft.com) and [Home
Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/) to provide an environment where the
user can easily connect things together.
Its ideal home is a single-board computer like a RaspberryPi that you can
configure to orchestrate any home automation and cloud automation in your own
living room or garage, but it can easily run on any device that can run a
Python interpreter, and the bar for the hardware requirements is very low as
well - I use it to run pieces of automation on devices as powerful as a
RaspberryPi Zero or an old Nokia N900 with Linux.
It's built with compatibility and flexibility in mind, and it can easily run on
any device that can run a Python interpreter - from a Raspberry Pi zero, to an
old smartphone, to a beefy server.
#### What it can do
You can use Platypush to do things like:
@ -110,13 +113,198 @@ You can use Platypush to do things like:
- [Create a custom single hub for Zigbee and Z-Wave smart devices](https://blog.platypush.tech/article/Transform-a-RaspberryPi-into-a-universal-Zigbee-and-Z-Wave-bridge)
- Build your own web dashboard with calendar, weather, news and music controls
(basically, anything that has a Platypush web widget)
- ...and much more (basically, anything that comes with a [Platypush plugin](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/plugins.html))
- ...and much more (basically, anything that comes with a [Platypush plugin](https://docs.platypush.tech))
## Installation
### System installation
Platypush uses Redis to deliver and store requests and temporary messages:
```yaml
# Example for Debian-based distributions
[sudo] apt-get install redis-server
# Enable and start the service
[sudo] systemctl enable redis
[sudo] systemctl start redis
```
#### Install through `pip`
```shell
[sudo] pip3 install platypush
```
#### Install through a system package manager
Note: currently only Arch Linux and derived distributions are supported.
You can either install the
[`platypush`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/platypush) package (for the
latest stable version) or the
[`platypush-git`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/platypush-git) package
(for the latest git version) through your favourite AUR package manager. For
example, using `yay`:
```shell
yay platypush
# Or
yay platypush-git
```
The Arch Linux packages on AUR are automatically updated upon new git commits
or tags.
#### Install from sources
```shell
git clone https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush.git
cd platypush
[sudo] pip install .
# Or
[sudo] python3 setup.py install
```
### Installing the dependencies for your extensions
After installing the base platform, you may want to check the dependencies and
configuration required by the extensions that you wish to use. There are a few
ways to check the dependencies required by an extension:
#### Install via `extras` name
All the extensions that require extra dependencies are listed in the
[`extras_require` section under
`setup.py`](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/src/branch/master/setup.py#L84).
#### Install via `manifest.yaml`
All the plugins and backends have a `manifest.yaml` file in their source folder.
Any extra dependencies are listed there
If you followed the `extras` or `manifest.yaml` way to discover the
dependencies, then you can install them in two ways:
1. `pip` installation:
```shell
[sudo] pip3 install 'platypush[extra1,extra2,extra3]'
```
2. Sources installation:
```shell
cd $DIR_TO_PLATYPUSH
[sudo] pip3 install '.[extra1,extra2,extra3]'
```
#### Check the instructions reported in the documentation
If you follow this route then simply run the commands listed in the
[plugin/backend documentation](https://docs.platypush.tech) to get the
dependencies installed.
After installing the dependencies, create a configuration file under
`~/.config/platypush/config.yaml` (the application can load the configuration
from another location through the `-c` option) containing the configuration of
the backend and plugins that you want to use, and add any hooks and procedures
for your use case.
You can then start the service by simply running:
```shell
platypush
```
It's advised to run it as a systemd service though - simply copy the provided
[`.service`
file](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/src/branch/master/examples/systemd/platypush.service)
to `~/.config/systemd/user`, check if the path of `platypush` matches the path
where it's installed on your system, and start the service via `systemctl`:
```shell
systemctl --user start platypush
```
### Virtual environment installation
Platypush provides a script named `platyvenv` that can parse a `config.yaml`
and automatically create a virtual environment (under
`~/.local/share/platypush/venv/<device_id>`) with all the dependencies required
by the configured integrations.
1. Create the environment from a configuration file:
```shell
platyvenv build -c /path/to/config.yaml
```
2. Start the service from the virtual environment:
```shell
# device_id matches either the hostname or the device_id in config.yaml
platyvenv start device_id
```
3. Stop the instance:
```shell
platyvenv stop device_id
```
4. Remove the instance:
```shell
platyvenv rm device_id
```
[Wiki instructions](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/wiki/Run-platypush-in-a-virtual-environment)
### Docker installation
You can also install Platypush in a container - the application provides a
script named `platydock` that automatically creates a container instance from a
`config.yaml`:
1. Create the container from a configuration file:
```shell
platydock build -c /path/to/config.yaml
```
2. Start the container:
```shell
# device_id matches either the hostname or the device_id in config.yaml
platydock start device_id
```
3. Stop the instance:
```shell
platydock stop device_id
```
4. Remove the instance:
```shell
platydock rm device_id
```
Note that both the virtual environment and Docker container option offer the
possibility to include extra YAML configuration files in the main `config.yaml`
through the `include` directive (as long as they are in the same folder as the
main `config.yaml`), as well as external Python scripts in a `scripts`
directory in the same folder as the `config.yaml`.
[Wiki instructions](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/wiki/Run-platypush-in-a-container)
## Architecture
The architecture of Platypush consists of a few simple pieces, orchestrated by
a configuration file stored by default under
[`~/.config/platypush/config.yaml`](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/-/blob/master/examples/conf/config.yaml):
[`~/.config/platypush/config.yaml`](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/src/branch/master/examples/conf/config.yaml):
### Plugins
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[Full list](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/backends.html)
They are background services that either listen for messages on channels (like
They are background services that listen for messages on channels (like
an [HTTP
backend](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/http.html), an
[MQTT
@ -189,22 +377,6 @@ instance](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/mqtt.html), a
[Kafka
instance](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/kafka.html),
[Pushbullet](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/pushbullet.html)
etc.) or monitor a device or a service for events (like a
[sensor](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/sensor.html),
a custom [voice
assistant](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/assistant.google.html),
a bridge running on a
[Zigbee](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/zigbee.mqtt.html)
or
[Z-Wave](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/zwave.html),
an [NFC card
reader](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/nfc.html), a
[MIDI
device](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/midi.html), a
[Telegram
channel](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/chat.telegram.html),
a [Bluetooth
scanner](https://docs.platypush.tech/en/latest/platypush/backend/bluetooth.scanner.ble.html)
etc.).
If a backend supports the execution of requests (e.g. HTTP, MQTT, Kafka,
@ -220,7 +392,6 @@ curl -XPOST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '
}' http://host:8008/auth
# Execute a request
curl -XPOST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $YOUR_TOKEN" -d '
{
@ -265,7 +436,7 @@ triggered. Hooks are the glue that connects events to actions, exposing a
paradigm similar to IFTTT (_if a certain event happens then run these
actions_). They can declared as:
- Sections of the [`config.yaml`](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/-/blob/master/examples/conf/config.yaml).
- Sections of the [`config.yaml`](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/src/branch/master/examples/conf/config.yaml).
Example:
```yaml
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- Stand-alone Python scripts stored under `~/.config/platypush/scripts` and
will be dynamically imported at start time.
[Example](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/-/blob/master/examples/conf/hook.py):
[Example](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/src/branch/master/examples/conf/hook.py):
```python
from platypush.event.hook import hook
@ -413,6 +584,37 @@ def check_bt_device(**context):
# on_device_off logic here
```
### Entities
Entities are a fundamental building block of Platypush. Most of the
integrations will store their state or connected devices in the form of
entities - e.g. the sensors detected by the Z-Wave/Zigbee/Bluetooth
integration, or the lights connected to a Hue bridge, or your cloud nodes, or
your custom Arduino/ESP machinery, and so on.
Entities provide a consistent interface to interact with your integrations
regardless of their type and the plugin that handles them. For instance, all
temperature sensors will expose the same interface, regardless if they are
Bluetooth or Zigbee sensors, and all the media plugins will expose the same
interface, regardless if they manage Chromecasts, Kodi, Plex, Jellyfin or a
local VLC player.
Once you enable the HTTP backend and a few integrations that export entities
and register a user, you can query the detected entities via:
```shell
curl -XPOST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $YOUR_TOKEN" \
-d '{"type":"request", "action":"entities.get"}' \
http://localhost:8008/execute
```
All the entities expose the same interface and can be manipulated through the
same API. Also, when an entity is updated it always emits an
[`EntityUpdateEvent`](https://docs.platypush.tech/platypush/events/entities.html#platypush.message.event.entities.EntityUpdateEvent),
so you can easily create hooks that react to these events and act on multiple
types of entities.
### The web interface
If
@ -425,194 +627,9 @@ music controls and search, media library and torrent management, lights,
Zigbee/Z-Wave devices and so on. The UI is responsive and mobile-friendly.
The web service also provides means for the user to create [custom
dashboards](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/-/blob/master/examples/conf/dashboard.xml)
dashboards](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/src/branch/master/examples/conf/dashboard.xml)
that can be used to show information from multiple sources on a large screen.
## Installation
### System installation
Platypush uses Redis to deliver and store requests and temporary messages:
```yaml
# Example for Debian-based distributions
[sudo] apt-get install redis-server
# Enable and start the service
[sudo] systemctl enable redis
[sudo] systemctl start redis
```
#### Install through `pip`
```shell
[sudo] pip3 install platypush
```
#### Install through a system package manager
Note: currently only Arch Linux and derived distributions are supported.
You can either install the
[`platypush`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/platypush) package (for the
latest stable version) or the
[`platypush-git`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/platypush-git) package
(for the latest git version) through your favourite AUR package manager. For
example, using `yay`:
```shell
yay platypush
# Or
yay platypush-git
```
The Arch Linux packages on AUR are automatically updated upon new git commits
or tags.
#### Install from sources
```shell
git clone https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush.git
cd platypush
[sudo] pip install .
# Or
[sudo] python3 setup.py install
```
### Installing the dependencies for your extensions
After installing the base platform, you may want to check the dependencies and
configuration required by the extensions that you wish to use. There are a few
ways to check the dependencies required by an extension:
#### Install via `extras` name
All the extensions that require extra dependencies are listed in the
[`extras_require` section under
`setup.py`](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/-/blob/master/setup.py#L72).
#### Install via `manifest.yaml`
All the plugins and backends have a `manifest.yaml` file in their source folder.
Any extra dependencies are listed there
If you followed the `extras` or `manifest.yaml` way to discover the
dependencies, then you can install them in two ways:
1. `pip` installation:
```shell
[sudo] pip3 install 'platypush[extra1,extra2,extra3]'
```
2. Sources installation:
```shell
cd $DIR_TO_PLATYPUSH
[sudo] pip3 install '.[extra1,extra2,extra3]'
```
#### Check the instructions reported in the documentation
If you follow this route then simply run the commands listed in the
[plugin/backend documentation](https://docs.platypush.tech) to get the
dependencies installed.
After installing the dependencies, create a configuration file under
`~/.config/platypush/config.yaml` (the application can load the configuration
from another location through the `-c` option) containing the configuration of
the backend and plugins that you want to use, and add any hooks and procedures
for your use case.
You can then start the service by simply running:
```shell
platypush
```
It's advised to run it as a systemd service though - simply copy the provided
[`.service`
file](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/-/blob/master/examples/systemd/platypush.service)
to `~/.config/systemd/user`, check if the path of `platypush` matches the path
where it's installed on your system, and start the service via `systemctl`:
```shell
systemctl --user start platypush
```
### Virtual environment installation
Platypush provides a script named `platyvenv` that can parse a `config.yaml`
and automatically create a virtual environment (under
`~/.local/share/platypush/venv/<device_id>`) with all the dependencies required
by the configured integrations.
1. Create the environment from a configuration file:
```shell
platyvenv build -c /path/to/config.yaml
```
2. Start the service from the virtual environment:
```shell
# device_id matches either the hostname or the device_id in config.yaml
platyvenv start device_id
```
3. Stop the instance:
```shell
platyvenv stop device_id
```
4. Remove the instance:
```shell
platyvenv rm device_id
```
[Wiki instructions](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/wiki/Run-platypush-in-a-virtual-environment)
### Docker installation
You can also install Platypush in a container - the application provides a
script named `platydock` that automatically creates a container instance from a
`config.yaml`:
1. Create the container from a configuration file:
```shell
platydock build -c /path/to/config.yaml
```
2. Start the container:
```shell
# device_id matches either the hostname or the device_id in config.yaml
platydock start device_id
```
3. Stop the instance:
```shell
platydock stop device_id
```
4. Remove the instance:
```shell
platydock rm device_id
```
Note that both the virtual environment and Docker container option offer the
possibility to include extra YAML configuration files in the main `config.yaml`
through the `include` directive (as long as they are in the same folder as the
main `config.yaml`), as well as external Python scripts in a `scripts`
directory in the same folder as the `config.yaml`.
[Wiki instructions](https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush/wiki/Run-platypush-in-a-container)
## Mobile app
An [official Android