HA integration render and others.

[kuduacz]

I am using home assistant and integrate Moode (on my pri4) by mid integration. It work well but I don't know what render is in use. 
I mean when Moode playing something by airplay from my iPhone or by bluetooth from my wife's smartphone I don't see it in home assistant.
So I try to do something like that:

add new sensors in my HA:

1.    - platform: command_line
   
2.      name: Moode Renderer
   
3.      command: curl http://moode.local/currentsong.txt | sed -n 's/^file=//p'
   
4.      value_template: >-
   
5.        {% if value == 'Airplay Active' %}
   
6.        Airplay
   
7.        {% elif value == 'Bluetooth Active' %}
   
8.        Bluetooth
   
9.        {% elif value == '' %}
   
10.        Brak
    
11.        {% else %}
    
12.        MPD
    
13.        {% endif %}
    
14.      scan_interval: 15
    
15.  
    
16.    - platform: command_line
    
17.      name: Moode MPD State
    
18.      command: curl http://moode.local/currentsong.txt | sed -n 's/^state=//p'
    
19.      value_template: >-
    
20.        {% if value == 'play' %}
    
21.        Play
    
22.        {% elif value == 'pause' %}
    
23.        Pause
    
24.        {% elif value == 'stop' %}
    
25.        Stop
    
26.        {% else %}
    
27.        Brak
    
    
28.        {% endif %}
    
29.      scan_interval: 15
    Enable metadata file in setting in Moode.try to link that file by sudo ln /var/local/www/currentsong.txt /var/www/currentsong.txt
    

And here starts problem.
At 1st try I linked file in/var/www/ doesn't change when I change render in Moode. I mean. I play something by airplay, and see that in "Moode.local/currentsong.txt".
When I change course to some internet radio file doesn't changed. so render sensor is useless.
When I try to link file with -sfn parameters in command it work well but file disappear after few hours.

Anyone can help me ?
I just won't to know what is playing on my Moode audio in my home assistant, because deflate integration does not support that feature.

[Tim Curtis]

You will need to use a symbolic (soft) link instead of a hard link because the currentsong.txt file is updated via writing to a /tmp file first then renaming it to /var/local/www/currentsong.txt. This effectively creates a new file which causes the hard link to become broken.

Try this

Code:

# Remove hard linked file
sudo rm /var/www/currentsong.txt

# Create soft linked file
sudo ln -s /var/local/www/currentsong.txt /var/www/currentsong.txt

[kuduacz]

I have to use sudo before ln… otherwise i have premission denied.
Anyway i am pretty shure that this gile will disappear.
But ill check it

Edited:
And Here it is as i said. File disappear. Why?

[Tim Curtis]

Thats probably due to some old code in worker.php maintenance task that removes temp files and any symlinks in /var/www.

Edit the file /var/www/command/worker.php and comment out or delete the code block below in the function chkMaintenance()

Code:

// Purge temp or unwanted resources
sysCmd('find /var/www/ -type l -delete'); // There shouldn't be any symlinks in the web root
sysCmd('rm ' . STATION_EXPORT_DIR . '/stations.zip > /dev/null 2>&1'); // Possible leftover temp file created by Radio Manager export

[kuduacz]

Hmmm. it seems like You're right.
I deleted that lines and for now file is still in place.
Hope it doesnt change
Thank You so much.

Anyway.
Is there a chance to little integration in home assistant with something like that?
You know. official way but what i made is just workaround.

EDIT:
Nope. file currentsong.txt disappear again

[Tim Curtis]

It would probably be a good thing to do but I don't have any experience with HA and so I'm not sure what "integration" would look like. Maybe another dev with HA experience can help us out :-)

[kuduacz]

Nope. file currentsong.txt from /var/www/ disappear again

[TheOldPresbyope]

It would probably be a good thing to do but I don't have any experience with HA and so I'm not sure what "integration" would look like. Maybe another dev with HA experience can help us out :-)

As I read this thread, all the Op is asking for is that the currentsong.txt file (with enhanced metadata) be made accessible through the moOde Command API.

Regards,
Kent

[kuduacz]

It would probably be a good thing to do but I don't have any experience with HA and so I'm not sure what "integration" would look like. Maybe another dev with HA experience can help us out :-)

As I read this thread, all the Op is asking for is that the currentsong.txt file (with enhanced metadata) be made accessible through the moOde Command API.

Regards,
Kent

i just wont to see in HA status of mpd player with render. i mean i play via airplay wont to see in HA media player is playng via airplay, same for BT.
No matter how.
Any ideas how?

[Tim Curtis]

Nope. file currentsong.txt from /var/www/ disappear again

Very odd.

There is no other code in moOde that would delete symlinks in /var/www/