Edge driver device-config creation

[nayelyz (SmartThings Developer Support)]

@nmpu

What I really want is something like:

Yes, it is possible.

A device UI is ruled by two things, in the case of Edge drivers:

• Device profile
  Here you need to define which capabilities will the device use (they can be separated into components or in a single one but remember that Google/Alexa integrations don’t recognize yet the other components, only “main”)
• Device-configuration (AKA device presentation)
  • This is where you define how the capabilities will be displayed in the ST app (order, available enums, range).
  • It is not mandatory to include all the capabilities in each view. You can even omit a capability so it is only used in the backend.
  • If you use here a capability that is not in the device profile, it will appear with a “disconnected” symbol

@nmpu

I’ve considered using 100% custom capabilities (with custom presentations), but it’s not clear if ST to Google/Alexa integration would still be possible.

I commented on your other post about this, if using those integrations is a must, then, you should avoid custom capabilities.

[ST Edge] Google/Alexa integration criteria

Custom capabilities are not supported in the integration with Google/Alexa because they need to be mapped to be understandable on their side. As custom capabilities can have different formats, it’s complex to adapt them. Note: There may be custom capabilities that exist on the ST platform that may have been already mapped, but newly-created capabilities won’t appear