Execute code on smartthings locally

[nayelyz (SmartThings Developer Support)]

Awesome explanation and recommendation, @JDRoberts! It’s highly appreciated.

@ranh

If so, can you direct me to a minimal implementation of such a webhook (preferably in python), and an explanation of how to link ST with my newly written webhook?

Adding JD’s comments, you have the following options:

1. The Weebhook SmartApp where the flow would be like this:
   a. You install it in your SmartThings app which would create a subscription to the sensor (this depends on your configuration)
   b. When the event from the sensor is received, you can send the picture by email
2. Integrate an RPI to the platform, in both options, you integrate your device but the image capture event and the processing would have to be handled by the RPI, not ST as JD said.
   a. Using Edge Drivers (Lua). There’s a sample of a LAN integration using the ESP8266 which would help you understand the communication flow.
   b. Using the Direct-Connected integration (Python). Take a look at this integration shared by another Community member:

Announcing beta for enabling raspberry pi direct-connected devices

07/2023 UPDATE: Raspberry Pi support is now included in the SmartThings Core SDK release v1.8, so my package is no longer required. See this post. I have cracked the code to be able to implement device applications on a Raspberry Pi using the new SmartThings direct-connected device integration methodology. If you currently have a Pi-based application communicating with SmartThings, you know you’re going to have to move your code to be either a cloud-connected device or direct-connected device. The advantage of the latter is you don’t have to open up your home network to the internet or move your code to a public cloud. You can keep it all running locally on your Raspberry Pi. This also enables a whole new opportunity for those of you that want to explore LOCAL IOT device workloads o…