FAQ: Samsung SmartThings Button Works but Wont be Discovered by Alexa

[JDRoberts]

@DanielSiegel

I see.
I’m fairly new to using the IDE.

Am I creating a “device” or a “device handler” or both?
I see how to create a “simulated contact sensor” but not how to integrate that code.
Just need a little direction on the order of steps to create this device from the supplied code.

Good catch!

We have added the link to the “how to use custom code” FAQ to the wiki article.

[OBSOLETE] FAQ: An Overview of Using Custom Code in SmartThings (SmartThings Classic, Groovy Code)

The original FAQ information in this thread refers to the original smartthings architecture, which was in place through the end of 2022 and a little beyond. Custom code was written in the groovy programming language and ran in the smartthings cloud. As of May 2023, you can no longer add new Groovy DTH‘s or smartapps to your smartthings account. So if you came here because of a link in an old forum thread, or on another site, I’m afraid the Groovy information is no longer usable. All of this was replaced by a new architecture. Cloud to cloud integrations use the smartthings API. Hub connected devices, mostly Zigbee and zwave, now use “Edge Drivers,” written in the LUA programming language. Here’s the official announcement on those: The process for using a custom Edge Driver in the new …