Virtual Button To Trigger A URL

Chorophobe · October 11, 2020, 9:55am

I don’t have any programming experience but I used to be able to get by using sample scripts and modifying what I need to modify. I can’t seem to find a script that will trigger a URL for me.

Short version:
I have something set up in webcore so when I visit a URL, it triggers something. https://graph-na04-useast2.api.smartthings.com/api/token/somethingsomething
I have a virtual button set up but I don’t know how to have it trigger or “go to” that URL when I push it. There’s a place in the script that looks like:

def on() {
push()
}

I’m guessing the command would go there. I’ve seen complicated scripts that are supposed to get a URL in there but nothing that just let’s me paste the URL into it. I’ve seen some that break it down into HOST and PATH but then there are a lot of other things in there as well and it didn’t work. If I open a browser and go to the URL it works fine.

Longer story: I want a door sensor to trigger a message. I have google minis so I set up webcore and assistant relay so I can sent messages to the minis. Maybe I don’t even need a virtual switch but in my head it SEEMED easier. Just create an automation that says, if this sensor then push this button.

Thanks in advance for the help.

iridris · October 11, 2020, 12:35pm

You shouldn’t need the virtual button. Just create a webcore piston that says “if door changes to open, then POST to the URL”. Should be pretty straight forward.

Chorophobe · October 12, 2020, 5:20am

Keep in mind I’m not a programmer. For me it’s easier to go on my phone, select automation, and set up things that way. So if I have a button, I can use my phone to set up the automation that pushes the button. If you would like to send me a webcore script and tell me what to replace so I can use my sensor and send a POST command, I’ll take that too but sounds more complicated.

Actually, after playing around for hours, I was able to set up a piston that works with LANnouncer. So when I test the piston, it sends the message I want to LANnouncer. That was a pain since almost everything I found referenced the keybounce website which seems to be offline. Then after figuring that out I realized that I don’t need a piston if I can just have ST send the POST to LANnouncer directly. Again, need to be able to send a POST command from a button so I can either trigger the piston or just go directly to lannouncer.

Spending HOURS trying to do something simple like get a message out over a speaker when the door opens. Sheesh!

Chorophobe · October 12, 2020, 6:23am

I think I found it. With this I can create a button and just change the path to have LANnouncer say whatever I want. I do plan to learn more about programming in smartthings and webcore but for now this makes life easier.

github.com

ruricu/SmartThings/blob/master/uributton.groovy

/**
 *  Virtual Button
 *
 *  Copyright 2015 ruricu
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 */

preferences {
	section("External Access"){
		input "external_uri", "text", title: "External URI", required: false
	}

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