jhurliman / homebridge-frontpoint

Homebridge plugin for FrontPoint alarm systems.

homebridge-frontpoint

Homebridge plugin for FrontPoint alarm systems.

Example config.json

{
    "platform": "FrontPoint",
    "name": "Security System",
    "username": "ENTER YOUR_USERNAME",
    "password": "ENTER YOUR PASSWORD",
    "armingModes": {
        "away": {
            "noEntryDelay": false,
            "silentArming": false
        },
        "night": {
            "noEntryDelay": false,
            "silentArming": true
        },
        "stay": {
            "noEntryDelay": false,
            "silentArming": true
        }
    }
}

homebridge-frontpoint's Issues

Alarm displaying as sensor with no response

Hi all. I just installed this plugin and so far it’s working great except for one issue. When I first installed it, it worked fine and I was able to set my alarm via the Home app button. Then a few hours later I noticed that the button for the alarm had somehow changed to a sensor button and displayed “no response.” Is that happening for anyone else?

I also have the alarmdotcom plugin still installed, and that is still displaying the alarmed as an alarm and not a sensor, but it’s also not able to set the alarm - the status of the button does not sync with the actual panel. But I’m wondering if perhaps having both installed is installing some kind of conflict?

Anyone seen this before?

I think that Frontpoint has disabled API access

Error: POST https://my.frontpointsecurity.com/api/Login/token failed: invalid json response body at https://my.frontpointsecurity.com/api/Login/token reason: Unexpected token T in JSON at position 0
    at /homebridge/node_modules/homebridge-frontpoint/node_modules/frontpoint/index.js:327:13
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)

When visiting the url https://my.frontpointsecurity.com/api/Login/token I get

The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

I suspect they are shutting this down, because yesterday I was forced to do a password reset due to "suspicious activity."

Oddly enough, this plugin worked an hour ago.

I'm not knowledgeable enough to actually verify this theory.

Sample config needed

Hi, I was wondering if you could provide a config.json for your plugin. I'm fairly new to homebridge so I'm not quite sure how to use your particular plugin with my Frontpoint system.

Support for locks

Lock, unlock, and state.

"Some of your devices not responding" error with Siri

When I do an arm/disarm using a HomeKit scene through Siri, she always complains that there was no response. Everything works fine, but I have to hit a button to turn her off.

I think this could be fixed if the state change at the end of changePartitionState could be made asynchronous, so it returns success to HomeKit if the connection to Frontpoint was made successfully, but without waiting for the eventual state to be reached.

I'd do it myself, but i'm not a good enough Node guy to know how.

Extend config to support explicit show/hide of accessories

Some people might not want to see every accessory registered with their control panel. I'd consider this a low priority enhancement.

Silent Arming

Is it possible to enable an option for silent arming, the way the official Frontpoint app allows?

When using your plugin in automations, having the alarm system count down when I go to bed (for example), is a minor annoyance.

Extend config to support "silent arm" and "no entry delay" preferences per arming mode

I personally prefer silent arming for home and night but I never use "no entry delay" or my kids' nanny will set it off every morning when she arrives.

I'd propose silent arming as the default for home and night and never default to "no entry delay" since that'd be an unpleasant surprise. A user could override that for each mode in the plugin config.

{
    "platform": "FrontPoint",
    "name": "Security System",
    "username": "ENTER YOUR_USERNAME",
    "password": "ENTER YOUR PASSWORD",
    "armingModes": {
        "away": {
            "noEntryDelay": false,
            "silentArming": false
        },
        "night": {
            "noEntryDelay": false,
            "silentArming": true
        },
        "stay": {
            "noEntryDelay": false,
            "silentArming": true
        }
    }
}