robzr / ecobar

Ecobee BitBar plugin for monitoring and controlling an Ecobee thermostat from your macOS menu bar.

ecoBar

Ecobee BitBar plugin for monitoring and controlling an Ecobee thermostat from your macOS menu bar.

Features:

• Runs in macOS menu bar, optimized for regular mode and dark mode
• Works with one or more Ecobee thermostats including the excellent ecobee3
• Allows control of temperature setpoints, fan mode, thermostat mode, readout of sensors
• Sync's Ecobee API token and settings via iCloud Drive if available
• Works with Farenheit or Celcius based on Ecobee setting
• Has update notification for new versions of ecoBar

Standalone Install (Simple):

• Download the installer image and run it.

Install as a BitBar Plugin (Advanced):

• Download and install BitBar
• Install the Ecobee Gem by running gem install ecobee
• Place the file ecoBar.rb and directory eco_bar in your BitBar plugin directory (typically ~/Documents/BitBar)
• Rename the plugin to something like ecobar.1m.rb for a 1 minute refresh rate.
• See BitBar documentation for details on customizing BitBar plugins

Known issues:

• When multiple Macs are running this, and one goes to sleep and wakes up, there can be refresh token collisions resulting in re-registration being required (being addressed)

TODO:

• Port to BitBar v2 for faster refresh, static menu bar, fewer processes
• Update registration process for instant refresh
• Add more control/display features or customization/preferences

ecobar's Issues

rescue in block refresh_access_token_wrapper

since upgrading to Catalina (10.15.0/1/2), ECOBAR hasn't worked ... it ALWAYS throws the yellow yield sign in the Mac OS menu bar with the error of "rescue in block refresh_access_token_wrapper" plus 15 other lines of dump

Cool Setpoint

For some reason the range of temperatures on the "Cool Setpoint" never goes below 73 degrees F. This doesn't correspond with the temperature range I've got set up on my ecobee thermostat. What controls the available temperature range?

reset ecobee, ecobar

I reset my ecobee (to install in a new house), and now ecobar displays a caution sign and show an error saying 'class or module required for rescue clause.' I have tried doing a clean uninstall, and installed the newest version. There is also no option to re-register,etc.

Is there a file I need to delete somewhere?

ecobar conflict with two macs and heat won't go above current

Still having an issue with needing to delete.ecobee_token file from my iCloud drive when it mismatches. Curious if there will be any update to fix that?

Also heat setting won't go above the current set heat in the drop down selection.

TypeError on Init

Getting this error on init:

brmathes@BRMATHES-M-41PD > ./ecoBar.1m.rb
/Users/brmathes/.bitbar/ecobee/ecobee/token.rb:147:in `rescue in block in refresh_access_token_wrapper': class or module required for rescue clause (TypeError)
	from /Users/brmathes/.bitbar/ecobee/ecobee/token.rb:145:in `block in refresh_access_token_wrapper'
	from /Users/brmathes/.bitbar/ecobee/ecobee/token.rb:144:in `times'
	from /Users/brmathes/.bitbar/ecobee/ecobee/token.rb:144:in `refresh_access_token_wrapper'
	from /Users/brmathes/.bitbar/ecobee/ecobee/token.rb:58:in `access_token'
	from /Users/brmathes/.bitbar/ecobee/ecobee/token.rb:49:in `initialize'
	from ./ecoBar.1m.rb:53:in `new'
	from ./ecoBar.1m.rb:53:in `<main>'

Looking at the code .. i can't see anything obvious and my ruby-fu has atrophied. Any ideas?