Overview
The Device class represents a Device on the network, in a protocol agnostic way.
Specific devices will have their own implementations of the methods defined in the Device class (such as ZigbeeDevice and its subclasses, LightDevice, ThermostatDevice, etc); however, they will all share the same API defined in the Device class.
Sub-Classes
Device Identification API
getID()
Usage
Gets the unique identifier for this device.
Parameters
None.
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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String | A unique identifier for the device. |
Examples
GatewayClient gw = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0"), (event) -> { System.out.println("Device Event: " + event.getStatus()); Device d = event.getDevice(); System.out.println("Device: " + d.getID()); } );
getDeviceType()
Usage
Get the DeviceType associated with the Device. The DeviceType specifies the device at a logical level (i.e. Light, Thermostat, etc).
Typically, sub-classes of the Device class will have a member called "DEVICE_TYPE" which identifies the device, and this method will return that member.
Parameters
None.
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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DeviceType | A class containing a "type" field to describe the device at a logical level (i.e. dimmable light), as well as a "category" field to describe its group (i.e. lighting). See the "Zigbee Device Descriptors" section in the Zigbee Specification References document for more details about what these identifiers would look like for zigbee devices. |
Examples
GatewayClient gw = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... // use DeviceType to filter for all the lights on the network Collection<Device> lights = gw.listDevices( d -> d.getDeviceType().getType().equals("dimmable light") ); ...
Properties API
getProperties()
Usage
Gets all known Properties associated with this device. If there are no known Properties on the Device (for example, because they haven't yet been read via a call to "getProperty", or discovered via a call to "discoverAllProperties", or otherwise reported to the Gateway via a reporting mechanism, etc), then this method will return an empty Collection of Property objects.
Every call to this function will go out to the underlying network to retrieve the latest values for all known Properties on the remote device.
This is a non-blocking call which returns a CompletableFuture of a Collection of Property objects.
Parameters
None.
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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CompletableFuture<Collection<Property>> | A CompletableFuture which contains a Collection of Property objects containing the most recently known value for that Property. The CompletableFuture will return exceptionally if not all properties could be obtained, or if a retry is required. |
Examples
GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... Device device = gateway.getDevice(id); CompletableFuture<Collection<Property>> properties = device.getProperties(); // do some extra (asynchronous) handling on the properties, once they've been discovered. properties.thenAccept( collection -> { // This code will be called from a thread managed by gateway api. // We should avoid blocking code in this section. for (Property p : collection) { System.out.println(p.toString()); } }); ... // one could also block on the CompletableFuture until it returns Collection<Property> c = properties.get(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS); // wait (block) for up to 30 seconds to get the Collection of Property objects back
getCachedProperties()
Usage
Gets all last known (cached) Property objects associated with this device. Cached values are updated on reads, writes, and attribute reports.
Calling this function will not result in a request going out over the network.
Returns a Collection of Property objects. The returned collection will be empty if there are no known Properties on the Device because they haven't yet been read or discovered (i.e. no previous calls to getProperty(String) or discoverAllProperties() has been made).
Parameters
None.
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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Collection<Property> | A Collection of Property objects containing the last known value for that Property. Will be empty if no device discovery has taken place (i.e. no previous calls to getProperties() have been made) |
Examples
GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... Device device = gateway.getDevice(id); Collection<Property> collection = device.getCachedProperties(); for (Property p : collection) { System.out.println(p.toString()); }
getProperty(String propertyName)
Usage
Gets the Property with the associated propertyName.
This call will request the latest value of the Property from the device on the network.
This is a non-blocking call which returns a CompletableFuture of the requested Property.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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propertyName | String | The name associated with the Property. For example, for zigbee devices, it could be any attribute name from the Zigbee Attribute Names page. |
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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CompletableFuture<Property> | The CompletableFuture<Property> represents a request over the network to read/write the Property. Will return exceptionally on any and all errors. |
Examples
GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... Device device = gateway.getDevice(id); CompletableFuture<Property> futureProperty = device.getProperty(propertyName); // This is an example of blocking on the future and waiting for a result. Property property = futureProperty.get(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS); System.out.println(p.toString()); // One could also provide code that will be called asynchronously once the CompletableFuture has finished futureProperty.thenAccept( p -> System.out.println(p.toString()) );
getCachedProperty(String propertyName)
Usage
Gets the Property with the associated propertyName.
This call will return the last known (cached) value of the Property. Cached values are updated on reads, writes, and attribute reports.
Returns an Optional of the requested Property. The Optional will be empty if the cached Property doesn't exist.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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propertyName | String | The name associated with the Property. For example, for zigbee devices, it could be any attribute name from the Zigbee Attribute Names page. |
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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Optional<Property> | The Optional<Property> represents the Property. Will be empty if the Property doesn't exist or hasn't yet been discovered (i.e. from a previous call to getProperty / getProperties()) |
Examples
GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... Device device = gateway.getDevice(id); Optional<Property> optional = device.getCachedProperty(propertyName); if (optional.isPresent()) { Property p = optional.get(); System.out.println(p.toString()); }
getProtocolProperties()
Usage
Gets all known protocol properties from the device on the network (i.e. if it's a zigbee device, it will return the known zigbee attributes on the Device). If there are no known protocol properties on the Device (for example, because they haven't yet been read or discovered), then this method will return an empty Collection of Property objects.
Every call to this function will go out to the underlying network to retrieve all known Properties for the remote device.
This is a non-blocking call which returns a CompletableFuture of a Collection of Property objects.
Parameters
None.
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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CompletableFuture<Collection<Property>> | A CompletableFuture which contains a Collection of Property objects containing the most recently known value for that Property. The CompletableFuture will return exceptionally if not all properties could be obtained, or if a retry is required. |
Examples
GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... Device device = gateway.getDevice(id); CompletableFuture<Collection<Property>> properties = device.getProtocolProperties(); // do some extra (asynchronous) handling on the properties, once they've been discovered. properties.thenAccept( collection -> { // This code will be called from a thread managed by gateway api. // We should avoid blocking code in this section. for (Property p : collection) { System.out.println(p.toString()); } }); ... // one could also block on the CompletableFuture until it returns Collection<Property> c = properties.get(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS); // wait (block) for up to 30 seconds to get the Collect of Property objects back
getCachedProtocolProperties()
Usage
Gets all last known (cached) protocol level properties associated with this device. Cached values are updated on writes, reads, and attribute reports.
Calling this function will not result in a request going out over the network.
Returns a Collection of Property objects. The returned collection will be empty if no device discovery has taken place (i.e. no previous calls to getProperties() / getProtocolProperties() have been made).
Parameters
None.
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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Collection<Property> | A Collection of Property objects containing the last known value for that Property. |
Examples
GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... Device device = gateway.getDevice(id); Collection<Property> properties = d.getCachedProtocolProperties(); for (Property p : properties) { System.out.println(p.toString); }
discoverAllProperties()
Usage
Gets all Property objects, and their values, that exist on the remote device. Note that this is a potentially long-running call. See below for more information.
A request to obtain all the Property values that exist on the remote device will be sent out over the underlying network, and will result in a PropertyUpdate handler being called if the value is different than the last time the Property was read, and a handler exists for this device.
Returns a CompletableFuture of a Collection of Property objects. Once a call to this method has been made, the list of Properties and their values will be cached, and individual Properties can be accessed or refreshed using the getProperty, getCachedProperty, getProperties, getCachedProperties, and updateProperty methods.
The CompletableFuture will complete exceptionally on all errors.
Note that this is potentially a long-running call, because the remote device may have many properties, or may be a sleepy battery powered device which responds to requests over long intervals in order to preserve battery power. This call is typically not used in production applications, as system integrators typically know in advance which properties they want to interact with, and will simply use the "getProperty" and "updateProperty" methods to interact with them directly, without having to discover all the properties on the device.
Parameters
None.
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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CompletableFuture<Collection<Property>> | A CompletableFuture of a Collection of Property objects. Will compete exceptionally on any errors. |
Examples
GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... Device device = gateway.getDevice(id); CompletableFuture<Collection<Property>> properties = device.discoverAllProperties(); // asynchronously print out the values once discovery is complete. properties.thenAccept( collection -> { for (Property p : collection) { System.out.println("Discovered: " + p.toString()); } });
updateProperty(Property property)
Usage
Updates the Property associated with this device.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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property | Property | An object containing the name and value of the Property to update. |
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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Device.PropertyCommandData | Represents a request to read or write a Property. Contains a CompletableFuture<Property> and a cached Property. The CompletableFuture<Property> represents a request over the network to read/write the Property. Will be null if Property doesn't exist, and will return exceptionally on any other errors. The cached Property contains the last known value, or empty if none/doesn't exist. |
Examples
GatewayClient gw = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... // turn a light device on final Device d = gw.getDevice(id); Property property = new Property("OnOff, "boolean", "true"); d.updateProperty(property).getFuture().whenComplete( (result, throwable) -> { if (throwable != null) { System.out.println("error: " + throwable.getMessage()); } else if (result != null) { System.out.println("result: " + result.getValue()); } });
Binding and Attribute Reporting API
bindDevice(String destinationDeviceId, String propertyToBind)
Usage
Creates a binding between this device (the source) and a destination device, on the specified Property.
A binding allows Devices to be aware of each other, for the purposes of sending data or commands between themselves based on their own internal logic. A good example of this is binding a Light Switch to a Light. Once a binding exists, the Light Switch will automatically send on/off commands to any bound Lights.
Note that if the Properties of a Device haven't yet been discovered, the bind will fail. It is assumed that the properties of a Device have been discovered (using a call like getProperties for example) before being able to bind to a specific Property.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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destinationDeviceId | String | The ID of the destination device that we want to bind to. |
propertyToBind | String | The name of the Property to bind on. For example, OnOff. |
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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Optional<CommandData> | An optional CommandData object, which contains a CompletableFuture<String> of the future result, as well as a cached version of the result since the last call. The result can contain error codes or messages. Usually, it will return a simple "success" if successful. |
Throws
InvalidInputException if the supplied parameters are incorrect, refer to objects that don't exist or properties that can't be bound or don't exist because a discovery has not taken place yet.
Examples
GatewayClient gw = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... final Device sourceDevice = gw.getDevice(sourceId); sourceDevice.bindDevice(destinationId, property) .get() .getCommandResult() .whenComplete((result, error) -> { if (error != null) { System.out.println("error calling bind: " + error.getMessage()); } else { System.out.println("bind device result: " + result); } });
unbindDevice(String destinationDeviceId, String propertyToBind)
Usage
Removes the binding between this device (the source) and the destination device.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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destinationDeviceId | String | The ID of the destination device that we want to bind to. |
propertyToBind | String | The name of the Property to bind on. For example, OnOff. |
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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Optional<CommandData> | An optional CommandData object, which contains a CompletableFuture<String> of the future result, as well as a cached version of the result since the last call. The result can contain error codes or messages. Usually, it will return a simple "success" if successful. |
Throws
InvalidInputException if the supplied parameters are incorrect, refer to objects that don't exist or properties that can't be bound or don't exist because a discovery has not taken place yet.
Examples
GatewayClient gw = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... final Device sourceDevice = gw.getDevice(sourceId); sourceDevice.unbindDevice(destinationId, property) .get() .getCommandResult() .whenComplete((result, error) -> { if (error != null) { System.out.println("error calling unbind: " + error.getMessage()); } else { System.out.println("unbind device result: " + result); } });
configureReporting(String propertyToBind, List<Parameter> parameters)
Usage
Configures reporting a specified Property on this device. Reports are generally sent to the destination device that has a binding (see bind() method) on the same Property being configured using the configureReporting() method.
Note: for reporting to work for zigbee devices, you must creating a binding between the remote Device and the GatewayClient (by using the bind() API first).
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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propertyToBind | String | The name of the Property to bind on. For example, onOff. |
parameters | List<Parameter> | A list of Parameter objects representing various configuration options. See below for a list of configuration parameters that are currently supported. |
Configuration Parameters:
Configuration parameters vary depending on the "DIRECTION" parameter. Currently, only one value of the DIRECTION parameter is supported:
Name | Value | Description |
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ConfigureReportingParameter.DIRECTION | 0x00 | The receiver of the command should send reports to each destination, as resolved by the bindings for the cluster hosting the properties to be reported. |
ConfigureReportingParameter.MIN_REPORTING_INTERVAL | 0x0000 - 0xFFFF | The minimum interval, in seconds, between issuing reports of the specified property. |
ConfigureReportingParameter.MAX_REPORTING_INTERVAL | 0x0000 - 0xFFFF | The maximum interval, in seconds, between issuing reports of the specified property. |
ConfigureReportingParameter.REPORTABLE_CHANGE | Optional | The minimum change to the property that will result in a report being issued. This field is of variable length. For attributes with 'analog' data type (things that can be represented by integers, floats, etc.) the field has the same data type as the attribute. Discrete data types (such as boolean, arrays, strings, etc) can omit this field. |
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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Optional<CommandData> | An optional CommandData object, which contains a CompletableFuture<String> of the future result, as well as a cached version of the result since the last call. The result can contain error codes or messages. Usually, it will return a simple "success" if successful. |
Throws
InvalidInputException if the supplied parameters are incorrect, or refer to properties or configuration parameters that don't exist or are malformed, etc.
Examples
GatewayClient gw = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... final Device device = gw.getDevice(id); List<Parameter> onOffParams = new ArrayList<>(); onOffParams.add(new Parameter(ConfigureReportingParameter.DIRECTION, "0x00")); onOffParams.add(new Parameter(ConfigureReportingParameter.MIN_REPORTING_INTERVAL, "0x0000")); onOffParams.add(new Parameter(ConfigureReportingParameter.MAX_REPORTING_INTERVAL, "0x012C")); // 5 minutes try { CompletableFuture<String> futureResult = device.configureReporting("onOff", onOffParams).get().getCommandResult(); String result = futureResult.get(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS); System.out.println("result: " + result); } catch (Exception e) { throw new CompletionException(e); }
enableDefaultReporting(String propertyToBind, List<Parameter> parameters)
Usage
Configures the Device to report to the GatewayClient whenever there are changes to its properties.
Depending on the Device type (i.e. LightDevice, ThermostatDevice), this method will configure different attributes for reporting. Calling this method on the DefaultDevice will have no effect.
Parameters
None.
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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CompletableFuture<String> | A CompletableFuture<String> that will contain the result of the call. The result can contain error codes or messages. Usually, it will return a simple "success" if successful. |
Throws
IllegalStateException if the function is called before the Device Properties have been discovered (i.e. through getProperties()).
Examples
GatewayClient gw = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... final Device device = gw.getDevice(idStr); try { final String result = device.enableDefaultReporting().get(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS); System.out.println("Status for command: " + result); } catch (IllegalStateException | InterruptedException | ExecutionException | TimeoutException e) { System.out.println(e.getMessage()); }
Handlers API
addPropertyUpdateHandler(BiConsumer<Device, Property> handler)
Usage
Adds a Property update listener that is triggered when any Property on a Device changes.
Will reject duplicates handler instances.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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handler | BiConsumer<Device, Property> | An instance or lambda that implements the BiConsumer<Device, Property> interface. |
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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boolean | Returns true if the handler was added to the list; false otherwise. |
Examples
public class SamplePropertyHandler implements BiConsumer<Device, Property> { @Override public void accept(Device device, Property property) { // This method gets called whenever a Property on a device changes. // By default, client callbacks are called from a single thread managed by gateway api. // Therefore, avoid writing blocking code in this method, or other client callbacks // (such as DeviceEventHandlers, or ProtocolHandlers) may be blocked. System.out.println("Property update triggered for device: " + device.getID()); System.out.println(p.toString()); } ... GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); Device device = gateway.getDevice(id); // example of supplying a class that implements the BiConsumer<Device, Property> interface device.addPropertyUpdateHandler(new SamplePropertyHandler()); // example of a supplying a lambda d.addPropertyUpdateListener(p -> { System.out.println("lambda property update triggered for device: " + d.getID()); System.out.println(p.toString()); });
removePropertyUpdateHandler(BiConsumer<Device, Property> handler)
Usage
Removes a previously added handler.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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handler | BiConsumer<Device, Property> | An instance that implements the BiConsumer<Device, Property> interface. |
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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boolean | Returns true if the handler was removed; false otherwise. |
Examples
GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... SamplePropertyUpdateHandler handler = new SamplePropertyUpdateHandler(); gateway.getDevice(id).addPropertyUpdateHandler(handler); ... // do stuff ... gateway.getDevice(id).removePropertyUpdateHandler(handler);
removeAllPropertyUpdateHandlers()
Usage
Removes all handlers that have been previously registered.
Parameters
None.
Returns
Return Type | Description |
---|---|
boolean | Returns true if any handlers were removed; false otherwise. |
Examples
GatewayClient gw = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... gw.getDevice(id).removeAllPropertyUpdateHandlers();
addProtocolHandler(BiConsumer<Device, String> handler)
Usage
Adds a Protocol Handler that is triggered when any protocol level message from the Device is being passed through to the application.
Will reject duplicate handler instances.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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handler | BiConsumer<Device, String> | An instance or lambda that implements the BiConsumer<Device, String> interface. |
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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boolean | Returns true if the handler was added to the list; false otherwise. |
Examples
public class SampleProtocolHandler implements BiConsumer<Device, String> { @Override public void accept(Device device, String json) { // This method will be called whenever an underlying protocol message is being passed through. // By default, client callbacks are called from a single thread managed by GAPI. // Therefore, avoid writing blocking code in this method, or other client callbacks // (such as DeviceEventHandlers, or PropertyUpdateHandlers) may be blocked. // See the ProtocolPassthrough documentation for the format of the json message, // or inspect the ZigBeeMessageTypeAdapter class for possible key names. try { final JsonObject jsonObject = jsonParser.parse(json).getAsJsonObject(); final JsonObject message = jsonObject.get(ZigBeeMessageTypeAdapter.MESSAGE_KEY).getAsJsonObject(); System.out.println("protocol passthru msg: " + message.toString()); } catch (Exception ex) { System.out.println("Exception handling protocol msg: " + json + ", Exception: " + ex.toString()); } } } ... GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); Device device = gateway.getDevice(id); // example of supplying a class that implements the BiConsumer<Device, String> interface device.addProtocolHandler(new SampleProtocolHandler()); // example of a supplying a lambda d.addPropertyUpdateListener( (d,json) -> { System.out.println("lambda property update triggered for device: " + d.getID()); System.out.println("json: " + json); });
removeProtocolHandler(BiConsumer<Device, String> handler)
Usage
Removes a previously added handler.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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handler | BiConsumer<Device, String> | An instance that implements the BiConsumer<Device, String> interface. |
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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boolean | Returns true if the handler was removed; false otherwise. |
Examples
GatewayClient gateway = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... SamplePropertyUpdateHandler handler = new SampleProtocolHandler(); gateway.getDevice(id).addProtocolHandler(handler); ... // do stuff ... gateway.getDevice(id).removeProtocolHandler(handler);
removeAllProtocolHandlers()
Usage
Removes all handlers that have been previously registered.
Parameters
None.
Returns
Return Type | Description |
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boolean | Returns true if any handlers were removed; false otherwise. |
Examples
GatewayClient gw = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... gw.getDevice(id).removeAllProtocolHandlers();
Network API
leaveNetwork()
Usage
Request the device to leave the network.
Parameters
None.
Returns
None.
Examples
GatewayClient gw = new GatewayClient(new ConnectionInfo(ConnectionType.ZIGBEE_UART, "/dev/ttyUSB0")); ... final Device d = gw.getDevice(id); d.leaveNetwork();