New Plugin - Philips Hue Mood Lighting

[BillOatman 500]

Yup mine did this too, and it's successfully showing as version 1 now.

 

Apart from the setting to control the lights only by night, i think it would be good to also be able to have the option to control the lights on a timed basis. Sunset is too late for me as my house is quite dark....

Maybe sunset plus/minus a configurable number of hours or something.My house actually is a little too light at sunset.

Edited June 24, 2019 by BillOatman

[WilhelmStroker 96]

Maybe sunset plus/minus a configurable number of hours or something.My house actually is a little too light at sunset.

Ah yes that would be a good option.

[BillOatman 500]

Version 1.1.0.0 now in the catalog. This version adds a configuration item to set a sunset offset that is used when determining whether or not to control the lights.

[WilhelmStroker 96]

I've not had the chance to test this yet, hopefully sometime this week. Thanks for all your effort

[jhoff80 87]

Hmm, thanks for this it's working perfectly.  I might finally be able to stop using Kodi with this plugin.

 

Now if only Netflix and Prime Video did similar.

[BillOatman 500]

You are welcome.  Unfortunately nothing I can do about those other apps

[Pog22 50]

I would like to note, that it works over the internet (hue is at a different location than the emby server) and its instant.   Thanks for taking on this plugin, hope to see it in the emby lineup soon!

 

How? It's asking for a hue bridge IP but I'm not exposing that? I have no option to login to my Hue account

[BillOatman 500]

I think what he does is gives it his WAN IP address and a port, and he has his router port forward to the HUE bridge.

[Pog22 50]

I think what he does is gives it his WAN IP address and a port, and he has his router port forward to the HUE bridge.

Being someone who has IOT devices in their own vlan at home this is definitely not something for me. Could it be possible do it if the plugin had Hue account access?

[BillOatman 500]

Being someone who has IOT devices in their own vlan at home this is definitely not something for me. Could it be possible do it if the plugin had Hue account access?

I;m not sure how he does it, but the plugin expects to talk to the bridge directly.

@@pir8radio

[pir8radio 1292]

How? It's asking for a hue bridge IP but I'm not exposing that? I have no option to login to my Hue account

 

I run a few vlans as well for security. 

 

I am exposing my hub to the internet, I'm changing the port in my router, and my firewall only allows my single server IP to connect to that port (the hub).  Plus the hue hub only takes commands from clients that have the expected token (which you have to push the hub button to assign the token).    I would like to see @@BillOatman support connecting to the hub via https which would secure that kind of setup, hiding the token to sniffers.    In that case you would have to know my server IP (to spoof it) as well as the encrypted token to send commands to my hue..    If you were able to get both of those...   oh well, you can turn my lights on and off.. lol

Edited July 14, 2019 by pir8radio

[BillOatman 500]

I'll try and find some time to add https

[Pog22 50]

I run a few vlans as well for security. 

 

I am exposing my hub to the internet, I'm changing the port in my router, and my firewall only allows my single server IP to connect to that port (the hub).  Plus the hue hub only takes commands from clients that have the expected token (which you have to push the hub button to assign the token).    I would like to see @@BillOatman support connecting to the hub via https which would secure that kind of setup, hiding the token to sniffers.    In that case you would have to know my server IP (to spoof it) as well as the encrypted token to send commands to my hue..    If you were able to get both of those...   oh well, you can turn my lights on and off.. lol

 

Thanks, I've done just this, I've forwarded port 8088 to the Hue bridge on internal port 80 and locked it to just my Emby server source IP on my mikrotik firewall. 

 

It works really well, instant in fact. Any chance of adding a transition period, say dimming over 3-4 seconds? I use a kodi plugin that has theater light groups and a configurable dim time. There's also a Hue Stream app for Android as I also have a lightstrip I use for ambilight. Have you any plans for this @BillBoatman?  

Edited July 14, 2019 by Pog22

[BillOatman 500]

Thanks, I've done just this, I've forwarded port 8088 to the Hue bridge on internal port 80 and locked it to just my Emby server source IP on my mikrotik firewall. 

 

It works really well, instant in fact. Any chance of adding a transition period, say dimming over 3-4 seconds? I use a kodi plugin that has theater light groups and a configurable dim time. There's also a Hue Stream app for Android as I also have a lightstrip I use for ambilight. Have you any plans for this @BillBoatman?  

No there isn't.  The bridge API does not allow it.  It does for light groups, but not for scenes.  Transition time for scenes is configured on the bridge itself when you create the scene.  It's my understanding that not all apps allow the setting of the transition time for scenes.  One Windows app that does is Hueatro.  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/huetro-for-hue/9wzdncrfjj3t?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

 

Edited July 14, 2019 by BillOatman

[BillOatman 500]

Anyone know what the maximum transition time is for a scene?

I set 5 minutes (300,000 ms), and the light went to the end brightness instantly.

 

EDIT:  According to a post in the Hue developer forum,  the max transition time is 65534 ms or about 65.5 seconds.

Edited July 15, 2019 by BillOatman

[pir8radio 1292]

Anyone know what the maximum transition time is for a scene?

I set 5 minutes (300,000 ms), and the light went to the end brightness instantly.

 

EDIT:  According to a post in the Hue developer forum,  the max transition time is 65534 ms or about 65.5 seconds.

 

wow 65 seems like a long time too..   lol      I think i had a custom one set at around 10 seconds and that seemed too slow..  :-)

[BillOatman 500]

I'm playing with a scene for movie credits which usually start with 5-6 minutes left nowadays.  

Still will probably leave that in as an optional scene and let people set a low light scene maybe.

 

Also testing HTTPS later, if that works OK for me without HTTPS I'll ask you to test it.

[BillOatman 500]

Hmmmm someone else posted:

"Transition time is specified in units of 0.1 seconds and can be up to 65535 (6553.5 seconds, or just over 1 3/4 hours)."

 

So he thinks it isn't in milliseconds.  I guess I'll have to experiment.

[chef 3745]

Hmmmm someone else posted:

"Transition time is specified in units of 0.1 seconds and can be up to 65535 (6553.5 seconds, or just over 1 3/4 hours)."

 

So he thinks it isn't in milliseconds.  I guess I'll have to experiment.

 

It's in Ticks sir

[Pog22 50]

The all4hue app gives this

 

[chef 3745]

It's in Ticks sir

 

Oh sorry I miss read. I thought you meant Emby playback timing.

[pir8radio 1292]

@@Luke Do you block un-signed ssl certs if being requested from a plugin?   If so any way to add the HUE cert or allow it?    We are trying to make the link to emby secure for over the internet use... But emby is blocking the ability to connect to it as far as I can tell. Or is there a way for the plugin developer to skip the cert validation?

System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException: System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException: The SSL connection could not be established, see inner exception. ---> System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException: The remote certificate is invalid according to the validation procedure.
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartSendAuthResetSignal(ProtocolToken message, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest, ExceptionDispatchInfo exception)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.CheckCompletionBeforeNextReceive(ProtocolToken message, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartSendBlob(Byte[] incoming, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessReceivedBlob(Byte[] buffer, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.CheckCompletionBeforeNextReceive(ProtocolToken message, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartSendBlob(Byte[] incoming, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessReceivedBlob(Byte[] buffer, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.CheckCompletionBeforeNextReceive(ProtocolToken message, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartSendBlob(Byte[] incoming, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessReceivedBlob(Byte[] buffer, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.PartialFrameCallback(AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.ThrowIfExceptional()
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.InternalEndProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.EndProcessAuthentication(IAsyncResult result)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslStream.EndAuthenticateAsClient(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslStream.<>c.<AuthenticateAsClientAsync>b__47_1(IAsyncResult iar)
	   at System.Threading.Tasks.TaskFactory`1.FromAsyncCoreLogic(IAsyncResult iar, Func`2 endFunction, Action`1 endAction, Task`1 promise, Boolean requiresSynchronization)
	--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
	   at System.Net.Http.ConnectHelper.EstablishSslConnectionAsyncCore(Stream stream, SslClientAuthenticationOptions sslOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
	   at System.Net.Http.ConnectHelper.EstablishSslConnectionAsyncCore(Stream stream, SslClientAuthenticationOptions sslOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	   at System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask`1.get_Result()
	   at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.CreateConnectionAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	   at System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask`1.get_Result()
	   at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.WaitForCreatedConnectionAsync(ValueTask`1 creationTask)
	   at System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask`1.get_Result()
	   at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.SendWithRetryAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, Boolean doRequestAuth, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	   at System.Net.Http.RedirectHandler.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	   at System.Net.Http.DecompressionHandler.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	   at System.Net.Http.HttpClient.FinishSendAsyncUnbuffered(Task`1 sendTask, HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationTokenSource cts, Boolean disposeCts)
	   at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpClientManager.CoreHttpClientManager.SendAsyncInternal(HttpRequestOptions options, String httpMethod)
	Source: System.Net.Http
	TargetSite: Void MoveNext()
	InnerException: System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException: The remote certificate is invalid according to the validation procedure.
	Source: System.Private.CoreLib
	TargetSite: Void Throw()
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartSendAuthResetSignal(ProtocolToken message, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest, ExceptionDispatchInfo exception)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.CheckCompletionBeforeNextReceive(ProtocolToken message, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartSendBlob(Byte[] incoming, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessReceivedBlob(Byte[] buffer, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.CheckCompletionBeforeNextReceive(ProtocolToken message, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartSendBlob(Byte[] incoming, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessReceivedBlob(Byte[] buffer, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.CheckCompletionBeforeNextReceive(ProtocolToken message, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartSendBlob(Byte[] incoming, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessReceivedBlob(Byte[] buffer, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.PartialFrameCallback(AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
	--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.ThrowIfExceptional()
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.InternalEndProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslState.EndProcessAuthentication(IAsyncResult result)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslStream.EndAuthenticateAsClient(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
	   at System.Net.Security.SslStream.<>c.<AuthenticateAsClientAsync>b__47_1(IAsyncResult iar)
	   at System.Threading.Tasks.TaskFactory`1.FromAsyncCoreLogic(IAsyncResult iar, Func`2 endFunction, Action`1 endAction, Task`1 promise, Boolean requiresSynchronization)
	--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
	   at System.Net.Http.ConnectHelper.EstablishSslConnectionAsyncCore(Stream stream, SslClientAuthenticationOptions sslOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	
2019-07-16 17:50:47.987 Error App: Error in Emby.HueMoodLighting.HueMoodLighting

Edited July 16, 2019 by pir8radio

[Luke 37058]

 

 

Do you block un-signed ssl certs if being requested from a plugin?   If so any way to add the HUE cert or allow it?  

 

No, we don't, at least not directly. This looks like an outgoing request failing due to the certificate of the remote server.

[pir8radio 1292]

No, we don't, at least not directly. This looks like an outgoing request failing due to the certificate of the remote server.

 

That is correct...  the plugin is trying to reach the HUE device to talk to it.   The hue device has its own SSL cert (self signed)    The emby server is smacking it down "failing validation"  wondering if there is a way to tell the emby server (client in this case) to ignore that validation for a particular request or something.  I say emby server but I guess its a .net thing.

 

I'll try just adding a new cert to my hue first...   prob the most secure way to go about it.   otherwise you can have .net ignore the check..   but i think its global.. Just looked into it, looks like you can not update the self signed cert within the hue, so if there is a way to skip the validation within .net that would be great..    

 

ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = delegate { return true; };

 

 

Edited July 16, 2019 by pir8radio

[Luke 37058]

 

ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = delegate { return true; };

 

 

 

 

Right but that's a bad practice, and that's also how you get black listed by app stores.