HAP-NodeJS vs esp-homekit

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HAP-NodeJS		esp-homekit
	Project
18	Mentions	3
2,673	Stars	1,089
0.1%	Growth	-
6.4	Activity	5.0
12 days ago	Latest Commit	4 months ago
TypeScript	Language	C
Apache License 2.0	License	MIT License

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HAP-NodeJS

Posts with mentions or reviews of HAP-NodeJS. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-14.

New to Homebridge - Having issues with temperature conversions between Celcius and Farenheit.
2 projects | /r/homebridge | 14 Jul 2023

Doing a bit of digging, I found the Charaacteristic definition in https://github.com/homebridge/HAP-NodeJS/blob/master/src/lib/definitions/CharacteristicDefinitions.ts. I'm still a bit new to Typescript... what would the best way / place for me to modify this Characteristic? Do I need to just make this change here and basically run a custom version of Homebridge?
Homewizard Watermeter under homebridge-http-advanced-accessory
2 projects | /r/homebridge | 26 May 2023

Well, the API only provides m3 values, and the plugin you suggested is only displaying 2 decimals instead of 3 in homekit (most likely a homekit limitation; since in homebridge 3 [and even 4] decimals are listed, and the accuracy of the sensor seems to be 0.0001 - as listed on https://github.com/homebridge/HAP-NodeJS/blob/master/src/lib/definitions/CharacteristicDefinitions.ts )
Homebride n00b struggling to connect to Homebridge on Synology NAS
5 projects | /r/homebridge | 30 Dec 2022

Or more specifically https://github.com/homebridge/HAP-NodeJS/issues/993
Dev Team lets Talk about the LIFX Switch
6 projects | /r/lifx | 18 Dec 2022

Go: https://github.com/brutella/hap Python: https://hap-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ Node.js: https://github.com/homebridge/HAP-NodeJS Rust: https://github.com/ewilken/hap-rs
Is there any possibilitiy to implement your own electronics in HomeKit?
3 projects | /r/HomeKitAutomation | 3 May 2022
12.3 Homekit cams in Home app break Chromium browsers
3 projects | /r/homebridge | 13 Apr 2022

HAP-NodeJS Pull: HomeKit Secure Video #920
Homekit variables
2 projects | /r/homebridge | 12 Mar 2022

My goto place regarding this is the HAP-NodeJS repository
Scrypted adds support for Ring, HomeKit Secure Video available https://github.com/koush/scrypted
3 projects | /r/HomeKit | 22 Jan 2022

They're related in that u/koushd contributed https://github.com/homebridge/HAP-NodeJS/pull/904 to Homebridge, which was completed and merged with many of their commits in https://github.com/homebridge/HAP-NodeJS/pull/920.
Homebridge now supports HKSV
2 projects | /r/homebridge | 21 Jan 2022

Yeah this appears to be the relevant discussion on it: https://github.com/homebridge/HAP-NodeJS/pull/918 I guess Raspbian does not ship with avahi by default.
Is there a programmatic way to get data for all Home Kit accessories?
3 projects | /r/homebridge | 10 Jan 2022

I looked at libraries like HAP-NodeJS or HAP-python, but those seems focused on:

esp-homekit

Posts with mentions or reviews of esp-homekit. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-12.

Homekit variables
2 projects | /r/homebridge | 12 Mar 2022
apple homekit and Google home
2 projects | /r/esp8266 | 30 Apr 2021
My latest project. DIY wood and concrete rgb lamp controlled by smartthings and Google assistant. Inspired by Hue Signe.
2 projects | /r/googlehome | 27 Jan 2021

GitHub - maximkulkin/esp-homekit: Apple HomeKit accessory server library for ESP-OPEN-RTOS

What are some alternatives?

When comparing HAP-NodeJS and esp-homekit you can also consider the following projects:

node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged - Node-RED Contribution - HomeKit Bridged : Node-RED nodes to simulate Apple HomeKit devices.

esphome - ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.

homebridge-camera-ffmpeg - Homebridge Plugin Providing FFmpeg-based Camera Support

esp8266-rgb-led-strip - This software is able to power an ESP8266 driven RGB LED strip. It integrates with HomeKit natively (no bridge needed)

HAP-python - A python implementation of the HomeKit Accessory Protocol (HAP)

esp-homekit-rgbw-strip - A homekit firmware for a magic home RGBW controller

homebridge - HomeKit support for the impatient.

esp-homekit-demo - Demo of Apple HomeKit accessory server library

scrypted - Scrypted is a high performance home video integration and automation platform

esp-homekit-sonoff-mini - Homekit firmware for sonoff mini

docker-homebridge - Homebridge Docker. HomeKit support for the impatient using Docker on x86_64, Raspberry Pi (armhf) and ARM64. Includes ffmpeg + libfdk-aac.

McLighting - The ESP8266 based multi-client lighting gadget