homebridge-dummy VS homebridge-magic-occupancy

I believe /u/khadyoung is referring to the Dummy Switches plugin for Homebridge.

homebridge-dummy

Sure! I use this plugin: https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge-dummy (I use a LOT of virtual switches so wanted a more generic option).

You could leave a feature request tohomebridge-dummy

Anyone else experiencing the problems noted here: https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge-dummy/issues/57 (Automations based on the switch mostly don’t run.)

Here is then GitHub page: https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge-dummy

It was complicated to understand at first but the documentation made this pretty clear with some of the examples it provided.

Does it involve this? https://github.com/Jason-Morcos/homebridge-magic-occupancy

What you are looking for is called an occupancy sensor. You could buy one with motion sensor or your could use this virtual one - https://github.com/Jason-Morcos/homebridge-magic-occupancy and sync its state with a physical motion sensor with an automation. Here is how it looks like: https://ibb.co/8bLqhPf

Magic Occupancy

The solution I found for this type of automation uses a plugin for "Homebridge" called "Homebridge Magic Occupancy". The plugin creates and exposes an "Occupancy Sensor" to HomeKit along with some clever switches that will allow you to configure the automation you described.

Not with the things you mentioned, but if you don’t need individual identity (ie, identifying you vs someone else), you might be able to cobble something together with motion sensors/cameras and the homebridge magic occupancy plugin.

Ahh, I misread. I thought you were using the Magic Occupancy Plugin. That plugin has a Master Shutoff Switch that you could use to accomplish the time-based automations.

Does anyone use the Magic Occupancy Sensor? I one in our bathroom and we have 5 hue lights and another hue light in the fan. We set up the automations as described in the Magic Occupancy Sensor site ( GitHub - Jason-Morcos/homebridge-magic-occupancy: Occupancy sensor linked to one or more switches with a built-in delay not-unoccupied delay for Homebridge ), except I have two different automations connected to the MO Occupancy sensor depending on the time of day (our day automation turns on the set of 5 hue lights, and the night one only turns on the fan hue light). Otherwise, it is set up exactly as described. I bought a Wemo Smart Scene Controller to control scenes, which should active the MO Light Switch to override turning off based on motion. The idea is I could turn on the fan hue when I take a shower and it won't go off on my due to no motion. For some reason, when using the Wemo, the lights still go off when there is no motion; the MO light switch does not appear to be overriding the motion. Does anyone know how to fix this or if this is an issue with the plugin? TIA