homebridge-examples VS homebridge-panasonic-ac-platform

The expample you’re sharing is for a platform plugin, it’s a more complex use case, in this case is more easier for you to go with this example https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-examples/tree/master/accessory-example-typescript which is for an accessory. Let me know if you need some help and I can give you some tips there.

I have an issue with getting the homebridge plugin examples (https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-examples) to show up in the homebridge web UI. I tried copying the accessory-example-typescript folder directly into /var/lib/homebridge/node_modules, running npm link in it as well as simply following this (https://www.reddit.com/r/homebridge/comments/helh8e/tutorial_homebridge_plugin_development/) tutorial. The plugin never showed up and ofc also didn't load when added in config.json. Probably I'm just making a simple mistake but honestly I'm running out of ideas.

Following the examples found here https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-examples I created a 'static platform' plugin that works, which includes a platform.js file for the plugin class and a accessory.js file for an accessory class. I can create multiple (similar) accessories this way but their names must be "built-in".