Groovy / Source question I have been noticing that after a hub reboot, some of my devices are out of sync. How can I force (in the device drivers and/or apps) to issue some command (like refresh) when the hub is back up after a reboot?

You can look at the Initialize capability for drivers. This may be available for apps, but Im not sure. [image] Initialize 🚧 Developers Though I have added the init capability and function, after a reboot, clicking the Initialize button in the device is necessary for the…

Perhaps youcan do this with a rule? Use the location event systemStart and the trigger, and run a refresh() for all the devices you need whose drivers expose the refresh() command.

Thank you. I am specifically looking for details on how to do this in the drivers and apps I write. I want the system to be able to self-correct even if auto-refresh is turned off on my systems

Thank you. initialize() needs the capability added to work. That appears to be what I was missing. initialize() - runs first time driver loads, ie system startup when capability Initialize exists, a Initialize command is added to the ui.

[image] armand: initialize() needs the capability added to work It definitely does. That messed me up regularly early on.

How to refresh app/device status after reboot?

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mbarone June 4, 2021, 11:05pm 4

You can look at the Initialize capability for drivers. This may be available for apps, but Im not sure.

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