HPM for a new developer

[Slate]

I am attempting to get my first app/driver into HPM. I see there is a Hubitat package Manager Tools available from https://hubitatpackagemanager.hubitatcommunity.com. When I try to install it on my MAC, it says that Apple could not verify "hpm" is free of malware ...
There is no date, so it might be totally obsolete now.

I have found various confusing to me explanations of how to accomplish this. I believe I have a valid packageManifest.json file in my package, but am unclear on the next steps.

Is there a HPM for dumb developers?

[Slate]

I asked Claude, and he suggested I fork the HPM repository at github.com/HubitatCommunity/hubitatpackages, but the produces a 404 error. Well, fork that.

[rlithgow1]

@csteele

[jtp10181]

The HPM tool is still valid but not needed, you can just generate UUIDs from a webpage instead.

HPM Documentation (master Manifest)

HPM Documentation (Devs1)

Publishing your Repository

When your repository file is ready to go, submit a Pull Request against

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HubitatCommunity/hubitat-packagerepositories/master/repositories.json

Link to full repo: hubitat-packagerepositories/repositories.json at master · HubitatCommunity/hubitat-packagerepositories · GitHub

[csteele]

I suggest you checkout my HPM web based tool:

HPM Architect - Lab

Along with it’s associated Topic:

[RELEASE] Building HPM Manifests with hpmArchitect

[Introduction] hpmArchitect is a web based tool for Developers to generate JSON manifests that HPM uses. [OutputJson] hpmArchitect displays a Workbench of all your HPM Packages, allowing each to be edited and JSON produced. [WorkbenchFull] Each tile/card opens a Slide In to allow editing. [SprinklerPackage] You can see the resulting JSON for a Package or, at the Workbench level, all of your Manifests. [SprinklerPackageJson] It's important to understand that hpmArchitect does not, a…