Mirror App request

[jnosa899]

Is there a reason why Mirror cant work with any binary sensor. On/Off, Open/Close, Active/Inactive, etc? I would love to at least allow switches to mirror contact sensors so I can integrate virtual contacts sensors from Alexa to Hubitat without yet another RM rule. My rule list is getting so unwieldy that it would be nice to just tuck all the virtual sensor "mirror rules" off in the Mirror app.

[silverton38]

At this time; I think the purpose of the app is to mirror fellow switches. It would be nice if we were given the option that you are proposing!

[jnosa899]

Thinking even further about the power of this app with my proposal, even buttons could be mirrored in a momentary switch like fashion. Though that may be an issue with the speed in which it "polls'?

[FriedCheese2006]

I doubt it'll happen with Mirror but this should be too complex of an app to write. Unfortunately, I don't the time right now, but maybe in a few weeks...

Never mind, looks like it's already done:

[RELEASE] Device Mirror Plus

Fork of Phuc Tran's Device Mirror App that adds a couple additional devices and extra mirroring capabilities for devices that already existed. Device Mirror Plus One master [Switch], [Motion Sensor], [Contact Sensor], [Humidity Sensor], [Temperature Sensor], [Battery Level], [Audio] or [Single Button] to control one or more slaves. Motion Sensor can now mirror - Motion, Temperature, Illuminance, Humidity, Acceleration, Tamper, and Battery Contact Sensor can now mirror - Contact, Temperatur…

[jtp10181]

@jnosa899

I would love to at least allow switches to mirror contact sensors so I can integrate virtual contacts sensors from Alexa to Hubitat without yet another RM rule.

Are you trying to use a device as a contact sensor in Alexa (to trigger routines) but as a switch in Hubitat? If so, there are specialized custom virtual devices that do this already internally in the driver and you only need the one device.

[jnosa899]

I did not know that. Thats even less clutter. What virtual device is that?

[bjcowles]

This is the one i've been using for years.

/*
 * Virtual Contact Sensor with Switch
 *
 * Created by Stephan Hackett
 * 
 */

metadata {
    definition (name: "Virtual Contact Sensor with Switch", namespace: "stephack", author: "Stephan Hackett") {
		capability "Sensor"
        capability "Contact Sensor"
        capability "Switch"
		
		command "open"
		command "close"
    }
	preferences {
        input name: "reversed", type: "bool", title: "Reverse Action"
	}
}

def open(){
	sendEvent(name: "contact", value: "open")
	if(reversed) switchVal = "off"
	else switchVal = "on"
	sendEvent(name: "switch", value: switchVal)
}

def close(){
	sendEvent(name: "contact", value: "closed")
	if(reversed) switchVal = "on"
	else switchVal = "off"
	sendEvent(name: "switch", value: switchVal)
}

def on(){
    sendEvent(name: "switch", value: "on")
	if(reversed==true) contactVal = "closed"
	else contactVal = "open"
	sendEvent(name: "contact", value: contactVal)
}

def off(){
    sendEvent(name: "switch", value: "off")
	if(reversed==true) contactVal = "open"
	else contactVal = "closed"
	sendEvent(name: "contact", value: contactVal)
}

def installed(){
	initialize()
}

def updated(){
	initialize()
}

def initialize(){
	sendEvent(name: "switch", value: "off")
	sendEvent(name: "contact", value: "closed")
	
}

[jtp10181]

Here is one that has lots of options: [RELEASE] Virtual Switch Universal Device Type (uDTH) - good for Alexa, IFTTT, HSM, and other integrations

Here are some other ones I have used, but does not have a contact one : GitHub - joelwetzel/Hubitat-Miscellaneous-Drivers: A collection of small misc drivers that don't belong anywhere else