Receiving UDP Packets on Hubitat

[coreyclerico]

I need help to see if much like the REST 39501 if there is a way to receive UDP packets and provide a handler. My intention is to have a SNMP Trap port 162 be sent to Hubitat in order to trigger a query to the device out of polling cycle. I can change the UDP port destination number on the device. I will decode the packet on my end. Is there any samples on how to do this?

[bertabcd1234]

I don't believe unsolicited inbound UDP works; nothing has changed since this time as far as I know:

Persistent UDP

@chuck.schwer @mike.maxwell I have been trying to add support for the new BPUP protocol that is part of BOND Home (ReDoc documentation). BOND is a device for controlling IR and RF devices with a really nice local API -- that makes it ideal for Hubitat in my mind. I have a fully working integration. However, I have to poll BOND to get device status. They implemented a UDP protocal that lets the device push data to Hubitat. Unfortunately, I only ever receive the first message because parse() is o…

This for sure would work with HTTP, and in that case one option is to set the device DNI to the MAC or IP (in hex, no separators) of the device, and the driver's parse() method will catch anything sent to the hub from it on port 35901, then you can do with that data as you please. But, again, I don't think that will work with UDP.

[JasonJoel]

Ditto. Don't think it is an option right now.

[kevin]

Surprisingly, despite so many requests ... still no option for this on a 'local' hub

[JasonJoel]

If Chuck were still there I bet we'd have it.

(That was mostly a joke, I have no idea in reality)

[aaiyar]

@JasonJoel

If Chuck were still there I bet we'd have it.

@gopher.ny

Victor - I think @JasonJoel just laid down a challenge!

[JasonJoel]

That wasn't very nice of me, was it? Lol

[kevin]

@aaiyar

Victor - I think @JasonJoel just laid down a challenge!

Victor has been a great listener and implementer for Hubitat - he is helping me keep the faith. I know he's snowed under with more important things we all want ... but hopefully at some time...

[JasonJoel]

I've been having great response and discussions with the whole team. Really a good group!

I don't take it personally that they are too busy, or it is too low a priority, to get to some of my personal wants. They are really busy, I get it! Doesn't stop my snarky, silly comments though. Lol

[snell]

Here is another vote for receiving UDP packets or at least making sure it is on Hubitat's Feature Request list...

It may not happen any time soon (if ever) but it would be handy to be able to bring it in much like I can receive HTTP data. There are a number of devices out there that like to send UDP packets and I am not exactly sure how much different Hubitat would have to make things to receive them on a port similar to the HTTP.