Trying to get TTS to speak to work on a Google Home mini

Aldo · June 26, 2019, 11:34pm

cwwilson08 · June 27, 2019, 12:26am

Node index.js start

Lol it should not be this hard though.

Aldo · June 27, 2019, 12:48am

can'b believe it that one worked. it gave me the address and then I paste it in my browser and it showed {"castWebApi":"v1.2.1"}
Now what should I do ?

cwwilson08 · June 27, 2019, 12:54am

Lol. You should be able to setup the app in hubitat now.

Aldo · June 27, 2019, 12:59am

there are other steps in the video and in the documentation to make sure that the app will be running all the time (I need this as the reason I am migrating from using my mobile phone as the nodejs server is that it stopped every 2-3 days and I had to push the start button again, so main reason to do it in my PI is to avoid this stopping every period of time), so how can I do it ? I could follow the documentation but I just see is not good as the commands you are giving me are different

cwwilson08 · June 27, 2019, 1:04am

Try node index.js startup. Then reboot the pi and see if that url works in your browser.

Aldo · June 27, 2019, 1:09am

it failed?

Aldo · June 27, 2019, 1:10am

I did what the terminal suggested and looks it worked. Let me restart the PI now

Aldo · June 27, 2019, 1:26am

yes after reboot the Raspberry and directly put the url in the brower it showed in there, it means it will be running no matter if I turn it off right ??

what is the usage of below commands:

Start: forever startwhich cast-web-api``
Stop: forever stopwhich cast-web-api``
Check if it's running forever list

when should I use them ? and in ase I want to stop the app what would be the correct command?

cwwilson08 · June 27, 2019, 1:36am

I believe what you have done should be enough.

Aldo · June 27, 2019, 1:37am

if I want to stop it at any time what command can I use?

Ryan780 · June 27, 2019, 1:42am

There is a very complete set of instructions for cast-web-api and for Assistant Relay. You just have to follow them exactly how they are written. Don't do any extra steps like downloading files it doesn't tell you to download.

Aldo · June 27, 2019, 1:46am

those instructions did not work. @cwwilson08 is giving me support with alternate commands and ways to make it work as the steps given in the web are not working for me

Ryan780 · June 27, 2019, 2:03am

I just followed both sets of instructions this past weekend and both worked. So, I dunno what you are doing wrong but if you follow the instructions it does work. To install cast web it's just one command.

sudo npm install cast-web-api-cli -g --unsafe-perm
That's it. Done. Works like a charm.

Aldo · June 27, 2019, 2:06am

yeap probably I did something wrong not sure, tried to do the best I could

cwwilson08 · June 27, 2019, 2:29am

I would try

Node index.js stop

cwwilson08 · June 27, 2019, 2:31am

Don't fret. I've gone awry many times following walkthroughs. The important things is you go where you wanted to go. Sometimes it's the journey not the destination eh?

Were you able to get your devices working in hubitat?

Aldo · June 27, 2019, 2:57am

exactly, I will feel so so happy when I make it work because it has cost me hours

no yet, I copied-paste per @SmartHomePrimer advise the drivers codes and the apps code from this link GitHub - jp0550/smartthings at hubitat and then installed the app, input the url and click on discover devices but now after 20 minutes nothing found yet. Let me detail those steps, probably I am missing something:

1.- Copied the raw text from cast-web-api.groovy from link:

github.com

jp0550/smartthings/blob/hubitat/devicetypes/vervallsweg/cast-web-api.src/cast-web-api.groovy

/**
 *  cast-web-api
 *
 *  Copyright 2018 Tobias Haerke
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 */
 preferences {
    input("configLoglevel", "enum", title: "Log level?",
        required: false, multiple:false, value: "nothing", options: ["0","1","2","3","4"])
}

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2.- paste the raw text as a device drivers code in Hubitat

3.- copied the raw text from cast-web-devices.groovy from link:

github.com

jp0550/smartthings/blob/hubitat/devicetypes/vervallsweg/cast-web-device.src/cast-web-device.groovy

/**
 *  cast-web-device
 *
 *  Copyright 2017 Tobias Haerke
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 */
import org.json.JSONObject

preferences {
    input("configOn", "enum", title: "Switch on does?",
        required: false, multiple:false, value: "nothing", options: ["Play","Pause","Stop","Play preset 1","Play preset 2","Play preset 3","Play preset 4","Play preset 5","Play preset 6"])

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4.- past the raw text as a device drivers code in Hubitat

5.- copied the raw text from cast-web-service-manager.groovy from link:

github.com

jp0550/smartthings/blob/hubitat/smartapps/vervallsweg/cast-web-service-manager.src/cast-web-service-manager.groovy

/**
 *  Cast web - service manager
 *
 *  Copyright 2017 Tobias Haerke
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 */
definition(
    name: "Cast web - service manager",
    namespace: "vervallsweg",
    author: "Tobias Haerke",
    description: "Connect your Cast devices through the Cast web API to SmartThings.",

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6.- Paste the raw text as an apps code in Hubitat

7.- Installed the app from the apps menu --> add user app

8.- In the API host address I just put the url that we got when setting the NodeJs

9.- click on discover devices and after long time ( more than 30 minutes) nothing is found

Am I missing anything?? Am I using the wrong version of the device drivers or apps drivers??

cwwilson08 · June 27, 2019, 2:59am

Screenshot the driver page. Where you entered your settings. Remove sensitive info.

Aldo · June 27, 2019, 3:02am

this one??