Re: HA Object Model or Taxonomy?

[Rob Iles <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

Harmony. (www.domialifestyle.com)  has a fully documented API.  You'll need
to be running on windows, and have at least a basic understanding of Dot
Net.

Info on the website.  Feel free to contact me directly if you want to.

Disclosure :- I am the author of Harmony.

Rob

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Rob Iles
Proprietor & Chief Automation Architect
Domia Lifestyle
www.domialifestyle.com
On 6 Mar 2012 10:53, <alan.trevennor@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Good morning all.
>
> I just joined, so be gentle if this is a silly question, or reopening
old
> wounds! I did a search of this forum and found nothing much to answer
my
> question, so here I am asking it!
>
> I've been looking for a freely available (non proprietary) object
model
> for the smart home which is suitable for use by the hobbyist or
home-brew
> HA enthusiast. I've found some Java classes that relate to HA which
would
> be useful if using Java (I guess) but seem very language specific.
I've
> found several useful looking documents issued by standards bodies
(DLNA and
> others) - but which in fact require you to join them at a fee of
thousands
> before you can access them. Not at all suitable for the lone hobbyist
on
> low low budget.
>
> I've also found several commercial companies who say their products
all
> use their standard object model, but who don't actually publish that
object
> model, thus ignoring the lessons of recent history that say that
publishing
> interface standards increases market traction.
>
> I've found several old stale sites which say they are working on an
open
> HA object model, but which seem to long ago have failed to proceed.
>
> And so on...
>
> So my question is: Does such a thing exist? A freely available and
> comprehensive object model for the smart home, suitable for use by the
> great unwashed?
>
> My Googling would seem to suggest to me that there is no such thing.
Am I
> wrong? I hope I am 8-)
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Alan T
>
>
>


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