Re: HA Object Model or Taxonomy?

[Tom Lawrence <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

This seems to be something that might be of interest.

http://code.google.com/p/osae/

thanks,
Tom
On 7 Mar 2012, at 00:48, Rob Iles wrote:

Hi

Harmony. (www.domialifestyle.com<http://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<http://www.domialifestyle.com>
On 6 Mar 2012 10:53, <alan.trevennor@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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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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