Anyone use Join for notifications?

[danbutter]

In case you aren't familiar here is the link so you can check it out:

https://joaoapps.com/join/

I need to do something different and have been looking into alternatives.

I see lots of people like pushover, but I think join looks like it would be more flexible for my situation.

Just wondering if anyone has tried it with the ISY.  

Searching for join or notifications gives a ton of results that don't apply so I thought I would ask.

Thanks

[DaveStLou]

I use Join for most all of my notifications. I still use Pushover for notifications that are more for logging.

I find that Join's integration with Tasker allows me to do so much more on my Android phone than just notifications too. He's recently taken over development of Tasker: https://tasker.joaoapps.com

For example I have a persistent notification on my phone that tells me who's home, temperature inside and HVAC set point and if it's running and weather data from my weather station via WeatherPoly and ISY network resources. Very flexible and powerful.

Let me know if you have questions. I've been using it for some time now. I'm be happy to share what I know.

 

[danbutter]

Okay cool glad to see someone has already done this with the ISY.

I guess my first question would be how to integrate... Is it similar to what is shown in this link?

https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY-99i_Series_INSTEON:Networking:Mobile_Notification

[DaveStLou]

51 minutes ago, danbutter said:

Okay cool glad to see someone has already done this with the ISY.

I guess my first question would be how to integrate... Is it similar to what is shown in this link?

https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY-99i_Series_INSTEON:Networking:Mobile_Notification

It is similar. I'm traveling right now. I'll put some notes with details together when I get an opportunity.

[danbutter]

That would be great.

Thanks for the help on this.

[DaveStLou]

Join Instructions

• Download the app https://joaoapps.com/join/ (platforms listed under step 2 include Android app and Chrome extension)
• Get an api key https://joaoapps.com/join/api/ and click the api key link.
  • Join uses your Google credentials so if you get an authentication error, try signing out of Google (gmail etc) and sign in again.
• For each message you wish to send, create a network resource as follows
  • 'https' 'post'
  • host is 'joinjoaomgcd.appspot.com'
  • port is 443
  • path see below
  • timeout 3000ms (YMMV)
  • mode is 'C Escaped'
  • For your message go to https://joinjoaomgcd.appspot.com/ then click the Join API button. and then the SHOW button. It will construct the message for you including all available parameters. Just copy the url generated and place everything in the path field beginning with '/_ah/api/messaging/v1/sendPush?... 

I'll be glad to help if there are additional questions. I especially like the ability to launch Tasker tasks and send arrays of variable values.

[KeviNH]

On 3/4/2019 at 9:11 AM, DaveStLou said:

For example I have a persistent notification on my phone that tells me who's home, temperature inside and HVAC set point ...

Can you show an example of how you set a persistent notification?   I assume this means that when the values are updated. the new notification  replaces the old?

[DaveStLou]

On 3/8/2019 at 9:24 PM, KeviNH said:

Can you show an example of how you set a persistent notification?   I assume this means that when the values are updated. the new notification  replaces the old?

I send the data in 3 arrays and use Tasker and AutoNotification to create the notification.

I don't have time right now to write up detailed instructions but there's more information on the AutoNotification site on exactly how to do that. Let me know if you have questions.