Get updated values from device

Developers
1

Apologies if this has been answered already, I’ve searched all over and can’t seem to find the answer - if it exists.

I’m reading values for a Unifi device, and I see that only the “connected” value is fresh. Ideally I would like to be able to do things like turn on out door lights only if I’m close enough to AP a or b, but obviously that’s impossible when measure-levels are not updating. Example from a polling below:

{
  value: 35,
  lastUpdated: '2022-12-08T19:38:12.292Z',
  type: 'number',
  getable: true,
  setable: false,
  title: 'RSSI',
  desc: null,
  units: '%',
  min: 0,
  max: 100,
  step: 1,
  iconObj: {
    id: '415d4c317fab675c05e5c1aa2120bd4c',
    url: '/icon/415d4c317fab675c05e5c1aa2120bd4c/icon.svg'
  },
  id: 'measure_rssi',
  options: {},
  values: undefined
}

Is there any way to force an update of this capability?

2

Retrieve the device again through the api, then you get the updated capability value.

3

How can I do that without deleting and pairing with the device again?

The status page for the device shows the same “4 days ago” values, and the only changeable setting is power usage

4

Sounds like you’re trying to solve an app issue with HomeyScript, which won’t work. It’s the responsibility of the app to retrieve values and update capabilities.

5

I was afraid this would be the case. Marked as the solution