Wachdog/'Still alive' widget and flow

Dashboards
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Ok, I created a dashboard… But just every once in a while it seem’s to lose the connection to the Homey. So the dashboard is not updated, which is not alwas noticeable.

I created 2 flows/widgets to get notified, one you can notice the lost connection from the dashboard, one to be activly notified from the Homey (with notification, push or just in the timeline. You decide :slightly_smiling_face:)

1: Spinner on the dashboard, if it doesn’t turn, the dashboard is offline

  • Needs Enhanced device widget App

Create a Enhanced device status widget, I named it ‘Notificatieveld’

Create a advanced flow and add :

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You now have a spinner on the dashboard that is controlled by Homey, w/o being connected with Homey it wil just not spin. And you will notice it on the dashboard.

2: Watchdog, webhook sent from dashboard to Homey, if not recieved, Homey can notify you.

  • Needs HTTP/FTP Server (From Emile)

Create a html file IE heartbeat.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style>
  body {
    margin: 0;
    background: #0f0f0f;
  }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<script>
  setInterval(() => {
    fetch("HIER_JE_WEBHOOK_URL", { cache: "no-store" });
  }, 30000);
</script>
</body>
</html>

Upload it to the HTTP server

Create a HTML File widget with the HTTP/FTP Server app

Create a advanced flow :

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the HTML File widget will ‘run’ the HTML file as long as there is a connection with Homey and send a webhook on a 30 sec interval. If the webhook is not recieved, the flow it send a notification.