Service.InputSource use case?

@KhaosT

Looking at the new Television services added:

Can you please explain Service.InputSource, how and what it can be used for? What use-case is there for:

Characteristic.InputSourceType and Characteristic.InputDeviceType

/**
 * Service "Input Source"
 */

Service.InputSource = function(displayName, subtype) {
  Service.call(this, displayName, '000000D9-0000-1000-8000-0026BB765291', subtype);

  // Required Characteristics
  this.addCharacteristic(Characteristic.ConfiguredName);
  this.addCharacteristic(Characteristic.InputSourceType);
  this.addCharacteristic(Characteristic.IsConfigured);
  this.addCharacteristic(Characteristic.CurrentVisibilityState);

  // Optional Characteristics
  this.addOptionalCharacteristic(Characteristic.Identifier);
  this.addOptionalCharacteristic(Characteristic.InputDeviceType);
  this.addOptionalCharacteristic(Characteristic.TargetVisibilityState);
  this.addOptionalCharacteristic(Characteristic.Name);
};

inherits(Service.InputSource, Service);

Service.InputSource.UUID = '000000D9-0000-1000-8000-0026BB765291';

Thanks for the info 😃

[n0rt0nthec4t]

I’ve developed two accessories since teh initial support for TVs was added… One for my Sony Bravia TV and the other for my Denon AVR (Even though not a TV, its create to be able to select Input sources and use those in HomeKit scenes. Happy to share the code if anyones interested in playing with what developed

[ebaauw]

I doubt whether it’s because of the same IP address (you could check by running both homebridge instances on you mac), but it might have to do with the Remote app not liking multiple TVs behind the same Bonjour service.

Somewhere in the fine print, the HAP spec states that a HomeKit bridge is only to be used for accessories that don’t natively talk IP. I’ve never encountered a smart TV that used another protocol, so it might very well be that Apple simply doesn’t cater for the use case of (multiple) TV accessories behind a HomeKit bridge (Bonjour service). Meaning it might not be fixed in the beta cycle…