abodepy 0.7.1

An Abode alarm Python library running on Python 3.

python-abode

A thin Python library for the Abode alarm API. Only compatible with Python 3+

Disclaimer:

Published under the MIT license - See LICENSE file for more details.

“Abode” is a trademark owned by Abode Systems Inc., see www.goabode.com for more information. I am in no way affiliated with Abode.

Thank you Abode for having a relatively simple API to reverse engineer. Hopefully in the future you’ll open it up for official use.

API calls faster than 60 seconds is not recommended as it can overwhelm Abode’s servers. Leverage the cloud push event notification functionality as much as possible. Please use this module responsibly.

Installation

>From PyPi:

pip3 install abodepy

Command Line Usage

Simple command line implementation arguments:

$ python abodepy.py -h
    usage: abodepy.py [-h] --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD [--mode]
                      [--arm ARM] [--setting SETTING] [--switchOn SWITCHON]
                      [--switchOff SWITCHOFF] [--lock LOCK] [--unlock UNLOCK]
                      [--devices] [--device DEVICE] [--listen] [--debug] [--quiet]

    optional arguments:
      -h, --help            show this help message and exit
      --username USERNAME   Username
      --password PASSWORD   Password
      --mode                Output Alarm Mode
      --arm ARM             Arm Alarm To Mode
      --setting SETTING     Set Setting
      --switchOn SWITCHON   Switch On Given Device ID
      --switchOff SWITCHOFF
                            Switch Off Given Device ID
      --lock LOCK           Lock Given Device ID
      --unlock UNLOCK       Unlock Given Device ID
      --devices             List All Devices
      --device DEVICE       Get Device
      --listen              Listen For Device Updates
      --debug               Logging at Debug Level
      --quiet               Output Warn Level

You can get the current alarm mode:

$ python abodepy.py --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD --mode

Mode: standby

To set the alarm mode, one of ‘standby’, ‘home’, or ‘away’:

$ python abodepy.py --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD --arm home

Mode set to: home

A full list of devices and their current states:

$ python abodepy.py --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD --devices

Device Name: Glass Break Sensor, Device ID: RF:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: GLASS, Device Status: Online
Device Name: Keypad, Device ID: RF:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Keypad, Device Status: Online
Device Name: Remote, Device ID: RF:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Remote Controller, Device Status: Online
Device Name: Garage Entry Door, Device ID: RF:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Door Contact, Device Status: Closed
Device Name: Front Door, Device ID: RF:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Door Contact, Device Status: Closed
Device Name: Back Door, Device ID: RF:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Door Contact, Device Status: Closed
Device Name: Status Indicator, Device ID: ZB:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Status Display, Device Status: Online
Device Name: Downstairs Motion Camera, Device ID: ZB:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Motion Camera, Device Status: Online
Device Name: Back Door Deadbolt, Device ID: ZW:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Door Lock, Device Status: LockClosed
Device Name: Front Door Deadbolt, Device ID: ZW:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Door Lock, Device Status: LockClosed
Device Name: Garage Door Deadbolt, Device ID: ZW:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Door Lock, Device Status: LockClosed
Device Name: Alarm area_1, Device ID: area_1, Device Type: Alarm, Device Status: standby

The current state of a specific device using the device id:

$ python abodepy.py --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD --device ZW:xxxxxxxx

Device Name: Garage Door Deadbolt, Device ID: ZW:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Door Lock, Device Status: LockClosed

Additionally, multiple specific devices using the device id:

$ python abodepy.py --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD --device ZW:xxxxxxxx --device RF:xxxxxxxx

Device Name: Garage Door Deadbolt, Device ID: ZW:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Door Lock, Device Status: LockClosed
Device Name: Back Door, Device ID: RF:xxxxxxxx, Device Type: Door Contact, Device Status: Closed

You can switch a device on or off, or lock and unlock a device by passing multiple arguments:

$ python abodepy.py --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD --lock ZW:xxxxxxxx --switchOn ZW:xxxxxxxx

Locked device with id: ZW:xxxxxxxx
Switched on device with id: ZW:xxxxxxxx

You can also block and listen for all mode and change events as they occur:

$ python abodepy.py --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD --listen

    No devices specified, adding all devices to listener...
    Listening for device updates...
    Device Name: Alarm area_1, Device ID: area_1, Status: standby, At: 2017-05-27 11:13:08
    Device Name: Garage Door Deadbolt, Device ID: ZW:xxxxxxxx, Status: LockOpen, At: 2017-05-27 11:13:31
    Device Name: Garage Entry Door, Device ID: RF:xxxxxxxx, Status: Open, At: 2017-05-27 11:13:34
    Device Name: Garage Entry Door, Device ID: RF:xxxxxxxx, Status: Closed, At: 2017-05-27 11:13:39
    Device Name: Garage Door Deadbolt, Device ID: ZW:xxxxxxxx, Status: LockClosed, At: 2017-05-27 11:13:41
    Device Name: Alarm area_1, Device ID: area_1, Status: home, At: 2017-05-27 11:13:59
    Device update listening stopped.

If you specify one or more devices with the –device argument along with the –listen command then only those devices will listen for change events.

Keyboard interupt (CTRL+C) to exit listening mode.

Settings

You can change settings with abodepy either using abode.set_setting(setting, value) or through the command line:

$ python abodepy.py --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD --setting beeper_mute=1

  Setting beeper_mute changed to 1

Setting	Valid Values
ircamera_resolution_t	0 for 320x240x3, 2 for 640x480x3
ircamera_gray_t	0 for disabled, 1 for enabled
beeper_mute	0 for disabled, 1 for enabled
away_entry_delay	0, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240
away_exit_delay	30, 60, 120, 180, 240
home_entry_delay	0, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240
home_exit_delay	0, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240
door_chime	none, normal, loud
warning_beep	none, normal, loud
entry_beep_away	none, normal, loud
exit_beep_away	none, normal, loud
entry_beep_home	none, normal, loud
exit_beep_home	none, normal, loud
confirm_snd	none, normal, loud
alarm_len	0, 60, 120, 180, 240, 300, 360, 420, 480, 540, 600, 660, 720, 780, 840, 900
final_beep	0, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
entry	(Siren) 0 for disabled, 1 for enabled
tamper	(Siren) 0 for disabled, 1 for enabled
confirm	(Siren) 0 for disabled, 1 for enabled

Development and Testing

Install the core dependencies:

$ sudo apt-get install python3-pip python3-dev python3-venv

Checkout from github and then create a virtual environment:

$ git clone https://github.com/MisterWil/abodepy.git
$ cd abodepy
$ python3 -m venv venv

Activate the virtual environment:

$ source venv/bin/activate

Install abodepy locally:

$ pip3 install .

To test from source directly, run pytest with the PWD added to the python path:

$ python -m pytest tests

Alternatively you can run the run the full test suite with tox:

$ tox

Library Usage

TODO

Class Descriptions

TODO