hamqtt 0.1.0

A CLI tool to send custom sensor data to Home Assistant via MQTT

Home Assistant MQTT CLI

A command-line interface (CLI) tool to easily send custom sensor data to Home Assistant using MQTT Discovery.

Features

• Easy Configuration: Interactive setup for MQTT broker connection.
• Auto-Discovery: Automatically registers entities with Home Assistant.
• Flexible: Supports sensors, binary sensors, and various device classes.
• Scriptable: Output JSON payloads for use with other tools or scripts.

Installation

Install using uv (recommended):

uv tool install hamqtt

Or using pip:

pip install hamqtt

Quick Start

1. Configure MQTT Connection:

   hamqtt configure
   

   Follow the prompts to enter your broker details.

2. Register a Sensor:

   hamqtt register --unique-id my_temp_sensor --name "Living Room Temperature" --device-class temperature --unit "°C"
   

3. Send Data:

   hamqtt send --unique-id my_temp_sensor --state 22.5
   

Documentation

Full documentation is available at https://HWiese1980.github.io/hamqtt/.

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.