matter-web-controller 0.16.0

Using websocket matter server to query/control matter-enabled lights/sensors via a HTTP GET interface.

Unified Matter and Logical Web Controller

This document delineates the operational framework of the hybrid device management system, unifying physical Matter networks and virtual logical bridges via a standardized web interface.

System Architecture

The architecture implements a dual-stack aggregation model to optimize performance and interoperability:

1. Physical Matter Subsystem: The application executes python-matter-server as an isolated background daemon. This isolates heavy protocol operations from the primary web server.

2. Logical Bridge Integration: The system incorporates third-party control planes (e.g., Casambi) via HTTP metadata polling and embedded script execution. It automatically normalizes scale mismatches (e.g., mapping raw Casambi values to standardized levels).

3. Event-Driven Caching: The web server subscribes to hardware events and maintains local persistence arrays (devices_cache.txt, bridge_cache.json, etc.). Caches are hydrated immediately upon initialization to guarantee non-blocking, asynchronous API responses.

4. Unified Abstraction Layer: Complex websocket operations and embedded script executions are abstracted into standard HTTP requests. Control commands are dynamically routed to physical or logical nodes based on identifier resolution.

Requirements

Python 3.12 or newer.

Installation

Create a virtual environment and execute the package installation. Dependencies such as aiohttp, fastapi, and home-assistant-chip-core are resolved automatically.

How to Run

Execute the command matter-srv. Utilize the --port argument to specify the web server port (default: 8080). The background Matter process inherently binds to the subsequent port integer.

API Endpoints

Note on Device Identifiers: All hardware and virtual nodes utilize a standardized hash identifier format (dev_{node_id}_{endpoint_id}). Aliases assigned via /api/name function interchangeably with standard IDs across all control protocols.

Add a Logical Bridge

• URL /api/bridge

• Method GET

• Description: Registers a new logical bridge and persists its network configuration to the local cache.

• Parameters:

  • ip (string, required): The IPv4 address of the logical bridge.
  • port (integer, required): The communication port.

• Example: http://localhost:8080/api/bridge?ip=192.168.1.220&port=8000

Get all cached devices

• URL: /api/devices

• Method: GET

• Description: Retrieves the unified list of all local Matter devices and registered logical devices, including their aliases and raw states.

• Example: http://localhost:8080/api/devices

Get lighting device status

• URL: /api/lights

• Method: GET

• Description: Aggregates lighting states across physical and logical nodes. Data includes the standardized ID, aliases, Boolean power state, normalized brightness (0.0 to 1.0), and color temperature in Kelvin (if applicable).

• Example: http://localhost:8080/api/lights

Get sensor device status

• URL: /api/sensors

• Method: GET

• Description: Retrieves sensor metrics from physical Matter nodes. Includes standard identifiers, aliases, normalized sensor values, human-readable occupancy timestamps, and registered script paths.

• Example: http://localhost:8080/api/sensors

Assign a name to a device

• URL: /api/name

• Method: GET or POST

• Description: Assigns a globally unique alias to a physical or logical device identifier.

• Parameters / JSON Body:

  • id (string, required): The standard ID or existing alias.
  • name (string, required): The target unique string to assign.

• Example (POST): curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id": "dev_1_8", "name": "Main Hall"}' http://localhost:8080/api/name

Commission a new Matter device

• URL: /api/register

• Method: GET

• Description: Executes network inclusion routines for unprovisioned physical Matter hardware.

• Parameters:

  • code (string, required): The standard manual pairing payload.
  • ip (string, optional): Target IP address for localized IP-based commissioning.
  • name (string, optional): A pending alias mapped post-commissioning.

• Example: http://localhost:8080/api/register?code=11223344556&name=Kitchen

Control a lighting device

• URL: /api/set

• Method: GET or POST

• Description: Actuates state mutation. The server dynamically routes the payload to Matter clusters for physical devices or executes embedded Python scripts for logical nodes.

• Parameters / JSON Body:

  • id (string, required): The standardized ID or alias.
  • brightness (float, optional): Target level (0.0 to 1.0).
  • temperature (integer, optional): Target color temperature (Kelvin).

• Example (POST): curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id": "Sofa and Painting", "brightness": 0.8}' http://localhost:8080/api/set

Create and register an occupancy script

• URL: /api/script

• Method: GET or POST

• Description: Serves a graphical interface (GET) or processes form payloads (POST) to generate executable bash scripts. Scripts are auto-registered to the occupancy callback of the specified physical sensor.

• Parameters (GET):

  • id (string, required): The standard ID or alias of the target sensor.

• Form Body (POST):

  • content (string, required): The rigorous bash script logic.

• Example: http://localhost:8080/api/script?id=Motion_Entry