socialhome-client 2026.5.11

Async HTTP + WebSocket client for Social Home, used by the Home Assistant integration.

socialhome-client

Async HTTP + WebSocket client for Social Home, published to PyPI as socialhome-client and consumed by the Home Assistant integration.

Never imports from social_home (core). Safe to install inside Home Assistant Core, which runs on Python 3.13.

Install

pip install socialhome-client

Use

The client groups methods under feature resources — e.g. c.me.get(), c.shopping.add(...), c.bot.create(...) — rather than a flat surface.

import asyncio

from socialhome_client import SocialHomeClient, SocialHomeWsManager


async def main() -> None:
    async with SocialHomeClient("http://homeassistant.local:8099", token="…") as sh:
        me = await sh.me.get()
        print(me.display_name)

        await sh.shopping.add("milk")
        events = await sh.calendar.list_events("cal-1", "2026-05-01", "2026-06-01")
        print(f"{len(events)} events this month")

        ws = SocialHomeWsManager(sh)
        await ws.connect()
        ws.register(
            ["post_created"],
            lambda frame: asyncio.sleep(0, print(frame)),
        )


asyncio.run(main())

Bots

Home Assistant automations can post into a space feed through the bot-bridge. Each bot has its own Bearer token (shown once on create) and posts render with the bot's icon + name instead of a generic "Home Assistant" avatar.

# Admin turns on bot posting for the space, then registers a household bot.
await sh.space.update(space_id, bot_enabled=True)
bot = await sh.bot.create(
    space_id, scope="space", slug="doorbell",
    name="Doorbell", icon="🔔",
)

# Persist bot.token somewhere safe — the backend will not show it again.
await sh.bot.post(
    space_id, bot.token,
    title="Ring", message="Front door",
)

Develop

pip install -e .[dev]
pre-commit install
pytest

Documentation

• docs/principles.md — design principles (standalone of core, async everywhere, typed responses).
• docs/architecture.md — HTTP client + feature resources, WebSocket manager, models, exceptions.
• docs/testing.md — test strategy, 85 % coverage gate, aioresponses + fake-WS patterns.
• CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md — guidance for AI assistants working in this repo.

License

Mozilla Public License 2.0.