Wirely

Wirely is a node-based language and runtime for low-level home automation. It connects signals from KNX group addresses, MQTT topics, and other device interfaces through nodes that process values and apply logic. For example, it can listen for boolean values on two KNX group addresses and publish first_value AND NOT second_value to a third. Wirely works directly with these signals; it does not model higher-level concepts such as rooms, as Home Assistant does.

See the language documentation for how to write Wirely programs.

Installation

Wirely requires Python 3.11 or newer. Install the core package with:

python3 -m pip install wirely

The core install includes the compiler and command-line interface. The installed wirely command and python3 -m wirely provide the same subcommands. For example:

wirely compile program.wrl
python3 -m wirely compile program.wrl

Install optional integrations as needed:

python3 -m pip install 'wirely[knx]'           # KNX
python3 -m pip install 'wirely[mqtt]'          # MQTT
python3 -m pip install 'wirely[two-n]'         # 2N devices
python3 -m pip install 'wirely[graphviz]'      # show-graph
python3 -m pip install 'wirely[gpio]'          # GPIO
python3 -m pip install 'wirely[all]'           # all optional integrations

The test extra adds dependencies used only by the test suite. Install wirely[all,test] to include both integrations and test dependencies.

Development checkout

Create a virtual environment with all dependencies, then use the checkout launchers:

tools/setup-venv
tools/wirely compile test/simple.wrl
tools/run-tests

The launchers use venv/bin/python when available. Otherwise, they warn and use the current Python interpreter. tools/wirely accepts the same arguments as wirely and runs the source in this checkout from any working directory. The test suite also requires knxd and mosquitto.