Add Chime Pro Nightlight as Automation Option

[EddieDaYankee]

Description

The Chime Pro 2nd Generation has a nightlight feature. In the Ring app, you can turn the nightlight on or off manually or have it automatically turn on when it gets dark. However, there is no way to create an automation with it.

Proposed solution

Add option to control nightlight in an automation. For example, if it’s between midnight and sunrise and a certain motion sensor detects motion then turn on the Ring Chime Pro 2 nightlight.

Alternatives

There are none.

Device data

No response

[tsightler]

I do already support this in ring-mqtt, so we know the required API commands and it would be pretty easy to add, however, I'm not sure how much time either of us have at the moment so if someone codes it up and submits a PR that might have a higher chance of getting done. They can use the ring-mqtt code as a guide.

[EddieDaYankee]

I’m thankful for your response, but unfortunately I’m not too familiar with MQTT. I’m a HomeKit/HomeBridge user. My HomeBridge is on a Raspberry Pi 4. I’m definitely open to learning if you’re willing to help.

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[tsightler]

I wasn't suggesting that you should use ring-mqtt, just saying that, since I've already added support there, the work to determine the required API calls, which is one of the bigger barriers to adding features like this, is already done. However, beyond that, someone still has to do that work and, right now, I'm not sure that the active maintainers in this project, including myself, have the time to do this, so the fastest way to see it included is for someone else to create a PR.

[ssllii]

I am also interested in this feature, I did not know there is a schedule that can turn on/off the nightlight in the ring app.
Is there any documentation on how to develop for homebridge-ring? TIA

[dgreif]

This has been added in 14.3.0. Would you mind upgrading and giving it a try? I don't have one to test with so I'm not 100% positive it works yet.