hi @iLeoLion ,

Thanks for the report.

This should be available in the next release. If you can, please have a look at the pi.alert_dev docker image.

It would be great if you could test this on your end by switching to the above image and letting me know if the issue was resolved.

Thanks in advance,
j

Hi just tried the dev version. Seems working on pi.alert side but I have no updates in Home Assistant. With MQTT Explorer I can see that values are not changed. Maybe I need to delete all the topics? If so should they reappear?

Glad to hear we are getting somewhere :)

I think you can either delete the topics or the values would probably update after the next change. You can also try deleting existing values under Plugins > MQTT which might speed up the refresh.

Ok so deleted values under Plugins > MQTT and they reappeared but still no updates in MQTT broker via MQTT Explorer.
I deleted a value from binary_sensor with MQTT Explorer and it never reappeared. Should I reinstall Pi.Alert from zero?

Hey, please try this sequence:

0. Enable debug
1. Delete the values from the MQTT explorer
2. Delete the values under Plugins > MQTT
3. Trigger a notification on a device or via Settings -> MQTT_RUN -> Test button
4. Check the logs

The logs should contain entries similar to the ones below showing that MQTT requests are sent to the broker:

11:37:50 [MQTT] New sensor entry mac          : ba:01:c9:80:8c:78
11:37:50 [MQTT] New sensor entry input_string : mac_ba_01_c9_80_8c_78Device Name Heresensoris_newbell-alert-outline
11:37:50 [MQTT] New sensor entry hash_value   : dcee5d9df23d1131606c1a6193d90852
11:37:50 [MQTT] Publishing sensor number 64
11:37:50 [MQTT] Sending MQTT topic: homeassistant/sensor/mac_ba_01_c9_80_8c_78/is_new/config
11:37:50 [MQTT] Sending MQTT message: {                 "name":"is_new",                 "state_topic":"system-sensors/sensor/mac_ba_01_c9_80_8c_78/state",                 "value_template":"{{value_json.is_new}}",                 "unique_id":"mac_ba_01_c9_80_8c_78_sensor_is_new",                 "device":                     {                         "identifiers": ["mac_ba_01_c9_80_8c_78_sensor"],                         "manufacturer": "PiAlert",                         "name":"Device Name Here"                     },                 "icon":"mdi:bell-alert-outline"                 }
11:37:52 [MQTT] New sensor entry mac          : ba:01:c9:80:8c:78
11:37:52 [MQTT] New sensor entry input_string : mac_ba_01_c9_80_8c_78Device Name Heresensorvendorcog
11:37:52 [MQTT] New sensor entry hash_value   : b85ad03bc952800de297b23ab4f36e1c
11:37:52 [MQTT] Publishing sensor number 65
11:37:52 [MQTT] Sending MQTT topic: homeassistant/sensor/mac_ba_01_c9_80_8c_78/vendor/config

Hi,
Deleted devices from MQTT Explorer
Deleted from plugins
Ran MQTT_RUN

Sensors didn't reappear in MQTT Explorer.
Logs (everyone is the same):

17:27:51 [MQTT] Publishing sensor number 138
17:27:51 [MQTT] Sending MQTT topic: homeassistant/sensor/mac_b4_45_06_94_7e_be/mac_address/config
17:27:51 [MQTT] Sending MQTT message: { "name":"mac_address", "state_topic":"system-sensors/sensor/mac_b4_45_06_94_7e_be/state", "value_template":"{{value_json.mac_address}}", "unique_id":"mac_b4_45_06_94_7e_be_sensor_mac_address", "device": { "identifiers": ["mac_b4_45_06_94_7e_be_sensor"], "manufacturer": "PiAlert", "name":"name not found" }, "icon":"mdi:folder-key-network" }
17:27:53 [Plugin utils] 💬 INFO - Object not found {"Plugin": "MQTT", "Watched_Value3": "a07115757763e1a56b4c226132ba9983"}
17:27:53 [MQTT] New sensor entry mac : b4:45:06:94:7e:be
17:27:53 [MQTT] New sensor entry input_string : mac_b4_45_06_94_7e_bename not foundsensoris_newbell-alert-outline
17:27:53 [MQTT] New sensor entry hash_value : a07115757763e1a56b4c226132ba9983
17:27:53 [MQTT] Publishing sensor number 139
17:27:53 [MQTT] Sending MQTT topic: homeassistant/sensor/mac_b4_45_06_94_7e_be/is_new/config
17:27:53 [MQTT] Sending MQTT message: { "name":"is_new", "state_topic":"system-sensors/sensor/mac_b4_45_06_94_7e_be/state", "value_template":"{{value_json.is_new}}", "unique_id":"mac_b4_45_06_94_7e_be_sensor_is_new", "device": { "identifiers": ["mac_b4_45_06_94_7e_be_sensor"], "manufacturer": "PiAlert", "name":"name not found" }, "icon":"mdi:bell-alert-outline" }
17:27:55 [Plugin utils] 💬 INFO - Object not found {"Plugin": "MQTT", "Watched_Value3": "ca686b92c1e506d78d1564ca55c1f119"}
17:27:55 [MQTT] New sensor entry mac : b4:45:06:94:7e:be
17:27:55 [MQTT] New sensor entry input_string : mac_b4_45_06_94_7e_bename not foundsensorvendorcog
17:27:55 [MQTT] New sensor entry hash_value : ca686b92c1e506d78d1564ca55c1f119
17:27:55 [MQTT] Publishing sensor number 140

This is what is strange:
17:27:55 [Plugin utils] 💬 INFO - Object not found {"Plugin": "MQTT", "Watched_Value3": "ca686b92c1e506d78d1564ca55c1f119"}

Hi @iLeoLion ,

Thanks for the additional details.

The issue might be related to the API version used to communicate with the broker, which was previously hard-coded to VERSION2. I've added a new MQTT setting to pick the API version used to communicate with the MQTT broker.

This should be available in the next release. If you can, please have a look at the pi.alert_dev docker image, in about 15 minutes (or after the last action finishes) from now.

It would be great if you could test changing the API version to 1, test, 2, and test on your end by switching to the above image and letting me know if the issue was resolved.

Thanks in advance,
j

Hi @jokob-sk

Updated - tested with V1 - sensors reappeared and updating!!

Many thanks!

P.s. nice ui restyle for the left panel

Glad to hear it's working! 😅

Thanks for the feedback. Trying to improve things step-by-step

released -> closing