@homebridge-plugins/homebridge-ewelink 12.15.1-beta.1 → 12.15.2

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to `@homebridge-plugins/homebridge-ewelink` will be documented in this file.
 
-## v12.15.1 (Pending Release)
+## v12.15.2 (2026-07-14)
+
+### Changed
+
+- fix: never pass external accessories to the homebridge cache so saving no longer fails
+
+## v12.15.1 (2026-07-13)
 
 ### Changed
 

package/lib/platform.js

@@ -1950,10 +1950,12 @@ export default class {
     // accessory in our in-memory map. Hidden accessories are deliberately never
     // registered (see addAccessory), so they have no associated plugin and would
     // make Homebridge throw when it serialises its accessory cache to disk
-    // ('Cannot serialize accessory ... - missing associated plugin'). We still
+    // ('Cannot serialize accessory ... - missing associated plugin'). The same
+    // applies to external accessories (the tv/box/stick simulations), which are
+    // published outside the bridge so have no associated platform. We still
     // keep them in devicesInHB so lookups (e.g. the SW0 master of a multi-channel
     // device) continue to work.
-    if (!accessory.context.hidden) {
+    if (!accessory.context.hidden && !accessory.context.isExternal) {
       this.api.updatePlatformAccessories([accessory])
     }
     devicesInHB.set(accessory.UUID, accessory)
@@ -1996,6 +1998,7 @@ export default class {
         switchNumber: hbDeviceId.split('SW')[1].toString(),
         channelCount: platformConsts.supportedDevices[device.extra.uiid],
         hidden: false,
+        isExternal: true,
       }
 
       // Register the accessory

package/package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "displayName": "Homebridge eWeLink",
   "alias": "eWeLink",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "12.15.1-beta.1",
+  "version": "12.15.2",
   "description": "Homebridge plugin to integrate eWeLink devices into HomeKit.",
   "author": {
     "name": "bwp91",