@homebridge-plugins/homebridge-meross 10.16.3 → 10.16.4

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to `@homebridge-plugins/homebridge-meross` will be documented in this file.
 
+## v10.16.4 (2026-07-14)
+
+### Changed
+
+- fix: never pass external accessories to the homebridge cache so saving no longer fails (#792)
+
 ## v10.16.3 (2026-07-13)
 
 ### Changed

package/lib/platform.js

@@ -1092,6 +1092,12 @@ export default class {
         )
         .setCharacteristic(this.api.hap.Characteristic.Identify, true)
 
+      // Mark the accessory as external so it is never passed to
+      // updatePlatformAccessories, since Homebridge 2 adds any accessory passed
+      // there to its cached list, and an external accessory has no associated
+      // platform so every cache save then fails to serialize it (#792)
+      accessory.context.isExternal = true
+
       // Register the accessory
       this.api.publishExternalAccessories(plugin.name, [accessory])
       this.log('[%s] %s.', device.devName, platformLang.devAdd)
@@ -1122,7 +1128,7 @@ export default class {
   }
 
   updateAccessory(accessory) {
-    if (!accessory.context.hidden) {
+    if (!accessory.context.hidden && !accessory.context.isExternal) {
       this.api.updatePlatformAccessories([accessory])
     }
     if (accessory.context.isOnline) {
@@ -1133,7 +1139,7 @@ export default class {
   }
 
   saveAccessoryUpdate(accessory) {
-    if (!accessory.context.hidden) {
+    if (!accessory.context.hidden && !accessory.context.isExternal) {
       this.api.updatePlatformAccessories([accessory])
     }
     this.devicesInHB.set(accessory.UUID, accessory)

package/package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@homebridge-plugins/homebridge-meross",
   "alias": "Meross",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "10.16.3",
+  "version": "10.16.4",
   "description": "Homebridge plugin to integrate Meross devices into HomeKit.",
   "author": {
     "name": "bwp91",