@homebridge-plugins/homebridge-tado 8.6.0 → 8.6.2

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v8.6.2 — 2025-11-02
+- Fix: Config-UI: Show skip auth field as checkbox and improve instruction texts
+
+## v8.6.1 — 2025-11-01
+- Fix: Improve error logging for failed API requests (#179)
+
 ## v8.6.0 — 2025-11-01
 - BREAKING CHANGE: `tadoApiUrl` and `skipAuth` must now be defined under each home configuration for proper multi-home support (#176)
 - New parameter `preferSiriTemperature` for improved Siri handling — allows temperature changes via Siri without forcing Auto mode (#178). See [#178 (comment)](https://github.com/homebridge-plugins/homebridge-tado/issues/178#issuecomment-3476646430) for a detailed explanation
@@ -10,7 +16,7 @@
 - Fixed multi-home polling and individual API handling (#176)
 - Added enhanced debug logs for zone updates and API interactions
 - Note: This update resets the Tado API counter for the current day
-- Apologies for the unexpected behavior introduced in 8.4.x–8.5.x — this release restores consistent and reliable behavior, with an optional fix for Siri users. Full statement: [#178 (comment)](https://github.com/homebridge-plugins/homebridge-tado/issues/178#issuecomment-3476646430)
+- Apologies for the unexpected behavior introduced in v8.4.x–8.5.x — this release restores consistent and reliable behavior, with an optional fix for Siri users. Full statement: [#178 (comment)](https://github.com/homebridge-plugins/homebridge-tado/issues/178#issuecomment-3476646430)
 
 ## v8.5.0 - 2025-10-27
 - Change minimum polling interval to 30s due to improvements made in v8.2.0
@@ -41,8 +47,8 @@
 - Fix config UI not working on HOOBS 5 (#177)
 
 ## v8.1.0 - 2025-10-19
-- Add option to use a custom tado api url (#176)
-- Add option to skip authentication for tado api (#176)
+- Add option to use a custom tado API url (#176)
+- Add option to skip authentication for tado API (#176)
 - Update dependencies
 
 ## v8.0.2 - 2025-07-22
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@
 - Updated changelog
 
 ## v7.4.0 - 2025-03-14
-- Implemented the new authentication workflow for the tado° REST API based on their [official instructions](https://support.tado.com/en/articles/8565472-how-do-i-authenticate-to-access-the-rest-api)
+- Implemented the new authentication workflow for the tado° REST API based on their [official instructions](https://support.tado.com/en/articles/8565472-how-do-i-authenticate-to-access-the-rest-API)
 - Added full support for Homebridge v2.0 (it is also shown as compatible when using Homebridge v1.X)
 - Updated all dependencies to their latest version
 - Added new authentication workflow to config-ui

package/config.schema.json

@@ -570,9 +570,9 @@
         "description": "Optional: Skip creation of history service."
       },
       "preferSiriTemperature": {
-        "title": "Prefer Siri temperature changes",
+        "title": "Prefer Siri Temperature Changes",
         "type": "boolean",
-        "description": "Prefers temperature changes when the Auto (state=3) mode is sent simultaneously. Default: false."
+        "description": "Prefer temperature changes when the state auto is sent simultaneously with a temperature change. Default: false."
       }
     }
   },

package/homebridge-ui/public/index.html

@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@
       <i class="fa fa-arrow-left" aria-hidden="true"></i>
     </button>
     <img src="images/tado_logo.png" alt="Tado meets Homebridge" width="150px" class="center-it mt-4 tadoLogo">
-    <h6 class="text-center">To start the process, we need some data from the home you want to add in homebridge. <br>
-      Please fill out all marked fields.</h6>
+    <h6 class="text-center">To start the process, we need to authenticate with the Tado account of the home you want to
+      add to Homebridge.<br>Please fill out all marked fields:</h6>
     <div class="container mt-5">
       <div class="form-group">
-        <label for="homeUsername">Username <span class="text-danger">*</span> </label>
-        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="homeUsername">
-        <label for="homeTadoApiUrl">Tado API URL (optional) </label>
+        <label for="homeUsername">Username<span class="text-danger">*</span></label>
+        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="homeUsername" placeholder="your-tado@mail.com">
+        <label for="homeTadoApiUrl">Tado API URL (optional)</label>
         <input type="text" class="form-control" id="homeTadoApiUrl">
-        <label for="homeSkipAuth">Skip Authentication (optional) </label>
-        <input type="checkbox" class="form-control" id="homeSkipAuth">
+        <label for="homeSkipAuth">Skip Authentication (optional)</label>
+        <input type="checkbox" class="form-checkbox" id="homeSkipAuth">
       </div>
       <button id="auth" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary float-right mt-3 mr-0">Next</button>
     </div>
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@
   <!-- fetchDevices -->
   <div id="fetchDevices" style="display:none;">
     <img src="images/tado_logo.png" alt="Tado meets Homebridge" width="150px" class="center-it mt-2 tadoLogo">
-    <h6 class="text-center">Devices are searched. <br> Please be patient for a moment.</h6>
+    <h6 class="text-center">Devices are being searched.<br>Please follow the instructions below and be patient for a
+      moment.</h6>
     <h6 class="text-center" id="authenticationInstructions" style="display:none;font-weight:bold;"></h6>
     <div id="fetchDevicesBar" class="mt-5"></div>
   </div>

package/homebridge-ui/public/js/schema.js

@@ -562,9 +562,9 @@ const schema = {
       'description': 'Optional: Skip creation of history service.'
     },
     'preferSiriTemperature': {
-      'title': 'Prefer Siri temperature changes',
+      'title': 'Prefer Siri Temperature Changes',
       'type': 'boolean',
-      'description': 'Prefers temperature changes when the Auto (state=3) mode is sent simultaneously. Default: false.'
+      'description': 'Prefer temperature changes when the state auto is sent simultaneously with a temperature change. Default: false.'
     }
   },
   'layout': [

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@homebridge-plugins/homebridge-tado",
-  "version": "8.6.0",
+  "version": "8.6.2",
   "description": "Homebridge plugin for controlling tado° devices.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {

package/src/helper/handler.js

@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ export default (api, accessories, config, tado, telegram) => {
           );
           break;
       }
-    } catch (err) {
-      errorHandler(err);
+    } catch (error) {
+      Logger.error(`Failed to set states: ${error.message || error}`);
     } finally {
       delete helpers[config.homeId].activeSettingStateRuns[runId];
       //update zones to ensure correct state in Apple Home
@@ -795,8 +795,8 @@ export default (api, accessories, config, tado, telegram) => {
 
       //Child Lock
       if (config.childLock.length) await updateDevices();
-    } catch (err) {
-      errorHandler(err);
+    } catch (error) {
+      Logger.error(`Failed to get states: ${error.message || error}`);
     } finally {
       void refreshHistoryServices();
     }
@@ -1554,48 +1554,6 @@ export default (api, accessories, config, tado, telegram) => {
     });
   }
 
-  function errorHandler(err) {
-    let error;
-
-    if (err.options)
-      Logger.debug(
-        'API request ' + err.options.method + ' ' + err.options.url.pathname + ' <error> ' + err.message,
-        config.homeName
-      );
-
-    if (err.response) {
-      // The request was made and the server responded with a status code
-      // that falls out of the range of 2xx
-      if (err.response.data) {
-        error = {
-          status: err.response.status,
-          message: err.response.statusText,
-          data: err.response.data,
-        };
-      } else {
-        error = {
-          status: err.response.status,
-          message: err.response.statusText,
-        };
-      }
-    } else if (err.request) {
-      error = {
-        code: err.code,
-        message: 'Cannot reach Tado. No response received.',
-      };
-    } else if (err.output && err.output.payload && Object.keys(err.output.payload).length) {
-      //simple-oauth2 boom error
-      error = err.output.payload;
-    } else {
-      // Something happened in setting up the request that triggered an Error
-      error = err;
-    }
-
-    Logger.error("Error:", error, config.homeName);
-
-    return;
-  }
-
   return {
     initTasks: initTasks,
     getStates: getStates,

package/src/tado/tado-api.js

@@ -300,12 +300,6 @@ export default class Tado {
       return response.body;
     } catch (error) {
       Logger.error(`API Request [${method} ${path}] - FAILED: ${error.message}`, this.name);
-      if (error.response) {
-        Logger.error(`HTTP Status: ${error.response.statusCode} - Response: ${JSON.stringify(error.response.body)}`, this.name);
-      }
-      if (error.request) {
-        Logger.error(`Request failed - Config: ${JSON.stringify(config)}`, this.name);
-      }
       throw error;
     }
   }