homebridge-bluos 1.1.4 → 1.1.6

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.1.6](https://github.com/tbaur/homebridge-bluos/compare/v1.1.5...v1.1.6) (2026-08-31)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* announce discovery with a toast while the spinner runs ([#35](https://github.com/tbaur/homebridge-bluos/issues/35)) ([99582c9](https://github.com/tbaur/homebridge-bluos/commit/99582c92d710f7e5c7aade520faf76a431a0a477))
+
+## [1.1.5](https://github.com/tbaur/homebridge-bluos/compare/v1.1.4...v1.1.5) (2026-08-31)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* keep discover progress in view and leave volume opt-in ([#33](https://github.com/tbaur/homebridge-bluos/issues/33)) ([1dec836](https://github.com/tbaur/homebridge-bluos/commit/1dec8361f2a82d2a1c355f74c4258078bcb945d2))
+
 ## [1.1.4](https://github.com/tbaur/homebridge-bluos/compare/v1.1.3...v1.1.4) (2026-08-31)
 
 

package/README.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Nothing needs enabling on the player, because the BluOS LAN API is always on. A
 
 ### 3. Configure
 
-**Homebridge UI** (recommended): open the plugin settings and press **Discover Players**. Every zone that answers is listed with a suggested set of accessories. Tick what you want, then press the Homebridge Save button.
+**Homebridge UI** (recommended): open the plugin settings and press **Discover Players**. Every zone that answers is listed. Tick the players and accessories you want, then press the Homebridge Save button.
 
 Or in `config.json`:
 

package/homebridge-ui/public/index.js

@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@
         derivedIdentity: player.derivedIdentity,
         online: true,
         selected: false,
-        volumeSlider: player.suggested.volumeSlider,
+        // Discover listing a zone is not a request for a HomeKit accessory.
+        // Volume is a fan tile; leaving it ticked on every new player would
+        // mint one per zone the moment the user pressed Save.
+        volumeSlider: false,
         mute: player.suggested.mute,
         battery: player.suggested.battery,
         reboot: player.suggested.reboot,
@@ -457,6 +460,9 @@
   async function discover() {
     const timeoutSec = Number(byId('timeout').value) || DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SEC
     homebridge.showSpinner()
+    // The overlay can sit in the middle of a long device list. The toast is
+    // drawn on the Config UI chrome, so it stays visible.
+    homebridge.toast.info('Listening for players…', 'Discovering')
     try {
       const response = await homebridge.request('/discover', { timeoutSec })
       const found = Array.isArray(response && response.players) ? response.players : []
@@ -497,6 +503,7 @@
       payload.port = Number(portValue)
     }
     homebridge.showSpinner()
+    homebridge.toast.info(`Probing ${host}…`, 'Probing')
     try {
       const response = await homebridge.request('/probe', payload)
       const found = Array.isArray(response && response.players) ? response.players : []

package/homebridge-ui/server.js

@@ -155,11 +155,14 @@ class BluOSUiServer extends HomebridgePluginUiServer {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Shape a discovered player for the page, including sensible defaults.
+   * Shape a discovered player for the page, including opt-in accessory defaults.
    *
-   * A player that reports a fixed output level gets no slider suggested, because
-   * writing a level to it does nothing. A player with no usable MAC is given a
-   * generated identity here, once, so that it stays stable from then on.
+   * Volume, mute and reboot stay off until the user asks for them: Discover
+   * listing a zone is not a request for a HomeKit accessory. A player with a
+   * battery pack is offered that sensor, because it is a reading rather than a
+   * control. A player that reports a fixed output cannot take a slider at all,
+   * which the page learns from `fixedVolume`. A player with no usable MAC is
+   * given a generated identity here, once, so that it stays stable from then on.
    */
   describe(player) {
     const api = this.loadApi()
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ class BluOSUiServer extends HomebridgePluginUiServer {
       hasBattery: player.hasBattery === true,
       derivedIdentity: !(player.mac && player.mac.length > 0),
       suggested: {
-        volumeSlider: player.fixedVolume !== true,
+        volumeSlider: false,
         mute: false,
         battery: player.hasBattery === true,
         // Never suggested. Restarting a player interrupts whatever it is doing,

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "homebridge-bluos",
   "displayName": "Homebridge BluOS",
-  "version": "1.1.4",
+  "version": "1.1.6",
   "description": "Homebridge plugin for BluOS players — per-zone volume, mute, volume-preset and battery accessories over the LAN Custom Integration API. Verified on NAD and Bluesound hardware",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",