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Updating an existing average with a new value (for DB cache)

Daniel MasonJun 22, 2018December 13, 20200

Calculating averages can be an expensive operation. Say you have 10 million customer database records and you want to keep track of the average age of your customers.

GitFlow and Environment Branching Models

Daniel MasonJun 13, 2018June 5, 20200

This post lists some advantages and disadvantages of the two Git branching models known as GitFlow and traditional environment-based branching where a separate branch exists for each server environment (dev, test, uat, prod/master).

Resolving Home Assistant upgrade errors in custom Python Components

Daniel MasonJun 5, 2018December 13, 20200

Upgrading to Home Assistant v0.69.0 broke some of my custom components that use the MQTT Python module. The reason for this is a small change in the module API. This post explains how to fix

A complete Guide to Motion Lighting in Smart Homes – Introducing AppDaemon

Daniel MasonMay 17, 2018March 5, 20230

I have previously proposed a motion lighting implementation and discussed some of the problems Home Assistant's YAML based configuration creates for people who are used to the flexibility of fully fledged, battle-tested, object-oriented programming languages.

Proposing HA features for better configuration design

Daniel MasonMay 12, 2018October 31, 20200

This one is about two features I would like to see in home assistant to allow for better configuration management and implementing programming constructs like interfaces and functions with special YAML syntax.

Maven Project Design Guidelines

Daniel MasonApr 20, 2018December 13, 20200

There are some items to keep in mind when creating a maven build script for your application:

Maven filters stopped working/How to handle ENV properties in Maven Builds

Daniel MasonApr 5, 2018June 5, 20200

Have your Maven filters stopped working out of the blue? Did you commit a working version and cannot figure out why it stopped working? The answer is Spring Boot...

Setting up basic motion activated Lighting with Home Assistant automation

Daniel MasonMar 20, 2018March 5, 20230

This post explains how to set up motion activated lighting that stays on for as long as there is activity in a room.

Setting up motion sensors as binary sensors in Home Assistant

Daniel MasonMar 19, 2018March 5, 20230

This post explains how to set up motion activated lighting that stays on for as long as there is activity in a room.

Defining and executing quick commmands

Daniel MasonMar 15, 2018June 5, 20200

When creating Docker files, writing blog posts, or working on my home automation server there are a number of repetitve tasks that you find yourself executing. Let's define them in a script to speed up

Decoding NixOS Flakes: How to Solve a Common Error Flakes No Such File or Directory

Troubleshooting Intermittent WiFi Issues: Solving “Host Unreachable, No IP Route” Error on Android and NUC Devices

Fixing Parse Server Request Entity Too Large Error with Node.js and JavaScript: Troubleshooting Permission Errors

Updating an existing average with a new value (for DB cache)

GitFlow and Environment Branching Models

Resolving Home Assistant upgrade errors in custom Python Components

A complete Guide to Motion Lighting in Smart Homes – Introducing AppDaemon

Proposing HA features for better configuration design

Maven Project Design Guidelines

Maven filters stopped working/How to handle ENV properties in Maven Builds

Setting up basic motion activated Lighting with Home Assistant automation

Setting up motion sensors as binary sensors in Home Assistant

Defining and executing quick commmands