appdaemon.yaml

---
# secrets: secrets.yaml
appdaemon:
  latitude: 1.1
  longitude: 1.2
  elevation: 3
  time_zone: Europe/Amsterdam
  plugins:
    HASS:
      type: hass
    MQTT:
      type: mqtt
      namespace: mqtt # needed
      verbose: True
      client_id: appdaemon
      client_host: 192.168.XX.XX
      client_port: 4105
      client_user: XXX
      client_password: XXX
      event_name: MQTT_MESSAGE # the event you will listen in your module
      client_topics: NONE
http:
  url: http://127.0.0.1:5050
admin:
api:
hadashboard:

apps.yaml

boneio_switch:
  module: boneio_switch
  class: BoneioSwitch
  esp_endpoint: "http://192.168.XXX.XXX/"
  sleep_time: 0.3
  topic_wildcard: "boneio1-dummy/#"

boneio_switch.py

import appdaemon.plugins.hass.hassapi as hass
import requests
import re

from time import sleep

class BoneioSwitch(hass.Hass):
  def initialize(self):
    # self.log( self.args["topic_wildcard"] )
    self.mqtt = self.get_plugin_api("MQTT")
    self.mqtt.mqtt_subscribe(topic=self.args["topic_wildcard"])
    self.mqtt.listen_event(self.mqtt_message_received_event, "MQTT_MESSAGE", wildcard=self.args["topic_wildcard"])

  def mqtt_message_received_event(self, event, data, kwargs):
    # self.log("mqtt_message_received_event!")
    # self.log(data)
    
    match = re.search('(switch/[\w+_]+)', data["topic"])

    if match:
      base_url = self.args["esp_endpoint"]
      url = f"{base_url}{match.group(1)}/turn_"
      self.log(url)

      requests.post(f"{url}on", "true")
      sleep(self.args["sleep_time"])
      requests.post(f"{url}off", "true")
    else:
      self.log("Unable to extract switch name")

mqtt light configuration

  - platform: mqtt
    unique_id: light.work1
    name: "Work 1"
    state_topic: "boneio1/binary_sensor/boneio_in_12/state"
    command_topic: "boneio1-dummy/switch/relay_02/command"
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    retain: false