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Node-RED flows to send Home Assistant device tracker data to Owntracks via MQTT or HTTP - https://blog.tiga.tech/posts/selfhost-location-history
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"statusSeparator": "at: ",
"statusYear": "hidden",
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"clientid": "nodered",
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"usetls": false,
"compatmode": false,
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"keepalive": "60",
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// NOTICE: You don't need this file, it's just here for reference as it's a core part of the logic in these flows.
const globalHomeAssistant = global.get('homeassistant');
// Get timestamp as epoch format
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
// Entity ID of battery level sensor from the mobile app
const battery_level = globalHomeAssistant.homeAssistant.states[msg.device_battery].state;
// Get tracker ID (2 chars)
const tracker_id = msg.tracker_id;
// Set the connection type. Hardcoded to wireless since it's an unimportant metric.
const connection_type = 'w';
// Get device GPS accuracy
const gps_accuracy = msg.data.event.new_state.attributes.gps_accuracy;
// Get device vertical accuracy
const vertical_accuracy = msg.data.event.new_state.attributes.vertical_accuracy;
// Get device altitude
const altitude = msg.data.event.new_state.attributes.altitude;
// Get device latitude
const latitude = msg.data.event.new_state.attributes.latitude;
// Get device longitude
const longitude = msg.data.event.new_state.attributes.longitude;
// Get device speed
// The device_tracker entity from the HASS mobile app uses m/s as the unit
// for the speed attribute, so we multiply by 3.6 to convert to the expected km/h
const velocity = msg.data.event.new_state.attributes.speed * 3.6;
// Get device course
const course = msg.data.event.new_state.attributes.course;
// Construct msg.payload as a JavaScript object
msg.payload = {
_type: 'location',
acc: gps_accuracy,
alt: altitude,
batt: battery_level,
conn: connection_type,
lat: latitude,
lon: longitude,
tid: tracker_id,
tst: timestamp,
vac: vertical_accuracy,
vel: velocity,
cog: course,
};
// Convert msg.payload to minified JSON
msg.payload = JSON.stringify(msg.payload);
return msg;
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