Package org.openhab.core.thing

Interface Thing

All Superinterfaces:
Identifiable<ThingUID>
All Known Subinterfaces:
Bridge
@NonNullByDefault public interface Thing extends Identifiable<ThingUID>
A Thing is a representation of a connected part (e.g. physical device or cloud service) from the real world. It contains a list of Channels, which can be bound to Items.

A Thing might be connected through a Bridge.

Author:
Dennis Nobel - Initial contribution, Thomas Höfer - Added thing and thing type properties, Simon Kaufmann - Added label, location, Kai Kreuzer - Removed linked items from Thing, Yordan Zhelev - Added method for getting the enabled status, Christoph Weitkamp - Added method getChannel(ChannelUID)

  • Field Details

    • PROPERTY_VENDOR

      static final String PROPERTY_VENDOR
      the key for the vendor property
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    • PROPERTY_MODEL_ID

      static final String PROPERTY_MODEL_ID
      the key for the model ID property
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    • PROPERTY_SERIAL_NUMBER

      static final String PROPERTY_SERIAL_NUMBER
      the key for the serial number property
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    • PROPERTY_HARDWARE_VERSION

      static final String PROPERTY_HARDWARE_VERSION
      the key for the hardware version property
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    • PROPERTY_FIRMWARE_VERSION

      static final String PROPERTY_FIRMWARE_VERSION
      the key for the firmware version property
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    • PROPERTY_MAC_ADDRESS

      static final String PROPERTY_MAC_ADDRESS
      the key for the MAC address property
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  • Method Details

    • getLabel

      @Nullable String getLabel()
      Returns the human readable label for this thing.
      Returns:
      the human readable label

    • setLabel

      void setLabel(@Nullable String label)
      Sets the human readable label for this thing.
      Parameters:
      label - the human readable label

    • getChannels

      List<Channel> getChannels()
      Gets the channels.
      Returns:
      the channels

    • getChannelsOfGroup

      List<Channel> getChannelsOfGroup(String channelGroupId)
      Gets the channels of the given channel group or an empty list if no channel group with the id exists or the channel group does not have channels.
      Returns:
      the channels of the given channel group

    • getChannel

      @Nullable Channel getChannel(String channelId)
      Gets the channel for the given id or null if no channel with the id exists.
      Parameters:
      channelId - channel ID
      Returns:
      the channel for the given id or null if no channel with the id exists

    • getChannel

      @Nullable Channel getChannel(ChannelUID channelUID)
      Gets the channel for the given UID or null if no channel with the UID exists.
      Parameters:
      channelUID - channel UID
      Returns:
      the channel for the given UID or null if no channel with the UID exists

    • getStatus

      ThingStatus getStatus()
      Gets the status of a thing. In order to get all status information (status, status detail and status description) please use getStatusInfo().
      Returns:
      the status

    • getStatusInfo

      ThingStatusInfo getStatusInfo()
      Gets the status info of a thing. The status info consists of the status itself, the status detail and a status description.
      Returns:
      the status info

    • setStatusInfo

      void setStatusInfo(ThingStatusInfo status)
      Sets the status info.
      Parameters:
      status - the new status info

    • setHandler

      void setHandler(@Nullable ThingHandler thingHandler)
      Sets the handler.
      Parameters:
      thingHandler - the new handler

    • getHandler

      @Nullable ThingHandler getHandler()
      Gets the handler.
      Returns:
      the handler (can be null)

    • getBridgeUID

      @Nullable ThingUID getBridgeUID()
      Gets the bridge UID.
      Returns:
      the bridge UID (can be null)

    • setBridgeUID

      void setBridgeUID(@Nullable ThingUID bridgeUID)
      Sets the bridge.
      Parameters:
      bridgeUID - the new bridge UID

    • getConfiguration

      Configuration getConfiguration()
      Gets the configuration.
      Returns:
      the configuration (not null)

    • getUID

      ThingUID getUID()
      Gets the uid.
      Specified by:
      getUID in interface Identifiable<ThingUID>
      Returns:
      the uid

    • getThingTypeUID

      ThingTypeUID getThingTypeUID()
      Gets the thing type UID.
      Returns:
      the thing type UID

    • getProperties

      Map<String,String> getProperties()
      Returns an immutable copy of the Thing properties.
      Returns:
      an immutable copy of the Thing properties (not null)

    • setProperty

      @Nullable String setProperty(String name, @Nullable String value)
      Sets the property value for the property identified by the given name. If the value to be set is null then the property will be removed.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the property to be set (must not be null or empty)
      value - the value of the property (if null then the property with the given name is removed)
      Returns:
      the previous value associated with the name, or null if there was no mapping for the name

    • setProperties

      void setProperties(Map<String,String> properties)
      Updates all properties of the thing.
      Parameters:
      properties - the properties to set (must not be null)

    • getLocation

      @Nullable String getLocation()
      Get the physical location of the Thing.
      Returns:
      the location identifier (presumably an item name) or null if no location has been configured.

    • setLocation

      void setLocation(@Nullable String location)
      Set the physical location of the Thing.
      Parameters:
      location - the location identifier (preferably an item name) or null if no location has been configured.

    • isEnabled

      boolean isEnabled()
      Returns information whether the Thing is enabled or not.
      Returns:
      Returns true if the thing is enabled. Return false otherwise.