Unread message count

[foorschtbar]

Hey, its possible to get a unread message count? When i connect with the app to the node via TCP i got a counter how many and which messages a unreaded. I want to display a counter on a external display (PixelIt) and read them later.

[broglep]

Unread isn't really a concept of the meshtastic device itself, it is more concept of the user interfaces (like the apps). Having such a message count doesn't make much sense in a home assistant integration and don't think there is a generally acceptable definition on what unread would mean for this integration. You can have automations "reading" message, the browser frontend as well as via proxy other clients. And this integration won't get any information back from the clients if a message has been read, so it can't really keep track of such a count.

[foorschtbar]

at the moment, i can see the messages only in the HA log which is kind of useless. My hope was that they will be cached until a valid client read them. But then i need to build the cache/database myself.

[TheSerapher]

Here a way to create this in Home Assistant: create an automation that acts on the "message received" event, increment a counter and create a button to reset that to 0. Obviously rudimentary but it might be enough for your needs. At least it would show a number so you can go check 😉