PetSure Homebridge

PetSure Homebridge is a maintained fork of the original homebridge-sure-petcare-platform project created by Wylan Swets.

The original plugin appears to have gone unmaintained after 2020. This fork keeps the project transparent and up to date for current Homebridge releases and modern Node.js runtimes, including Node.js 24.

What This Fork Changes

• Replaces the deprecated sure_petcare and request dependency chain with a native fetch-based Sure Petcare client.
• Fixes the startup race that could trigger TypeError: acc.pollStatus is not a function.
• Improves accessory rehydration for cached Homebridge accessories.
• Adds a Homebridge UI config schema.
• Updates runtime support for modern Homebridge and Node.js versions.

Attribution

• Original project: homebridge-sure-petcare-platform
• Original author: Wylan Swets
• Original repository: https://github.com/wylanswets/homebridge-sure-petcare-platform
• This repository is an independently maintained fork and modernization by k4lls.

Runtime Support

• Node.js 18+
• Homebridge 1.6+

Supported Devices

• Sure Petcare Cat Door Connect
• Sure Petcare Pet Door Connect
• Optional pet occupancy sensors based on Sure Petcare pet position data

Install

Install from npm:

npm install -g homebridge-petsure

If you want to test locally before publishing:

npm install -g /path/to/homebridge-petsure

Homebridge Config

{
  "platforms": [
    {
      "platform": "PetSure",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "password": "your_password",
      "poll_interval": 30,
      "pet_occupancy": true,
      "occupancy_flipped": false,
      "lock_mode": 1
    }
  ]
}

Options

• poll_interval: Defaults to 30. Minimum practical value is 5 seconds.
• pet_occupancy: Creates an occupancy sensor for each pet when enabled.
• occupancy_flipped: Inverts occupancy state if you prefer "outside" to appear as occupied.
• lock_mode: 1 for in only, 2 for out only, 3 for fully locked.

Publish Checklist

1. Log in to npm with npm login.
2. Publish with npm publish.
3. Add a GitHub release and a short changelog entry for each version.

Notes

This fork keeps the original MIT license and attribution so the maintenance history stays clear.

Changelog

1.0.1

• Cleans the npm package contents so only the maintained fork files are published.
• Adds displayName metadata for cleaner Homebridge UI discovery.