SpaceAPI Integration | Home Assistant | Page 1

green saddle Apr 10, 2026, 1:48 PM

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IMO accepting this integration in the first place was a mistake. This basically tacks on a seperate application onto ours. I think this should've been implemented as a small application which can be installed next to home assistant which integrates via our API.
I don't have an strong opinion about the PR itself though. I think if we want to support spaceAPI, it makes sense to also allow for unauthenticated use if that's how it is usually used.

rough goblet Apr 10, 2026, 1:52 PM

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We recently decided on this in the arch meeting I believe and we said it was ok (if spaceapi should stay in core)

little merlin Apr 10, 2026, 1:55 PM

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yes, that's right

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but about my question, it seems weird to only allow unauthenticated use?

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I found this directory, all public: https://github.com/SpaceApi/directory/blob/master/directory.json

rough goblet Apr 10, 2026, 1:59 PM

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I was about to say, I believe the whole idea behind this is that it should be public

little merlin Apr 10, 2026, 2:00 PM

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OK. Should I ask in the PR what the author recommends?

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He's suggesting maybe the original author wanted authentication, but I think the integration was added long before we hade modern auth in Home Assistant.

dreamy tangle Apr 10, 2026, 9:16 PM

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I think we should be much stricter with our priorities. If an integration that only has 3 installations in analytics require us to discuss things like this, that alone is a reason to remove it.

rough goblet Apr 10, 2026, 9:17 PM

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Fair, but, its also a bit chicken and egg problem as the integration wasn't working for ages from what I recall

dreamy tangle Apr 10, 2026, 9:17 PM

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That's also a reason to remove it. If it's not working for ages, it should just be removed.

rough goblet Apr 10, 2026, 9:18 PM

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Doesn't that bring it into an impasse? Not being able to use it because it's broken, not being able to fix it because it's not used

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(Now I agree, spaceapi has quite a limit audience, so even if it was working the amount of adoption wouldn't be big)

dreamy tangle Apr 10, 2026, 9:24 PM

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They had ages to fix it but none did. That's a reason to remove it.

rough goblet Apr 10, 2026, 9:25 PM

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Oh lol, the fix for that is still open https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/142883

green saddle Apr 10, 2026, 9:32 PM

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rough goblet Oh lol, the fix for that is still open <https://github.com/home-assistant/core/p...

should probably be closed since it's being kept alive by someone who is not the person submitting the PR. I feel like there should be a rule against this.
Edit: maybe not - we kind of don't know if fosterchuck is still working on it since he didn't get the chance to unstale it himself. At the same time, this PR has been open for a year now.

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