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deployment/configmap.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ data:
   MQTT_BOX_TOPIC_PREFIXES: |
     {
       "high_temp": "heating/config/high_temp/",
-      "overwrite_window": "heating/overwrite_window",
+      "overwrite_window": "heating/overwrite_window/",
       "cmd": "heating/command/"
     }
   MQTT_CENTRAL_TOPICS: |
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ data:
       "status": "heating/system/status"
     }
   MQTT_STATUS_TOPIC: "heating/status"
+  MQTT_STATUSTEXT_TOPIC_PREFIX: "heating/statustext/"
   OFF_TEMPERATURE: "5.0"
   LOW_TEMPERATURE: "15.0"
   DEFAULT_HIGH_TEMPERATURE: "21.0"

src/main.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ LOW_TEMPERATURE = os.getenv("LOW_TEMPERATURE", "15.0")
 DEFAULT_HIGH_TEMPERATURE = os.getenv("DEFAULT_HIGH_TEMPERATURE", "21.0")
 MAINTENANCE_TEMPERATURE = os.getenv("MAINTENANCE_TEMPERATURE", "30.0")
 STATUS_TOPIC = os.getenv("MQTT_STATUS_TOPIC")
+STATUSTEXT_TOPIC_PREFIX = os.getenv("MQTT_STATUSTEXT_TOPIC_PREFIX")
 
 # Check if required environment variables are set
 missing_vars = []
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ if not CENTRAL_TOPICS_CONFIG:
     missing_vars.append('MQTT_CENTRAL_TOPICS')
 if not STATUS_TOPIC:
     missing_vars.append('MQTT_STATUS_TOPIC')
+if not STATUSTEXT_TOPIC_PREFIX:
+    missing_vars.append('MQTT_STATUSTEXT_TOPIC_PREFIX')
 
 if missing_vars:
     logger.error(f"Error: The following environment variables are not set: {', '.join(missing_vars)}")
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ context['low_temperature'] = LOW_TEMPERATURE
 context['default_high_temperature'] = DEFAULT_HIGH_TEMPERATURE
 context['maintenance_temperature'] = MAINTENANCE_TEMPERATURE
 context['status_topic'] = STATUS_TOPIC
+context['statustext_topic_prefix'] = STATUSTEXT_TOPIC_PREFIX
 
 # Load box configurations from JSON
 try:

src/message_processor.py

@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ def process_message(box_name, topic_key, payload, context):
             context['client'].publish(publish_topic, result_message)
             logger.info(f"[{box_name}] Result published on '{publish_topic}': {status} {result_message}")
 
+            statustext_topic = f"{context['statustext_topic_prefix']}/{box['label']}"
+            context['client'].publish(statustext_topic, f"{local_context}")
+
         logger.info(f"[{box_name}] Local context after: {local_context}")
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"[{box_name}] Error processing '{topic_key}': {e}")