Location

A Location represents a user’s geo-location, such as “Home” or “office”. Locations do not have to have a SmartThings Hub, but generally do.

All SmartApps and Device Handlers are injected with a location property that is the Location into which the SmartApp is installed.

getContactBookEnabled()

true if this Location has Contact Book enabled (has Contacts), false otherwise.

Signature:
Boolean getContactBookEnabled()
Returns:
true if this Location has Contact Book enabled (has Contacts), false otherwise.

getCurrentMode()

The current Mode for the Location.

Signature:
Mode getCurrentMode()
Returns:
Mode - The current mode for the Location.

Example:

log.debug "location.currentMode: ${location.currentMode}"

getId()

The unique internal system identifier for the Location.

Signature:
String getId()
Returns:
String - the unique internal system identifier for the Location.

Example:

log.debug "location.id: ${location.id}"

getHubs()

The list of Hubs for this Location. Currently only Hub can be installed into a Location, though this API returns a List to allow for future expandability.

Signature:
List<Hub> getHubs()
Returns:
List <Hub> - the Hubs for this Location.

Example:

log.debug "Hubs: ${location.hubs*.id}"

getLatitude()

Geographical latitude of the Location. Southern latitudes are negative. Requires that location services are enabled in the mobile app.

Signature:
BigDecimal getLatitude()
Returns:
BigDecimal - the latitude for the Location.

Example:

log.debug "location.latitude: ${location.latitude}"

getLongitude()

Geographical longitude of the Location. Western longitudes are negative. Requires that location services are enabled in the mobile app.

Signature:
BigDecimal getLongitude()
Returns:
BigDecimal - the longitude for the Location.

Example:

log.debug "location.longitude: ${location.longitude}"

getMode()

The current Mode name for the Location.

Signature:
String getMode()
Returns:
String - the name of the current Mode for the Location.

Example:

log.debug "location mode name: ${location.mode}"

getModes()

List of Modes for the Location.

Signature:
List<Mode> getModes()
Returns:
List <Mode> - the List of Modes for the Location.

Example:

log.debug "Modes for this Location: ${location.modes}"

getName()

The name of the Location, as assigned by the user.

Signature:
String getName()
Returns:
String - the name of the Location as assigned by the user.

Example:

log.debug "The name of this Location is: ${location.name}"

setMode()

Set the mode for this Location.

Signature:
void setMode(String mode) void setMode(Mode mode)
Returns:
void

Warning

setMode() will raise an error if the specified mode does not exist for the Location. You should verify the mode exists as in the example below.

Example:

def modeToSetTo = "Home"
if (location.modes?.find {it.name == modeToSetTo}) {
    location.setMode("Home")
}

getTemperatureScale()

The temperature scale (“F” for fahrenheit, “C” for celsius) for this Location.

Signature:
String getTemperatureScale()
Returns:
String - the temperature scale set for this Location. Either “F” for fahrenheit or “C” for celsius.

Example:

def tempScale = location.temperatureScale
log.debug "Temperature scale for this Location is $tempScale"

getTimeZone()

The time zone for the Location. Requires that location services are enabled in the mobile application.

Signature:
TimeZone getTimeZone()
Returns:
TimeZone - the time zone for the Location.

Example:

log.debug "The time zone for this Location is: ${location.timeZone}"

getZipCode()

The ZIP code for the Location, if in the USA. Requires that location services be enabled in the mobile application.

Signature:
String getZipCode()
Returns:
String - the ZIP code for the Location.

Example:

log.debug "The zip code for this Location: ${location.zipCode}"