Adds Ability to Temporarily Disable Automatic Updates to Select Sample Devices

Example Action API.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/plugin.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ####################
-# Copyright (c) 2024, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
 # https://www.indigodomo.com
 try:
     # This is primarily for IDEs - the indigo package is always included when a plugin is started.

Example Custom Broadcaster.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/plugin.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ####################
-# Copyright (c) 2024, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
 # https://www.indigodomo.com
 try:
     # This is primarily for IDEs - the indigo package is always included when a plugin is started.

Example Custom Subscriber.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/plugin.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ####################
-# Copyright (c) 2024, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
 # https://www.indigodomo.com
 try:
     # This is primarily for IDEs - the indigo package is always included when a plugin is started.

Example Database Traverse.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/plugin.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ####################
-# Copyright (c) 2024, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
 # https://www.indigodomo.com
 try:
     # This is primarily for IDEs - the indigo package is always included when a plugin is started.

Example Device - Custom.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/plugin.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ####################
-# Copyright (c) 2024, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
 # https://www.indigodomo.com
 try:
     # This is primarily for IDEs - the indigo package is always included when a plugin is started.

Example Device - Energy Meter.indigoPlugin/Contents/Info.plist

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
     <key>PluginVersion</key>
-    <string>2024.2.0</string>
+    <string>2025.2.0</string>
     <key>ServerApiVersion</key>
     <string>3.6</string>
     <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>

Example Device - Energy Meter.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/MenuItems.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- If your plugin wants to add menu items to its submenu off the new Extensions menu,
+     define them here. Each should have a unique menu id, a Name, and an Action. The last
+     is a method name in your python file that will be called when the user selects that
+     menu item. Note - nothing will be returned to the client, so if you need to communicate
+     back to the user you can post information into the Event Log.
+-->
+<MenuItems>
+    <MenuItem id="menu1">
+        <Name>Toggle Automatic State Updates</Name>
+        <CallbackMethod>toggle_automatic_updates</CallbackMethod>
+    </MenuItem>
+</MenuItems>

Example Device - Energy Meter.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/plugin.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 ####################
-# Copyright (c) 2024, Perceptive Automation, LLC. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Perceptive Automation, LLC. All rights reserved.
 # https://www.indigodomo.com
 
 import random
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def __init__(
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(plugin_id, plugin_display_name, plugin_version, plugin_prefs)
         self.debug: bool = True
+        self.automatic_updates = True  # Enable/disable automatic device updates
 
     ########################################
     def startup(self: indigo.PluginBase) -> None:
@@ -72,13 +73,14 @@ def _refresh_states_from_hardware(
     def runConcurrentThread(self: indigo.PluginBase):
         try:
             while True:
-                for dev in indigo.devices.iter("self"):
-                    if not dev.enabled or not dev.configured:
-                        continue
-                    # Plugins that need to poll out the status from the meter
-                    # could do so here, then broadcast back the new values to the
-                    # Indigo Server.
-                    self._refresh_states_from_hardware(dev, False)
+                if self.automatic_updates:
+                    for dev in indigo.devices.iter("self"):
+                        if not dev.enabled or not dev.configured:
+                            continue
+                        # Plugins that need to poll out the status from the meter
+                        # could do so here, then broadcast back the new values to the
+                        # Indigo Server.
+                        self._refresh_states_from_hardware(dev, False)
                 self.sleep(2)
         except self.StopThread:
             pass  # Optionally catch the StopThread exception and do any needed cleanup.
@@ -180,3 +182,10 @@ def set_backlight_brightness(self: indigo.PluginBase, plugin_action, dev):
         else:
             # Else log failure but do NOT update state on Indigo Server.
             self.logger.error(f"send \"{dev.name}\" set backlight brightness to {new_brightness} failed")
+
+    ########################################
+    # Menu items
+    ######################
+    def toggle_automatic_updates(self):
+        # toggles a global variable to enable/disable continuous state updates for all devices.
+        self.automatic_updates = not self.automatic_updates

Example Device - Factory.indigoPlugin/Contents/Server Plugin/plugin.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ####################
-# Copyright (c) 2024, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Indigo Domotics. All rights reserved.
 # https://www.indigodomo.com
 try:
     # This is primarily for IDEs - the indigo package is always included when a plugin is started.