Beehive is a device database hosted by OpenRemote that attempts to collect all manner of configuration information about various devices present in homes. It's purpose is to seed the manager applications with data that a home-owner or professional installer can use to discover device configurations.
In the current iteration we are focusing on collecting infrared (LIRC) configuration data into Beehive. We have set several goals for this work in an attempt to make LIRC data more consumable for users:
- Allow easier searching of LIRC data
- Improve the ease of locating correct remote control data by introducing alternative device categories
- Enable the user community to verify and rate the LIRC data for accuracy and correctness
- Expose LIRC data for third party applications via HTTP/REST interface
To accomplish the goals set above, we will create a relational (SQL) schema to host the data.
Version 1.0 of Beehive is currently in beta testing.
