Method startBridge

src/childBridgeFork.ts:147–281

()

  }

  async startBridge(): Promise<void> {
    // Conditionally load Matter support only if this child bridge has Matter active
    // (configured + enabled OR externalsOnly). Prevents loading heavy Matter.js
    // libraries for child bridges that don't use it.
    if (isMatterActive(this.bridgeConfig.matter) && this.type === PluginType.ACCESSORY) {
      matterLogger.warn('Matter is not supported on accessory child bridges. Ignoring matter configuration.')
    }

    if (isMatterActive(this.bridgeConfig.matter) && this.type !== PluginType.ACCESSORY) {
      matterLogger.info('Loading Matter support for child bridge...')

      // Note: api.loadMatterAPI() was already called at the start of loadPlugin()
      // so api.matter is already defined by the time the plugin's initializer ran.

      // Dynamically import Matter manager only when needed
      const { ChildBridgeMatterManager } = await import('./matter/index.js')

      // Create Matter bridge manager
      this.matterManager = new ChildBridgeMatterManager(
        this.bridgeConfig,
        this.bridgeOptions,
        this.api,
        this.externalPortService,
        this.pluginManager,
      )

      // Set manager reference on API for getAccessoryState
      this.api._setMatterManager(this.matterManager)

      // Initialize Matter server if configured
      // Pass callback to send status updates when commissioning changes
      await this.matterManager.initialize(() => {
        this.sendPairedStatusEvent()
      })

      // Create Matter message handler to delegate IPC handling
      matterLogger.debug('Creating ChildBridgeMatterMessageHandler...')
      this.matterMessageHandler = new ChildBridgeMatterMessageHandler(
        this.matterManager,
        this.bridgeConfig.username,
        (type, data) => this.sendMessage(type as ChildProcessMessageEventType, data),
      )
      matterLogger.debug(`Matter message handler created for child bridge ${this.bridgeConfig.username}`)
    } else {
      matterLogger.debug('Matter not configured for this child bridge, skipping Matter setup')
    }

    this.bridgeService = new BridgeService(
      this.api,
      this.pluginManager,
      this.externalPortService,
      this.bridgeOptions,
      this.bridgeConfig,
    )

    // watch bridge events to check when server is online
    this.bridgeService.bridge.on(AccessoryEventTypes.ADVERTISED, () => {
      this.sendPairedStatusEvent()