[BUG] - Cant start homebridge after adding plugin

[joshuaswilcox]

Describe the bug
Installed plugin, added config and startup of homebridge has the error below

Expected behavior
I'd expect homebridge to start just fine

Config
{
"platform": "Dafang",
"mqtt": {
"hostBroker": true,
"port": 1883,
"host": "localhost",
"debug": true,
"mongoUrl": "mongodb://localhost:27017/mqtt"
},
"cameras": [
{
"cameraName": "Window Cam",
"cameraRTSPStreamUrl": "rtsp://x.x.x.x:XXXX/unicast",
"mqttTopic": "office/window/#",
"accessories": [
{
"name": "Office Window Motion Sensor",
"type": "richMotionSensor",
"threshold": 300000
}
]
}
]
}

Logs
[04/12/2020, 09:31:00] One of your plugins incorrectly registered an external accessory using the platform name (Dafang) and not the plugin identifier. Please report this to the developer!
[04/12/2020, 09:31:00] Window Cam is running on port ***.
[04/12/2020, 09:31:00] Please add [Window Cam] manually in Home app. Setup Code: --
[04/12/2020, 09:31:00] SchemaError: Expected schema to be an object or boolean
at Validator.validate (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-dafang/node_modules/jsonschema/lib/validator.js:110:11)
at Object.validate (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-dafang/node_modules/mosca/lib/options.js:264:26)
at new Server (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-dafang/node_modules/mosca/lib/server.js:104:34)
at MQTTBroker.start (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-dafang/src/mqtt/broker.js:34:19)
at MQTTService.initMQTT (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-dafang/src/service/mqttService.js:24:17)
at Dafang.accessories (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-dafang/src/dafang.js:106:24)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/src/server.ts:415:24
at new Promise ()
at Server.loadPlatformAccessories (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/src/server.ts:414:12)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/src/server.ts:402:28
at Array.forEach ()
at Server.loadPlatforms (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/src/server.ts:374:27)
at Server.start (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/src/server.ts:153:29)
at cli (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/src/cli.ts:80:10)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/bin/homebridge:17:22)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1063:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1092:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:928:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:769:14)
at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:72:12)
at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Raspberry Pi
• Node Version: v14.15.1

[freynolds]

Hey man! I'm having the same issue, the only way to stop the continuous restart is to remove the MQTT host from the plugging 😞
Do you have any idea how to fix that? @joshuaswilcox
Thanks!

[dev-d]

Same here. I found that changing the section marked mqtt does get rid of the problem. But then you have to install and maintain your own mqtt broker.

On my raspberry pi, I installed the MQTT broker by following steps from https://randomnerdtutorials.com/how-to-install-mosquitto-broker-on-raspberry-pi/

That did the trick