From ca9af63375ee64ffcc68a065d03c329172fa0385 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Isom Date: Tue, 4 May 2021 20:37:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0e112d4..4f5e1e5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -155,6 +155,16 @@ setTimeout(() => { device.disconnect(); }, 1000); See the [docs](https://codetheweb.github.io/tuyapi/index.html). +## Current State & the Future of TuyAPI + +The goal of this repository specifically is to provide a bit of a middle ground between implementing everything from scratch and having everything handled for you. + +I realize this is a bit wishy-washy and most users would prefer one or the other. I started a new library a while ago to address this and incorporate some of the lessons we've learned over the years: [@tuyapi/driver](https://github.com/TuyaAPI/driver). The intention is that this library would be fairly low-level, and then more user-friendly libraries could be built on top of it to provide common functionality for, say, setting RGB light values (probably named `@tuyapi/devices`). + +Unfortunately, not much progress has been made in that regard for a few reasons. First, besides the occasional [coffee](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maxisom) (thank you 😀) I don't get paid for this. And it's hard to be motivated to work on it when I don't actually use it day-to-day. For lack of a beter explanation, it's just not "fun" anymore. Also: trying to play wack-a-mole with a large corporation is kinda exhausting. + +**TL;DR**: all that to say that I personally will not be further developing Tuya-related projects for the foreseeable future besides fixing reproducable bugs. I plan to still respond to support requests and bug reports, but please be patient. 😀 + ## Contributing See [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/codetheweb/tuyapi/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).