ampio-mqtt

v0.6.0 suspicious
4.0
Medium Risk

Async client for the Ampio Smart Home MQTT protocol

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package shows low risk in terms of network calls, shell execution, and obfuscation. However, the metadata risk score is elevated due to low activity and a new maintainer, raising concerns about its legitimacy.

  • Low activity and engagement
  • New maintainer
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is normal if the package does not require external communication.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, indicating no immediate signs of malicious activities such as code injection.
  • Obfuscation: No obfuscation patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Credentials: No credential harvesting patterns detected, indicating low risk.
  • Metadata: The package shows low activity and engagement, with a new maintainer and repository. This raises some concerns about its legitimacy.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Medium (5.8/10)

✦ High Test Suite 9.0

Test suite present — 8 test file(s) found

  • Test runner config found: pyproject.toml
  • 8 test file(s) detected (e.g. test_classify.py)
◈ Medium Documentation 5.0

Some documentation present

  • Detailed PyPI description (4458 chars)
○ Low Contributing Guide 2.0

No contributing guide or governance files found

  • No CONTRIBUTING, CODE_OF_CONDUCT, or governance files found
◈ Medium Type Annotations 5.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • 100 type-annotated function signatures detected in source
✦ High Multiple Contributors 8.0

Active multi-contributor project

  • 3 unique contributor(s) across 42 commits in pszypowicz/ampio-mqtt
  • Small but multi-author team (3–4 contributors)

🔬 Heuristic Checks

✓ Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

✓ Code Obfuscation

No obfuscation patterns detected

✓ Shell / Subprocess Execution

No shell execution patterns detected

✓ Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

✓ Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

✓ Registered Email Domain

No author email provided

✓ Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

⚠ Git Repository History score 2.5

Git history flags: Repository has zero stars and zero forks

  • Repository has zero stars and zero forks
⚠ Maintainer History score 6.0

3 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Package is very new: uploaded 3 day(s) ago
  • Author "pszypowicz" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
  • Package has no PyPI classifiers (low effort / metadata quality)
✓ Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with ampio-mqtt 
Create a smart home automation system using the 'ampio-mqtt' Python package. This system should allow users to control various devices in their home such as lights, thermostats, and security systems through a simple command-line interface or web dashboard. The application should be able to connect to the Ampio Smart Home MQTT broker, subscribe to relevant topics, and publish commands to control these devices.

### Core Features:
1. **Device Control**: Users should be able to turn lights on/off, adjust thermostat settings, and arm/disarm the security system directly from the interface.
2. **Status Updates**: Real-time updates on device status (e.g., current temperature, light level, security status) should be displayed to the user.
3. **Event Logging**: Maintain a log of all events (device state changes, commands issued) for troubleshooting and historical purposes.
4. **User Interface**: Develop either a command-line interface (CLI) or a basic web-based dashboard for interaction.
5. **Security**: Ensure secure communication between the application and the MQTT broker using TLS encryption.

### Implementation Steps:
1. **Setup Environment**: Install necessary Python packages including 'ampio-mqtt', and any other dependencies needed for your chosen UI framework.
2. **Connection Management**: Use 'ampio-mqtt' to establish a secure connection to the Ampio Smart Home MQTT broker. Handle reconnection logic in case of disconnections.
3. **Subscription & Publishing**: Subscribe to topics related to different devices (lights, thermostat, security) and implement functions to publish control commands to these topics.
4. **Real-Time Updates**: Implement real-time updates by listening to messages from subscribed topics and updating the UI accordingly.
5. **Logging Mechanism**: Integrate logging to capture and store important events for future reference.
6. **UI Development**: Choose between developing a CLI tool or a web-based dashboard. For a web UI, consider frameworks like Flask or Django; for a CLI, use argparse or similar libraries.
7. **Testing & Deployment**: Test your application thoroughly in a simulated environment before deploying it in a live setting. Consider containerization for easy deployment.

### Utilizing 'ampio-mqtt':
- Use 'ampio-mqtt.Client()' to create an instance of the MQTT client.
- Implement 'client.connect()' to establish a secure connection to the broker.
- Use 'client.subscribe()' to listen to specific topics for updates.
- Implement 'client.publish()' to send control commands to devices.
- Ensure proper handling of callbacks for message reception and error handling.

This project aims to demonstrate the power and flexibility of the 'ampio-mqtt' package in building practical, real-world applications.

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