homebridge-tuya-platform: Newly-Appearing "switch_inching" Causing Outlet Switch Control Issue

Prerequisite

• Yes, I’ve read the readme completely.

Cache

• Yes, I’ve cleaned accessory cache and the issue still exists.

Version

v1.7.0-beta.45

Device Infomation JSON File

{
	"active_time": 1684070943,
	"biz_type": 18,
	"category": "cz",
	"create_time": 1671631353,
	"icon": "smart/icon/ay1558333928396hf49I/64d318d772aa1a6c191f3ab821d09ed8.jpg",
	"id": "eb70d7c2644cedb9c5npeg",
	"ip": "",
	"lat": "",
	"local_key": "",
	"lon": "",
	"model": "YS115C",
	"name": "Dining Table",
	"online": true,
	"owner_id": "",
	"product_id": "co4q4x9nmekuw0cj",
	"product_name": "Smart Plug",
	"status": [
  	{
    	"code": "countdown_1",
    	"value": 0
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "cycle_time",
    	"value": ""
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "light_mode",
    	"value": "relay"
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "random_time",
    	"value": ""
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "relay_status",
    	"value": "last"
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "switch_1",
    	"value": false
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "switch_inching",
    	"value": "AADy"
  	}
	],
	"sub": false,
	"time_zone": "",
	"uid": "",
	"update_time": 1684275512,
	"uuid": "f216c049e4e83cf1",
	"schema": [
  	{
    	"code": "countdown_1",
    	"mode": "rw",
    	"type": "Integer",
    	"property": {
      	"unit": "s",
      	"min": 0,
      	"max": 86400,
      	"scale": 0,
      	"step": 1
    	}
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "cycle_time",
    	"mode": "rw",
    	"type": "String",
    	"property": {}
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "light_mode",
    	"mode": "rw",
    	"type": "Enum",
    	"property": {
      	"range": [
        	"relay",
        	"pos",
        	"none"
      	]
    	}
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "random_time",
    	"mode": "rw",
    	"type": "String",
    	"property": {}
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "relay_status",
    	"mode": "rw",
    	"type": "Enum",
    	"property": {
      	"range": [
        	"power_off",
        	"power_on",
        	"last"
      	]
    	}
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "switch_1",
    	"mode": "rw",
    	"type": "Boolean",
    	"property": {}
  	},
  	{
    	"code": "switch_inching",
    	"mode": "rw",
    	"type": "String",
    	"property": {}
  	}
	]
  },

Device Control Mode

Standard Instruction

Logs

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Other Infomations

Note the typo in this Github’s bug report’s UI field label “Other Infomations”

As of a recent version of this plugin, there is now a second, new switch showing up in the Home app paired with this model’s switch, named “switch_inching” that was not present in the Home app before, under a previous version with this same device model.

This new virtual “swiitch_inching” switch appearing in the Home app tends to be set to “on.” When it is set to “on,” the function of the “real” switch is “broken”—when the “real” switch is turned on it flashes on for less than second and turns itself back off. When the virtual paired switch named “switch_inching” is turned off, the “real” switch functions correctly. However turning switch_inching off is not a longer term solution, as it tends to turn itself back on somehow.

Other similar smart outlet switches controlled by the same plugin but different models/ manufacturers do not now show this new “switch_inching.”