improve config

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ This project tries to adhere to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). In pr
 - `MINOR` version when a new device type is added, or when a new feature is added that is backwards-compatible
 - `PATCH` version when backwards-compatible bug fixes are implemented
 
+## BETA
+
+### Changed
+
+- Improve error logging for locally configured devices when missing the `model` config property
+
 ## 9.2.3 (2023-08-19)
 
 ### Changed

lib/platform.js

@@ -345,6 +345,12 @@ export default class {
         Object.values(this.deviceConf)
           .filter((el) => el.deviceUrl)
           .forEach((device) => {
+            // Ensure we have a model property if a user key is configured
+            if (this.config.userkey && !device.model) {
+              this.log.warn('[%s] missing config property \'model\' for this device.', device.name);
+              return;
+            }
+
             // Rename some properties to fit the format of a cloud device
             // Local devices don't have the uuid already set
             device.uuid = device.serialNumber;