From 39cdbfcc189f1d763b6a170dbb31a0ab7cdc1f81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jokob-sk <jokob.sk@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:10:21 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] PLG: add connections attribute to mqtt #1681

---
 front/plugins/_publisher_mqtt/mqtt.py | 11 ++++++++---
 front/plugins/rest_import/README.md   |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/front/plugins/_publisher_mqtt/mqtt.py b/front/plugins/_publisher_mqtt/mqtt.py
index 438264b3..f40c50dd 100755
--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_mqtt/mqtt.py
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_mqtt/mqtt.py
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ class sensor_config:
             self.state_topic    = f'{topic_root}/{self.sensorType}/{self.deviceId}/state'
             self.unique_id      = f'{self.deviceId}_sensor_{self.sensorName}'
 
+            if self.mac != "":
+                connections_snippet = [
+                    ["mac", self.mac]
+                ]
+            else:
+                connections_snippet = []
+
             # Update the message dictionary, expanding it without overwriting
             self.message.update({
                 "name": self.sensorName,
@@ -166,9 +173,7 @@ class sensor_config:
                     "identifiers": [f"{self.deviceId}_sensor"],
                     "manufacturer": "NetAlertX",
                     "name": self.deviceName,
-                    "connections": [
-                        ["mac", self.mac]
-                    ],
+                    "connections": connections_snippet
                 },
                 "icon": f'mdi:{self.icon}'
             })
diff --git a/front/plugins/rest_import/README.md b/front/plugins/rest_import/README.md
index 78d1f2ab..6d1d317a 100644
--- a/front/plugins/rest_import/README.md
+++ b/front/plugins/rest_import/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Enable **Generate Fake MAC** when the API does not expose MAC addresses (e.g. re
 
 ### Example: OPNsense Dnsmasq API
 
-See the [OPNsense configuration guide](https://docs.netalertx.com/PLUGINS) for details. 
+See the [OPNsense configuration guide](https://docs.netalertx.com/REST_IMPORT) for details. 
 
 **Response:**
 ```json