Simulator logic
Time simulation
The simulated environment will start at the current time, running normal time. In the simulator app, we will be able to speed up, change, or stop the time. This will reflect Darksky's real data. The simulated home will also have a location, which is used for getting the weather data.
Weather simulation
Weather will get pulled from Darksky, which will also return an hourly forecast of the weather. This can be used in both simulating the weather, and also for the smart home app and its suggestions.
Darksky provides weather/natural disaster alerts, this data can be used. In the simulator page, you should be able to override the Darksky temperatures and values, and simulate alerts.
Temperatures
If a door or window is opened, the room's temperature will slowly start to match the outside temperature.
Also, this applies to temperature control. When the temperature control is running, it will slowly adjust the room temperature to the set temperature.
The temperature control is also able to "fight" with the outside weather if both windows/main door and temp control is running.
If both temperature control (heating/cooling) and windows/doors are closed, then the room temperatures will very slowly change towards the outside temperature. Also opening the windows for a minute or two can significantly drop the temperature of the rooms.
Power generation
Depending on the cloud coverage (pulled from the weather data), the power generation will vary (under the max solar power generation capacity, in the simulated home).
Power consumption
Depending on the devices running on the home, the power consumption will change. There will also be a "baseline" power consumption, which will count in fridges and other appliances. This baseline power consumption will vary depending on the time of day, based on an average home power consumption graph.