Add some examples to fix #56

source/developers/python_api.markdown

@@ -11,21 +11,99 @@ footer: true
 
 In the package [`homeassistant.remote`](https://github.com/balloob/home-assistant/blob/master/homeassistant/remote.py) a Python API on top of the [HTTP API](/developers/api.html) can be found.
 
-The two snippets below shows how to use the `homeassistant.remote` package:
+This page is not a full documentation it's more a collection of some example. A simple way to get all current entities is to visit the "Set State" page in the "Developer Tools". For the examples below just choose one from the available entries. Here the sensor `sensor.office_temperature` and the switch `switch.livingroom_pin_2` are used. 
+
+First import the module and setup the basics.
 
 ```python
 import homeassistant.remote as remote
 
-api = remote.API("host", "password")
-living_room = remote.get_state(api, 'group.living_room')
+api = remote.API('host', 'password')
+print(remote.validate_api(api))
 ```
 
+This snippets shows how to use the `homeassistant.remote` package in another way.
+
 ```python
 import homeassistant.remote as remote
 
-api = remote.API("host", "password")
+api = remote.API('host', 'password')
 hass = remote.HomeAssistant(api)
 hass.start()
 living_room = hass.states.get('group.living_room')
 ```
 
+### {% linkable_title Get the state of an entity %}
+
+To get the details of a single entity the `get_state` method is used. 
+
+```python
+import homeassistant.remote as remote
+
+api = remote.API('host', 'password')
+office_temperature = remote.get_state(api, 'sensor.office_temperature')
+print('{} is {} {}.'.format(office_temperature.attributes['friendly_name'],
+                            office_temperature.state,
+                            office_temperature.attributes['unit_of_measurement']
+                            )
+      )
+```
+
+The output is composed out of the details which are stored for this entity.
+
+```bash
+Office Temperature is 19 °C.
+```
+
+The exact same thing is working for a switch. The difference is that both entities have different attributes.
+
+```python
+import homeassistant.remote as remote
+
+api = remote.API('host', 'password')
+switch_livingroom = remote.get_state(api, 'switch.livingroom_pin_2')
+print('{} is {}.'.format(switch_livingroom.attributes['friendly_name'],
+                         switch_livingroom.state
+                         )
+      )
+```
+
+### {% linkable_title Set the state of an entity %}
+
+Of course, it's possible to set the state.
+
+```python
+import homeassistant.remote as remote
+from homeassistant.const import STATE_ON
+
+remote.set_state(api, 'sensor.office_temperature', new_state=123)
+remote.set_state(api, 'switch.livingroom_pin_2', new_state=STATE_ON)
+```
+
+The state will be set to those value until the next update occurs.
+
+### {% linkable_title Blinking all entites of a domain %}
+
+If you want to switch on all entities of a domain there is a bit more needed than in the examples before. Now will be services involved.
+
+
+```python
+import time
+import homeassistant.remote as remote
+
+domain = 'switch'
+services = remote.get_services(api)
+turn_on = None
+turn_off = None
+
+for service in services:
+    if service['domain'] == domain:
+        turn_on = service['services'][0]
+        turn_off = service['services'][1]
+
+remote.call_service(api, 'switch', turn_on)
+time.sleep(10)
+remote.call_service(api, 'switch', turn_off)
+```
+
+For more details please check the source of [homeassistant.remote](https://github.com/balloob/home-assistant/blob/master/homeassistant/remote.py).