First backup. Part 1 works - it connects to wifi, the button cycles the button colors, MQTT is connected. No payload is sent yet.

ESP_Medicine_Indicator/ESP_Medicine_Indicator.ino

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+#include <Wire.h>
+#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
+#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
+#include <PubSubClient.h>
+#include <ArduinoJson.h>
+
+#define NEO_PIN 14  // Pin for all the Neopixels
+#define SIG_PIX 2  // Number of temperature pixels
+#define BUTTON_FWD_PIN 4
+#define mqtt_topic "home/medicine"
+
+const char* ssid = "Saints&Strangers_";
+const char* password = "xYhnac-5mixdu";
+const char* mqtt_server = "192.168.200.55";
+const char* mqtt_user = "hass";
+const char* mqtt_password = "Over9+look*";
+
+boolean oldState = HIGH;
+int mode = 0; // Active mode on startup
+
+WiFiClient espClient;
+PubSubClient client(espClient);
+long lastMsg = 0;
+char msg[50];
+float value = 0;
+
+Adafruit_NeoPixel NeoJewel = Adafruit_NeoPixel(SIG_PIX, NEO_PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
+unsigned long delayTime;
+
+// Taken Medicine Color
+uint32_t pineGreen = NeoJewel.Color(14, 170, 26);
+// Not Yet Taken Color
+uint32_t pureRed = NeoJewel.Color(255, 0, 0);
+// Warning Blink Color
+uint32_t yellow = NeoJewel.Color(255, 229, 0);
+
+void setup() {
+  delayTime = 1000;
+  Serial.begin(9600);
+  delay(500);
+
+  while (!Serial) {
+ // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB port only
+  }
+
+  Serial.println("Attempting to connect to SSID: ");
+  Serial.print(ssid);
+  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
+
+  // Attempt to connect to WiFi network:
+  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
+    delay(1000);
+    Serial.print(".");
+  }
+
+  Serial.println("");
+  Serial.println("WiFi connected");
+  Serial.println("IP address: ");
+  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());   //You can get IP address assigned to ESP
+  Serial.println("Mac Address: ");
+  Serial.println(WiFi.macAddress());
+  delay(100);
+  client.setServer("192.168.200.55", 1883);
+  WiFi.setAutoReconnect(true);
+  WiFi.persistent(true);
+
+  // Necessary code for NeoPixel setup
+  pinMode(BUTTON_FWD_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
+
+  //Initialization of the Jewel
+  NeoJewel.setBrightness(100);
+  NeoJewel.begin();
+  NeoJewel.clear();
+  NeoJewel.show();
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  boolean newState = digitalRead(BUTTON_FWD_PIN);
+  if((newState == LOW) && (oldState == HIGH)) {
+    delay(30);
+    newState = digitalRead(BUTTON_FWD_PIN);
+    if(newState == LOW) {
+      if(++mode > 4) mode = 0;
+      switch(mode) {
+        case 0:
+          NeoJewel.clear();
+          NeoJewel.fill(yellow, 0, 2);
+          NeoJewel.show();
+          break;
+        case 1:
+        // Nothing Taken
+          NeoJewel.clear();
+          NeoJewel.fill(pureRed, 0, 2);
+          NeoJewel.show();
+          break;
+        case 2:
+        // Morning Taken
+          NeoJewel.clear();
+          NeoJewel.fill(pineGreen, 0, 1);
+          NeoJewel.fill(pureRed, 1, 2);
+          NeoJewel.show();
+          break;
+        case 3:
+        // Afternoon Taken
+          NeoJewel.clear();
+          NeoJewel.fill(pineGreen, 1, 2);
+          NeoJewel.fill(pureRed, 0, 1);
+          NeoJewel.show();
+          break;
+        case 4:
+        // Both Taken
+          NeoJewel.clear();
+          NeoJewel.fill(pineGreen, 0, 2);
+          NeoJewel.show();
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // Set the last-read button state to the old state (reset)
+  oldState = newState;
+
+  if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
+    delay(1000);
+    WiFi.disconnect();
+    ESP.restart();
+  }
+
+  delay(1000);
+  if (!client.connected()) {
+    reconnect();
+  }
+  client.loop();
+
+/*long now = millis();
+if (now - lastMsg > 5000) {
+  lastMsg = now;
+delay(3000);
+  }*/
+}
+
+void reconnect() {
+  // Loop until we're reconnected
+  while (!client.connected()) {
+    Serial.println("Connecting to MQTT...");
+    // Create a random client ID
+    String clientId = "ESP8266Client-";
+    clientId += String(random(0xffff), HEX);
+    if (client.connect(clientId.c_str(), mqtt_user, mqtt_password)) {
+      Serial.println("connected");
+    } else {
+      Serial.println("failed with state ");
+      Serial.print(client.state());
+      delay(2000);
+      ESP.restart();
+    }
+  }
+}