Pushing virtual button after variable change

[PGL 5]

Hello.

 

How can i get any variable change to push a virtuel button (in my example sonos TTS).

The button is working correctly, and the variables is changing, but nothing happens.

 

I tried as a scene, it is working, and pressing the button if i am pushing "RUN" but when the variables is changing nothing is happening.

 

 

--[[
%% autostart
%% properties
%% globals
presence_vince
--]]

local startSource = fibaro:getSourceTrigger();
if (
 ( fibaro:getGlobalValue("presence_vince") == "Absent" )
or
startSource["type"] == "other"
)
then
 fibaro:call(80, "pressButton", "3");
end

 

and

 

--[[
%% autostart
%% properties
%% globals
presence_vince
--]]

local startSource = fibaro:getSourceTrigger();
if (
 ( fibaro:getGlobalValue("presence_vince") == "Present" )
or
startSource["type"] == "other"
)
then
 fibaro:call(80, "pressButton", "4");
end

[PGL 5]

another way around could be: if

status == "Present"

then 

fibaro:call(thismodule, "setProperty", "currentIcon", 40)

    fibaro:call(109, "pressButton", "1"); 

end

 

fibaro:sleep(1000);

 

But the button is being pressed constantly, i only want it to being pressed once...

 

Anyone ?

[j.nowacki 5]

I assume you are changing variable in Variables Panel? Scenes do not react on variables changed like that. You have to change it in e.g. Virtual Device button or other scene, or by performing HTTP request with proper arguments ("invokeScenes"=true). The easiest way would be to create temporary virtual device with two buttons for changing vale of variable.

[PGL 5]

The variables 

 

I assume you are changing variable in Variables Panel? Scenes do not react on variables changed like that. You have to change it in e.g. Virtual Device button or other scene, or by performing HTTP request with proper arguments ("invokeScenes"=true). The easiest way would be to create temporary virtual device with two buttons for changing vale of variable.

The variables is changed thru my RPI running FING making an HTTP request on present/absent on the wireless network.

It works like a charm and now i want to push a scene when the variables is changing form absent/present and the other way around. Unfortunately currently i am not so sharp YET into Lua.

[j.nowacki 5]

When changing a variable from RPI just add mentioned "invokeScenes"=true parameter as body. It will trigger scenes that are based on given variable.

[PGL 5]

When changing a variable from RPI just add mentioned "invokeScenes"=true parameter as body. It will trigger scenes that are based on given variable.

 

I am not quite sure what you mean, i am using this call from the RPI:

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[j.nowacki 5]

Instead of {"value": "Present"} try {"value": "Present","invokeScenes"=true}

[PGL 5]

Instead of {"value": "Present"} try {"value": "Present","invokeScenes"=true}

Added it to the push, but how do i get the change of the value to push a button/start a scene?

[HansS 3]

It looks to me that this is what is suggested to happen with the invokeScenes parameter:

You use curl to change the variable remotely

The invokeScenes true parameter causes scenes that normally react on the related variable to be triggered

The way to push a virtual device button would thus be to have a scene do this

 

So, a scene that reacts on change of variable Presence_PG should be triggered automatically. My guess is though that this code won't work. The value and invokeScenes are specified differently? Change it to "invokeScenes":true or "invokeScenes":"true" might help. And of course, you do need to have a scene that responds to global presence_PG (just mentioning this, because the scene code posted here responds to another var name).

[PGL 5]

It looks to me that this is what is suggested to happen with the invokeScenes parameter:

You use curl to change the variable remotely

The invokeScenes true parameter causes scenes that normally react on the related variable to be triggered

The way to push a virtual device button would thus be to have a scene do this

So, a scene that reacts on change of variable Presence_PG should be triggered automatically. My guess is though that this code won't work. The value and invokeScenes are specified differently? Change it to "invokeScenes":true or "invokeScenes":"true" might help. And of course, you do need to have a scene that responds to global presence_PG (just mentioning this, because the scene code posted here responds to another var name).

I tried with both "invokeScenes":true and "invokeScenes":"true" & "invokeScenes"=true but it doesnt trigger this scene:

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However it triggers this icon changes fine:

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[PGL 5]

FINALLY, got it working with: "invokeScenes"=true and some changes in the scene.

Thank you!