creating variables using lua or thru API

[AutoFrank 372]

HI,

Is it possible to create a variable (specifically a predefined variable)

 

As part of creating a VD I want to create the variable on the fly

 

I looked at the developer documentation but couldn't find anything

Is this possible ?

 

Thanks

-f

[AutoFrank 372]

On 12/22/2016 at 9:20 PM, AutoFrank said:

HI,

Is it possible to create a variable (specifically a predefined variable)

 

As part of creating a VD I want to create the variable on the fly

 

I looked at the developer documentation but couldn't find anything

Is this possible ?

 

Thanks

-f

 

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[jimicr 89]

There are VD's that do this. @jompa68 Alarmclock does this

8 minutes ago, AutoFrank said:

 

bumping this ...

 

[boerremk 83]

VD:

function globalVar(var, value)
  if fibaro:getGlobalValue(var) == nil then
    local HC2 = Net.FHttp("127.0.0.1",11111);
    local response ,status, err = HC2:POST('/api/globalVariables','{"name":"'..var..'","value":"'..value..'"}');
    if (tonumber(status) == 200 and tonumber(err)==0) then
      log("Global variable "..var.." created");
    end
  end
end

 

Scene:

function globalVar(var, value)
  local http = net.HTTPClient()
  http:request("http://127.0.0.1:11111/api/globalVariables", {
      options = {
        method = 'POST',
        headers = {},
        data = '{"name":"'..var..'","value":"'..value..'"}',
        timeout = 2000
      },
      success = function(status)
        fibaro:debug(status.status)
        if status.status ~= 200 and status.status ~= 201 then
          print("failed");
        end
        print(status.data);
      end,
      error = function(err)
        print('[ERROR] ' .. err)
      end
    })
end

[AutoFrank 372]

6 minutes ago, boerremk said:

VD:

function globalVar(var, value)
  if fibaro:getGlobalValue(var) == nil then
    local HC2 = Net.FHttp("127.0.0.1",11111);
    local response ,status, err = HC2:POST('/api/globalVariables','{"name":"'..var..'","value":"'..value..'"}');
    if (tonumber(status) == 200 and tonumber(err)==0) then
      log("Global variable "..var.." created");
    end
  end
end

 

Scene:

function globalVar(var, value)
  local http = net.HTTPClient()
  http:request("http://127.0.0.1:11111/api/globalVariables", {
      options = {
        method = 'POST',
        headers = {},
        data = '{"name":"'..var..'","value":"'..value..'"}',
        timeout = 2000
      },
      success = function(status)
        fibaro:debug(status.status)
        if status.status ~= 200 and status.status ~= 201 then
          print("failed");
        end
        print(status.data);
      end,
      error = function(err)
        print('[ERROR] ' .. err)
      end
    })
end

Thanks @boerremk

 

Can I also use this to create a predefined variable ? 

 

 

[sonnyboy 11]

Check here

 

 

[AutoFrank 372]

1 hour ago, sonnyboy said:

Check here

 

 

 Thanks @sonnyboy

[Sankotronic 2,206]

Thanks to @petergebruers I finally learned how to make both types of global variables. Here is solution for VD and SCENE. First is to declare global variable. This is how to declare numeric variable (upper part of the variable panel):

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If you want to add predefined global variable (lover part of the variable panel) but give user ability to change values to language preferred then you do this code:

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At last if you want to make global variable with table then you declare global variable this way:

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You use this code then to check if global variable exists and if not to add it:

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Then you call above function with this code in VD main loop:

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or with this code in scene:

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Edited April 22, 2018 by Sankotronic
Code can be used in VD and Scene

[PepsiMac 17]

Many Thanks, a very useful post

[Cannon_82 26]

Hello, i don't get it!

 

i use this part " At last if you want to make global variable with table then you declare global variable this way: " in combination with this part " You use this code then to check if global variable exists and if not to add it: " in a scene but it dosn't work.

i get this exeption "[DEBUG] 13:51:38: [1;31m2018-09-14 13:51:38.761675 [ fatal] Unknown exception: /opt/fibaro/scenes/189.lua:8: '}' expected (to close '{' at line 4) near 'isEnum' "

 

Can somebody help me? i want to create "predefined variables" about a scene - e.g. varName=Vacation; value1=Yes; value2=No

 

 

Thanks

Cannon