HC3 how to create a Global Variable from LUA

[ChristianSogaard 60]

How do I create a Global Variable from LUA in HC3?

I'm trying to create a light dimmer function for Philips HUE using a Logic Group Matrix ZDB5100 switch so when I hold the Button its starts dimming up or down. But to keep track if the button is released and pressed again I need to keep track of the direction from last time it was pressed.

So I'm thinking of using an Enumerated global variable "dimDirection" that can be set to Up or Down.

I want the code to create the variable if not present.

 

My working code whiteout remembering dimDirection is here

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In HC2 i used this snippet of code.

But how is it in HC3 ?

local ProjectorStatus = {On="Tændt", Off="Slukket"};

-- in code you then declare predefined global variable using users mapped values:
local varName = {
  ["Projector"] = {
    value     = ProjectorStatus.On,
    isEnum    = true,
    isTable   = false,
    enumValue = {ProjectorStatus.On,
                 ProjectorStatus.Off}
  },
}

function checkGlobalVariable(varName)
  -- Check if variable exist 
  for i , v in pairs(varName) do
    if fibaro:getGlobalValue(i) == nil then
      api.post("/globalVariables/", {
        name = i
      });
      fibaro:sleep(400)
      api.put("/globalVariables/"..i, {
        name       = i,
        value      = v.value,
        isEnum     = v.isEnum,
        enumValues = v.enumValue
      })
      if v.isTable then
        ok, msg = pcall(function() wT = json.decode(fibaro:getGlobalValue(i))
                        if type(wT) ~= "table" then error() end end )
        if not ok then
          fibaro:debug("ERROR - Creating table was unsuccessful, error code: "..msg)
        else
          fibaro:debug("Variable '"..i.."' created successfully.");
        end
      else
        if fibaro:getGlobalValue(i) ~= nil then
          fibaro:debug("Variable '"..i.."' created successfully.");
        else
          fibaro:debug("ERROR - Variable '"..i.."' was NOT created!")
        end
      end
    end
    -- update all predefined global variables in case user changed default values
    if v.isEnum then
      fibaro:debug("Variable '"..i.."' allready exists.");
      local value = fibaro:getGlobalValue(i)
      for i,m in pairs(v.enumValue) do
        if m == value then
          v.value = value
        end
      end
      if v.value == value then
        fibaro:debug("For variable '"..i.."' found current value ("..value..") and will keep it")
      else
        fibaro:debug("For variable '"..i.."' NOT found current value, will set default value ("..value..")")
      end
      api.put("/globalVariables/"..i, {
        name       = i,
        value      = v.value,
        isEnum     = v.isEnum,
        enumValues = v.enumValue
      })
      fibaro:sleep(400)
    end
  end
  updateVar = true
end

checkGlobalVariable(varName)

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[Guest MartienP]

I would think this would be nice if it could be build in the interface where you program the lua scripts. I never used a HC2 but from what I read it was supported direct from the lua development. Which is a logical place.
Of course as a programmer I managed to do it from the swagger interface, but this is very low level and error prone working. Certainly way too complicated for a novice programmer. Apart from having support for enums, making a simple CRUD like userinterface for global variables should not be that hard to add! At least I vote for such a addon!

For the rest I'm pretty happy with my HC3, it does what it is supposed to do. 

[leegoo 0]

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Edited April 8, 2023 by leegoo