build a simple array and save to global variable

[Jay Ess 6]

I am trying to build a simple array, with a list of device id's and then save it to a globalvariable and then fetch this variable to switch on / off as a group?

so afr i have managed to get this to work.

local tb = {}

    if CornerVariable == "true" then

        tb[#tb+1]={name=firstToUpper(CornerVariableName),id=ShabbosLightCorner}

    end

    if DovidVariable == "true" then

        tb[#tb+1]={name=firstToUpper(DovidVariableName),id=ShabbosLightDovid}

    end

    if RifkaVariable == "true" then

        tb[#tb+1]={name=firstToUpper(RifkaVariableName),id=ShabbosLightRifka}

    end 

    if ShanaVariable == "true" then

        tb[#tb+1]={name=firstToUpper(ShanaVariableName),id=ShabbosLightShana}

    end

    setGroupVariable = tb

    fibaro.setGlobalVariable(GroupVariableName, json.encode(setGroupVariable))

 

the problem i am having is when i try to fetch the variable i am struggling to control them as they are coming back as a table correctly so, but when i then run this code it does not work.

 

function TurnOffLights(GroupName)

    for k,i in ipairs(GroupName) do

        if fibaro.getValue(i, "state") == true then

            fibaro.call(i, "turnOff")

        end

    end

end

 

been knocking my head trying to get this working and am climbing the walls LOL from frustration, any help would be gratefully recieved.

 

 

thank you

[jgab 2,642]

If your table looks like

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then you loop like

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[Jay Ess 6]

@jgab that is correct but as i am using a runction which assums that i am passing it an array, i need to pass it as an array rather then call it on each iteration, i got around it by changing my array to just have the numbers in them and this way i can use it as a group to be able to use my functions.  thank you for your contribution and help as your past help with arrays helped me get there.

[jgab 2,642]

Why do  you need to pass it as an array instead of individual calls?

Is it a fibaro.call(<array>,<action>) call you want to do with multiple deviceIDs?

Unfortunately, the fibaro.call using an array of deviceIDs just loops over the array and calls the  api for each device. There is no magic api call that takes a list of device IDs... so you may as well loop and call them individually...