Alarm email if doors remains open for longer time

[denominator (James Bowler)]

I do something similar with lights left on when my presence is not detected in the house.

[Deprecated] Design Pattern: Motion Sensor Timer

There is now a rule template in the marketplace that implements this. See below for instructions on how to set it up for this DP. Please see Design Pattern: What is a Design Pattern and How Do I Use Them for details on how to use DPs. Problem Statement Many motion detectors only report ON when they detect motion but do not send a corresponding OFF after no motion has been detected after a period of time. In addition, often one wants to control a device like a light for a certain period after …

I use the telegram binding to ask question

Telegram - Bindings

rule "Send telegram with question"
when
    Item Presence changed to OFF
then
    val telegramAction = getActions("telegram","telegram:telegramBot:2b155b22")
    telegramAction.sendTelegramQuery("No one is at home, but some lights are still on. Do you want me to turn off the lights?", "Reply_Lights", "Yes", "No")
end

Handle incoming mesage

rule "Reply handler for lights"
when
    Item telegramReplyId received update Reply_Lights
then
    val telegramAction = getActions("telegram","telegram:telegramBot:2b155b22")

    if (telegramMessage.state.toString == "Yes")
    {
        gLights.sendCommand(OFF)
        telegramAction.sendTelegramAnswer(telegramReplyId.state.toString, "Ok, lights are *off* now.") 
    }
    else
    {
        telegramAction.sendTelegramAnswer(telegramReplyId.state.toString, "Ok, I'll leave them *on*.")
    }
end