Astro set#event used in two .rules files only executes one

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
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  • Platform information:
    • Hardware: rpi 3B+
    • OS: openhabianpi

I have setup a sunset with offset rules and it fires correctly however I am trying to use it in two seperate .rules files - one file for my lights and another for my blinds (rollershutters).

In my lights.rules I have this:

rule "Sunset offset rule"
when
	Channel 'astro:sun:home_offset15:set#event' triggered START
then
   logInfo("Sunset", "Sunset offset rule trigerred!")
   if (Entry_FrontGarden_Lights.state != ON) Entry_FrontGarden_Lights.sendCommand(ON)
end

In my blinds.rules I have this:

rule "Sunset offset rule"
when
	Channel 'astro:sun:home_offset15:set#event' triggered START
then
    logInfo("Blinds", "Sunset offset rule trigerred!")
    Office_Front_Blinds.sendCommand(100)
    Office_Side_Blinds.sendCommand(75)
    if (Astro_Season.state.toString.contains("WINTER")) {
        Courtyard_Door_Blind.sendCommand(100)
        Courtyard_LHS_Blinds.sendCommand(100)
        Courtyard_RHS_Blinds.sendCommand(100)
    }
    if (Astro_Season.state.toString.contains("SPRING")) {
        Courtyard_Door_Blind.sendCommand(50)
        Courtyard_LHS_Blinds.sendCommand(50)
        Courtyard_RHS_Blinds.sendCommand(50)
    }   
    if (Astro_Season.state.toString.contains("SUMMER")) {
        Courtyard_Door_Blind.sendCommand(0)
        Courtyard_LHS_Blinds.sendCommand(0)
        Courtyard_RHS_Blinds.sendCommand(0)
    } 
    if (Astro_Season.state.toString.contains("AUTUM")) {
        Courtyard_Door_Blind.sendCommand(50)
        Courtyard_LHS_Blinds.sendCommand(50)
        Courtyard_RHS_Blinds.sendCommand(50)
    }  
end

when the event triggered today this was all that was recorded in the logtail:

2018-08-22 17:38:00.013 [vent.ChannelTriggeredEvent] - astro:sun:home_offset15:set#event triggered START

==> /var/log/openhab2/openhab.log <==

2018-08-22 17:38:01.760 [INFO ] [clipse.smarthome.model.script.Blinds] - Sunset offset rule trigerred!

==> /var/log/openhab2/events.log <==

2018-08-22 17:38:01.774 [ome.event.ItemCommandEvent] - Item 'Office_Front_Blinds' received command 100

2018-08-22 17:38:01.791 [ome.event.ItemCommandEvent] - Item 'Office_Side_Blinds' received command 75

2018-08-22 17:38:01.800 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Office_Front_Blinds changed from 27.0 to 100

2018-08-22 17:38:01.804 [ome.event.ItemCommandEvent] - Item 'Courtyard_Door_Blind' received command 100

2018-08-22 17:38:01.809 [ome.event.ItemCommandEvent] - Item 'Courtyard_LHS_Blinds' received command 100

2018-08-22 17:38:01.812 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Office_Side_Blinds changed from 0.0 to 75

2018-08-22 17:38:01.818 [ome.event.ItemCommandEvent] - Item 'Courtyard_RHS_Blinds' received command 100

2018-08-22 17:38:01.833 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Courtyard_Door_Blind changed from 0.0 to 100

2018-08-22 17:38:01.840 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Courtyard_LHS_Blinds changed from 0.0 to 100

2018-08-22 17:38:01.843 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Courtyard_RHS_Blinds changed from 0.0 to 100

So you can see the blinds.rules offset rule triggered ok but the one in lights.rules did not. Is this something I need to code around by combining the rules into one file - it kind of makes it clunky and hard to manage if you cannot have rules for the specific device types listed together.

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Similar thread (yes it ought to work, but you need to check OH version)

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The rules can’t have the same name.

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Well spotted! Definitely a rule stopper.

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Thanks very much excellent support again. Will adjust the rules names and test.

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If you have many more rule like this that trigger based on solar events and Time you might benefit from Design Pattern: Time Of Day so centralize the calculation and generation of these events.