Checking time in rule script in OH3

[DanielMalmgren]

Ok, another script problem in OH3. I have the following if clause in OH2:

  if(now.isBefore(new DateTime(now.getYear(), now.getMonthOfYear(), now.getDayOfMonth(), 20, 0, 0))) {

…which checks if the current time is before 20:00. How would I do that in OH3?

I don’t really know, where would I search for documentation about how date/time works in OH3? I know things are different, just don’t really where to find exactly what is different

[5iver (Scott Rushworth)]

There is a hint at the bottom of this post…

Update DateTime item from String with jython

I suggest not using this function, which just wraps events.postUpdate. It was added when the lucid libraries were migrated back into the main helper libraries to make it easier for people to migrate their scripts that were using the lucid libraries. Just use the example here… https://openhab-scripters.github.io/openhab-helper-libraries/Guides/But%20How%20Do%20I.html#send-an-update-to-an-item. events.postUpdate("Your_DateTimeItem_Name", your_date_time_value) If you log out the value of a Date…

if (now.isBefore(now.withHour(20).withMinute(0).withSecond(0).withNano(0))) {

Read through the methods of ZonedDateTime…

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/ZonedDateTime.html

On second thought, this could be simplified using…

if (now.getHour() < 20) {

[Bruce_Osborne]

I though the time provider changed in OH3.

[DanielMalmgren]

@5iver

There is a hint at the bottom of this post…

Isn’t that for OH2?

[5iver (Scott Rushworth)]

The post was intended for OH2, to prepare for OH3 by using ZonedDateTime instead of Joda Time. It will also work in OH3. See my last update though… using getHour() is simpler.

[Lucile]

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