Create a schedule Rule within an other rule?

[nbg12 (Alex F.)]

2 last questions, to make sure that I really understand what is happening “behind the scenes”…

1. A timer is creating a cronjob within the linux env right?
2. A timer based on the above code, is not “still active” after the first time the device was controlled successfully right? so its not possible that every day at 8am my shutter or light goes on, right?

Edit: I have changed the system time to tomorrow and the rule script was not triggered. I think because of the fact, that I only have now a ONE TIME timer created with the above script…

… but my goal was that the shutter goes up every morning at the same time…

I have searched here in the forum and I have found this here:

Design Pattern: Looping Timers

Edit: Update for OH 4 Please see Design Pattern: What is a Design Pattern and How Do I Use Them to understand the scope and purpose of this and other Design Patterns. Problem Statement Often one may require a loop in a Rule, to wait for some event to occur or some state to change before doing something. For example, if a door is opened for a long time to send an alert every hour until the door is closed. Concept [image] Use a Timer that reschedules itself instead of a while loop or sleeps. …

so can I use something like:

this.timer.reschedule(timerTime.plusSeconds(86400));

??