Extending Blockly with new openHAB commands

[deibich (David)]

@stefan.hoehn

edit: I am actually using input fields that allow adding number fields which is different from number fields like you do. The latter would allow a validator (I just did that) but have the disadvantage that variables cannot be input there. The fields that allow variables to be added however do not allow validations to be done.

Ok, now I’m confused. Can we clarify the terminology for the inputs?!

A field allows to enter some data manually but can’t use variables as input. There are several predefined fields like “field_number”, for example.

On the other hand there are input/output values (jigsaw-like connections).

Outputs connect to value inputs. Blocks with an output are usually called value blocks.

@ysc

There are a few types of placeholders, the first part before the first colon determines its nature:

• {{input:inputName[:order]}} - replace with the code from a value input (tex
• {{field:fieldName}} - replace with the value of a field (text, numeric, dropdown)

I would describe the input for the block as “input value of type number, shadowed with the default(?) ‘math_number’ block”.