Fritzbox Binding (TR064) - getting (and staying) last caller in openHAB

[binderth (Thomas Binder)]

@bernd_d

Nice tutorial! Is there a reason why you use “sendCommand” and not “postUpdate” to update your proxy items?

first reason: I’m used to it!
and yes, basically it won’t matter, because my proxy items aren’t bound to some external hardware (binding). so postUpdate would also do.
I don’t know, if you’re familiar with the difference, but yes, simplified:

• sendCommand: not only the item, but the binding gets the command
• postUpdate: the item gets updated without telling the binding explicitly

I think, it’s explained in a bit more detail here:

sendCommand vs postUpdate

This is a bit of a simplification, but should help explain: If you want to tell something to change (turn a light on, change the thermostat to a new temperature, start raising the blinds, etc.), then you want to send a command to an item. If your items’ states are not being updated by a binding, the autoupdate feature (see below) or something else external, you will probably want to update the state in a rule, using postUpdate. When you click on buttons, sliders or other widgets in the UI, th…