Help! Migrating Astro binding script OH3 to full blockly on OH4

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
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  • Platform information:
    • Hardware: Rpi 3b+
    • OS: openhabian (updated everything on 9 April 2025)
    • Java Runtime Environment: openhabian default (I believe it is java 17)
    • openHAB version: 4.3.4

I have this DSL script on OH3 and it runs normal to track if the sun is above horizon using astro binding and these run well:

rule "Outdoor Lights On - Sunset - 15 minutes"
when
    Channel 'astro:sun:minus15:set#event' triggered START
then
	logWarn("Sequences", "Astro sun minus15 set triggered, sequence now running")
    OutdoorLight.sendCommand(ON)
    Sunshine.sendCommand(OFF)
end


rule "Outdoor Lights Off - Sunrise - 10 minutes"
when
    Channel 'astro:sun:plus10:rise#event' triggered START
then
logWarn("Sequences", "Astro sun plus15 rise triggered, sequence is now running")
    OutdoorLight.sendCommand(OFF)
    Sunshine.sendCommand(ON)
end

But I cannot transform this in blockly on OH 4

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with this code generated (I run 2 blockly rules when triggered, one is disabled by commenting everything):

configuration: {}
triggers:
  - id: "1"
    configuration:
      itemName: Local_Sunrise_End_Time
      timeOnly: false
      offset: 600
    type: timer.DateTimeTrigger
  - id: "2"
    configuration:
      itemName: Local_Sunset_Start_Time
      timeOnly: false
      offset: -900
    type: timer.DateTimeTrigger
conditions: []
actions:
  - inputs: {}
    id: "3"
    configuration:
      blockSource: '<xml xmlns="https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml"><block
        type="oh_log" id="DFe1i$xU~Jw2d6P?6@PW" x="30" y="-43"><field
        name="severity">info</field><value name="message"><shadow type="text"
        id="Ih-rL:)ftP}anmLZeUGz"><field name="TEXT">abc</field></shadow><block
        type="text_join" id="jB[pscyG]a/tHzXZ0_vd"><mutation
        items="2"></mutation><value name="ADD0"><block type="text"
        id="m/gPeZm8m{]Jyj{_,-n%"><field name="TEXT">Sunrise/set trigger is:
        </field></block></value><value name="ADD1"><block type="oh_context_info"
        id="!{JF9sSR5KkD.WL6I/$4"><mutation asType="null"
        contextInfo="itemName"></mutation><field
        name="contextInfo">itemName</field></block></value></block></value><next><block
        type="controls_if" id=")Fo$y?gUw8uf[@+qa4Vu"><mutation
        elseif="1"></mutation><value name="IF0"><block type="logic_compare"
        id="TvRB2%Noz)2_E+~(N{7,"><field name="OP">EQ</field><value
        name="A"><block type="oh_context_info"
        id="g(f2?q7-5S{wv^[AliV`"><mutation asType="null"
        contextInfo="itemName"></mutation><field
        name="contextInfo">itemName</field></block></value><value
        name="B"><block type="text_join" id="WG[ka~2dtO7.[$yO`Fa7"><mutation
        items="1"></mutation><value name="ADD0"><block
        type="oh_getitem_attribute" id="9:W`5dQmA/M0Du1P/GcH"><mutation
        attributeName="Name"></mutation><field
        name="attributeName">Name</field><value name="item"><shadow
        type="oh_getitem" id="ciLRUdmrUp$KG$InstuV"><value
        name="itemName"><shadow type="oh_item"
        id="GV|nHOCExt_z^Hn;9N2T"><mutation itemName="MyItem"
        itemLabel="MyItem"></mutation><field
        name="itemName">MyItem</field></shadow></value></shadow><block
        type="oh_getitem" id="6-ro2?`k[_r$7_J12u}Y"><value
        name="itemName"><shadow type="oh_item"
        id="GV|nHOCExt_z^Hn;9N2T"><mutation itemName="MyItem"
        itemLabel="MyItem"></mutation><field
        name="itemName">MyItem</field></shadow><block type="oh_item"
        id=":;0?wrX!mF)qfL,^tGsR"><mutation itemName="Local_Sunrise_End_Time"
        itemLabel="Local Sunrise End Time"></mutation><field
        name="itemName">Local_Sunrise_End_Time</field></block></value></block></value></block></value></block></value></block></value><statement
        name="DO0"><block type="oh_log" id="j_i*uJK_Jtc^1Q|84m;v"><field
        name="severity">info</field><value name="message"><shadow type="text"
        id="Ih-rL:)ftP}anmLZeUGz"><field name="TEXT">abc</field></shadow><block
        type="text_join" id="F)OY7j]/V.U-?KO}SLq!"><mutation
        items="2"></mutation><value name="ADD0"><block type="text"
        id="y7blR_|bx.:5-tO=8Zz)"><field name="TEXT">Sunrise/set trigger is:
        </field></block></value><value name="ADD1"><block type="oh_context_info"
        id="[#=w+OV3(003p%bIp4}]"><mutation asType="null"
        contextInfo="itemName"></mutation><field
        name="contextInfo">itemName</field></block></value></block></value><next><block
        type="oh_event" id="vkKj^xqFhvct|8Z:=i0{"><field
        name="eventType">sendCommand</field><value name="value"><shadow
        type="text" id="VeB,?!u~ejJ?i[$Sk[i2"><field
        name="TEXT">value</field></shadow><block type="text"
        id="_;`BVoOKf_)_:L!DdCV="><field
        name="TEXT">ON</field></block></value><value name="itemName"><shadow
        type="oh_item" id="Yc)3ZO@/NZB|?-z[Wjf?"><mutation itemName="MyItem"
        itemLabel="MyItem"></mutation><field
        name="itemName">MyItem</field></shadow><block type="oh_item"
        id="q7VHP$/6]6[nUy?u8/iz"><mutation itemName="Sunshine_Full"
        itemLabel="Full Sunshine"></mutation><field
        name="itemName">Sunshine_Full</field></block></value></block></next></block></statement><value
        name="IF1"><block type="logic_compare" id="E_LZFCt29}5ph4)`UmcY"><field
        name="OP">EQ</field><value name="A"><block type="oh_context_info"
        id="oaGhggFJ#s)_}0JLfrL`"><mutation asType="null"
        contextInfo="itemName"></mutation><field
        name="contextInfo">itemName</field></block></value><value
        name="B"><block type="text_join" id="KjjJAr=?WiLG?X}1{UXW"><mutation
        items="1"></mutation><value name="ADD0"><block
        type="oh_getitem_attribute" id="v{/QTO}8Q!L@XH`9_A3g"><mutation
        attributeName="Name"></mutation><field
        name="attributeName">Name</field><value name="item"><shadow
        type="oh_getitem" id="ciLRUdmrUp$KG$InstuV"><value
        name="itemName"><shadow type="oh_item"
        id="GV|nHOCExt_z^Hn;9N2T"><mutation itemName="MyItem"
        itemLabel="MyItem"></mutation><field
        name="itemName">MyItem</field></shadow></value></shadow><block
        type="oh_getitem" id="C;7gKiIUtN8^`~@}3YdX"><value
        name="itemName"><shadow type="oh_item"
        id="GV|nHOCExt_z^Hn;9N2T"><mutation itemName="MyItem"
        itemLabel="MyItem"></mutation><field
        name="itemName">MyItem</field></shadow><block type="oh_item"
        id="1=4Qj?ua,DJx6;s/$[TI"><mutation itemName="Local_Sunset_Start_Time"
        itemLabel="Local Sunset Start Time"></mutation><field
        name="itemName">Local_Sunset_Start_Time</field></block></value></block></value></block></value></block></value></block></value><statement
        name="DO1"><block type="oh_log" id="zZ#X=zgy:HOIc^1R4]!W"><field
        name="severity">info</field><value name="message"><shadow type="text"
        id="Ih-rL:)ftP}anmLZeUGz"><field name="TEXT">abc</field></shadow><block
        type="text_join" id=";j0g,gx57BD(fm2xp1=e"><mutation
        items="2"></mutation><value name="ADD0"><block type="text"
        id="g$Km;^233G/~bAmeQ7uV"><field name="TEXT">Sunrise/set trigger is:
        </field></block></value><value name="ADD1"><block type="oh_context_info"
        id="JYDW|16c?h)QjHK$jq=Q"><mutation asType="null"
        contextInfo="itemName"></mutation><field
        name="contextInfo">itemName</field></block></value></block></value><next><block
        type="oh_event" id="{qM${,Y?QCJzv`Iw6R2X"><field
        name="eventType">sendCommand</field><value name="value"><shadow
        type="text" id="VeB,?!u~ejJ?i[$Sk[i2"><field
        name="TEXT">value</field></shadow><block type="text"
        id="3|xi`y}Fw8,zGC{E9XGr"><field
        name="TEXT">OFF</field></block></value><value name="itemName"><shadow
        type="oh_item" id="Yc)3ZO@/NZB|?-z[Wjf?"><mutation itemName="MyItem"
        itemLabel="MyItem"></mutation><field
        name="itemName">MyItem</field></shadow><block type="oh_item"
        id="x9LeH@G9r3k~CYwuD?[8"><mutation itemName="Sunshine_Full"
        itemLabel="Full Sunshine"></mutation><field
        name="itemName">Sunshine_Full</field></block></value></block></next></block></statement></block></next></block></xml>'
      type: application/javascript
      script: >
        console.info(('Sunrise/set trigger is: ' + String(event.itemName)));

        if (event.itemName ==
        String(items.getItem('Local_Sunrise_End_Time').name)) {
          console.info(('Sunrise/set trigger is: ' + String(event.itemName)));
          items.getItem('Sunshine_Full').sendCommand('ON');
        } else if (event.itemName ==
        String(items.getItem('Local_Sunset_Start_Time').name)) {
          console.info(('Sunrise/set trigger is: ' + String(event.itemName)));
          items.getItem('Sunshine_Full').sendCommand('OFF');
        }
    type: script.ScriptAction

Can you guys direct me which part is wrong on my triggers/blockly?
TIA

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These are Channel event triggered so there is no triggering item.

The original script doesn’t care how the rule was triggered so the blocky won’t care either.

Create one rule with the same trigger as the first rule.

Then you just need three blocks. One to log, just put the same steering as you have in the original.

The second block is a send command block to the Outdoor Light Item.

The last block is a send command to the Sunshine Item.

Repeat the above for the second rule.

One that works you can try to get clever and combine them into one. In that case you’ll need to to look at the triggering event, not the triggering item, since there is no triggering item.