How to assemble say command

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1

hi

I have a selection item to choose a specific squeezebox device. then I want to have that selection included in the say command. the following rule with a given device works fine:

rule "talk via openhab app"
    when 
        Item VoiceCommand received command
    then 
    	val device = transform("MAP", "squeezebox.map", ""+TalkToSqueezebox.state)
	logInfo("talk to openhab app", "device: "+device)
    	say (VoiceCommand.state.toString, "voicerss:deDE", "squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f15899c:70f3950c8f11")
		
	end

but how can I include the val device in the say command? i tried various combinations without success. eg.

say (VoiceCommand.state.toString, "voicerss:deDE", device)
or
say (VoiceCommand.state.toString, "voicerss:deDE", ""+device)

any idea?

2 
rule "talk via openhab app"
when 
    Item VoiceCommand received command
then 
    val String device = transform("MAP", "squeezebox.map", TalkToSqueezebox.state.toString)
    logInfo("talk to openhab app", "device: " + device)
    say (VoiceCommand.state.toString, "voicerss:deDE", device)
end

What does the log show?

3

the Log is clean, no errors but also no Events from squeezebox binding. it seems the say command does not even run.

4

What does the logInfo say?

5

it exactly reports device by it’s squeezeboxname: squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f15899c:70f3950c8f11

I’m on a Business Trip that Week and can’t Access my Logfile remotely.

6

Ok, we’ll do some testing this week-end

7

I’m using hardcoded strings in order to set the device in my rule (see below). So I would say the use of the method .toString and the change to a Stgring type var should work!
You could check the device with a logInfo before sending the say command, that way you could check from elsewhere :wink:

rule "SagEtwas"

when 
  Item SayCommand received update
then
  logInfo ("SayCommand", "SayCommand ={}", SayCommand)
  var string AudioSink
  switch AudioSink {
    case Lautsprecher.state.toString=="Küche" : AudioSink="sonos:PLAY1:RINCON_xx1400"
    case Lautsprecher.state.toString=="Wohnzimmer" : AudioSink="sonos:PLAY1:RINCON_yy1400"
    case Lautsprecher.state.toString=="Gästezimmer" : AudioSink= "sonos:PLAY1:RINCON_zz1400"
    default:AudioSink="sonos:PLAY1:RINCON_xx1400"
    } 
  say(SayCommand.state.toString,"voicerss:deDE",AudioSink)
  logInfo("SayCommand","Es ist alles gesagt!")
end
8

thanks for your replies.
I tried @opus solution which I had to modify to get it work. instead of

say (VoiceCommand.state.toString, "voicerss:deDE", AudioSink)

I have to use

say (VoiceCommand.state.toString, "voicerss:deDE", ""+AudioSink)

that lead me to the idea to experiment with the “” inside the transformation file and var string instead of val. but still, I do not get my original code running.

the rule:

rule "talk via openhab app"
    when 
        Item VoiceCommand received command
    then 
    	        var AudioSink = transform("MAP", "squeezebox.map", ""+TalkToSqueezebox.state)
		logInfo("talk to openhab app", "device: "+AudioSink)
    	        say (VoiceCommand.state.toString, "voicerss:deDE", ""+AudioSink)	
    end

squeezebox.map:

1 ="squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:0021ccd59076" 
2 ="squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:70f3950c9d11" 
3 = "squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:bda49be73f87" 
4 = "squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:bda49be73xxx" 
5 = "squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:bda49be73xxx"

the log

2018-10-27 18:03:28.295 [ome.event.ItemCommandEvent] - Item 'VoiceCommand' received command Hallo Test
2018-10-27 18:03:33.207 [INFO ] [ome.model.script.talk to openhab app] - device: "squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:0021ccd59076"

and thats it, no more entries, no squeeze that sounds.

the rule that works:

rule "talk squeeze"
	when 
		Item VoiceCommand received command
	then
		var string AudioSink
  		switch AudioSink {
    		case TalkToSqueezebox.state == 1 : AudioSink = "squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:0021ccd59076"
    		case TalkToSqueezebox.state == 2 : AudioSink = "squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:70f3950c9d11"
    		case TalkToSqueezebox.state == 3 : AudioSink = "squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:bda49be73f87" 
    		default:AudioSink = "squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:0021ccd59076"
    	} 
  		say (VoiceCommand.state.toString, "voicerss:deDE", ""+AudioSink)
  		logInfo("talk to openhab app", "device: "+AudioSink)
  	end

2018-10-27 18:09:12.128 [ome.event.ItemCommandEvent] - Item 'VoiceCommand' received command howdy
2018-10-27 18:09:12.143 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - VoiceCommand changed from Hallo to howdy
2018-10-27 18:09:17.940 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Player_homeserver changed from PAUSE to PLAY
2018-10-27 18:09:22.019 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - Player_homeserver changed from PLAY to PAUSE
2018-10-27 18:09:22.031 [vent.ItemStateChangedEvent] - SqueezeboxVolume1 changed from 100 to 0
2018-10-27 18:09:23.622 [INFO ] [ome.model.script.talk to openhab app] - device: squeezebox:squeezeboxplayer:6f32999c:0021ccd59076

maybe it`s just a little thing I do not see…
thanks

9

I have no clue why it doesn’t work on your system the way it works for me.
I tried your logInfo line and do get this:

01:49.398 [INFO ] [ipse.smarthome.model.script.SayComand] - device: sonos:PLAY1:RINCON_949F3E7D2EF401400

Note the missing " around the device-string.
Again, I have no clue.