How to disable a rule from a Blockly script?

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
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Could it be that the problem is that the rule is disabling itself? Has something changed in how this is handled? It worked earlier, i.e. rule turns itself off, waits x seconds (via a timer) and then turns itself on again. It does not seem to work now, but I’m not sure whether it’s because of this self-referential logic or something else.

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I just stumbled over this topic, i created a block a few weeks ago.

uid: rulesenabledisable
tags: []
props:
  parameters: []
  parameterGroups: []
timestamp: Apr 29, 2025, 8:28:10 PM
component: BlockLibrary
config:
  name: Rules
slots:
  blocks:
    - component: BlockType
      config:
        args0:
          - name: ruleID
            type: input_value
          - name: bolean
            type: input_value
        colour: 0
        helpUrl: ""
        inputsInline: true
        message0: rule with id %1 set enable %2
        nextStatement: ">"
        previousStatement: ""
        tooltip: Will enable or disable a Rule
        type: ruleEnableDisable
      slots:
        code:
          - component: BlockCodeTemplate
            config:
              template: |
                rules.setEnabled({{input:ruleID}}, {{input:bolean}});
        toolbox:
          - component: PresetInput
            config:
              name: bolean
              type: logic_boolean
          - component: PresetInput
            config:
              fields:
                TEXT: rule ID
              name: ruleID
              shadow: true
              type: text

Just create a new block in your block libraries and put this code in.

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Oh, wow! I wasn’t even aware that you could create own blocks. And that block of yours looks very useful. Thank you for sharing it. I added it to my library.

I solved my particular problem by changing the setup so that I no longer have the rule deactivate itself, but the time will come, when it will come to good use.