If item has not been updated for x time then do something

[psyciknz]

I’ve got a rule for if a door open (hooked to alarm) then turn on some lights. Easy.

I need another condition for turning ion those lights i.e. For when we’re out.

I have the UniFi binding so that knows if a user is online or not. But as part of having multiple aps I think if sets a user offline as they switch ap.

To combat that, I think in need something like if user has been offline for > 10 mins and then becomes online again, activate lights.

The question is how can I track the length of time the offline state has been set?

[DanielMalmgren]

@psyciknz

To combat that, I think in need something like if user has been offline for > 10 mins and then becomes online again, activate lights.

I think you should look at the Expire binding (http://docs.openhab.org/addons/bindings/expire1/readme.html) it will do exactly what you want. Only problem with it is the Items you want to use it for have to be declared in the “old” way using items files.

[psyciknz]

that’s ok, a lot are defined that way.

[DanielMalmgren]

@psyciknz

that’s ok, a lot are defined that way.

Well then. Just thought it was worth mentioning since that’s the reason I’ve never used the binding myself although it generelly seems very good

[rlkoshak (Rich Koshak)]

This might be useful:

Generic Presence Detection

Edit: A rewrite to take advantage of the Debounce rule template on the marketplace. This is a tutorial to show a generic and sensor independent way to do presence detection with multiple sensors and implementing anti-flapping (i.e. all sensors must be OFF for a certain amount of time before the home goes to away). Requirements One or more Switches determines whether someone is present. If one or more of these Switches is ON then someone is presumed to be present (more complex algorithms are …