Is it possible to trigger a rule from manually / from the command line?

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
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Hi there,

I have read a lot of documentation and googled but still can’t figure if there is a way to manually trigger a rule that I am working on from the command line or otherwise. The closest one I came to was to set a cron trigger for every 5 minutes, but this is not ideal. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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Great question! Not something I had thought of doing, but I can see uses.

Best option or trick I can think of is send an mqtt command from command line and trigger the rule. Or possibly flip a gpio pin if available.

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You could create an item that is used for triggering the rule. Then use curl and the REST API to change its state. Or smarthome:send itemname ON from Karaf.

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In addition to Scott’s suggestions, you can install the REST API Docs (under the Misc tab in PaperUI) and issue the REST command straight from the docs. That is usually what I do. You will need these docs if you go the curl route anyway.

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Hi there, had the same challenge and I have solved it a bit differently.

  • create a switch as a virtual item.
  • add this switch to sitemap
  • include this switch in the script
  • trigger the script from the basic UI or iOS app
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Start Karaf console and use smarthome:<cmd> commands (send, update, status) to change the item the rule triggers upon.