Item timer

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
1

Hi all just transferred over to OH 3, loving it so far, a quick question.

What is my best approach?

When contact 1 changes state from closed to open light A comes on for 5 minutes then Light A goes off.

Just a pointer into the right direction would be appreciated.

Thanks

2

The best approach would be the same as it was in OH 2.5.

You can configure Expire (which is part of core instead of a separate binding now) by setting metadata on the light Item so it turns off after 5 minutes.

Or you can write a rule with a Timer.

3

Thanks for the reply, I’ve used the expire which works great but I also would like light to be switchable.

What would be the syntax be for using a timer within a rule

4

Example in the Actions docs.

5

Thanks