Looking for an Scripts that detects Single, Double or Triple Click of an Switch

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
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I am looking for a script that evaluates a single, double or triple click of a switch.
I prefere Javscript ECMAScript-2021.

The background is that I want to trigger the following actions:

  • single click : switch on all lights
  • double click : switch on all lights and start playing favorite music of my wife
  • triple click : switch on all lights and start playing my favorite music

The actions themselves are not my problem, but how do I distinguish between single, double and triple click.

2

What type of switch? I have zigbee switches that can react differently to up to 5 clicks, hold and release

3

I have ABB/Busch-Jäger Free@Home switches.

I am interested in a hardware independent Solution, that works with an Item, that recieves the commands.

4

The Tutorials and Solutions category is only for posting your own code and demonstrations, not for requesting assistance. I’ve moved your post to a better category this time, please try remember for next time.

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@ML1982
I found this
https://community.openhab.org/t/control-of-a-set-of-switches-by-special-use-of-one-switch/53765/9?u=tougharms
(not my work, obviously😄). It looks like rules DSL but can you re-write it in javascript?

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@Tougharms here is my first approach, these are my first experiences with timers, it seems to work.
I’m still testing. Any suggestions for improvement?

'use strict';
{
  const runtime = require('@runtime'); //we need this to import Datatypes like PercentType
  var myTimer; //it works with "var" andit doesn't work with "let", must be something about hoisting
  
  function evaluate() 
  {
    console.warn("Counted: " + cache.private.get("CachedCounter"));
    cache.private.put("CachedCounter", 0);
    myTimer = null;    
  }  
    
  console.warn("Start Timer Test Script");
  
  let MyCounter = cache.private.get("CachedCounter");
  if( MyCounter == null) //if counter doesn't exists, create cached counter 
  {
    MyCounter = {times: 0};
    cache.private.put("CachedCounter", MyCounter);
  }
  
  console.warn("Timer Info " + myTimer);
  if(myTimer == null) // no timer started, so startup timer
  {
      cache.private.put("CachedCounter", 1);
      myTimer = setTimeout(evaluate, 10000); 
      console.warn("Timer started");
  }
  else
  {
      const NewCounterValue =  cache.private.get("CachedCounter") + 1;  
      cache.private.put("CachedCounter", NewCounterValue);
      console.warn("new Counter value: " + NewCounterValue);
  }
   
   
  console.warn("Finished Timer Test Script");
}
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You are more advanced than me. I dont understand any of that!:flushed:

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I’ve just made some Updates:

'use strict';
{
  const timeout = 10000;
  const runtime = require('@runtime'); //we need this to import Datatypes like PercentType
  var myTimer; //it works with "var" andit doesn't work with "let", must be something about hoisting
  var myCounter; //it works with "var" andit doesn't work with "let", must be something about hoisting
  
  function evaluate() 
  {
    console.warn("Counted: " +  myCounter + " within a time period of " + timeout + "ms"); 
    myCounter = 0; //reset the counter
    clearTimeout(myTimer); 
    myTimer   = null;      
  }  
    
  console.warn("Start Timer Test Script");
  console.warn("Timer id: " + myTimer);
  if(myTimer == null) // no timer started, so startup timer
  {
      myCounter = 0;
      myTimer   = setTimeout(evaluate, timeout); 
      console.warn("Timer started");
  }
  else
  {
     myCounter = myCounter  + 1;
     console.warn("new Counter value: " + myCounter);
    //here I can catch the "tripple Click immidiatly"    
  }   
   
  console.warn("Finished Timer Test Script");
}
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