I’m trying to think how to make a rule that will trigger only if an item status didn’t change for 5 minutes. what I have so far is this (I want it to turn off if b836405c was ‘false’ for 5 minutes): rule "PC light auto on or off" when Item mqtt_topic_b836405c_occupancy received update then …

Are you sure you want “trigger if unchanged for X mins”? I ask because usually with occupancy you want to trigger if unupdated, as you might get continuing “occupied” updates. As general advice, using persistence records is unsatisfactory for this use. You get a snapshot of 5 minutes ago, anything…

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Need an idea for better "trigger only if unchanged for X minutes" script

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rlkoshak (Rich Koshak) August 4, 2020, 5:48pm 3

Look at Design Patterns: Generic Is Alive and Design Pattern: Motion Sensor Timer.