OH2 - Rule to PAUSE and PLAY Sonos do not work

1

I try to create a rule to pause and play a sonos device using wireless switch.

I’m using the same rule for turning on and off lights, and that is working OK.

Shouldn’t this work?

rule "SonosToalett"
when
	Item E1_Toalett_Bryter_Venstre_Contact changed
then
	if (E1_Toalett_Bryter_Venstre_Contact.state == OPEN) {
		sendCommand(E1_Toalett_Media_Sonos_Control,PLAY)
	}
	if (E1_Toalett_Bryter_Venstre_Contact.state == CLOSED) {
		sendCommand(E1_Toalett_Media_Sonos_Control,PAUSE)
    }
end
2

Looks good… what happens in the log when the rule is triggered? How are the two items defined?

3

I can see the switch event, but nothing in the log from the sonos binding

2017-01-03 21:49:59.828 [ItemStateChangedEvent     ] - K1_Toalett_Bryter_Venstre_Contact changed from OPEN to CLOSED

If I use the same script but trigger a light - everything is working OK.

The Sonos item uses the control channel and are defined as a “player”

E1_Toalett_Media_Sonos_Control
Player
4

For the Player item there should also be an entry in the log, like this:
2017-01-03 18:59:48.223 [ItemStateChangedEvent ] - LVPanasonicAll30Control changed from PLAY to PAUSE

What happens if you insert a log as the first line of the rule? Like this:
logWarn("SonosToalett.rule", "SonosToalett rule has been triggered")

Are your items defined in a *.items file or directly via PaperUI?
Do you maybe have two rules with the same name? This also causes trouble in my experience.

5

Nothing in the log if I insert a log…

The items are defined using the PaperUI.

I don’t have two rules with the same name.

6

Seems like the rule is not called if even the logWarn is not displayed in the logs. Then again, the rule works if you trigger a light… what happens if you trigger a light and put the logWarn into the first line?
I guess you know there are two log files, the openhab.log and the events.log. Make sure to check the openhab.log for the manually inserted log statements.

7

Maybe a problem with your Sonos items? Do they work in a sitemap? What does the item file entries look like?

8

I have defined them using the PaperUI.

If I control the Sonos from the openHAB app on the phone (and I guess its using a default sitemap then) I able to control it without problems.