One things / items file or many?

[rlkoshak (Rich Koshak)]

@aksnet

When i do any modification on these files OH seems to drop everything and starts adding the things and items again, which will result in an initialize status for some components, mainly homematic.

This is what Persistence and restoreOnStartup is supposed to address. See:

Design Pattern: Group Based Persistence

Edit: Updated for OH 4 See Design Pattern: What is a Design Pattern and How Do I Use Them for an explanation of what a DP is and how to use them. Problem Statement There are several reasons why a home automation enthusiast would want to use openHAB persistence: charting, using historical Item states in rules logic, restore previous values on openHAB restart, detailed analysis, access to the data with external tools, etc. By default, a persistence add-on will implement a default strategy which…