Passing a timer handle between rules and functions

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
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This was the solution, and it makes sense. Using a key/value pair to identify and ‘hold’ a timer is clever! I now also known what a python dictionary is…!

For completeness, here is the code from the OP modified so it now works:

Rule

import personal.personal_functions
reload(personal.personal_functions)
from personal.personal_functions import toggle_dimming

...

toggle_dimming(dimmer_item_name, t)

personal_functions.js

from core.jsr223.scope import ir
from core.jsr223.scope import events
from threading import Timer

...

#Initialise a timer dict
my_timers = {}

...

def toggle_dimming(item_name, interval):
    if my_timers.get(item_name) is None or not my_timers[item_name].isAlive():
        # A timer does not exist, so create one
        start_dimming(item_name, interval)
    else:
        stop_dimming(item_name)

...

def start_dimming(item_name, interval):

    #Grab current dimming level
    current_dimmer_level = int(str(ir.getItem(item_name).state))

    if current_dimmer_level is not 0:
        #Adjust dimmer
        events.sendCommand(ir.getItem(item_name), str(current_dimmer_level-1))

        #Start timer
        my_timers[item_name] = Timer(interval, start_dimming, [item_name, interval])
        my_timers[item_name].start()
    else:
        #Dimming finished
        my_timers[item_name] = None

...

def stop_dimming(item_name):

    if my_timers.get(item_name) is not None and my_timers[item_name].isAlive():
        my_timers[item_name].cancel()

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