Restart a thing if connection is lost or if no new data within xx seconds

[rlkoshak (Rich Koshak)]

In JS Scripting there is a setEnabled() function you can use to enable/disable the Thing.

In the Marketplace there is a generic rule template you can install and use to call a rule of the own when the Things go OFFLINE.

Thing Status Reporting [4.0.0.0;4.9.9.9]

[logo] A rule that triggers when a Thing changes its status and calls a user defined rule with the Thing and information about the Thing. The conditions of the called script are enforced so events can be filtered there (e.g. only process changes from ONLINE to some other status). The following properties are passed to the called rule: Property Contents thingID The UID of the Thing that changed status oldStatus The status the Thing was in before the change oldDetail Some Thing stat…

If the Thing remains ONLINE and you can only detect it’s broken because some Items so updating, you can use the Threshold Alert rule template to again call a rule of your own when an Item doesn’t update for a given amount if time. Threshold Alert and Open Reminder [4.0.0.0;4.9.9.9]

The hard part will be mapping the Item to the Thing which isn’t so easy. I would add that as Item metadata.