Set item by timebound rules

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
1

I am looking at using time as a condition for setting the state of an item at startup.

I would like the switch item to be set to on if the time at startup is between 0830 - 2130, and off otherwise.

Any ideas?

2

Since you want it triggered at startup the “System started” trigger could/should be used.
After that you only need the DateTimes for Now, the starting time and the ending time and compairing them.

Like:

rule "Test"

when 
  System started
then
  logInfo ("Test", "Test started")
  var DateTime NowTime =DateTime.now
  var DateTime MidNigth =DateTime.now.withTimeAtStartOfDay
  var DateTime StartTime=MidNigth.plusMinutes(510)
  var DateTime EndTime=MidNigth.plusMinutes(1290)
  logInfo ("Test", "StartTime: {}", NowTime)
  logInfo ("Test", "StartTime: {}", StartTime)
  logInfo ("Test", "EndTime: {}", EndTime)
  if ((NowTime.isAfter(StartTime)) && (NowTime.isBefore(EndTime))) {
     logInfo ("Test", "is in between") 
  } else {
      logInfo ("Test", "is NOT in between") 
  }
end
2 Likes
3

Wow!
That is awesome, and for anyone reading this later, it works :slight_smile:
Thank you so much!
Paul

4

Just to close the loop, if you have other time periods throughout the day, you can expand opus’s solution using the Time of Day Design Pattern.