Setting up Astro, Cron, Presence Rules

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
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Hey guys,

I am still fairly new to the rules engine and I’ve dug through the documentation and done some google searching but have not found what I’m looking for or not seen it.

I have a few rules that seem to be working that are created in the Paper UI. I want to move these to the .Rules file so I can add more rules.

I have two rules I could use some help with:

Rule #1

When:
If Astro Sun Data (Astro:sun:home:daylight#event) Starts

Do:
Turn on Bed Light

Condition:
Only If gPresence = ON

** This is the part I’m unsure about **

ONLY IF day of week = MON-FRI

Not sure if I can use Cron with " 0 0 0 * MON-FRI ?"
Can someone help to explain how to drive a rule only on weekdays?

*Goal = The bed light turns on Mon-Fri to get ready for work but will not turn on on the weekends to sleep in.

Rule #2

I have a rule firing at sunset to turn on lights if I’m home.

I’d like the rule to turn on lights when the gPresence status updates if it’s between sunset and midnight

** Rule Concept as I understand it **

When:
gPresence Status = ON

Do:
Den_Light = ON

Condition: (Unsure Part)
IF Current Time > than Sunset and Current Time < Midnight

  • Goal = that when I come home after sunset and my phone connects to the wifi the rule will fire and turn on lights while I get out of the car.

Thanks for the help guys.

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There is no “But only if…” in .rules. You need to write an if statement to cover those cases and exit the Rule if there is nothing to do.

if(gPresence.state == OFF) return;

It would be useful I think to review the Design Pattern: Time Of Day. Even if you don’t use it, it can help you understand how to do date/time comparisons.