Simple UI based Fridge/Freezer open alarm

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This is a nice use of Design Pattern: Expire Binding Based Timers. But I think there is a way to get rid of rule 1 and 2.

  1. Link the StudyFreezerDoorTimer to the same Channel as StudyFreezerDoorSensor_OpenClose. You might need to add a passthrough transformation profile (something like REGEX:(.*)) which will convert the OpenClosedType to a String that is usable by the String Item.

  2. If you don’t transform the OPEN/CLOSED to ON/OFF, you’ll need to change the trigger on the third rule to trigger on changed from OPEN to ALARM.

It’s pretty much the same approach with fewer rules.