[SOLVED]Maybe I need a delay in my rule?

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
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Oh no, Thread::sleep() is the only way to wait in a rule. A timer would be more complex:

var Timer tTimer = null // define global vars at the top of the file

rule "rule with timed sleep"
when
    Time cron "0 0 23 * * ?"
then
    tTimer?.cancel  // kill any existing timer
    logInfo("SonoffRFBridge", "Sparkley Darkies turned off")
    SonoffRFBridge_SparkleyDarkleyJar01.sendCommand(OFF)
    tTimer = createTimer(now.plusSeconds(1), [|
        SonoffRFBridge_SparkleyDarkleyJar2.sendCommand(OFF)
    ])    
end

The difference is, Thread::sleep() will pause the Thread (and the Thread keeps occupied) where the Timer code will be scheduled. the Rule will end immediately, and the timer is executed at the scheduled time.

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