[SOLVED] Rule checking - beginner - if/then else

Setup, Configuration and Use Scripts & Rules
1

I have a rule that putt of my outdoor lights at eleven pm, works perfectly. But, as i noticed last saturday, when i’m out and later home then eleven, i need my outdoor lights.

To check if i’m home or not i can use the state of the mobile phones (my wifes and mine). They have 2 status open or closed. Connected to the ap or not.

So i made up this rule:

rule "outdoor lights"
WHEN
Time cron "0 0 23 * * ?" 
THEN
IF KKphone.state == OPEN AND DEphone.state == OPEN
sendCommand(NB_S1_O4_outdoorlight, ON)  **(or do nothing)**
ELSE  
sendCommand(NB_S1_O4_outdoorlight, OFF)
END

Will this work ?
Or is there a better solution ?

2 
rule "outdoor lights"
when
  //TimeCron checks between 23 and 4:45 every 15 Minutes
  //Perhaps this is a Soultion for you!
  Time cron "0 0/15 0,1,2,3,4,23 ? * * *" 
then
  // Logical OR is a better Solution.... because if 1 Phone CLOSED the Lights switch OFF 
  if (KKphone.state == OPEN || DEphone.state == OPEN){
    if (NB_S1_O4_outdoorlight == OFF){
      sendCommand(NB_S1_O4_outdoorlight, ON)
    }
  }
  else{  
    sendCommand(NB_S1_O4_outdoorlight, OFF)
  }
end

I don’t understand your Rule completely … OPEN = Connected or not Connected to AP?
When you’re home, are the lights off or on?

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3

Open is not connected to the AP, which means that we (my wife and i) are out of the house

4

Ok … I think my rule will work … I have edited :wink:

5

thks

6

No Problem …

I have a Day & Night Item triggered by a Luxmeter … so I need no TimeCron …

if Night and not all at Home -> Lights on
if Night and all at Home -> Lights Off
if Day -> Lights off

7

ah, mine is like this

evening - on at astro sunset ON
evening - OFF at eleven or when everybody is at home

morning - ON at 6:25
Morning OFF at astro sunrise

8

I do it like this…

rule "Outdoor Lights by presence of Cell Phone"
when
  Item KKphone changed or
  Item DEphone changed
then
  if (KKphone.state == OPEN && Nacht_Modus.state == ON || DEphone.state == OPEN && Nacht_Modus.state == ON){
    if (NB_S1_O4_outdoorlight == OFF){
      sendCommand(NB_S1_O4_outdoorlight, ON)
    }
  }
  if (KKphone.state == CLOSED && DEphone.state == CLOSED && Nacht_Modus.state == ON){
    sendCommand(NB_S1_O4_outdoorlight, OFF)
  }
end

Nacht_Modus is a Item controlled by an Luxmeter … if you have no Luxmeter you can use the Astro Binding