Terminate a Running Rule Thread

[rossko57]

@nyholm

.lock() forces sequential processing

No it doesn’t. There is more than one way to use ReentrantLock.

Debouncing a switch

I came to this thread on a search for how to debounce an openhab rule, and none of these answers are really “correct” in my mind, so I wrote my own version using locks. This will guarantee thread safety in case rules are run concurrently and is very simple to understand. Thought I’d post it in case other people come to this thread for the same reason. In my case, I’m debouncing a very cheap 433 wireless sensor picked up by rfxcom which often sends 2/3/4 times depending on its mood. State change…