Updating an Item from a variable

[5iver (Scott Rushworth)]

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if(vStatus == OFF && vType == "Motion") {
    myTimer = createTimer(now.plusSeconds(vTimeout)) [|
        if(myTimer !== null) {
            if(vStatus == ON && vType == "Motion") return;
        }
        myTimer = null
    ]
}

Why do you need a timer that doesn’t do anything?

This is much more straightforward using Jython and the helper libraries rather that the DSL. Here is an alternative…

Area Triggers --> Area Actions

The main thing I am aiming to communicate in this tutorial is the concept of using the logic built into groups to lessen the complexity of rules. By setting up your Items and groups in the following way, you will be able to use one rule for much of the automation in your home. A second rule is needed if you’d like to have the lights adjust to Mode (Time of Day) and outside lux levels. The concept is that each area within a home has triggers and the combined state of those triggers can represent …