Copying a global reaction

[toggledbits]

One of the issues I see in matchEntities() as it currently works is that it returns an array of entity objects with attribute values, but it does not update that array when any of the returned entities' attributes or other values changes. So it's certain, then, that the attributes will go stale in the result array.

For the next build, I will change the definition of this function to return canonical entity IDs only, rather than entity objects, so you will have to use getEntity() in your each over the results, as you did with your test_array example, and this will ensure that you are always looking at the latest attributes. You can test this theory now by modifying your each for d_failure_list to use getEntity( id.canonical_id ).

[tunnus]

@toggledbits did what you suggested, but situation didn't really change, array is still empty:

[toggledbits]

Can you show the entity detail for device 216 please?

[Crille]

@tunnus I had some issues as well. I got an empty array and when tried getEntity() I got some "Type Error". Was sure I was doing something wrong but I restarted Reactor and copied the same expression to a new one and suddenly it worked.
@toggledbits I also noticed the array isn't updated when entity changed so I pulse the trigger every minute to update it. Will change to getEntity() for next update.

[tunnus]

@toggledbits here you go:

dimming.level=0
dimming.step=null
power_switch.state=false
x_vera_device.configured=false
x_vera_device.device_number=216
x_vera_device.device_type="urn:schemas-upnp-org:device:DimmableLight:1"
x_vera_device.failed=true
x_vera_device.mapped_by="*;device_type=/urn:schemas-upnp-org:device:DimmableLight:/"
x_vera_device.mapped_class="generic_dimmer"
x_vera_device.parent_device=1
x_vera_device.room_id="1"
x_vera_energy.amps=null
x_vera_energy.day_kwh=null
x_vera_energy.kwh="6.7000"
x_vera_energy.life_kwh=null
x_vera_energy.month_kwh=null
x_vera_energy.power_factor=null
x_vera_energy.volts=null
x_vera_energy.watts=""
x_vera_energy.week_kwh=null
x_vera_energy.year_kwh=null
x_vera_svc_cd_jackson_com_DataMine1.errorStatus="true"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_EnergyMetering1.ActualUsage="1"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_EnergyMetering1.KWH="6.7000"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_EnergyMetering1.KWHReading="1597268716"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_EnergyMetering1.Log="0,0,0,1633073400,1"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_EnergyMetering1.Watts=""
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.AutoConfigure="0"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.CommFailure="1"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.CommFailureAlarm="1628783888,1"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.CommFailureTime="1628780288"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.Configured="0"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.FirstConfigured="1526668133"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.LastTimeCheck="1605041801"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.LastTimeOffset="2"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.LastUpdate="0"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.ModeSetting="1:;2:;3:;4:"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.PollRatings="0.20"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.AgiInfo="X"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.AlarmType="0x4,0x8,"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.AlarmVersion="0,2"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.AssociationGroups="1"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.AssociationNum="4"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.Capabilities="211,156,1,4,17,1,L,R,B,RS,|37S,38S:3,39S,43S,44S,50S:3,89S,90B,94,112S,113S:4,114,115S,122S,129S,133S,134,152,"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.ConfiguredAssoc=""
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.ConfiguredVariable="80-Status notification type,1d,3,90- Enable or Disable energy reporting (0-1),1d,1,91-Minimum change in wattage for a REPORT (0-60000),2d,5,92-Minimum change in wattage percent for a REPORT,1d,5,120-Configure external switch mode for S1(0-3),1d,1,125,1d,1,128-Current working mode (0-2),1d,1,129-Dimming principle (0-2),1d,1,130-Dimmer load type connected(0-3),1d,1,131-Minimum brightness level,1d,20,132-Maximum brightness level,1d,90,249,1d,0"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.FirmwareInfo="134,111,41841"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.LastArr=""
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.LastNnu=""
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.LastReset="1526668110"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.LastRouteUpdate="1597229741"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.ManufacturerInfo="134,3,111"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.MeterScale="5"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.MeterType="1"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.NodeInfo="25S,26S,27S,2bS,2cS,32S,59S,5aB,5e,70S,71S,72,73S,7aS,81S,85S,86,98,"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.PlusInfo="1,5,0,6,0,6,0"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.PollNoReply="476"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.PollOk="37823"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.PollSettings="120"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.PollTxFail="1"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.SecurityFailed="0"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.SubscribedAlarms=",0x4,0x8,"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.SwitchMlSettings="2,0"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.VariablesGet="80,3,90,1,91,5,92,5,120,1,125,1,128,1,129,1,130,1,131,20,132,90,249,0,"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.VariablesSet="80-Status notification type,1d,3,90- Enable or Disable energy reporting (0-1),1d,1,91-Minimum change in wattage for a REPORT (0-60000),2d,5,92-Minimum change in wattage percent for a REPORT,1d,5,120-Configure external switch mode for S1(0-3),1d,1,125,1d,1,128-Current working mode (0-2),1d,1,129-Dimming principle (0-2),1d,1,130-Dimmer load type connected(0-3),1d,1,131-Minimum brightness level,1d,20,132-Maximum brightness level,1d,90,249,1d,0"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1.VersionInfo="3,4,54,2,0"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.ConsecutivePollFails="0"
x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.LastPollSuccess="1597268720"
x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.LoadLevelLast="100"
x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.LoadLevelStatus="0"
x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.LoadLevelTarget="100"
x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.TurnOnBeforeDim="0"
x_vera_svc_upnp_org_SwitchPower1.Status="0"
zwave_device.capabilities="211,156,1,4,17,1,L,R,B,RS,|37S,38S:3,39S,43S,44S,50S:3,89S,90B,94,112S,113S:4,114,115S,122S,129S,133S,134,152,"
zwave_device.failed=true
zwave_device.manufacturer_info="134,3,111"
zwave_device.node_id=53
zwave_device.version_info="3,4,54,2,0"
Capabilities: dimming, power_switch, toggle, x_vera_device, x_vera_energy, x_vera_svc_cd_jackson_com_DataMine1, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_Color1, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_EnergyMetering1, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveDevice1, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_SwitchPower1, zwave_device
Actions: dimming.down, dimming.set, dimming.up, power_switch.off, power_switch.on, power_switch.set, toggle.toggle, x_vera_device.set_variable, x_vera_energy.resetkwh, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_Color1.SetColor, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_Color1.SetColorRGB, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_Color1.SetColorTemp, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_EnergyMetering1.ResetKWH, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.AllowPairing, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.Poll, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.Reconfigure, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.Remove, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.SetPollFrequency, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.StressTest, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_HaDevice1.ToggleState, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.AddNodes, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.BackupDongle, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.DownloadNetwork, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.HealNetwork, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.PollAllNodes, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.PutByte, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.ReconfigureAllNodes, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.RemoveNodes, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.SendData, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.SetPolling, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.SimulateIncomingData, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.UpdateNeighbors, x_vera_svc_micasaverde_com_ZWaveNetwork1.UpdateNetwork, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.PauseRamp, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.ResumeRamp, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.SetLoadLevelTarget, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.SetOnEffect, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.SetOnEffectLevel, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.SetRampRate, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.SetStepDelta, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.StartRampDown, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.StartRampToLevel, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.StartRampUp, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.StepDown, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.StepUp, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_Dimming1.StopRamp, x_vera_svc_upnp_org_SwitchPower1.SetTarget, zwave_device.poll, zwave_device.reconfigure, zwave_device.refresh, zwave_device.reset_meters, zwave_device.set_config

[toggledbits]

Perfect! Thank you. I think I see what's going on. New build coming later today...

[tunnus]

@toggledbits thanks Patrick! Works nicely

[cw-kid]

How do I change my rule for devices with low batteries to use a dynamic array instead of the static manual array I am using currently ?

battery_device_list:

Thanks

[Ian]

@cw-kid

The first expression produces an array that includes all battery powered entities across all controllers.

The second restricts the results to a specific controller.

[cw-kid]

Ian thank you. I thought it would be the battery_power capability, but I didn't know how to write that in an expression. I will try it now.

[cw-kid]

I think this may work then, I just need to edit my existing rule:

matchEntities ({controller: 'vera', capability: ['battery_power']})

EDITED rule:

[Crille]

@cw-kid You could also do all that in one expression if you prefer and are not using the other ones for anything else.

join( 
  each id in matchEntities( { controller: 'vera', capability: 'battery_power' } ): do
    device=getEntity( id ), 
    device.attributes.battery_power.level > 0.1 ? null : device.name + " at " + device.attributes.battery_power.level * 100 + " percent"
  done, ", " )

[cw-kid]

@crille

Great thank you, I will consider that.

[toggledbits]

Just a point here: why limit matchEntities() to one controller? Would you not perhaps want an alert for a device on any controller that has a low battery level?

Also, don't forget about the format() function, which is meant for things like this...

    device.attributes.battery_power.level > 0.1 ? null : format( "{} at {:.1%}", device.name, device.attributes.battery_power.level )

Oh, and in my home, any battery-operated device would be long dead if it was reporting 10% (0.1). Most of mine seem to start to malfunction below 50%.

[Crille]

@toggledbits I'm trying to understand the pros and cons of using this vs the new DynamicGroupController, could you give a short summation?

[wmarcolin]

Hi @crille !

In this post we are having this discussion about Dynamic, I am having a hard time getting it to work, but it will be very good, the concept is great and this will make it much easier.

https://smarthome.community/topic/793/multidimensional-array/17?_=1638031443562&loggedin=true

[Crille]

@wmarcolin Yes, but the goal seems to be the same so what's the pros of doing it in the DynamicGroupController? More efficient, more dynamic, less complex etc, than a global expression like the one above?
I'm all up for new improved ways of doing things just need an explanation of why

[wmarcolin]

@crille

In my opinion, everything you put in: more efficient, more dynamic, less complex. Below is a screenshot of how I do it today, and it would be replaced only by the format expression already directly inside a message as per telegram.

I will also use it to easily know all the devices that will be tripped in the house, see the other post for what I am adding after the battery. Besides this, unifying devices that for example are triggered by a contact or movement and have different expressions, will help unify and set up the alarm trigger management.