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Errors after updating to MQTTController build 25139
tunnusT
I'm running MSR build 25139 on Docker, using MQTT controller 24293, and everything working as expected. But if I try to upgrade to MQTTController build 25139, I'm getting the following errors on MSR UI: An Entity Attribute condition in "Lay-Z-Spa auto heating off" (Terrace) failed because the referenced entity "Lay-Z-Spa States" (mqtt>layzspa_states) does not have attribute value_sensor.god Last 11:20:37 An Entity Attribute condition in "Lay-Z-Spa auto heating off" (Terrace) failed because the referenced entity "Lay-Z-Spa States" (mqtt>layzspa_states) does not have attribute temperature_sensor.green Last 11:20:37 An Entity Attribute condition in "Lay-Z-Spa filter pump auto off" (Terrace) failed because the referenced entity "Lay-Z-Spa States" (mqtt>layzspa_states) does not have attribute temperature_sensor.red Last 11:20:37 An Entity Attribute condition in "Lay-Z-Spa filter pump auto run" (Terrace) failed because the referenced entity "Lay-Z-Spa States" (mqtt>layzspa_states) does not have attribute value_sensor.pump Last 11:20:37 An Entity Attribute condition in "Lay-Z-Spa watchdog" (Terrace) failed because the referenced entity "Lay-Z-Spa States" (mqtt>layzspa_states) does not have attribute value_sensor.status Last 11:20:37 My MQTT configuration (local_mqtt_devices.yaml) for the related entity is: layzspa_message: type: ValueSensor capabilities: ["temperature_sensor", "value_sensor", "power_sensor"] primary_attribute: power_sensor.value events: "layzspa/message": "power_sensor.value": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.PWR )' expr: "float(payload.PWR)" "value_sensor.air": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.AIR )' expr: "float(payload.AIR)" "value_sensor.pump": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.FLT )' expr: "float(payload.FLT)" "value_sensor.god": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.GOD )' expr: "float(payload.GOD)" "value_sensor.lock": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.LCK )' expr: "float(payload.LCK)" "value_sensor.unit": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.UNT )' expr: "float(payload.UNT)" "value_sensor.error": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.ERR )' expr: "float(payload.ERR)" "temperature_sensor.green": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.GRN )' expr: "float(payload.GRN)" "temperature_sensor.red": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.RED )' expr: "float(payload.RED)" "temperature_sensor.target": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.TGT )' expr: "float(payload.TGT)" "temperature_sensor.value": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.TMP )' expr: "float(payload.TMP)" "temperature_sensor.virtual": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.VTM )' expr: "round(float(payload.VTM), 1)" "temperature_sensor.ambient": json_payload: true if_expr: '! isnull( payload?.AMB )' expr: "float(payload.AMB)" "layzspa/Status": "value_sensor.status": if_expr: '! isnull( payload )' expr: "payload" "layzspa/button": "value_sensor.button": if_expr: '! isnull( payload )' expr: "payload" and in reactor.yaml I have: "layzspa_states": name: "Lay-Z-Spa States" friendly_name: 'Lay-Z-Spa States' include: layzspa_message I realize my MQTT configuration might be a bit unorthodox, but could there still be something unintentional in the latest MQTTController build? If needed, I can provide detailed logs.
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Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?

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  • ElcidE Elcid

    @cw-kid said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

    Ideally I'd like for a different colour each time to be selected, but I guess the expression for the random numbers could select the same number again and therefore the colour would not change for that cycle.

    I use this to generate a random number that has not been used last time. In the reaction use express variable randomVal, once the reaction is over set randomVal to
    ${{int(split(join(split("1234567", randomVal || 0),""),"")[floor(random()*6)])}}
    Then every time you get a different number.

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    @elcid said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

    I use this to generate a random number that has not been used last time

    That's what I needed!

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      @elcid said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

      I use this to generate a random number that has not been used last time

      That's what I needed!

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      Elcid
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      @cw-kid This is probably more efficient

      ${{int(substr(replace("1234567", randomVal || 0,""),floor(random()*6),1))}}
      

      Then I looked at moving this to MSR as I have it in Reactor, . I found the remove function and this is now easily expanded to larger number and you can easily set a range

      ${{remove( 1..7, randomVal - 1)[floor(random()*6)]}}
      

      @toggledbits , possible bug
      list(1..7]) gives [[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]] a nested array.
      Is that expected.

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      • ElcidE Elcid

        @cw-kid This is probably more efficient

        ${{int(substr(replace("1234567", randomVal || 0,""),floor(random()*6),1))}}
        

        Then I looked at moving this to MSR as I have it in Reactor, . I found the remove function and this is now easily expanded to larger number and you can easily set a range

        ${{remove( 1..7, randomVal - 1)[floor(random()*6)]}}
        

        @toggledbits , possible bug
        list(1..7]) gives [[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]] a nested array.
        Is that expected.

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        @elcid said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

        @toggledbits , possible bug
        list(1..7]) gives [[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]] a nested array.
        Is that expected.

        Yes, because 1..7 on its own produces an array. So wrapping it in list() gives you an array containing an array.

        FWIW, list() is basically deprecated, because lexpjs lets you use common array notation (e.g. [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]) to define an array.

        Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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        • ElcidE Elcid

          @cw-kid This is probably more efficient

          ${{int(substr(replace("1234567", randomVal || 0,""),floor(random()*6),1))}}
          

          Then I looked at moving this to MSR as I have it in Reactor, . I found the remove function and this is now easily expanded to larger number and you can easily set a range

          ${{remove( 1..7, randomVal - 1)[floor(random()*6)]}}
          

          @toggledbits , possible bug
          list(1..7]) gives [[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]] a nested array.
          Is that expected.

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          LibraSun
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          @elcid said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

          @cw-kid This is probably more efficient

          ${{int(substr(replace("1234567", randomVal || 0,""),floor(random()*6),1))}}
          

          Then I looked at moving this to MSR as I have it in Reactor, . I found the remove function and this is now easily expanded to larger number and you can easily set a range

          ${{remove( list(1..7)[0], randomVal - 1)[floor(random()*6)]}}
          

          GENIUS! Gonna borrow this.

          @toggledbits , possible bug
          list(1..7]) gives [[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]] a nested array.
          Is that expected.

          Yes, that's expected, since 1..7 itself creates an array – namely, [1,2,3,4,5,6,7] – while list() (now deprecated = avoid in MSR) also turns its argument into an array. I suggest omit list and see if things improve.

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          • toggledbitsT toggledbits

            @elcid said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

            @toggledbits , possible bug
            list(1..7]) gives [[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]] a nested array.
            Is that expected.

            Yes, because 1..7 on its own produces an array. So wrapping it in list() gives you an array containing an array.

            FWIW, list() is basically deprecated, because lexpjs lets you use common array notation (e.g. [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]) to define an array.

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            @toggledbits just discovered that as you posted, is it mentioned in the docs, as I had not come acreoss it?

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              toggledbits
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              #28

              Yup. That's in the docs.

              Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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                Yup. That's in the docs.

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                Elcid
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                #29

                @toggledbits
                Its a bit confusing, i read this
                "[5,7,9], so this function is now obsolete and may be removed later)"
                and tried [1..7], when that failed, I assumed the only way to spread was list(1..7)
                May be add a note about 1..7 being the same as list(1..7). As I found it some what unclear.

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                • ElcidE Elcid

                  @toggledbits
                  Its a bit confusing, i read this
                  "[5,7,9], so this function is now obsolete and may be removed later)"
                  and tried [1..7], when that failed, I assumed the only way to spread was list(1..7)
                  May be add a note about 1..7 being the same as list(1..7). As I found it some what unclear.

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                  @elcid , it says:

                  c4320d3a-82e9-463d-80f3-cf95bd0f4c34-image.png

                  I think this is pretty clear. The range operator is documented separately.

                  May be add a note about 1..7 being the same as list(1..7).

                  But it's not. That's how we got started. 🙂

                  Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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                  • toggledbitsT toggledbits

                    @elcid , it says:

                    c4320d3a-82e9-463d-80f3-cf95bd0f4c34-image.png

                    I think this is pretty clear. The range operator is documented separately.

                    May be add a note about 1..7 being the same as list(1..7).

                    But it's not. That's how we got started. 🙂

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                    @toggledbits said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

                    May be add a note about 1..7 being the same as list(1..7).

                    But it's not. That's how we got started.

                    I mean 1..7 being what I assume list(1..7) would produce a single array. That's why I found it confusing, I think that I expected a array to have [ ] around them.
                    Maybe add "also see range operator".

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                    • ElcidE Elcid

                      @toggledbits said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

                      May be add a note about 1..7 being the same as list(1..7).

                      But it's not. That's how we got started.

                      I mean 1..7 being what I assume list(1..7) would produce a single array. That's why I found it confusing, I think that I expected a array to have [ ] around them.
                      Maybe add "also see range operator".

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                      @elcid said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

                      I mean 1..7 being what I assume list(1..7) would produce

                      Funny you should mention this, since all yesterday, I grappled with the question, "How can I find the minimum of an array in MSR?" (Answer: Not easily at all!) Turns out the min() function only works on a list with 2 elements, not arrays of arbitrary length. In other words, min(1,2,3) yields 1 without a hitch, whereas min([1,2,3]) returns null (for good reason: There's no guarantee the argument will always be a 1-dimensional numeric array!). Same for max().

                      Which led me to the realization that there's no direct way in MSR to "convert" an array into a list. Seems your brain encountered the same type of mental collision while trying to work out your imported expression. 🙂

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                      • LibraSunL LibraSun

                        @elcid said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

                        I mean 1..7 being what I assume list(1..7) would produce

                        Funny you should mention this, since all yesterday, I grappled with the question, "How can I find the minimum of an array in MSR?" (Answer: Not easily at all!) Turns out the min() function only works on a list with 2 elements, not arrays of arbitrary length. In other words, min(1,2,3) yields 1 without a hitch, whereas min([1,2,3]) returns null (for good reason: There's no guarantee the argument will always be a 1-dimensional numeric array!). Same for max().

                        Which led me to the realization that there's no direct way in MSR to "convert" an array into a list. Seems your brain encountered the same type of mental collision while trying to work out your imported expression. 🙂

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                        #33

                        @librasun My notes in the code:

                        911a7b09-dc4b-4bd3-8cdf-ac8e14be82bf-image.png

                        Guess it's time to get to work.

                        Author of Multi-system Reactor and Reactor, DelayLight, Switchboard, and about a dozen other plugins that run on Vera and openLuup.

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                        • cw-kidC cw-kid

                          @librasun

                          What makes the expression run and generate a new number after a period of time?

                          This is what I have so far.

                          Trigger is the virtual switch in Vera.
                          Pulse every 1 seconds and repeat every 60 seconds.

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                          Set Reaction - Groups that look at the expression named "ChooseColour" and its current number value and then runs a Global Reaction now directly sets that colour on the LED strip.

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                          The random number generator expression named "ChooseColour" this is a rule expression not a Global Expression.

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                          I added an 1 minute interval to the triggers and the virtual switch is true trigger is also pulsing every minute.

                          The expression is now changing numbers every minute, but the reactions don't seem to be running as the colour is stuck and not changing.

                          Also I think this expression generates the number zero which I don't have assigned to any reaction.

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                          LibraSun
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                          #34

                          @cw-kid Just so you know, I have a "Color Cycler" rule that uses the [Entity Action] [Set Color RGB] action with this expression inside each field ("R", "G" and "B"):

                          ${{ floor(random()*255) }}
                          

                          which makes the associated light (a Hue bulb) adopt a perfectly random color. Just something you might consider trying.

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                            Thanks I will try the "Color Cycler" in a brand new rule to test it out.

                            I haven't as yet looked at updating my current rule with the new expression to always guarantee a new random number that hasn't been repeated etc.

                            I will have a look over the weekend. Sure I will have questions.

                            Cheers

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                            • ElcidE Elcid

                              @cw-kid This is probably more efficient

                              ${{int(substr(replace("1234567", randomVal || 0,""),floor(random()*6),1))}}
                              

                              Then I looked at moving this to MSR as I have it in Reactor, . I found the remove function and this is now easily expanded to larger number and you can easily set a range

                              ${{remove( 1..7, randomVal - 1)[floor(random()*6)]}}
                              

                              @toggledbits , possible bug
                              list(1..7]) gives [[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]] a nested array.
                              Is that expected.

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                              cw-kid
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                              #36

                              @elcid said in Expression to randomly run Global Reactions ?:

                              remove( 1..7, randomVal - 1)[floor(random()*6)]

                              I've just tried using this in my rule set, I added it as the expression for the rule. When I press the play button next to it, it seems to work and changes to different numbers between 1 to 7 etc.

                              00c35ba9-2e00-4e8a-9466-a9bdcab01860-image.png

                              However when I restart Reactor it says it cannot find the Global Expression named "randomVal".

                              So I then created it as a Global Expression, the error has now gone away, but I don't understand what this Global Expression is for?

                              be503a5a-92f9-4a03-bc35-2a9061f6fc94-image.png

                              Thanks

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                                #37

                                That should be used in the reaction as image below
                                Screenshot_20210619-173952.png

                                The expression global or normal is left blank. so every time your rule reaction runs it sets a new unique random number, ready for next time

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                                • ElcidE Elcid

                                  That should be used in the reaction as image below
                                  Screenshot_20210619-173952.png

                                  The expression global or normal is left blank. so every time your rule reaction runs it sets a new unique random number, ready for next time

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                                  @elcid

                                  This look better now?

                                  I have added the Set Variable in the Set Reaction and made the expression empty:

                                  fec35140-bd79-4484-85e6-15ea34d22fe6-image.png

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                                    It looks to be working OK. Its changing the colours on the LED strip every 5 minutes currently. I'll leave it running for a while tonight.

                                    Thanks.

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