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Gradually turn on lights.
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Stop the MSR by an external switch on Hubitat.
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Use case: When performing home maintenance, such as air conditioning, I want all rules involving air conditioning to be disabled. To do this, to day, I have a virtual switch that I placed within all rules involving air conditioning, meaning that if I turn it off, none of them work. Then another situation: the water pump system and garden irrigation, another switch. In short, I had to create several virtual switches in Hubitat to disable rules in MSR. Unfortunately, however, I was unable to cover all scenarios, so I wondered if it would be possible for MSR to support a virtual MSR switch, which, when configured in the reactor settings, would function as a general on/off switch for MSR. If it is configured and turned off, the entire rules and actions in MSR stops working, except for the status change reading process, specifically for this switch, which, when turned on, would restart the MSR. Would it be possible to do something like this? Any recommendations from the experts?
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Way to search for rules (rule state) in other rules
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@toggledbits, not sure if this is a feature request or I'm using the search tool wrong. You have a "Search for rule" in the Rules Set tab in MSR. It works nicely to find a rule and bring up said rule, but can it/could it be used for as a "where used?" global search? For instance, I have a fairly large set of rules, divided up into 10 different rulesets. There's easily a hundred individual rules, and many of the rules have Rule State triggers, which of course refer to other rules. Amongst my troubleshooting today, I came across what may have been a duplicate or troubleshooting attempt, but I can't tell if it's actually used as a Rule State in another rule without opening each rule that I suspect it may be a part of. Thanks.
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I am using Home Assistant a lot recently. On a dashboard showing the devices, I would like to show a link to the MSR rule that controls the devices. Is there a way to link directly into MSR?
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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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Good day all, I'm in the process of trying to shut down my 10 year old Linux home server that served many purposes, but primarily it's what I used for my NAS/Plex Media server. I migrated the NAS aspect of the server in November of last year to a true NAS solution (Ubiquti UNAS Pro), which is rack mount and much more efficient than my old tower, which it's only side benefit was heating my home office during the winter. Unfortunately it also means heating my home office during the summer, which were about to be in full swing. I have two things running on this 10 year old server at this point. MSR and pi-hole. I'm running Plex Media Server on Fedora Workstation in Podman on mini PC, which is much more energy efficient than my old tower. My next step is to migrate MSR. I know there are images of MSR out there, and creating it is well documented. I'm going to be using Podman instead of Docker for various reasons, but they work very similar. What I don't know, is what I need to do to migrate my existing Bare Metal installation over to a container. Has anyone done this? Any advice?
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  • toggledbitsT toggledbits

    A rule-based reaction will not stop when the rule triggers/constraints that invoked it become false, unless there is a counter-reaction. This is a documented feature of Reactor (both for Vera and Multi-hub). A counter-reaction is an action that opposes the running reaction. For example, the reset reaction is the counter to the set reaction. If the set reaction starts, but the rule state changes and the reset reaction now needs to be run, the set reaction will be stopped, but only if the reset reaction is not empty. If the reset reaction is empty, the set reaction is allowed to finish.

    Also, your screen shots are all too small to see. I don't know if there's been a change to the forum software recently to manage space (by downsizing the images), or if you posted them at that small size/resolution, but they're barely readable, at least not for my old eyes. When I click on them, the forum displays them at the same size that they are in the posting, which isn't useful. It would also be helpful if you included the name of the rule (either as text in the description or as part of the screen shot) so I can tell what screen shot is what rule or reaction. It's not at all clear here, and I can't really respond further because of it. But my suggestion is that you make use of counter-activities if you can, rather than making extra rules and using stops.

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    @toggledbits Ok first part I understood, very good to understand that if there is no rule in case of reset the action will end. This already helps to improve.

    I will try to post the images again.

    Image of the first scene - action 1 that stops when the Delay starts within the group.

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    Action 2 which has in its execution the call to interrupt action 1 that is stopped running the Delay.

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    As I commented Action 2 when calling 1 does not interrupt the Delay stage and enters waiting, and also Action 1 enters waiting.

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    I will post again to see if it increases the image.

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      @toggledbits Ok first part I understood, very good to understand that if there is no rule in case of reset the action will end. This already helps to improve.

      I will try to post the images again.

      Image of the first scene - action 1 that stops when the Delay starts within the group.

      b8071ee5-72fa-4f7b-baac-55d7dd716628-image.png

      Action 2 which has in its execution the call to interrupt action 1 that is stopped running the Delay.

      3ff7bd1a-e200-4625-a3e9-6bbfd41a1a6e-image.png

      As I commented Action 2 when calling 1 does not interrupt the Delay stage and enters waiting, and also Action 1 enters waiting.

      a3f80fbc-1b56-4a73-85a1-bd1443b2860b-image.png

      I will post again to see if it increases the image.

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      Door Kitchen Close is action 1, the first image.
      Door Kitchen Opened is action 2, second image.

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        Update to 21236 and see if that continues. There was an issue stopping child tasks (I noted you had a constraint group in one reaction, and that's a child task).

        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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          Update to 21236 and see if that continues. There was an issue stopping child tasks (I noted you had a constraint group in one reaction, and that's a child task).

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          @toggledbits Ok I have already updated the version, but first I have to kill the processes that were in wating, how can I do?

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            Stop Reactor, remove the file storage/states/reaction_queue.json, and the start Reactor.

            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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              Stop Reactor, remove the file storage/states/reaction_queue.json, and the start Reactor.

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              @toggledbits ok, I removed the file as you explained.

              But the new version still didn't solve the problem, I tried again and the Stop Action instruction is not stopping the current counter.

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              But I see something new, this line that indicates that the action stopped in "delayed".

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              See the screen print that MSR DISCONNECTED. Even with Ctrl + F5 it didn't come back. I had to stop the service, restart and then come back. Now see that the delayed line no longer appears on the status screen.

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              I repeated the test again, same result, disconnects the MSR and it is only possible to return by restarting the service, the Stop Reaction instruction does not stop the action that has a delay in progress, and then both are in waiting.

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              Restart the MSR

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                OK. Let's make sure you followed my instructions to the letter here, because I'm not getting a warm feeling from your description of events.

                You have to stop MSR completely first. Not restart. Stop. Full stop.

                Then you remove the file storage/states/reaction_queue.json from the Reactor install directory.

                Then you start Reactor again.

                When you've done this correctly, there will be no running/waiting/delayed processes in the status view, until you lauch your rules/reactions. But it should come up idle.

                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

                  OK. Let's make sure you followed my instructions to the letter here, because I'm not getting a warm feeling from your description of events.

                  You have to stop MSR completely first. Not restart. Stop. Full stop.

                  Then you remove the file storage/states/reaction_queue.json from the Reactor install directory.

                  Then you start Reactor again.

                  When you've done this correctly, there will be no running/waiting/delayed processes in the status view, until you lauch your rules/reactions. But it should come up idle.

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                  @toggledbits correct, I followed your instruction exactly: stop MSR > remove file > star MSR > I executed the actions and it goes back to the waiting status. The instruction that exists in the Door Kitchen Opened action to stop the Door Kitchen Closed action does not happen. But now there is a new situation that is bringing down the MSR. To get it working again, I have to do a Stop > Start in the system.

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                    OK, I was able to build a test case that I think duplicates the behavior you are describing. And I was able to find the issue (I opened PR#254 to track it going forward). I will do an updated "latest" build shortly that contains the fix...

                    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

                      OK, I was able to build a test case that I think duplicates the behavior you are describing. And I was able to find the issue (I opened PR#254 to track it going forward). I will do an updated "latest" build shortly that contains the fix...

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                      @toggledbits problem solved, already downloaded and tested the version 21237 with the same previous scenario and worked perfect! Once again Super Patrick saves the day! Thanks.

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                        Ha! More like Lucky Patrick. But I'll take it. Good bug. Meaty, hard to find, important to find. Thanks for digging it out!

                        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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