How to have event write a message to the log?

[mlevin77]

Is there a built-in way or a plugin that I can use in an Event action (not in a script) to write a message to the log (to use for debugging purposes)?

[MPodlin]

"Run a script or script command"
"Execute immediate script command:"

[TomTom]

Ok this is great. I was thinking about events, since I can't script. This is easy enough! Thanks

[mlevin77]

"Run a script or script command"
"Execute immediate script command:"

super!! What are the 2 parameters - the 2nd is obviously the message to write, but the 1st "Test" is what?

[mwaite]

super!! What are the 2 parameters - the 2nd is obviously the message to write, but the 1st "Test" is what?

It's the Type/Error column, you can put whatever you want there, usually something to identify what placed the message in the log.

[hucker233]

Sorry to bring back an old tread but I would like to use this simple interface to write some data to the log,similar to how send status emails. The email interface allows for macro expansion so I can get a wealth of informtion into in email in a template like format. The log function doesn't do that.

&hs.WriteLog("Test","Hallway Temp  = $$DSR:265:")

Just writes out the raw text. Is there something like ExpandMacros() that would allow something like this:

&hs.WriteLog("Test", ExpandMacros("Hallway Temp = $$DSR:265:"))

Or even better something like this that expands macros for you:

&hs.WriteLogExpand("Test", "Hallway Temp = $$DSR:265:")

It is my preference to make this a "one-liner" for ease of use within the homeseer web interface.

[mrhappy]

Sorry to bring back an old tread but I would like to use this simple interface to write some data to the log,similar to how send status emails. The email interface allows for macro expansion so I can get a wealth of informtion into in email in a template like format. The log function doesn't do that.

&hs.WriteLog("Test","Hallway Temp  = $$DSR:265:")

Just writes out the raw text. Is there something like ExpandMacros() that would allow something like this:

&hs.WriteLog("Test", ExpandMacros("Hallway Temp = $$DSR:265:"))

Or even better something like this that expands macros for you:

&hs.WriteLogExpand("Test", "Hallway Temp = $$DSR:265:")

It is my preference to make this a "one-liner" for ease of use within the homeseer web interface.

Unfortunately the HS replacement variables have limited places they can be used, this is one of the places you can't use them. Because that script is essentially VB.net then you can include most .net functions. You have a couple of options but the quickest might be;

&hs.WriteLog("Test","Hallway Temp  = " & hs.replacevariables("$$DSR:265:"))

hs.replacevariables is going to return the string status for that input in much the same way it would be replaced in a text to speech field.

[Uncle Michael]

I think you could also use
&hs.WriteLog("Test","Hallway Temp = " & hs.DeviceString(265))

[hucker233]

Thanks for the help. This is what I settled on:

&hs.WriteLog("MyLog", hs.ReplaceVariables("status = $$DSR:143:, $$DSR:144:"))

This works well for me because when logging some of the data I have several varaibles that I need saved, this makes it pretty get multiple values in log with one simple line of code.