Script Help

[sifuhall]

This has been my hobby project for a few months now and I have had some successes but I still need help.

Here is my goal

When the bathroom light is turned on (the trigger) the following will happen on the Sonos Play3 in the bathroom.

If it is after dusk and before dawn play a radio station of nightime sounds (crickets) and the script will stop.

If it is not after dusk and before dawn:

If the master bedroom player is playing, then link to it and the script will stop.
Otherwise
If the kitchen player is playing, then link to it and the script will stop.
Otherwise
Play a radio station and the script will stop.


What is working?
I am able to check the other players and see if they are playing

What is not working?
So far I am unable to link players with a script and I'm not able to play music with a script.


I've been working on this for a few months as a hobby and I love doing it and the Sonos plugin is my favorite. Dirk has really done an amazing job with this.

Here is my code so far:

Public Sub BathroomMusic (ByVal params As String)
	hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","Event has started")
    '*** if it is night play crickets ***
	if isnighttime then
		hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","It is nighttime")
		'*** code here to play crickets radio station ***
	else
		'*** not night time, if the bedroom is playing link to it ***
		hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","It is not nighttime")
		if hs.DeviceValueByName("Sonos Master Bedroom State") = 1 then
			hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","Master Bedroom is playing")
			'*** code here to link to bedroom player ***
		else
			'*** if the kitchen is playing link to it ***
			hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","Master Bedroom is not playing")
			if hs.DeviceValueByName("Sonos Kitchen State") = 1 then
				hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","Kitchen is playing")
				'*** code here to link to kitchen player ***			
			else
				'*** play station ***
				hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","Kitchen is not playing")
				'*** code here to play rock station ***
			end if
		end if
	end if
End Sub

[dcorsus]

This has been my hobby project for a few months now and I have had some successes but I still need help.

Here is my goal

When the bathroom light is turned on (the trigger) the following will happen on the Sonos Play3 in the bathroom.

If it is after dusk and before dawn play a radio station of nightime sounds (crickets) and the script will stop.

If it is not after dusk and before dawn:

If the master bedroom player is playing, then link to it and the script will stop.
Otherwise
If the kitchen player is playing, then link to it and the script will stop.
Otherwise
Play a radio station and the script will stop.


What is working?
I am able to check the other players and see if they are playing

What is not working?
So far I am unable to link players with a script and I'm not able to play music with a script.


I've been working on this for a few months as a hobby and I love doing it and the Sonos plugin is my favorite. Dirk has really done an amazing job with this.

Here is my code so far:

Public Sub BathroomMusic (ByVal params As String)
    hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","Event has started")
    '*** if it is night play crickets ***
    if isnighttime then
        hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","It is nighttime")
        '*** code here to play crickets radio station ***
    else
        '*** not night time, if the bedroom is playing link to it ***
        hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","It is not nighttime")
        if hs.DeviceValueByName("Sonos Master Bedroom State") = 1 then
            hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","Master Bedroom is playing")
            '*** code here to link to bedroom player ***
        else
            '*** if the kitchen is playing link to it ***
            hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","Master Bedroom is not playing")
            if hs.DeviceValueByName("Sonos Kitchen State") = 1 then
                hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","Kitchen is playing")
                '*** code here to link to kitchen player ***            
            else
                '*** play station ***
                hs.writelog("BathroomMusic","Kitchen is not playing")
                '*** code here to play rock station ***
            end if
        end if
    end if
End Sub

Does it have to be a script?

You can do this with 4 events.

Here is the event for nightime (just picked some track) and one checking for Kitchen playing (need to write one for other rooms)

Dirk

[sifuhall]

Thanks for the reply.

If I can get the same results I will use events.

How can I set it up to link to the bedroom if it is playing, and the same for the bedroom, but if both are playing only link to the bedroom?

Also, only play the radio if neither are playing?

[dcorsus]

Thanks for the reply.

If I can get the same results I will use events.

How can I set it up to link to the bedroom if it is playing, and the same for the bedroom, but if both are playing only link to the bedroom?

Also, only play the radio if neither are playing?

You should decide which hierarchy you want to uphold. Say if Master bedroom and Kitchen are both playing, whether you make an event or code a script, you will have do decide which of the two is more important. Let's say you choose MBR as the more important. One event just has you check on MBR playing, if yes, link ... unconditional. Now the other event (because all existing events are checked against when triggers occur) you created for the Kitchen, here you would add a negative check, so it would be

If I turn the lights on
and it is during the fay
and kitchen is playing
AND MBR IS NOT PLAYING
then do xyz

See the logic?

Your question on the radio would be
If I turn the lights on
and it is during the fay
and kitchen ISNOT playing
AND MBR IS NOT PLAYING
then play radio

Dirk

[sifuhall]

Thank you, I do get it now.

One last question.

After this event I want to stop the music when the light is turned off.

How can I determine if I need to simply unlink or if I should stop playing?

I don't want to stop the players in either the kitchen or the bedroom if they are playing.

[dcorsus]

Thank you, I do get it now.

One last question.

After this event I want to stop the music when the light is turned off.

How can I determine if I need to simply unlink or if I should stop playing?

I don't want to stop the players in either the kitchen or the bedroom if they are playing.

Just issue an unlink command (for the bathroom player!) and a stop playing command.

Dirk

[sifuhall]

Just wanted to say thanks for that tip. Works great.

[zuuper]

Radio-problem

How can I start play a radio channel on Sonos from HS3 with Sonos plugin? Can I start it with code (.net) ? No radio channel is auto find..

Need help

[dcorsus]

How can I start play a radio channel on Sonos from HS3 with Sonos plugin? Can I start it with code (.net) ? No radio channel is auto find..

Need help

Please provide more detail, not sure I understand what help you need. Add pictures/screen shots to help show what you are trying to do.

What radio channels are you referring to? If you make them part of your favorites, you should be able to play them by creating an event (using Sonos Action) or "learn them" and then select them from learned radio channels (works more for Pandora channels etc)

Dirk

[zuuper]

>If you make them part of your favorites, you should be able to play them by creating an event (using Sonos Action) or "learn them" and then select them from learned radio channels (works more for Pandora channels etc)


I have put in to radio stations in my favorites list. See here:


When I click the button radiostations in the plugin so nothing happens. No radio stations come up.Nothing happens at all.


The logger has a failure now registered.


I use the BETA version of the Sonos plugin. The settings for the plugin I show here:



Grateful if you could help me

[dcorsus]

>If you make them part of your favorites, you should be able to play them by creating an event (using Sonos Action) or "learn them" and then select them from learned radio channels (works more for Pandora channels etc)


I have put in to radio stations in my favorites list. See here:


When I click the button radiostations in the plugin so nothing happens. No radio stations come up.Nothing happens at all.


The logger has a failure now registered.


I use the BETA version of the Sonos plugin. The settings for the plugin I show here:



Grateful if you could help me

turn auto-update flag under music DB settings on, leave immediate update off. Your PI is not building (read copy from your Sonos system) the music DB at all. Would also recommend you read up on the help file which you can find by going to tools > help > Sonos

You can create a music DB on demand by going to the HS device management page, look for the Sonos Master device, click on control, then click on create music DB (syntax?).

Let me know that solved it or not.

Dirk