is there a difference between easy trigger Disable Event and hs.DisableEvent?

[pmendiuk]

I am trying to write some scripts to synchronize some Insteon keypads with z-wave door locks and I am seeing different behavior between script function calls versus HS3 events using Easy Trigger. I have been using Easy Trigger to disable events and the events do not trigger as expected. If I use hs.DisableEvent and hs.EnableEvent function calls in a script I see different behavior. My script is structured as follows:

1. Disable lock/keypad change events
2. Process Keypad or Lock Status changes.
3. Update Keypads and Locks.
4. Wait 2 seconds to allow Z-Wave and Insteon to finish.
5. Enable lock/keypad change events.

When I look at the HS log, I see an Insteon keypad event 2 seconds after the script is run. If I increase the delay, the event occurs later by the same amount. I looked at the HS event queue with the tenHSEvent tool and I saw no backlog of events so there must be some difference between HS and Easy Trigger implementation.

[Eman]

&hs.DisableEvent:... works in HS3. In HS4, I couldn't get it to work with that script. EasyTrigger has one of the options to do that...So true in your findings.


Eman.

[Guest]

&hs.DisableEvent:... works in HS3. In HS4, I couldn't get it to work with that script.
Eman.

Did you try &nhs ? Not using HS4 yet but seen threads mentioning the change for some commands.

[Eman]

Did you try &nhs ? Not using HS4 yet but seen threads mentioning the change for some commands.

No!, Am not any good at scripts so found comfort in EasyTrigger


Anyway what does n stand for?

Eman.

[pmendiuk]

I think n was a typo.

I am working in HS3 with external VB scripts. I'm a bit gun shy of HS4 and the state of the Insteon plugins. It really looks like those functions are not working but I see plenty of references to them on the forums.

[Guest]

https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/de...86#post1475186

https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/hs...95#post1347795

[pmendiuk]

OIC It specifies different script engines if I ever write a single line script.

[pmendiuk]

spud Is there a way I can call Easy Trigger Disable Event from a script?

[spud]

spud Is there a way I can call Easy Trigger Disable Event from a script?

Here is the code for EnableEvent/DisableEvent in Easytrigger:

        public void EnableEvent(int evRef)
        {
            try
            {
                m_hs.EnableEventByRef(evRef);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Logger.LogError(e.Message);
                Logger.LogDebug(e.StackTrace);
            }
        }

        public void DisableEvent(int evRef)
        {
            try
            {
                m_hs.DisableEventByRef(evRef);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Logger.LogError(e.Message);
                Logger.LogDebug(e.StackTrace);
            }
        }

so those easytrigger actions should be exactly the same than calling EnableEventByRef / DisableEventByRef from a script.

and no they are not available as scripting functions in EasyTrigger.

[pmendiuk]

spud Thank you for the clarification. I will try the ByRef function.