Easy Trigger plugin preview

[hjk]

Me too, me too!!


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[mwaite]

Count me in too !

[randy]

But seriously..

1. This only works as trigger, right? So if you want to use it as event condition, you can use this to trigger a global variable, then use that var as condition for other events?
2. Does it only show triggers for a single event, or also other events?

Cheers, looking forward to it.

From post #6 above

yeah, I plan to implement those triggers as conditions as well.

Like all triggers and conditions they can be used in as many events as you choose.

[jlrichar]

How about a trigger to make using multi-taps on a light switch easier? It can be done now with timers and counters--but it involves multiple events, a timer, a counter for each switch. A trigger that was __X_taps (on, off, activation, etc...) in __Y__ time (sec, min, hour). This could be used for multi tap, or to action when something is turned on for the 5th time in a day, etc....

[LeoS]

From post #6 above



Like all triggers and conditions they can be used in as many events as you choose.

d'oh! Thanks!

[VirtualPanther]

I think HS3 definitely lacks some triggers and I would love to try your plugin. I constantly struggle with finding the triggers I want. Also, every month I have to manually transcribe my work schedule from gmail calendar into list of dates in HS3. I wish I could import them or have a large open calendar in which i could click on date squares and see ALL of the dates i selected, to be sure...

[donstephens]

You might look at Blades Google Calendar plugin...

I think HS3 definitely lacks some triggers and I would love to try your plugin. I constantly struggle with finding the triggers I want. Also, every month I have to manually transcribe my work schedule from gmail calendar into list of dates in HS3. I wish I could import them or have a large open calendar in which i could click on date squares and see ALL of the dates i selected, to be sure...

[VirtualPanther]

You might look at Blades Google Calendar plugin...

Will do!

[spud]

How about a trigger to make using multi-taps on a light switch easier? It can be done now with timers and counters--but it involves multiple events, a timer, a counter for each switch. A trigger that was __X_taps (on, off, activation, etc...) in __Y__ time (sec, min, hour). This could be used for multi tap, or to action when something is turned on for the 5th time in a day, etc....

That would be a very specific trigger, and I don't see a lot of use cases except for the one you described.
So I think I'm going to implement some more basic triggers/conditions first

[spud]

I wish I could import them or have a large open calendar in which i could click on date squares and see ALL of the dates i selected, to be sure...

are you using "the date is..." condition right now?
if so, what you don't like about it is that you don't see the selected dates graphically in the calendar?

[jlrichar]

That would be a very specific trigger, and I don't see a lot of use cases except for the one you described.
So I think I'm going to implement some more basic triggers/conditions first

I mention it because it's not currently easy. It's kind of a pain to do this now. I guess I'm focusing on the word "easy" in the prospective name.

Both ifttt and blades gdata plugins can be used for the google calendar. I currently use your ifttt plugin for this.

[VirtualPanther]

are you using "the date is..." condition right now?
if so, what you don't like about it is that you don't see the selected dates graphically in the calendar?

I definitely use that condition now. Ideally, I wish I could simply match the specific expression in my Gmail calendar and have HS3 use it as a trigger. That would eliminate the work of manually transcribing my work schedule into HS event. However, such transcribing would be easier if I could see the ALL of the dates I seleted on one LARGE monthly view pop-up, with dates being highlighted in much the same way as you'd have them on a paper wall calendar. Right now, it is a scrolling list of dates, which disappears beyond screen view as you continue to add dates: usable, but probably of of the worst ways to implement entry of multiple dates.





Some of this is, of course, unique to my situation. I know my work schedule for a few months ahead and so, I try to enter as much as possible, so that I don't have to repeat this process every couple of weeks. As a result, the "date is..." condition is a long, long list of dates...

[VirtualPanther]

You might look at Blades Google Calendar plugin...

Is that GData plugin? Can it use events created in Google calendar outside of HS as a trigger?

[enigmatheatre]

Is that GData plugin? Can it use events created in Google calendar outside of HS as a trigger?

Yes and yes. It's great. I have a Google calendar called heating and can set the heating schedule from it by adding events from my phone.

There is a free trial. Have a go.

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[spud]

I have just posted the first version of the plugin here: http://board.homeseer.com/showthread...81#post1170481

this version doesn't have conditions yet but they will be added soon.

try it and let me know what you think.

EDIT: conditions are implemented now