Scripting for time before dark

I need a little help with scripting for some conditions. I would like to have a script that tells Indigo to work if it's several hours before dark, or dark. The only variable I see in my list for time of day is "isdaylight." There are a couple of scenarios where this comes in handy, including having lights come on in rooms where it gets a little dark before the sun goes down. How do I accomplish this in the conditions window?

[jay (support)]

I'm not sure a condition is what you're looking for - if you want to have a schedule execute at some fixed time before sunset then you'll just create a schedule with a time specifier of Sunset +X minutes. A condition only operates at the time a schedule or trigger fires and I think you need to specify when the schedule fires (not if it should execute the actions at execution time).

Not to second guess the expert, but shouldn't that be Sunset -X minutes if the OP want's this to happen before sunset?

Jay,
these are for triggers. I have motion sensors that I use to turn lighting scenes on. I don't want those scenes working during the day (with the exception of a little before dark). There is no schedule option for a trigger, which is why I was asking about scripting. If there is a better way, I'm open.

Why not just use a schedule for the sunset + or - to set a variable true/false and use
that as a condition in your trigger.

Carl

[jay (support)]

In that case, I agree with Carl - use schedules to set a variable when you want the triggers to be enabled then use that variable in the condition.