Variable Use

I have defined a Virtual on/off device which assigns the onOffState to a variable - 'homeActive'. A Python script file is actioned in an action group assigned to the device

Is the variable automatically created as a result of this assignment?

How should the variable be referenced within the script file?

A newbie Python question, how is the entry point into the Python script declared at which the script will start when called by the server?

Thanks,

You can create an Indigo variable (which is not the same as a Python variable) in a script, but it's not done by default. Do it manually before you run the script.

To change the value of the Indigo variable, you would do something like:

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indigo.variable.updateValue(1766478875, str(datetime.datetime.now()))

Python scripts called from Indigo start at the beginning of the script. There's no defined entry point.

How / where do I create the Indigo variable so that it exists before the action group associated with the on/off device that references the variable is actioned?

How / where do I create the Indigo variable so that it exists before the action group associated with the on/off device that references the variable is actioned?

In the Variable List window. cmd-9 in Indigo.

Got it. Thanks.

I prefer to create most variables and variable folders programmatically so that in the outside chance that one gets deleted, my scripts will still work. Here's a snippet which shows the syntax:

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# Create folders or variables if they have been somehow deleted.
if 'folder_name' not in indigo.variables.folders:
    indigo.variables.folder.create('folder_name')

if 'var_name' not in indigo.variables:
    indigo.variable.create('var_name', 'var_value', folder=folder_name)


Replace folder_name, var_name, and var_value with the appropriate values. Note that var_value must be a string because Indigo stores all variable values as strings.

http://wiki.indigodomo.com/doku.php?id=indigo_6_documentation:plugin_scripting_tutorial#variable_examples

Dave