Delayed action time into a Variable

Is there a way to put the time of a Delayed action into a Variable?
(So we could see at the control page when something is going to happen)

The script below won't work because the Schedule ID number of a Delayed action is every time another number.

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s = indigo.schedules[1202963906] # some schedule ID
indigo.variable.updateValue(1983277859, value="{:%H:%M}".format(s.nextExecution)) # some variable ID


Thanks for the help.

Is there a way to put the time of a Delayed action into a Variable?
(So we could see at the control page when something is going to happen)

The script below won't work because the Schedule ID number of a Delayed action is every time another number.

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s = indigo.schedules[1202963906] # some schedule ID
indigo.variable.updateValue(1983277859, value="{:%H:%M}".format(s.nextExecution)) # some variable ID


Thanks for the help.

Do you mean a Scheduled action group or a specific delayed action in some group of actions (action group, trigger, scheduled)?

If it's the second option, then there's no way to do it using indigo.schedules because (as you said) the number is never going to be the same. It's created and deleted on the fly.

If you need to know how long it's going to be until the action runs, then you should put that action in it's own action group tied to a Timer device firing, and then you can look at the time remaining state for the Timer device.

Do you mean a Scheduled action group or a specific delayed action in some group of actions (action group, trigger, scheduled)?]

Thanks for the quick reply!
I know it was a difficult question

It's about a 50 minutes delay Trigger action (mower has to go to his base station after 50 minutes mowing, so, we want to see when it's ready).

Timer is an idea but that's not the real time at your (Apple)Watch

Any idea how to solve this?

In the Indigo Schedule delayed action list stays a "Next Execution time" , that time can't be used?

Timer is an idea but that's not the real time at your (Apple)Watch

What does that mean?

In the Indigo Schedule delayed action list stays a "Next Execution time" , that time can't be used?

But there's no guarantee that the number showing is this particular delay. It could be any delay or any other schedule.

Are you trying to get a notification of when the mower is done? Or do you want to know the time it's going to be done? If you want the time, just use a script to calculate the local time 50 minutes later and stick that string in a variable. If you want a running countdown, use a Timer.

Thanks for the explanation.
The real time is the most beautiful solution.

If you want the time, just use a script to calculate the local time 50 minutes later and stick that string in a variable.

That's a good idea!

Do you know such a kind of script?

Thanks!

This should give you a good start:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/175 ... e/48540232

Thanks!
Sorry but how can we put this result into an Indigo Variable?

Thanks!
Sorry but how can we put this result into an Indigo Variable?

It's in your original post in this thread.