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[jay (support)]

Thanks, Jay...this is pretty straightforward and I appreciate the example read through!

It really is quite simple to do that sort of logic in a Python script with just a basic understanding. Let us know if you have any issues with your scripts over in the scripting forum section - lots of helpful and friendly people will chime in with examples and recommendations.

[EagleDTW]

The easiest way is with a simple script:

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# Set up some local variables
#  this is the ID of nest device - it gets the full device instance
device_to_test = indigo.devices[IDOFTESTDEVICE]

#  this is the ID of the state as shown in the custom states list
#   it gets the value of the specified state for comparison later
device_state_value = device_to_test.states["ACTUALSTATEID"]

#  these are the IDs of the action groups to execute later
true_action_group = IDOFTRUEACTIONGROUP
false_action_group = ISOFFALSEACTIONGROUP

# This does the actual work
#  the comparison that your image shows is to check to see if the state value contains the
#  specified string, but if the value is an exact match you can use '!=' instead of 'in'
if "heat_cool" not in device_state_value:
    # it's not in the state value so execute the true group
    indigo.actionGroup.execute(true_action_group)
else:
    # it's in the state value, so execute the false group
    indigo.actionGroup.execute(false_action_group)

Don't be freaked out - I've broken things out and added comments to describe what's going on as a learning exercise. However, if you want to simplify:

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if "heat_cool" not in indigo.devices[IDOFTESTDEVICE].states["ACTUALSTATEID"]:
    indigo.actionGroup.execute(IDOFTRUEACTIONGROUP)
else:
    indigo.actionGroup.execute(ISOFFALSEACTIONGROUP)

Just substitute the appropriate UPPERCASEVALUES with the actual values and I think it'll work.

Thanks, Jay...this is pretty straightforward and I appreciate the example read through!

Hi @Jay I thought that it was pretty straightforward, but the method to get the actualstateID eludes me...does this output to a list somewhere?

[DaveL17]

does this output to a list somewhere?

In the Indigo UI, right-click on the device and select "Print Device Details to Event Log". Within the log output, look for the key `states` -- all the state names will be listed for the device.

[jay (support)]

Assuming it's a custom state, it also shows in the Custom States tile when you select the device in the Home Window.

[EagleDTW]

I appreciate the quick responses from both of you!!

[EagleDTW]

Hi @Jay,

Are Variable states just this script or something a bit different:

if "status_var" not in indigo.variables[IDOFVARIABLE].value["ACTUALVALUE"]:
indigo.actionGroup.execute(IDOFTRUEACTIONGROUP)
else:
indigo.actionGroup.execute(ISOFFALSEACTIONGROUP)



Thank you,
Daniel

[DaveL17]

Variables don't have `states`, they have `values` and the values are always strings. You can access the variable's string value directly.

Try this:

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if "status_var" not in indigo.variables[IDOFVARIABLE].value:
    indigo.actionGroup.execute(IDOFTRUEACTIONGROUP)
else:
    indigo.actionGroup.execute(ISOFFALSEACTIONGROUP)

[EagleDTW]

Nice - thanks, Dave! I'll give that a try!!

-Daniel

[EagleDTW]

And Dave would it be this for changing a variable value:

if "status_var" not in indigo.variables[IDOFVARIABLE].value:
indigo.variables(IDOFVARIABLE).value[true]
else:
indigo.actionGroup.execute(ISOFFALSEACTIONGROUP)

[EagleDTW]

Got it solved!!

if "true" not in indigo.variables[18821087].value:
myVar = indigo.variables[8360458]
indigo.variable.updateValue(myVar, "true")
else:
indigo.actionGroup.execute(861401)

-Daniel

[DaveL17]

Good on ya. In circumstances like this, it's best to check the documentation. It'll save you a lot of time.

For instance,
https://wiki.indigodomo.com/doku.php?id ... able_class