Python, Sprinklers and Control Page project

[scotsman]

OK so my first foray into Python. I am sure there are lots of stupid errors here but I can't find many example Indigo python scripts around yet.

My sprinkler control page is attached.

What I want to do:
1) The larger sprinkler button in the top left represents the on state of the sprinklers. Orange for on, blue for off.
- Tapping in the off state begins the sprinkler schedule.
- Tapping in the on state stops all sprinklers.

2) I can run individual sprinklers by tapping their corresponding icon. Their colour changes. A second tap switches that sprinkler off again.

3) Provide a control page to adjust individual sprinkler durations.

It's more complex than I thought...

Here's what I have written out so far.

For the individual sprinklers:
1) I have an action group for each sprinkler. They each run a different python script that runs that sprinkler for a time that is stored in a series of variables.

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indigo.sprinkler.run(1875748152, schedule=[indigo.variable(138167704),0,0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0])

This doesn't work. Can anyone help me with using a variable this way in python grammar?

2) On the control page I have two image files named avon_sprinkler.png and avon_sprinkler+On.png. These are set to reflect device state of that particular zone. This works fine.

3) Tapping a sprinkler icon executes a python script:

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# If that sprinkler isn't running, activate the corresponding action group that will run it.  If it is running, stop it.
if indigo.devices[1875748152].activeZone!=4:
	indigo.actionGroup.execute(624487976)
else:
	indigo.sprinkler.stop(1875748152)

This works fine.

Now for the master sprinkler control:
1) I have a trigger set-up that runs the following python script should an Active Zone Name have any change in any sprinkler:

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#If all sprinklers are off, update the variable "sprinklers_On" to false, else set to true.
if indigo.devices[1875748152].activeZone==-1:
	indigo.variable.updateValue(736137373, "false")
else:
	indigo.variable.updateValue(736137373, "true")

This works fine.

2) On the control page I have two image files named avon_sprinkler_large.png and avon_sprinkler_large+true.png. These are set to reflect the variable value of sprinklers_On. This works fine.

3) Tapping this button executes a script:

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#If all sprinklers are off, then commence the schedule, else switch everything off.
if indigo.variable[736137373]=="false":
        indigo.sprinkler.run(1875748152, schedule=[indigo.variable(138167704),indigo.variable(xxxxx),etc.])
else:
	indigo.sprinkler.stop(1875748152)

Again not sure how I use variables in this way.

Phew. Any hints to get my python in order? And is there an easier way to do this?

Thanks!

[scotsman]

Also another basic question. How to I test the contents of a variable? This doesn't seem to work (it always tests false):

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if indigo.variables[484189783] == "true":
	indigo.variable.updateValue(47276982, "Normal")
else:
	indigo.variable.updateValue(47276982, "Low")

[jay (support)]

This code:

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someVar = indigo.variables[484189783]

returns a variable object. To access the value:

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someVar = indigo.variables[484189783]
if someVar.value == "true":
    #do whatever

Variable values are always strings, so if you want to use the value as something else (like an integer in your former example):

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someVar = indigo.variables[484189783]
try:
    someInt = int(someVar.value)
    indigo.sprinkler.run(1875748152, schedule=[someInt, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0])
except:
    # the variable value probably wasn't a valid integer value
    indigo.server.log(u"The value of variable %s (%s) isn't a valid integer" % (someVar.name,someVar.value))

The code above is untested but should be pretty close.

[scotsman]

That's wonderful Jay - thank you so much for your help. Working a treat so far!