Convert to LUA, LUA Beginner

[straatm]

All,

I tried already a various number of options, surfed the forum but I always end up with not finding the correct information.
I try to learn LUA scripting so first of all I search for a beginners explanation of LUA scripting I am familiar with programming. But not with all the parameters and function calls in LUA.
If someone has a good startingpoint that would help me a lot.

And maybe someone is willing to convert the Blocky I present below to a LUA script for my reference. Maybe I can go from there to learn the LUA scripting.

Thanks for your help!
BR,
Marc

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[waaren]

If you are only going to use LUA in the domoticz environment, you should investigate if dzVents is suited for you. The wiki is an excellent starting point for that.

https://www.domoticz.com/wiki/DzVents:_ ... _scripting

My experience is that it will make LUA coding much easier to do, -understand and maintain by hiding all the complicated structures under the hood. In the end it is pure LUA but an enormous amount of work is already done for you.

[triton]

First steps in programming in general? What Waaren is saying is true. dzVents will be a lot more friendly then LUA. I got most of my scripts ported over to dzVents now.

That however does not answer your request. I can't give any guaranties that the Lua code below will work. I just wrote it reading your blocky info. DId not test it, don't have your setup. Tried to keep it as close to your orginal for learning purpose. Hope it helps.

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commandArray = {}

local timenow = os.date("*t")
local minutesnow = timenow.min + timenow.hour * 60
local dm0700 = 7 * 60
local dm2200 = 22 * 60

if (minutesnow > dm0700 and minutesnow < timeofday['SunriseInMinutes']) or
   (minutesnow > timeofday['SunsetInMinutes'] and minutesnow < dm2200) or 
   otherdevices['UitNax'] == 'On' then

   commandArray['Group:Buiten-Lampen'] = 'On'

elseif otherdevices['Laat-Thuis'] == 'On' and otherdevices['UitNax'] == 'Off' then

   commandArray['Laat-Thuis'] = 'Off AFTER 30'
   commandArray['UitNax'] = 'On FOR 60'
   commandArray['Group:Buiten-Lampen'] = 'On'

elseif otherdevices['Laat-Thuis'] == 'Off' and otherdevices['UitNax'] == 'Off' then

   commandArray['Group:Buiten-Lampen'] = 'Off'

elseif minutesnow < dm0700 or minutesnow > dm2200 and otherdevices['UitNax'] == 'Off' then

  commandArray['Group:Buiten-Lampen'] = 'Off'

end     

return commandArray

[Eoreh]

dzVenst is very simple. Look also on new module for compact and simple syntax

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In this sytext script is very short. You can download and read about it here viewtopic.php?f=59&t=21914