Trying to fully understand the timer trigger [Solved]

[Number8]

Hello,
I was wondering whether

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	on = {
		timer = {'every minute, every 2 minutes'},
	},

fires up script once every minute AND once every 2 minutes. I made some tests and apparently it does not. My understanding is that 'every 2 minutes' is concurrent to 'every minute' and cannot be served. I'm currently using a loop persistent variable to run some stuff every minute and some more stuff every 2 minutes. Is it the best approach?
Thank you

[waaren]

My understanding is that 'every 2 minutes' is concurrent to 'every minute' and cannot be served.

The on = timer section is evaluated once a minute by dzVents and if any of the rules evaluates to true, the script is triggered.
There is no order in the evaluation so if more rules are true you cannot predict which one it will be, even it looks like it does.
After some time or a restart of the event system the order might change

If you want to combine the 2 minute actions with the every minute actions in one script you could do it like below.

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return 
{
    on = 
    {
        timer = 
        {
            'every 2 minutes',
            'every 3 minutes',
            'every 1 minutes',
            'every 4 minutes',
        },
    },
    
    logging =
    {
        level = domoticz.LOG_DEBUG, 
    },

    execute = function(dz, item)
        dz.log('this script was triggered by timer rule: '  .. item.trigger,dz.LOG_DEBUG )
        
        if dz.time.matchesRule('every 2 minutes') then
            dz.log('Doing all the every 2 minute actions here... ',dz.LOG_DEBUG )
            -- 2 minutes actions start
            
            -- 2 minutes actions end
        end    
    
        dz.log('Doing all the every minute work here... ',dz.LOG_DEBUG )

        
    end
}

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[Number8]

Oh I see. But if I take the example to the letter, the 4 minutes trigger will never be seen. Should we code ?

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        timer = 
        {
            'every 4 minutes',
            'every 3 minutes',
            'every 2 minutes',
            'every 1 minute',
        },
    },

And then in the code, if the trigger is 4 minutes, then the code for 2 minutes and 1 minute shoud be run as well?

Thank you

[waaren]

Oh I see. But if I take the example to the letter, the 4 minutes trigger will never be seen. Should we code ?

The timer section here was just an example. The only rule you need there for you requirement is ' every 1 minute' (or 'every minute' what does the same).