DzVents afterSec problems [Solved]

[BlackSabbath]

Hi,

I updated my domoticz installation today, it's installed on a raspberry pi:

Current version(s)
Version: 2021.1
Build Hash: 8547c5b7e
Compile Date: 2021-04-17 17:29:11
dzVents Version: 3.1.7
Python Version: None

In my script, some things seems to have stopped working, one example seems to be the afterSec

This works:
dz.helpers.functions.notify(dz, 'Test')

This is generating errors:
dz.helpers.functions.notify(dz, 'Test').afterSec(30)
I get errors in the logs, like this:
Error: dzVents: Error: (3.1.7) template: ...moticz/scripts/dzVents/generated_scripts/global_data.lua:21: attempt to index a nil value

The funny thing is that the script is actually executed, but the afterSec seems to be skipped and are generating an error.

If I do this:
dz.helpers.functions.notify(dz, 'Test 2')
dz.helpers.functions.notify(dz, 'Test 1').afterSec(30)
... other lines of code after above will not be executed ...

The two first lines notify are called, but nothing more, so it has to be the afterSec causing this problem?

Any ideas?

[hoeby]

Yesterday i made a new script, with all execute commands .afterSec in it. I got the same error like you have.
Didn't know why.

I removed the .afterSec and triggered the script, that it runs without the .afterSec in it. The error was now gone. After that i added the .afterSec and it now works without errors and .afterSec in the script

[waaren]

In my script, some things seems to have stopped working, one example seems to be the afterSec

dz.helpers.functions.notify(dz, 'Test')

This is generating errors:
dz.helpers.functions.notify(dz, 'Test').afterSec(30)

dz.helpers is a table with data and functions designed by you, to share between multiple scripts. Without seeing table (in global_data.lua) it 's impossible to have a clue on what's going on. Given the nature of dz.helpers I have strong doubts it ever worked like this (with .afterSec()) or you must have setup collections in global_data.lua and effectively repeated a big part of the dzVents runtime code in this user file.

[waaren]

Yesterday i made a new script, with all execute commands .afterSec in it. I got the same error like you have.

What kind of execute commands? Please share the script.

[BlackSabbath]

Hi,

Yes, on purpose I will make the scripts simple ( of course these specific script are tested by me too )

This "file":
global_data

Consists of this code
return {
-- global persistent data
data = {

},

-- global helper functions
helpers = {
functions = {
myTest1 = function (dz, str1)
dz.log('myTest1 executed:' .. str1)
end
}
}
}

This "file":
Test1

Consists of this code
return {
on = {
timer = {
'every minute', -- causes the script to be called every minute

}
},
execute = function(dz, timer)
dz.helpers.functions.myTest1(dz, 'not afterSec')
dz.helpers.functions.myTest1(dz, 'afterSec').afterSec(10)
end
}

This will execute every minute. The output in the log reads:

2021-05-31 14:45:00.251 Status: dzVents: Info: myTest1 executed:not afterSec
2021-05-31 14:45:00.251 Status: dzVents: Info: myTest1 executed:afterSec
2021-05-31 14:45:00.252 Status: dzVents: Info: ------ Finished Test1
2021-05-31 14:45:00.252 Error: dzVents: Error: (3.1.7) An error occurred when calling event handler Test1
2021-05-31 14:45:00.252 Error: dzVents: Error: (3.1.7) .../pi/domoticz/scripts/dzVents/generated_scripts/Test1.lua:10: attempt to index a boolean value

[BlackSabbath]

... Given the nature of dz.helpers I have strong doubts it ever worked like this (with .afterSec()) or you must have setup collections in global_data.lua and effectively repeated a big part of the dzVents runtime code in this user file. ...

Hi,

I'm 100% sure this worked before I updated the version with exactly the same code.
I'm not even sure how you mean? Where and when should this not be working?

[waaren]

This "file": global_data Consists of this code

Please follow the wiki ( see this) when creating global_data,lua and share the file that worked before.
As you shared it now it cannot work and could never have worked.

[BlackSabbath]

Please follow the wiki ( see this) when creating global_data.lua and share the file that worked before.
As you shared it now it cannot work and could never have worked.

Hi,

You are most likely right, I cannot use these kinds of delay's on methods, just on devices, right?
It looks like I have mixed it up a little bit

Thank you very much