Timer only when device is on

[Cyroq]

Hi, is it possible to only run a timer script when a specific device is on? Of course I could run a timer script and put everything in an if-statement like

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if (dz.devices('devicename') == 'On') then
...
end

but that floods my log file big time if the timer is run every minute 24/7. The script will in reality only be active 10 minutes a day, so it runs 10 times. It is triggered by a (dummy) device.

[mgugu]

Yes, you need the JSON api https://www.domoticz.com/wiki/Domoticz_ ... or_Devices

[boum]

You can also change your script to trigger only on your dummy device and when triggered to On, execute a buncho of dz.emitEvent('customname', {...}).afterMin(X).
You can have another script with customEvents trigger. Or do that in your device script too.

You can also execute a single custom event in the first script, and in the second one, trigger it again as long as some condition is met.

[Neutrino]

I'm using this :

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return {
	active = function(domoticz)
		return (domoticz.devices('devicename').state == 'On')
	end,
	--active = true,
	on = {
		timer = {'every minute'},
	},

[Cyroq]

Thanks @Neutrino, that's a neat solution! Works perfectly.
@boum I'm hesitant using AfterMin() because it's complex to cancel the operation mid way, if I'd want that. But I didn't know about the customEvents trigger, might come in handy later