Help for a newbie in LUA !

[sbisbilo]

Hi guys,

I just started my first LUA script and I love it !

But I've got 1 question (for the moment!) : I'd like to create a script with all my PIR devices and if one of them is active so a dummy switch will be active. But I've got a lot of PIR devices names PIR_kitchen, PIR_garage,... and I like to know if in a LUA script you can call a group like PIR instead of all individual PIR devices, hope I'm understandable ^^

For the moment I've got :

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commandArray = {}

if (devicechanged['PIR_kitchen'] == 'On' ) or (devicechanged['PIR_garage'] == 'On' ) then 
        commandArray['Capteurs']='On'
end
if (devicechanged['PIR_kitchen'] == 'Off' ) or (devicechanged['PIR_garage'] == 'Off' ) then
        commandArray['Capteurs']='Off'
end
return commandArray

Thanks a lot

[Eduard]

Search for dzVents in the forum. Easy to use LUA scripting!

[jvdz]

This is an example how to test for a devicename starting with "PIR":

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commandArray = {}

for chgdev, chgsts in pairs(devicechanged) do
	if string.sub(chgdev, 1, 3) == "PIR" then
		-- do what you want when any device starting with pir changed status
		print(" Device:".. chgdev.." changed to:"..chgsts)
	end
end

return commandArray

Jos

[sbisbilo]

Thanks Eduard and jvdz
Firstable I'll use your code jvdz and secondly I'm gonna study dzVents Eduard !!!