LUA if date between a and b, and time between c and d?

[thorbj]

Hi, is it possible to run commands in a script only at given dates. For example, if I want to turn on a wallplug between december 1st. and january 31st. and between 5pm and 9 am. How could I do this?

Thanks!

[ThinkPad]

Does this help you: Bitbucket: script_device_season.lua ?

[BakSeeDaa]

You can also try the os.date function.

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local t = os.date("*t")

produces the table

{year = 1998, month = 9, day = 16, yday = 259, wday = 4,
hour = 23, min = 48, sec = 10, isdst = false}

Then just go ahead scripting ...

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local t = os.date("*t")
if (t.month == 12) and (t.hour >= 5) then
  DO SOMETHING
end

It's just a start. I leave it up to You to figure out how to complete the script

[thorbj]

Thank you @ThinkPad and @BakSeeDaa!

I have managed to come up with the following script, but I can't get it to work right.
It sets the correct value in the uservariable, but it won't turn on the switch.
What can I be missing?

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-- script_device_xmaslights.lua
commandArray = {}

local xmas_var = 'TidForJulelys' -- UserVariable
local xmas_lights = 'Julelys'	 -- Switch for Christmas-lights

time = os.time()
month = tonumber(os.date('%m', time))
day = tonumber(os.date('%d', time))
 h = tonumber(os.date('%H', time))

-- Function for define a UserVariable based on day and month.  
   if month == 11 and day >= 23 and uservariables[xmas_var] == 0 then 
      commandArray['Variable:TidForJulelys'] = '1'  
   elseif month == 02 and day >= 01 and uservariables[xmas_var] == 1 then 
      commandArray['Variable:TidForJulelys'] = '0'
   end

-- Turn on a switch if the UserVariable == 1 and within a given time.  
if     (h >= 13 and h <= 6 and uservariables[xmas_var] == 1 and otherdevices[xmas_lights] == 'Off')
   then
    commandArray[xmas_lights]='On'
   elseif (uservariables[xmas_var] == 0 and otherdevices[xmas_lights] == 'On') then
    commandArray[xmas_lights]='Off'
end
   
return commandArray

Thanks!

[ThinkPad]

I don't know (script is a bit hard to read due to the print statements ), but as a workaround you could create a virtual switch 'TidForJulelys' and turn that on by the script, so you can check for the status of that?

[thorbj]

I don't know (script is a bit hard to read due to the print statements ), but as a workaround you could create a virtual switch 'TidForJulelys' and turn that on by the script, so you can check for the status of that?

Sorry, I've removed the print statements
I also tried with a virtual switch, but that didn't work neither. I suspect it is my time-command that messes it up somehow.
But I am not able to see what I'm failing on here.

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if     (h >= 13 and h <= 6 and uservariables[xmas_var] == 1 and otherdevices[xmas_lights] == 'Off')
   then
    commandArray[xmas_lights]='On'
   elseif (uservariables[xmas_var] == 0 and otherdevices[xmas_lights] == 'On') then
    commandArray[xmas_lights]='Off'
end

[jvdz]

This will never be true! or will require magic

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h >= 13 and h <= 6

Did you want this:?

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if ((h >= 13 or h <= 6) and uservariables[xmas_var] == 1 and otherdevices[xmas_lights] == 'Off')

Jos

[thorbj]

Great, it looks like that did the trick! Thank you!

[Derik]

Does this help you: Bitbucket: script_device_season.lua ?

Is there someone that can help me with this script?
Do i need 4 dunmmy switches? lente zomer etc.
What is that "isdonker"decive?
How is this script runnng? crontab?