format for events in JSON

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#1

I’m trying to write a new plugin for a type of RFID tag reader (I am aware of and have looked at the existing ActiveRFID plugin - I’m trying to do something a bit different).

I’m getting familiar with what goes in the D_.xml, S_.xml and I_*.xml files, and I think I can make educated guesses what should be in them for my particular application.

I’d like to create a Scene Trigger that runs every time a new “SetTag” action is performed (I’m declaring SetTag in the S_ file and giving the one-line implementation in the I_ file, which I think is correct.)

Can anyone help with what to put in the D_**.json file to be able to get this event to appear?

What is the “eventList” part of the json file, and what is the “eventList2” part?

#2

[tt]http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/UI4_UI5_Migration#Developer_changes[/tt]

[tt]LastAstronomicalEvent[/tt] as implemented in [tt]DAD[/tt] ([tt]http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,5466.0.html[/tt]) might be useful as a template for your implementation.

#3

Awesome. With the help of those links, I now have it working :slight_smile:

I’d like to make its operation conditional on being “active” so I’ve also implemented the SecuritySensor1 Armed attribute along with arm and disarm buttons on the interface. Under the hood I want to make the Event dependent on two attributes, “Tag ID” matching the one entered in the Trigger page as previously, but now also “Armed” = 1.

I see that one way to do this is to include a “serviceStateTable” entry in the event entry, thus:

"serviceStateTable": { "Armed": { "value": "1", "comparisson": "=" }

But - the serviceStateTable looks in the same serviceId as the argumentList and my two attributes are from different serviceIds. Is there another way to do this?

Thanks for any suggestions!

#4

Quick and dirty solution:

newTagID = ...

if Armed == 1 
 then 
  Tag ID = newTagID
 else
  Tag ID = 'NONE' 
end
#5

Great idea. Thanks.