Triggers execute on status change only?

Developer's Corner Scene Scripting
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I just got my first vera for Christmas and have started learning everything I can about automating things with scenes. One quick question which I have been unable to find an answer to so far…

If I create a scene and attach a trigger to it, will the scene only execute once the trigger condition is met initially (the first unique change)? Or will it continuously trigger as long as a trigger continues to be met?

Let me explain this a little clearer…I am using the iPhone location add in for my controller. I have created a scene that switches my Nest thermostat into AWAY mode as soon as my iPhone status changes from PRESENT to AWAY. This works, but is my controller constantly sending AWAY triggers and constantly executing my scene as long as I stay away from my house? Or does the scene only trigger once when a new unique status is detected from the iPhone plugin (ie. the initial PRESENT to AWAY status change)?

Hope I’ve explained myself correctly and I hope someone knows the answer to this.

Thanks.

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Hi,

Would you mind posting the code to set your nest to away?

Thanks!

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In Vera, things are Event triggered.

Your scene is trigger when the Event condition you specified becomes true. Not continuously while it is TRUE.
Your scene runs from start to finish when the scene is triggered. Then the scene is NO longer running until it is triggered again.

In some very special cases Vera allows the developer to provide triggers that cause repeated triggers, but the rate this happens is defined by the plugin developer … it is not in a continuous loop running as fast as it can.