Background:
- Have exterior lights defined by a scene called "ambient" and set from a rule that runs from sunset to 11:00 PM
- Have an internal foyer light
- Have two doors with contact sensors
What I want
- When the door opens from Sunset-ish to Sunrise-ish, turn on the exterior lights to a scene called "bright" for 10 min.
- Also turn on the foyer light if the front door opened
- If someone opens the door during the 10 min, reset the counter for another 10 min.
- After 10 min, turn the exterior lights and foyer light back to where they were or should be.
What I noticed
- The same rule will be continually triggered as people go in and out.
- Needed a way to record state
- Needed a way to know whether another rule was active
What I am still working out
- A private variable is visible between different triggering of a rule
- Needed to use a GV to determine if my ambient light timer was running
I like learning RM and wanted additional ideas on my thinking so that my next set of complicated rules are better.
Any ideas are solicited and welcome.
