Hub variable w/o connector in Dashboard not updating unless screen manually refreshed

[thebearmay]

1024 tile?

Ignore the library header on this as trying to use it that way will cause a 500 error. Code for the file manager was derived from the Hubigraphs code and modified for general use. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thebearmay/hubitat/main/libraries/localFileMethods.groovy

Can do simple text files, it’s not perfect but does have its uses….

Edit: Found the RM mention of this capability - it’s RM 4.0 but assume it was brought forward

Local Files in Rule 4.0

Hubitat Elevation Release 2.2.1 includes a new hub facility to support local files stored on the hub. These files can be created and managed in the hub web interface, and are also supported in Rule 4.0. In Rule 4.0 local files are very similar to local variables of type String. There is a new action in the Set Mode or Variable section called Write Local File. This can be used to write a string to a local file. If the file does not already exist, it is created. If it does already exist, it …