[RELEASE] Simple Kitchen Timer with Controls for use with Dashboards

[bptworld]

@sburke781

it produced an unexpected error when I tried to save this setting.

Aren't they all 'unexpected' ??

I think I know what happened there. Fix in next release

@sburke781

it referenced the name of the child app but with "null" at the end. It would be good to have the ability to set the message text that is sent within this Notifications

Did you fill out the Message Options?

@sburke781

would be to have variables / wildcards available to reference in the text, including the timer name

Good idea, I'll look into this.

thanks

[sburke781]

@bptworld

Aren't they all 'unexpected' ??

So true.... Thanks for following up on this.

@bptworld

Did you fill out the Message Options?

No, I hadn't will give that a try.

Simon

[bptworld]

New version on GitHub...

Child:
V1.0.3 - 04/04/20 - Fixed push, fixed issue with 'unexpected error' with Notification page, added wildcard for timer name in message.

Driver:
v1.0.2 - 04/04/20 - Added currentTimer attribute

[CurtisZM]

Error when updating the child;;
Metadata Error: Parent App 'BPTWorld:Simple Timers' not found on line 51

[bptworld]

Should be fixed, thanks

[frmWink2Hubitat]

Hello Bryan, would you consider making this count up? I would love to use this for my dog. If dog hasn’t been walked in x hours, alert me? Is there a way for the whole family to see the last time a button was pushed?
Thank you

[Angus_M]

Is it possible to change the timer value using a dashboard connector (eg. change the value on a tile or update from a global variable)?

[bptworld]

@frmWink2Hubitat

would you consider making this count up?

Interesting. I'll take a look later today.

@Angus_M

change the value on a tile or update from a global variable

Not that I know of.

[Angus_M]

@bptworld

Not that I know of.

Oh sorry Bryan. I didn't word it very well. I meant.... Would you be able to add a function to allow the timer to take its length/duration from a global variable instead of being hard coded. This way we could have another little tile using a connector, to allow the timer duration to be set (eg, 1 0 minutes, 20 minutes etc) before activating the timer. Would just make it more flexible. Sorry, if it's a load of hassle please don't worry about it.

[frmWink2Hubitat]

Thank you. Did I explain we’ll enough what I am trying to do? I am trying to leave a button on the porch that resets the timer that’s counting up, I think that would work. Thank you again

[frmWink2Hubitat]

Actually I think I’ve found a different solution. Thank you

[bptworld]

@Angus_M

Would you be able to add a function to allow the timer to take its length/duration from a global variable instead of being hard coded.

Nope. Too much work for this 'simple' timer.

@frmWink2Hubitat

Actually I think I’ve found a different solution. Thank you

Sounds good.

[Angus_M]

Understood. I found another solution!
Cheers.

[bptworld]

New version on GitHub...

Child:
1.0.5 - 06/19/20 - Added The Flasher, all speech now goes through 'Follow Me'

[l.kuhr]

Hey, first off all great App. I was wondering how one can change the different color interval values. (eg. change the color when timer becomes <60s instead of under 10 seconds) Thank you very much

[bptworld]

You would have to go into the code and change the numbers to suit your preferences.

[l.kuhr]

Where are these parameters located? Unfortunately I have not found it in die Parent or the Child Drivers.

[bptworld]

@l.kuhr

Where are these parameters located?

Driver, lines 251-254

[l.kuhr]

Ah, my bad, thanks!

[krishkal]

Hi Bryan @bptworld , I am a total newbie to Hubitat. This Kitchen Timer app sounds great, but I seem to be missing some fundamentals. Here is what I did:

1. Installed Package Manager
2. Installed Simple Kitchen Timer
3. Created a child timer - here is something I didn't quite get: when I named the child timer ("Whole House Fan"), an "SKT-Whole House Fan" device was created. Below that, it asked me to "select Virtual Device", and I selected the just created "SKT-Whole House Fan" device. Is this the right move?
4. I figured out that there was an app called Maker API that was needed to use this, which is a built-in app, and I installed it. I selected the above virtual device and added it under "Select Devices" in the Maker API page. I also looked at the example URL's given in the bottom of the Maker API page such as: "http://192.168.1.xx/apps/api/107/devices/[Device ID]?access_token=1c87794b-xxxxx-etc" (redacting token for security), and figured out that the 3 important parameters to enter into the Kitchen timer fields are the IP address (192.168.1.xx), that the App# of the Maker API must be 107, and access token is the last part, and entered them into the SKT app.

I believe this should be all that I need to do. Anything I missed?

Now for the real question - when I try to add a tile to my Dashboard, I get to "Pick a Device" (I pick the device "SKT Whole House Fan"), "Pick a Template" (I pick "attribute"), and then on the right hand pane I get to select just 1 attribute. How on earth do I create a nice tile like what you have shown with all the timers and buttons and whatnot on the same tile? I am completely flummoxed. Like I said all this is new to me, so some patient explaining would be highly appreciated. I am including a screenshot of what I am seeing in the "Add Tile" sub-screen for information:

Thanks, Bryan!