[Released] At home lights

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Simulates you being at home
Really simple just operates from a switch which you can set up to turn on how you like using rule machine for sunset or presence.

Parent

/**
 
*/


definition(
    name: "At Home Lights Parent",
    namespace: "Mark-C-UK",
    author: "Mark C",
    description: "At Home Lights Parent app",
    category: "Convenience",
	iconUrl: "",
    iconX2Url: "",
    iconX3Url: "")


preferences {
     page name: "mainPage", title: "", install: true, uninstall: true
}
def installed() {
    log.info "Installed with settings: ${settings}"
    initialize()
}
def updated() {
    log.info "Updated with settings: ${settings}"
    unsubscribe()
    initialize()
}
def initialize() {
    log.info "There are ${childApps.size()} child apps, ${childApps.label}"
}
def installCheck() {         
	state.appInstalled = app.getInstallationState()
	if (state.appInstalled != 'COMPLETE') {
		section{paragraph "Please hit 'Done' to install '${app.label}' parent app "}
  	}
  	else {
    	log.info "Parent Installed OK"
  	}
}

def mainPage() {
    dynamicPage(name: "mainPage") {
    	installCheck()
		
		if (state.appInstalled == 'COMPLETE') {
			section("Average") {
				paragraph "This simulates lights for when you are away"
			}
  			section("At Home") {
				app(name: "At Home Lights", appName: "At Home Lights", namespace: "Mark-C-UK", title: "<b>Add child</b> ", multiple: true)
			}
		}
	}
}
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Child

definition(
    parent: "Mark-C-UK:At Home Lights Parent",
    name: "At Home Lights",
    namespace: "Mark-C-UK",
    author: "Mark C",
    description: "switch things on and off at random",
    category: "Convenience",
    iconUrl: " ",
    iconX2Url: "",
    pausable: true
)

preferences {
    section("Set your input and output devices"){
        input "appName", "text", title: "Name this instance", submitOnChange: true, required: true
			if(appName) app.updateLabel(appName)
		input 'mastSwitch', 'capability.switch', title: 'master switch to control the app', required: true, multiple: false
		input 'lightControl', 'capability.switch', title: 'lights to control', required: true, multiple: true
        input 'time', 'number', title: 'time in min to have lights on or off' , required: true
        input 'timeRan', 'number', title: 'time in seconds to randomise the lights + or - (time in seconds MUST be smaller than time to above)', required: true
        input "logEnable", "bool", title: "Enable info logging", defaultValue: false, submitOnChange: true
        input "immediatOff", "bool", title: "When master switch turns off immediately turn off lights", defaultValue: false, submitOnChange: true
        input "DoubleCheckAllOff", "bool", title: "after it is deactived resend the off commands at next schdauled run", defaultValue: false, submitOnChange: true
    }
}

def installed() {
	installer()
}
def uninstalled(){
	unsubscribe()
    unschedule()
}
def updated() {
    log.info "${app.label} Updated"
    unsubscribe()
    installer()
}

def initialize() { // Runs on startup
    int randomSixty = 1 + (Math.random() * 58)
    log.info "Initialize running ${app.label} installer in ${randomSixty} seconds"
    runIn(randomSixty,installer)
}
    
def installer(){
    state.timeMin = time*60
    log.info "${app.label} installer - Master = $mastSwitch, controled = $lightControl, frequency ${state.timeMin}, random range $timeRan +/-"
    if (mastSwitch != null) {
        subscribe(mastSwitch, 'switch', mastSwitchState)
        log.info "${app.label} installer subscribing"
    }
}

void mastSwitchState(evt){
    //log.debug "${app.label} mastSwitchState - ${evt.value}"
    if (evt.value == 'on'){
        state.running = true
        //log.debug "${app.label} mastSwitchState - Evt ON starting the sim"
        lightSwitching()
    }
    else{ //evt off
        state.running = false
        //log.debug "${app.label} mastSwitchState - Evt OFF"
        if (immediatOff == true){
            unschedule(switchControlOn)
            unschedule(switchControlOff)
            for (com.hubitat.app.DeviceWrapper dev in lightControl) {
                dev.off()
                if(logEnable == true) log.info "${app.label} mastSwitchState - Master off, immediately turning off $dev"
                pause(3000)
            }
        }
        else{ // immedate turn off is off
            if(logEnable == true) log.info "${app.label} mastSwitchState - Master off, immediate off - run its couse and shut down"
        }
    }
}

void lightSwitching(){
    //log.debug "${app.label} lightSwitching - Running = $state.running"
    if (state.running == true){
        //log.debug "${app.label} lightSwitching True - running the Sim"
        int randomTime = (0 - timeRan) + (Math.random() * (timeRan*2)) + state.timeMin //random time
        //log.debug "random time $randomTime"
        if (randomTime < 2) randomDev = 3
        int randomDev = Math.random() * lightControl.size() // pick random device from the list
        runIn(randomTime, switchControlOn, [data: [dev:randomDev]])
        runIn(randomTime*2, switchControlOff, [data: [dev:randomDev]]) 
        if(logEnable == true) log.info "${app.label} lightSwitching - schedule on and off for device ${lightControl.get(randomDev)}, on in ${randomTime}s, off in ${randomTime*2}s"
    }
    else {
        if(logEnable == true) log.info "${app.label} lightSwitching false - all off to be safe"
        if(DoubleCheckAllOff == true) {
            for (com.hubitat.app.DeviceWrapper dev in lightControl) {
                dev.off()
                if(logEnable == true) log.info "${app.label} turning off $dev"
                pause(3000)
            }
        }
    }
}

void switchControlOn(data){
    if(state.running == true) {
        lightControl.get(data.dev).on()
        if(logEnable == true) log.info "${app.label} switchControlOn - ${lightControl.get(data.dev)} switched on"
    }
    else { 
        //log.debug "master switch must be off" 
    }
}
void switchControlOff(data){
    lightControl.get(data.dev).off()
    if(logEnable == true) log.info "${app.label} switchControlOff - ${lightControl.get(data.dev)} switched off"
    lightSwitching()
}
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Updated logic and Dimmer control capability

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I'm not getting what this app does, "At home light" can mean a lot of things. Can you provide a more verbose description or the use case it?

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If you look at the code at the top the description details it “switches things on and off at random” so it appears that your home. You could just use a timer, but that didn’t fool the Wet Bandits….

Christmas Wet Bandits GIF by Home Alone

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