SINGLE Pushbutton

Get Help Devices
1

I want to trigger an automation with a SINGLE virtual pushbutton, without selecting one of 5. Is there a way to force a SINGLE button, without requiring the user to select one thru five?

2

:thinking: Maybe a virtual switch with auto off?

3

Did you set preference: “Number of physical buttons” to 1?

4

There is a Capability called Momentary. I was playing around with that for something once, so I have this virtual momentary button driver kicking around still.

/*
	Virtual Momentary Button

	2023 -> Chris B

*/

metadata {
	definition (
			name: "Virtual Momentary Button",
			namespace: "hubitat",
			author: "Chris B"
	) {
		capability "Actuator"
        capability "Momentary"       

        command "push"
}

	preferences {
		input( name: "logEnable", type:"bool", title: "Enable debug logging",defaultValue: false)
		input( name: "txtEnable", type:"bool", title: "Enable descriptionText logging", defaultValue: true)
	}
}


def installed() {
	log.warn "installed..." 
    device.updateSetting("txtEnable",[type:"bool",value:true])
	initialize()
}

def updated() {
	log.info "updated..."
	log.warn "debug logging is: ${logEnable == true}"
	log.warn "description logging is: ${txtEnable == true}"
	if (logEnable) runIn(1800,logsOff)
	initialize()
}

def initialize() {

}

def push() {
   logDebug("Button Pushed")
   sendEvent(name: "push", value: "pushed", descriptionText: getDescriptionText("button pushed")) 
}

def logsOff(){
	log.warn "debug logging disabled..."
	device.updateSetting("logEnable",[value:"false",type:"bool"])
}


private logDebug(msg) {
	if (settings?.logEnable) log.debug "${msg}"
}

private getDescriptionText(msg) {
	def descriptionText = "${device.displayName} ${msg}"
	if (settings?.txtEnable) log.info "${descriptionText}"
	return descriptionText
}