Scenes

[kgiori]

example use cases that I would find convenient:
rule (scene) "vacation": date A to B : settings for lights, thermostat, backup security system notification, etc. for while I'm away
rule (scene) "dinner party": date/time 'sunset' : settings for lights (or do just as a command, like the "movie" scene)
rule (scene) "movie time" : click a button or say something to dim the lights because the movie is starting now...

lots of lighting scenes would be useful to set up based on whether or not you are home, whether it is light or dark outside, etc.

[benfrancis]

As a user I would like to group one or more rules or actions into a "scene" so that I can trigger all of them with a single button press

[hobinjk]

Arguably fixed by #1091 but this brings up the potential for creating actual "scenes" from a list of effects that is expected to be triggered manually.

[benfrancis]

Nearly yes, but I think a scene is slightly different because in some cases you might want to trigger a scene directly rather than as an output of a rule.

One approach would be to add the capability to add a scene as its own icon on the things screen that you can tap to trigger. You could then also use the scene as an output of a rule.

[vromero]

One approach would be to add the capability to add a scene as its own icon on the things screen that you can tap to trigger. You could then also use the scene as an output of a rule.

As a matter of fact I'm simulating this exact behavior with a virtual thing on/off, but it has limitations to the best of my knowledge, like the fact that I can only have one virtual device of each type as the ids are always the same.

[mrstegeman]

@vromero That's no longer true. You can define custom virtual things in the add-on settings now.

[vromero]

That's no longer true. You can define custom virtual things in the add-on settings now.

@mrstegeman, wow! that's great news! thanks.

[mrstegeman]

I've created a standalone add-on for this, which essentially gives you an action/event pair for each "scene" that you create. Those actions and events can then be used as rules inputs and outputs.

https://github.com/mozilla-iot/scene-control-adapter