JSR223 Jython Scripting Helper
Here I would like to briefly introduce my own openHAB Rule Helper classes. The reason to create them was because of the syntax of the JSR223 Jython interface was too complex and complicated to write a simple Rule.
There is already a GibHub project which offers a high degree of abstraction. This does not go far enough for me, which is why I designed my own solution. However, it is based on the existing solution and extends it.
Example of a simple rule
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Rule Annotation
The @rule annotation registers this class as a rule. The contained string “door_bell_notification.py” is needed for logging. My Rule Annotation now offers the following enhancements:
- A logger object is provided which uses the previously mentioned string as identifier
- Indirect events are automatically filtered out. i.e. If the item “Bell_State” is part of a group and was triggered with “OPEN”, the execute method was called twice. Once for the item and once for the group. This second event will now be filtered out
- At the DEBUG log level, runtime information is automatically output
- In case of an error, a meaningful stack trace is issued
- In case of nonexistent items the rule is skipped. Is important at the startup of openHAB
Methods
Furthermore, my class offers a variety of useful helper methods. They are based on the functionality of openHAB 1.x and should facilitate the migration to Jython based rules in openHAB 2.x.
- getGroupMember - Returns all items that are part of a group
- getGroupMemberChangeTrigger - Registers triggers for all group members
- getChannel - Returns a channel
- getItem - Returns an item
- getFilteredChildItems - Returns all items that are part of a group and have a specific state
- getItemState - Returns an Item State
- getHistoricItemEntry - Returns an older Item Entry
- getHistoricItemState - Returns an older Item State
- getMaxItemState - Returns a max value of an Item States
- postUpdateIfChanged - Updates an item state if it has changed
- postUpdate - Updates an Item State
- sendCommandIfChanged - Sends an Item Command if the state has changed
- sendCommand - Sends an Item Command
- getNow - Returns the current DateTime
- itemStateNewerThen - Checks when an item state has been changed
- itemStateOlderThen - Checks when an item state has been changed
- itemLastUpdateNewerThen - Checks when an item state has been updated
- itemLastUpdateOlderThen - Checks when an item state has been updated
- getItemLastUpdate - Returns the last update time
- sendNotification - sends a push notification
- sendMail - sends an email
Sources
All my used rules are based on this Jython extension. It can be obtained directly from my GitHub Repository.
In addition, the classes from the previously mentioned Jython project still need to be installed. The easiest way is to follow the Jython installation guide and then copy everything from my repository into its openHAB python folder
Burntime Script
Another problem in openHAB was that rules were started before openHAB was completely initialized. To fix this problem I wrote the “burntime” script.
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It is stored under the name “000_burntime.py” in the openHAB Rule folder and started first. It now runs until the openHAB “automationManager” is available and blocks the execution of all other rules until then.
This script can also be downloaded from my GitHub repository.
https://github.com/HolgerHees/openhab-config/blob/master/conf/automation/jsr223/000_burntime.py