Can't seem to get this script to fire on switch handler: on

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1

hey guys,

I am new to the custom code with Groovy/Smartthings. I am using this in the simulator and when I select a virtual switch, set it to on, I don’t even get the log.debug “switch turned on” to show up.

For some reason it just seems the onHandler is not being triggered by the subscribed switch.

Perhaps it’s a syntax error or maybe I’m just a noob.

Thanks guys!!

definition(
name: “Testing Dim During Day/Night”,
namespace: “Martin”,
author: “Martin”,
description: “TBA”,
category: “Convenience”,
iconUrl: “https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Convenience/Cat-Convenience.png”,
iconX2Url: “https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Convenience/Cat-Convenience@2x.png”,
iconX3Url: “https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Convenience/Cat-Convenience@2x.png”)

preferences {
section(“Select Switch to monitor”){
input “Switch”, “capability.switchLevel”
}
section(“Set Brightness-day”) {
input “brightness-day”, “number”, title: “Light Level”
}
section(“Set Brightness-night”) {
input “brightness-night”, “number”, title: “Light Level”
}
}

def initialize() {
subscribe(Switch, “switch.on”, onHandler)

}

def installed() {
log.debug “Installed with settings: ${settings}”
initialize()
}

def updated(settings) {
log.debug “Updated with settings: ${settings}”
unsubscribe()
initialize()
}

def onHandler(evt) {

log.debug “switch turned on”

if(getSunriseAndSunset().sunrise.time < now() && getSunriseAndSunset().sunset.time > now()){
log.debug “Daytime”
Switch.setLevel(brightness-day)
}
else {
log.debug “Nighttime”
Switch.setLevel(brightness-night)
}
log.debug “Received on from ${Switch}”

}

2

Try this:

definition(
name: "Testing Dim During Day/Night",
namespace: "Martin",
author: "Martin",
description: "TBA",
category: "Convenience",
iconUrl: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Convenience/Cat-Convenience.png",
iconX2Url: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Convenience/Cat-Convenience@2x.png",
iconX3Url: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Convenience/Cat-Convenience@2x.png")

preferences {
section("Select Switch to monitor"){
input "switch1", "capability.switch"
}
section("Set Brightness-day") {
input "brightness-day", "number", title: "Light Level"
}
section("Set Brightness-night") {
input "brightness-night", "number", title: "Light Level"
}
}

def initialize() {
subscribe(switch1, "switch.on", onHandler)

}

def installed() {
log.debug "Installed with settings: ${settings}"
initialize()
}

def updated(settings) {
log.debug "Updated with settings: ${settings}"
unsubscribe()
initialize()
}

def onHandler(evt) {

log.debug "switch turned on"

if(getSunriseAndSunset().sunrise.time < now() && getSunriseAndSunset().sunset.time > now()){
log.debug "Daytime"
Switch.setLevel(brightness-day)
}
else {
log.debug "Nighttime"
Switch.setLevel(brightness-night)
}
log.debug "Received on from ${Switch}"

}
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3

Okay that worked, but I am not getting any info for the getSunriseAndSunset (new problem).

I also can’t set dimmer levels since we set it to switch capability only.

Any idea what else is wrong?

4

Bump if allowed.

5

Make sure the collection your setting level on is correct. Also for sunrise sunset does the IDE have these times listed?

6

It does work, I’ve had it work on other scripts written by others.

But in this one, nothing happens when the virtual switch is turned on.