FAQ: Creating a virtual Groovy Device [OBSOLETE]

[JDRoberts]

@devedsmith

I’m not a developer. I just want to be able to set a scene in a routine using the app. I’m not sure how I found my way into a developer conversation. There doesnt seem to be a simple way to set a lighting scene.

I agree with you absolutely. What SmartThings offers is power, not simplicity.

Since we’re getting pretty far off topic for this thread, I suggest we take follow ups to the following:

I want a rules engine, not apps

More and more I find myself wishing that SmartThings just gave me a simple interface for a rules engine. Trigger, Conditions, Actions. I can code and have written a few smart apps for my own uses, but the approach is very tedious. The current app feels disorganized and it can be hard to troubleshoot issues. (what just made that light turn off!? I end up looking in 3 different places to see what is going on) Why can’t it be simple to define a rule that says, when the time is 11:00 PM if both people are home then lock the front and back doors. I know I could figure out a way to make this happen, it’s just so far from easy and intuitive. I want to define a rule by setting a trigger, conditions, and actions. I want to be able to easily see which rules are associated with any individual…