Feature Request for Gentle Wake Up SmartApp

SmartApps & Automations
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The Gentle Wake Up SmartApp is working wonderfully for me, but I need just ONE MORE feature to make it perfect for my use case. I need to be able to set the color before the ramping begins. I find it quite odd that this SmartApp supports a gradual change of color, but does not allow for setting what that color is!

My use case is to simulate a sunrise early in the morning, even before the real sunrise (while it is still dark outside). Problem is, I will have often set this same bulb’s color to red the evening before, but I want it to gradually wake me up the next morning with a very white to blueish color. I need to be able to specify the color as an RGB value, NOT a simple “yellow”, “green”, etc.

Is this the proper place to make such feature requests? I am a programmer, so I could probably modify the code myself, but I don’t yet understand what to then do with the modified source code, e.g. how to “apply” it for use. Where are those instructions located?

Thanks for the help.

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Hi Tim. If you want to try editing the code yourself, you can take a look at this article that covers all of the basics for custom code - http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=Using_Custom_Code#Using_A_Custom_SmartApp

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Look this one up. I used it before migrating to v2, but forgot about it :slight_smile: It may be a good inspiration of what you’re trying to accomplish.

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