Virtual Device: Setting Attributes via Commands without Ping-Ponging

[gtc100 (George)]

@Lgkahn Larry, Great minds think alike? Coincidence? Or, an illustration of how hard it is to really find something in these forums. I’ve been working on this for awhile. You put up a solution 16 days ago;

Simulated garage door device issue

I was trying to write a smart app to tie the simulated garage door device with two real devices a relay/switch and the contact sensor… I am trying to setup the input in the preferences section and have sections to choose the contact sensor and the relay/switch, but the virtual garage door device does not show up under the following input sections doorcontrol, garagedoorcontrol, relayswitch, button etc. or switch. It does show up under contact sensors… so I could probably change the state there. but I would need to be able to tell when the button is pressed to correctly link it with the actual devices… according to the device type code it has the following cababilities capability "Actuator" capability "Door Control" capability "Garage Door Control" capability "Contact Sensor" cap…

I just found it. But, you use the existing Virtual Garage Device and two contacts… Any thoughts or insights to help or steer me to finish this or abandon it and buy and other contact sensor?