@nayelyz, thank you for your active, prompt and helpful assistance in these many topics relating to the conversion to Edge.
The use case is the same as this Groovy-based SmartApp which many of us rely upon: https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-new-virtual-thermostat-with-device/112838
It would seem that an automation like a virtual thermostat where you can select a temperature sensor as input and a switch (which controls a heater or air conditioner) is one of the most basic automations that a smart home hub should support – either out of the box or through a developer’s effort. SmartThings Groovy enabled the latter quite handily.
@TAustin seems to have determined what’s needed for Edge to offer what Groovy did in this post:
Because this topic is about a Zigbee Temp Sensor with added thermostat functionality and my original question was about seeing the same functionality for a Z-Wave Temp Sensor (or more generically any type of temp sensor), perhaps we should split this topic, create a new one, or continue over on a different topic.