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Can a flow turn on a light aswell turn it off?

MarkVanWindenMarkVanWinden Member
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Dont know where to put it as it is not a bug.

so, is it possible to create a flow that aswell turn a light on and off depending on what i ask?

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  • MartijnHarteMartijnHarte Member
    I think you mean an If else situation. I don't think that is supporter in the flow editor.

    If it is, I certainly like to know how, or how to work around it. Have been wanting to use this already :)
  • ErikVanDongenErikVanDongen Member
    Not possible. Create two flows for this. 
    @Emile a copy flow button would be nice.
  • MarkVanWindenMarkVanWinden Member
    instead of a copy button, and polluting your homey with extra flows, It would be nice to investigate the oppurtunity of creating a if/else situation.
  • MartijnHarteMartijnHarte Member
    Im assuming (not tested) that in this case a copied flow wouldnt solve the problem as homey as for confirmation, it would just ask both
  • MarkVanWindenMarkVanWinden Member
    edited February 2016
    ah,
    Like that,, yeah then a if/else would work, but if / if would be legit. - Is on/off beeing said
  • tommyjaytommyjay Member
    I'd agree that it sounds like a negative feature that I would have to make one flow for turning the lights off and one flow for turning the light on.... 
  • MarcoFMarcoF Member
    You should not create flows for switching lights. Such flows will interfere with the build-in OOTB feature for switching lights. 
  • Fire69Fire69 Member
    MarcoF said:
    You should not create flows for switching lights. Such flows will interfere with the build-in OOTB feature for switching lights. 
    So how would you turn on a light when motion is detected?  ;)
    Some things just require a flow, nothing you can do about that.
  • TheoDeKoningTheoDeKoning Member
    MarcoF said:
    You should not create flows for switching lights. Such flows will interfere with the build-in OOTB feature for switching lights. 
    With a "OK Homey - Good night" I switch 4 lamps off, so......
  • MarcoFMarcoF Member
    @Fire69 ;
    Better said;
    You should not create flow with speech to turn on/off lights.
  • DaneeDeKruyffDaneeDeKruyff Member

    I think what @MarcoF is refering to that there are some reserved keywords that are used in homeys core and shouldn't be used in flows. This is mentioned on these forums some time after the first batch was delivered.

    Maybe misunderstandings like these proves to Athom we need a wiki where information as such can be found!

  • MarcoFMarcoF Member
    edited February 2016
    @DaneeDeKruyff ;
    Thanks!!
    That's what i was "trying" to say :smile:  :blush: 


    And see:
    https://github.com/athombv/homey/issues/94


  • Fire69Fire69 Member
    They should put a check in the flow editor.
    If you try to create a speech command and the word 'light' or 'lights' is in it, a warning should pop up to tell you that's not going to work correctly.
  • MarcoFMarcoF Member
    @Fire69 ;
    I suggested that also!
    Would prevent a lot of issues/frustrations! 
  • MarkVanWindenMarkVanWinden Member
    oke, strange because how would you call the lights in de the livingroom then?

    "Hey homey, turn off those 2 thingies in the livingroom"

    also, If I have a bunch of lights in the livingroom, would I all name them one after the other?
    "Hey homey, turn on those 2 thingies in the livingroom"
    "Hey homey, turn on those red once in the livingroom"
    "Hey homey, turn on those strange in the livingroom"
    "Hey homey, turn on those odd in the livingroom"

    well that was easy ......:(

    could'v saved me some money by buying a remote.
  • MarkVanWindenMarkVanWinden Member
    Another question, how would I turn on my lights in the livingroom, and not all of them but just one?
    Or not all the lights but just those two in the corner?
  • DD Member
    MarkVanWinden said:
    oke, strange because how would you call the lights in de the livingroom then?

    "Hey homey, turn off those 2 thingies in the livingroom"

    also, If I have a bunch of lights in the livingroom, would I all name them one after the other?
    "Hey homey, turn on those 2 thingies in the livingroom"
    "Hey homey, turn on those red once in the livingroom"
    "Hey homey, turn on those strange in the livingroom"
    "Hey homey, turn on those odd in the livingroom"

    well that was easy ......:(

    could'v saved me some money by buying a remote.
    This is supported without needing to use the flow editor. So if you've assigned lights to your livingroom, you can control them without a flow.
  • MarkVanWindenMarkVanWinden Member
    edited February 2016
     Sure . But again...

    If I have a bunch of lights in the livingroom, would I all name them one after the other?
    "Hey homey, turn on those 2 thingies in the livingroom"
    "Hey homey, turn on those red once in the livingroom"
    "Hey homey, turn on those strange in the livingroom"
    "Hey homey, turn on those odd in the livingroom"

    well that was easy ......:(

    So bundling lights
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