Delayed event question

TechnoJunkie · #1 November 16th, 2009, 03:53 PM

This seems like such a noobie question, but I seem to be suffering from brain fade.

I have an event called X which when triggered has a delayed ON time of 1 hour.

What I would like, is that if Y happens within that hour, it cancels the delay and runs event X immediately.

I can't use "Remove delayed event" because that does exactly what it says and X would be completely removed and never trigger. All I want to do is remove the "delay" on event X and not the entire event.

So put me out my misery. What easy solution am I missing?

Uncle Michael · #2 November 16th, 2009, 03:58 PM

Do you know the action you want to execute immediately or are you trying to make this general?

If you know what the action is, the simplest way I can think of is to delete the delayed event and run the same action without a delay.

If you are trying to make this more general, can you provide additional detail? Perhaps an example.

twa8000 · #3 November 16th, 2009, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechnoJunkie

This seems like such a noobie question, but I seem to be suffering from brain fade.

I have an event called X which when triggered has a delayed ON time of 1 hour.

What I would like, is that if Y happens within that hour, it cancels the delay and runs event X immediately.

I can't use "Remove delayed event" because that does exactly what it says and X would be completely removed and never trigger. All I want to do is remove the "delay" on event X and not the entire event.

So put me out my misery. What easy solution am I missing?

You can use remove delayed device action.

Twisted · #4 November 16th, 2009, 10:34 PM

If you look at your events, you will see event x in manual or under the trigger that origionally defined the event, there is a reference to that event in delayed events, a special trigger if you will. if you remove the 'special delayed' trigger the event will still exist in the origional defined location. so for event y delete delayed event x then run event x as the actions for y.

TechnoJunkie · #5 November 17th, 2009, 03:57 PM

Hi guys

Thanks for the replies. Here's a bit more info.

I use PJCOutlook to turn on the heating at certain times on certain days. At the appropriate time PJC runs an event called "Heating ON" which has a 1 hour delay. It also runs a script that checks the actual temperature against the desired temperature and if the result is 2 or more degrees of a difference, then it removes the delayed event and turns on the heating immidiately.( which is what you suggested Uncle Micheal) If it's less that 2 then then it keeps the delay.

Now lets suppose that the temperature drops a couple of degrees just after the "Heating On" event has run, then althought the temperature difference is outwith parameters the delay for 1 hour will still exist.....which I don't want.

I have set things up so the any value change in temperaure will run the differential temperature script between set point and actual. However if I was to tell it to remove the delayed event and turn on the heating, it would do this at any time of day regardless of whether the heating was due to come on or not.

In saying all that I think I've solved the problem.

It would be a lot simpler if there was an option in HS to delete the "delay" on an event rather the delete the whole event.

Many thanks

Uncle Michael · #6 November 17th, 2009, 09:37 PM

I may not understand what you are trying to do in enough detail, but it seems that including the conditions that must be met for the heat to come on (time of day, for instance) as part of the heating event might work. If you run the event immediately, and the conditions are not met, then the heat won't come on.

Knobblywobbly · #7 November 18th, 2009, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechnoJunkie

This seems like such a noobie question, but I seem to be suffering from brain fade.

I have an event called X which when triggered has a delayed ON time of 1 hour.

What I would like, is that if Y happens within that hour, it cancels the delay and runs event X immediately.

I can't use "Remove delayed event" because that does exactly what it says and X would be completely removed and never trigger. All I want to do is remove the "delay" on event X and not the entire event.

So put me out my misery. What easy solution am I missing?

How about creating another event "Z" which is exactly the same as "X" but without the delay. So when "Y" happens it runs "Z" instead of "X".