cmd-factory

[lurendrejer]

Hi and thank you for the command factory - I more or less made the same thing in a subflow but I'll definately be converting to the cmd-factory when I have time.

Do you have any thoughts about filtering? I use switches in a subflow to filter all sorts of z-wave messages is this common practice or am i doing something wrong/odd here?

For instance: z-wave node > subflow(if endpoint=x and value=y) > turn on zigbee bulb, etc.

Should this be the next cmd-factory -like project? cmd-conveyer, cmd-filter, whatever.

[lurendrejer]

Example of a filtering node - made for a four-button scene-device:

[
    {
        "id": "e962cbf890d24eb0",
        "type": "subflow",
        "name": "Z-wave scene",
        "info": "Filter anything BUT certain Central Scene Notification",
        "category": "ZWave JS",
        "in": [
            {
                "x": 200,
                "y": 220,
                "wires": [
                    {
                        "id": "856e626f7069db5f"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "out": [
            {
                "x": 880,
                "y": 220,
                "wires": [
                    {
                        "id": "0a7bb5f02d804d12",
                        "port": 0
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "949d9f7feccbc72a",
                        "port": 0
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "env": [
            {
                "name": "button",
                "type": "str",
                "value": "",
                "ui": {
                    "type": "select",
                    "opts": {
                        "opts": [
                            {
                                "l": {
                                    "en-US": "1"
                                },
                                "v": "001"
                            },
                            {
                                "l": {
                                    "en-US": "2"
                                },
                                "v": "002"
                            },
                            {
                                "l": {
                                    "en-US": "3"
                                },
                                "v": "003"
                            },
                            {
                                "l": {
                                    "en-US": "4"
                                },
                                "v": "004"
                            },
                            {
                                "l": {
                                    "en-US": "Any"
                                },
                                "v": "any"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "type",
                "type": "str",
                "value": "",
                "ui": {
                    "type": "select",
                    "opts": {
                        "opts": [
                            {
                                "l": {
                                    "en-US": "Pressed"
                                },
                                "v": "0"
                            },
                            {
                                "l": {
                                    "en-US": "Held"
                                },
                                "v": "2"
                            },
                            {
                                "l": {
                                    "en-US": "Released"
                                },
                                "v": "1"
                            },
                            {
                                "l": {
                                    "en-US": "Any"
                                },
                                "v": "any"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            }
        ],
        "meta": {},
        "color": "#C0DEED",
        "inputLabels": [
            "Z-wave scene device"
        ],
        "outputLabels": [
            "Anything"
        ],
        "icon": "node-red/link-out.svg"
    },
    {
        "id": "9469e05ea35aa8a7",
        "type": "switch",
        "z": "e962cbf890d24eb0",
        "name": "Button",
        "property": "payload.object.propertyKey",
        "propertyType": "msg",
        "rules": [
            {
                "t": "cont",
                "v": "button",
                "vt": "env"
            }
        ],
        "checkall": "false",
        "repair": false,
        "outputs": 1,
        "x": 530,
        "y": 220,
        "wires": [
            [
                "0a7bb5f02d804d12",
                "949d9f7feccbc72a"
            ]
        ],
        "outputLabels": [
            "Button1"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "856e626f7069db5f",
        "type": "switch",
        "z": "e962cbf890d24eb0",
        "name": "Central Scene",
        "property": "payload.object.commandClassName",
        "propertyType": "msg",
        "rules": [
            {
                "t": "eq",
                "v": "Central Scene",
                "vt": "str"
            }
        ],
        "checkall": "false",
        "repair": false,
        "outputs": 1,
        "x": 340,
        "y": 220,
        "wires": [
            [
                "9469e05ea35aa8a7",
                "0bf56af7f8e2d702"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "0a7bb5f02d804d12",
        "type": "switch",
        "z": "e962cbf890d24eb0",
        "name": "SceneType",
        "property": "payload.object.value",
        "propertyType": "msg",
        "rules": [
            {
                "t": "cont",
                "v": "type",
                "vt": "env"
            }
        ],
        "checkall": "false",
        "repair": false,
        "outputs": 1,
        "x": 710,
        "y": 220,
        "wires": [
            []
        ],
        "outputLabels": [
            "Pressed"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "0bf56af7f8e2d702",
        "type": "switch",
        "z": "e962cbf890d24eb0",
        "name": "Button",
        "property": "button",
        "propertyType": "env",
        "rules": [
            {
                "t": "cont",
                "v": "any",
                "vt": "str"
            }
        ],
        "checkall": "false",
        "repair": false,
        "outputs": 1,
        "x": 530,
        "y": 280,
        "wires": [
            [
                "0a7bb5f02d804d12",
                "949d9f7feccbc72a"
            ]
        ],
        "outputLabels": [
            "Button1"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "949d9f7feccbc72a",
        "type": "switch",
        "z": "e962cbf890d24eb0",
        "name": "SceneType",
        "property": "type",
        "propertyType": "env",
        "rules": [
            {
                "t": "cont",
                "v": "any",
                "vt": "str"
            }
        ],
        "checkall": "false",
        "repair": false,
        "outputs": 1,
        "x": 710,
        "y": 280,
        "wires": [
            []
        ],
        "outputLabels": [
            "Pressed"
        ]
    }
]

[crxporter]

Json formatted as normal text breaks me. Enjoy the code fences.

[lurendrejer]

I'll up my github-game, sorry.

[crxporter]

No need to be sorry, just wanted to throw them in there to make it easier for "future readers"

I would have stepped in to help but it looks like marcus is taking good care of you. I'll be watching, flag me if you ever need more help!

[marcus-j-davies]

Hey,

Have you seen event-filter - this is one of the nodes 😄

So, this is already possible (to some degree = we can't do it on value - as there are 2 many variations, to create one suitable node)
but we can do it on the value itself being updated (and then its only a minor check you need to do yourself)

Context: filter = allow it through

1 ) Deploy the event-filter node
2 ) At most this needs the event(s) you want to filter + any number of ValueIDs:
You can add the ValueID(s) from the UI - double click a value title, and click 'add to filter'
Example: Binary Switch: Current Value
3) This will create an output pin for this rule - i.e any changes to the binary switch - will get emitted from this pin.
4) add further rules (I.e splitting the various sensor updates that most motion sensors have for an example).

the event-filter is very very handy for filtering/splitting/routing various value events.

See animation here (curtesy of @crxporter )
https://github.com/zwave-js/node-red-contrib-zwave-js/wiki/First-Z-Wave-Flow-Setup#4-creating-a-binary-switch-event-filter-node

[lurendrejer]

Well, fudge me.... I just looked at the filter-node once, never really thought much of it 😄

[marcus-j-davies]

Oh you will like it

the event-filter node, will also append a filter object to your msg so you can check what rule (or output) it was emitted from.
filter contains the name off your rule that allowed it to pass.

Just make the event filter a forward sibling of a device node - and you good to partition the values.

[marcus-j-davies]

if you're daring enough, I think you can (I don't have a scene switch)

Add the main ValueID - then edit the JSON object inside of the filter to add the sceneID that it should filter on, it might be called newValue - I can't be sure - the event will give you the property

Create another filter (with same values) - but changing newValue.
Effectively, doing this will filter all you buttons out to different pins.

if modifying the JSON yourself - click the refresh button next to it after editing - so it reevaluates your rule.

If the VID's are different for each SceneID, then the above is not needed.

[lurendrejer]

Some day, when I have the time I'll change all the current filters to the built-in ones.

Work has been killing for the last week and node-red has gone completely untouched :-/