Referencing another Pistons Status

#1

Is it possible to add a condition that checks to see if another WebCore piston status is TRUE or FALSE.
For Example: I have a piston named ‘Home’ that simply checks if I am home and turns on a light, turns off the light when I leave. I’d like to create a new piston that will check the status of the Home piston.

#2

I don’t know for sure if this is possible. Plus piston states will change after executing.

You could set a global variable in the home piston and check that variable in the other piston. Or simply check if presence is present.

#3

Hey disforw
Did you find an answer to your question???
I am also looking for a way to check piston status.

thanks

#4

It sounds like you want a ‘global variable’ to solve this. To create a global variable, simply edit any piston, and in the far right column, underneath “Global variables” click on:
+ add a new global variable
You can change the type here, but boolean is likely best for your situation. Make sure the name begins with @, such as @home.

(Variables that begin with @ are accessible & editable from all pistons within the same instance of webCoRE)

In your piston called ‘Home’, you can add one line:
Set variable @home = true
When you get home…
and in that same piston, when you leave, add another line:
Set variable @home = false

In your new piston that wants to check to see if you are home, simply have that piston do this:
IF variable @home = true
Then Do Blah blah blah
Else do Blah blah blah
End IF