RE: [misterhouse-users] A little help setting up MH web interface for sprinkler control

[Bruce W. <br...@mi...>]

> My biggest problem right now is that I can't for the life of me figure
> out how to create a discrete button like this little blurb does:
> # Zone 1
> $sprinkler_EastSideSprays_FrontBack        = new  Serial_Item('AW10000',
> ON, 'weeder');
> $sprinkler_EastSideSprays_FrontBack            -> add     ('AOA', OFF,
> 'weeder');
> $sprinkler_EastSideSprays_FrontBack             -> add     ('ARA',
> 'status', 'weeder');
>
> I just want (for starters) to create a OFF/ON button called Sprinkler
> Override and be able to toggle it off or on from the GUI. Can anybody
> give me any good ideas on all of this?
>
> Thanks!
> Chris

You can use Generic_Item to create an arbitrary object that you can set then
test in your code to create sequences.  For example:


$sprinkler_override = new Generic_Item;
$sprinkler_override -> set_states('On', 'Off', 'Hold');
$sprinkler_override -> tie_event('speak "sprinklers set to $state"');

if ($state=$sprinkler_override) {
   do sequence of stuff;
}

Then you can then pick that object from the list of Generic_Items on the
'Browse Items' page, or create your own web page with just the sprinkler
related controls.

Bruce