[misterhouse-users] timer problems

[Timothy S. <spaulding@ICanBrew.com>]

Hi All,
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I have timer objects that control how long a light will stay on after
motion has been detected in a room.  Lately, the light would work
properly after mH starts (and sometimes a reload), but not anymore after
the timer expires and turns off the light.
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Well, I played some tonight with it and found that the timer object is
still active (I count on it being inactive to trip the light object).
Since it is still active (even after it has expired), I decided to check
the minutes remaining.  You'll never guess how minutes were remaining:
-18146.0 (give or take a few minutes).
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I am on version 2.92 and I notice that the inactive sub for the timer
object has changed from 2.90 to 2.92.
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my code:
# Laundry_Room_Motion
$Laundry_Room_Motion_Timer =3D new Timer;
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if (state_now $Laundry_Room_Motion eq 'motion' and (dark
$Laundry_Room_Motion or active $Laundry_Room_Motion_Timer))
{
speak "rooms=3Doffice motion spotted in the laundry room";
  if (inactive $Laundry_Room_Motion_Timer)
  {
speak "rooms=3Doffice timer is inactive";
    set $Laundry_Room_Lights 'ON';
  }
  else
  {
    speak "rooms=3Doffice timer active:  minuts remaining are: " .
$Laundry_Room_Motion_Timer->minutes_remaining;
  }
  set $Laundry_Room_Motion_Timer 3*60;
}
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if (expired $Laundry_Room_Motion_Timer)
{
  set $Laundry_Room_Lights 'OFF';
  speak "rooms=3Doffice timer has expired";
}
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Any thoughts on  how to fix this?  I was waiting to go to 2.95 after it
came out--maybe this weekend.