Working with rules and scripts

Guidelines

I think this will become the longest section

Don't forget to address JSR233 or other alternatives to the DSL that will be built into OH 2

  • Event driven development

  • Format and structure of rules

  • Difference between actions and posting sending things to items

  • Functions

  • Group.members manipulation and how it can help simplify your rules

  • How to figure out what to import

  • Working with Time

  • Working with Timers

  • Casting to appropriate types and when that is necessary

  • Working with Numbers

  • Working with States

  • Lambdas -> in advanced openhab

  • ...