Find the information you need for each variable in the above code block.
command-name
Go to the specific trait page from
Step 1 (for example, ColorTemperature).
Use a command from the Device COMMANDS table.
parameter-name
Look again at the Device COMMANDS
table on the trait page. Each command has one or more parameters
associated with it. These are listed under "params" in the EXECUTE
request JSON. Use the exact parameter name. Note that some of these
parameters are objects that contain other parameters - just use the
top-level object.
conditional
You don't strictly need to use a conditional
in your handler code, but it may help to differentiate how you execute the
command on the device.
ifcommand=="action.devices.commands.BrightnessAbsolute":ifparams['brightness']:ifparams['brightness']>50:print('brightness > 50')else:print('brightness <= 50')ifcommand=="action.devices.commands.ColorAbsolute":ifparams['color']:ifparams['color'].get('name')=="blue":print('The color is blue.')else:print('The color is not blue.')
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