Notifications + Remote Reset
Now to create a simple action to send a notification every 30 minutes until you hang out the washing.
First, as a form of debouncing, you'll create an extra action to switch the washer-notify feed from "almost-washed" to "washed" after a 30 minute resettable delay. Resettable so extra vibrations mean the same run.
Create a new action called "Washing Almost Ready", and add a When Data Matching = 0 trigger.
Set the feed dropdown of the trigger block to the washer-notify feed.
In the Triggers category is the Text Matcher block ( =" ). Use it to replace the trigger block's numerical comparator block.
Update the value of the text matcher to be "almost-washed".
Now use the blue settings gear (⚙️) on the root block, adjust the Delay Settings to be 30minutes, and ensure "reset" existing delays is selected.
Click the gear again to close+save the Delay Settings.
The output of the action should be to update the washer-notify feed to "washed".
To ensure the feed value is still "almost-washed" after the delay expires, it's best to recheck the value in the Actions: section of the workspace.
Add an If/Else-If/Else block, and use the Text Compare block ( " = " ) for the IF conditional.
Drop a Get Feed Value block into one half of the comparison block, and enter the value "almost-washed" into the other side.
Inside the do section of the If block add a Set Feed Value block, with the value "washed" being sent to the washer-notify feed.
Your action should look similar to the image above before continuing on with this guide.
washer-notify feed.
Use the Add Data button on the feed page, or a Dashboard widget to send a pre-populated message.
Now it's on to the main notification action, which sends an Email/SMS at regular intervals.
Start by creating a new action with an appropriate name and description, like "Hang clothes notifier".
Add a Data Match Changing trigger for washer-notify STARTS = "washed".
This will only trigger when a Starts transition occurs (check was false with old value, and now true).
Add a Scheduled trigger block to the diagram.
Configure the time + date segments using the Blue gear icons (⚙️ - see the help page for more info).
Set it to match your desired reminder frequency (Every 30minutes).
Next add a conditional IF/Else-If/Else block to the Actions: section, and for the IF comparator use the Textual Comparison block ( "" = "" ) listed under the Text and Logic toolbox categories.
Drop a Get Feed Value block into one side of the comparison, pointed at the washer-notify feed, and then enter the text value washed for the second side of the comparison. Leave the operator on Equals (=).
Add a Send Email block from the Notifications toolbox category (or use SMS if IO+ and based in USA/CA).
Place it into the do section of the IF block, and update with an appropriate message body / reminder.
Your action should look the same as above. Now go and test your Action / System!
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