Usings attributes as variable

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I would like to know if I might be possible to use the current attribute value of a device as variable in a argument.

For example, I would like to use a button to change the color of an RGB Bulb, a single click should add +20 to the hue value, a double click -20.

If Hue >0 and Hue < 345 then
SetHue = current_hue_value +20

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Thanks for posting! Just to confirm, what kind of button are you referring to?

I noticed this was posted in the SharpTools.io Web category, so I assumed you were referring to a tile on a SharpTools web dashboard (eg. via the SharpTools Rule Engine), but just wanted to double check that you weren’t referring to Tasker or Android widgets or something else.

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Correct, using the sharptools rules engine. I would like to make a smartthings (physical) button changing the colors of a RGB bulb, so my 6 y.o daughter can easily change the colors of here bedroom.

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Ah, ok. So each click of the physical SmartThings button would cycle through the colors of a RGB bulb.

Thanks for sharing the specific example! Variables are on our hit list, but not available yet. In the meantime, you could use a set of IF conditions to cycle through different Hues.

@James any other thoughts?