Variables

The variable class represents an Indigo variable.

Class Properties

Property Type Description
id integer the unique id of the variable, assigned on creation by IndigoServer
folderId integer the unique id of the folder this variable is in (0 if it's not in a folder) - use moveToFolder() method to change
name string the name of the variable - no two variable can have the same name
readOnly string is the variable read only - currently only the isDaylight variable is read only
remoteDisplay boolean should this variable be displayed in remote clients (IWS, Indigo Touch, etc)
value string the value of the variable

Class Method

The Variable class has a special method, getValue(TYPE, default=VALUE), that you can call which will retrieve the variable value as the specified Python class. There are a couple of advantages to using this method: first, it won't throw an exception but will always return a value; second, the Indigo server will do the conversion in the exact same way that it does type conversions when using variables in triggers and conditions. You can also optionally specify a default value if the value can't be successfully converted into the specified type. Here's a list of the valid types you can specify and what the default is if not specified:

Type Literal Type Returned Default
bool Boolean True will be returned if the value is one of these: “true”, “on”, “yes”, and “1”. False will be returned if the value is one of these: “false”, “off”, “no”, and “0”. If no default value is specified and the value can't be successfully converted, the method will return False.
int Integer An integer object will be returned if the value is an integer number or a float/decimal. In the latter case, the number will be rounded to the nearest integer. If no default value is specified and the value can't be converted, the method will return 0
float Float A float object will be returned if the value is a float/decimal or an integer. If no default value is specified and the value can't be converted, the method will return 0.0

Remember that accessing the value property of a variable object (var.value) will return a string object so you don't need a conversion for that.

Class Method Examples

# Get a variable
var = indigo.variables[123456]

# Getting the boolean value
intValue = var.getValue(bool)   # False if it can't be converted
intValue = var.getValue(int, default=True) # True if it can't be converted

# Getting the integer value
intValue = var.getValue(int)   # 0 if it can't be converted
intValue = var.getValue(int, default=10) # 10 if it can't be converted

# Getting the float value
intValue = var.getValue(float)   # 0 if it can't be converted
intValue = var.getValue(float, default=98.6) # 98.6 if it can't be converted

Commands (indigo.variable.*)

Create

Create a variable. This method returns a copy of the newly created variable.

Command Syntax Examples
indigo.variable.create("VariableName", value="Var Value", folder=843920)
Parameters
Parameter Required Type Description
folder No integer id or instance of the folder in which to put the newly created device - defaults to 0 (no folder)
name Yes string the name of the variable
value No string the value of the variable

Delete

Delete the specified folder.

Command Syntax Examples
indigo.variable.delete(123)
Parameters
Parameter Required Type Description
direct parameter Yes integer id or instance of the variable to delete

Duplicate

Duplicate the specified variable. This method returns a copy of the new variable.

Command Syntax Examples
indigo.variable.duplicate(123, duplicateName="NewName")
Parameters
Parameter Required Type Description
direct parameter Yes integer id or instance of the variable to duplicate
duplicateName No string name for the newly duplicated variable

Move To Folder

Use this command to move the variable to a different folder.

Command Syntax Examples
indigo.variable.moveToFolder(123, value=987)
Parameters
Parameter Required Type Description
direct parameter Yes integer id or instance of the variable
value Yes integer id or instance of the folder to move the variable to

Set Remote Display

Use this command to set the remote display flag for the folder.

Command Syntax Examples
indigo.variable.displayInRemoteUI(123, value=True)
Parameters
Parameter Required Type Description
direct parameter Yes integer id or instance of the variable
value Yes boolean True to display the variable on remote user interfaces or False to hide it

Update Value

Use this command to set the value of a variable without having to get a local copy first.

Command Syntax Examples
indigo.variable.updateValue(123, value="New Value")
Parameters
Parameter Required Type Description
direct parameter Yes integer id or instance of the variable
value Yes string the new value for the variable

Examples

Python AppleScript
# Create a new variable
newVar = indigo.variable.create("fooName", "fooMonster")

# Updating value via command space function:
indigo.variable.updateValue(newVar, "asleep789")
newVar.refreshFromServer()  # refresh needed to update local's .value

# changing name property
newVar.name = "goodName"
newVar.replaceOnServer()

newVar.name = "bad name"  # should throw because of space character

# changing name and values properties:
newVar.name = "goodName2"
newVar.value = "searchingForWaldo"
newVar.replaceOnServer()

indigo.variable.delete(newVar)

# Getting a variable using it's ID
someVar = indigo.variables[123]

# Getting a variable using it's name
someVar = indigo.variables["MyVarName"]
-- Create a new variable
set newVar to make new variable with properties {name:"fooName", value:"fooMonster"}
	
-- Update value
set value of newVar to "asleep789"

	
-- Changing name property
set name of newVar to "goodName"
set newVar to variable "goodName" -- when the name changes, you have to get a fresh reference

set name of newVar to "bad name" -- should error because of space character
	
-- Changing name and values properties
set name of newVar to "goodName2"
set newVar to variable "goodName2" -- when the name changes, you have to get a fresh reference
set value of newVar to "searchingForWaldo"
	
delete variable "goodName2"

# You can't get a variable using it's ID in AppleScript


# Getting a variable using it's name
set someVar to variable named "MyVarName"
indigo_6_documentation/variable_class.txt · Last modified: 2019/01/26 00:10 (external edit)
 

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