how to achieve if ... then after random(10,20) turn on X and Y

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Hi all,

I would like to be able to write:

if … then after random(10,20) turn on X and turn on Y

With the semantics that both should be done after the same random amount of time.
Currently this would only cause X to be turned on after the random time, but not Y.

I assume further that writing:

if … then after random(10,20) turn on X and after random (10,20) turn on Y

Would not achieve what I want (they would both be turned on at two different random times).

Instead of solving this by creating additional dummy devices or rules, in general can I somehow express that two or more actions are grouped ? Something like:

if … then after random(10,20) (turn on X and turn on Y)

doesn’t parse…

@kasperskie create a variable called random

then create a rule like if ... then $random = random(1,20)

now you can set them both like

if ... then after $random turn on X and after $random turn on Y

I think you should create 2 rules, first for putting in the random number in $random and after that trigger the second rule somehow. Because if you try:

if ... then $random = random(1,20) and after $random turn on X and after $random turn on Y

It won’t work always because it does it asynchrone (if i’m right?).

@sweebee thanks for the reply. I’m wondering though whether pimatic does support grouping such that no other additional rules are needed. The [ … ] bracket style only seems to work when used in a condition but not for the action part