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JSR223 Scripting

::: tip Note This feature is for users who have or are willing to learn some programming skills and are comfortable working with the command line prompt of the operating system hosting openHAB. :::

Overview

JSR223 (spec) is a standard scripting API for Java Virtual Machine (JVM) languages. The JVM languages provide varying levels of support for the JSR223 API and interoperability with the Java runtime. Currently the following languages are known to work well for openHAB scripting: Apache Groovy (JVM scripting language), JavaScript/ECMA - 262 Edition 5.1, JavaScript/ECMAScript 262 Edition 11, Ruby, and Jython (Python 2.7 on the JVM).

Please note that JavaScript/ECMA - 262 Edition 5.1 which is referenced here is using an older engine called NashornJS. This version of JavaScript/ECMAScript is end of life and lacks many important features that have been added to the language since 2009. If you plan to use JavaScript/ECMAScript as your scripting language, it is recommended to use JavaScript/ECMAScript 262 Edition 11, also known as JS Scripting, which includes the latest ES6 language features, supports third party node libraries (please keep in mind that not all NodeJS APIs are available in GraalJS), and comes with a well documented helper library (openhab-js) that makes interaction with the APIs documented on this page (and more) much simpler and straight forward in plain JavaScript.

Although JSR223 scripts can be used as a general-purpose extension language for openHAB, it is most commonly used for the creation of rules, and within scripted Actions or Conditions. Currently, openHAB allows JSR223 scripting to access all packages, which may not be included in the official APIs. This provides great flexibility for the users of JSR223, but is also use at your own risk, since changes outside of the official APIs occur frequently, and are not considered to be breaking changes. New APIs are planned to be implemented in the future, which will provide standardized interfaces for interacting with openHAB through scripted automation.

Example rules for a first impression

:::: tabs

::: tab JavaScript/ECMAScript - 262 Edition 5.1

'use strict';

scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSupport");
scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSimple");

var sRule = new SimpleRule() {
    execute: function( module, input) {
        print("This is a 'hello world!' from a JavaScript rule.");
    }
};

sRule.setTriggers([
    TriggerBuilder.create()
        .withId("aTimerTrigger")
        .withTypeUID("timer.GenericCronTrigger")
        .withConfiguration(
            new Configuration({
                "cronExpression": "0 * * * * ?"
            })).build()
    ]);

automationManager.addRule(sRule);

:::

::: tab JS Scripting

// Import openHAB Java API
Object.assign(this, require('@runtime'));
Object.assign(this, require('@runtime/RuleSimple'));
Object.assign(this, require('@runtime/RuleSupport'));

// Override non-working TriggerBuilder import
const TriggerBuilder = Java.type('org.openhab.core.automation.util.TriggerBuilder');

const sRule = new SimpleRule({
  execute: function(module, input) {
    print('This is a \'hello world!\' from a JavaScript rule.');
  }
});
sRule.setName('A JavaScript/ECMAScript 262 Edition 11')
sRule.setTriggers([
  TriggerBuilder.create()
    .withId('aTimerTrigger')
    .withTypeUID('timer.GenericCronTrigger')
    .withConfiguration(
      new Configuration({
        'cronExpression': '0 * * * * ?'
      }))
    .build()
]);

automationManager.addRule(sRule);
// And the same rule using the helper library:

const { rules, triggers } = require('openhab');

rules.JSRule({
    name: 'A JavaScript/ECMAScript 262 Edition 11',
    description: 'This is a JavaScript rule.',
    triggers: [
        triggers.GenericCronTrigger('0 * * * * ?')
    ],
    execute: (event) => {
        console.log('This is a \'hello world!\' from a JavaScript rule.');
    }
});

:::

::: tab Jython

scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSupport")
scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSimple")

class myRule(SimpleRule):
    def execute(self, module, inputs):
        print "This is a 'hello world!' from Jython rule."

sRule = myRule()
sRule.setTriggers([
    TriggerBuilder.create()
        .withId("aTimerTrigger")
        .withTypeUID("timer.GenericCronTrigger")
        .withConfiguration(
            Configuration({
                "cronExpression": "0 * * * * ?"
            })).build()
    ])

automationManager.addRule(sRule)

:::

::: tab Groovy

import org.openhab.core.automation.*
import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.shared.simple.*
import org.openhab.core.config.core.Configuration

scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSupport")
scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSimple")

def sRule = new SimpleRule() {
    Object execute(Action module, Map<String, ?> inputs) {
        println("Hello World from Groovy")
    }
}
sRule.setTriggers([
    TriggerBuilder.create()
        .withId("aTimerTrigger")
        .withTypeUID("timer.GenericCronTrigger")
        .withConfiguration(new Configuration([cronExpression: "0 * * * * ?"]))
        .build()
    ])

automationManager.addRule(sRule)

:::

::: tab JRuby

$scriptExtension.importPreset('RuleSupport')
$scriptExtension.importPreset('RuleSimple')

class MyRule < SimpleRule
  def execute(_mod, _inputs)
    logger = org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger('org.openhab.automation.example')
    logger.info('Hello World from JRuby')
  end
end

s_rule = MyRule.new
s_rule.set_triggers([
        TriggerBuilder.create
                      .with_id('aTimerTrigger')
                      .with_type_uid('timer.GenericCronTrigger')
                      .with_configuration(Configuration.new({ 'cronExpression' => '0 * * * * ?' }))
                      .build
    ])

$automationManager.add_rule(s_rule)
# And the same rule using the bundled helper library:

rule "A Cron Rule in Ruby" do
  every :minute
  run do
    logger.info "Hello World from JRuby"
  end
end

:::

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Script Locations

Scripts should be placed in the ${OPENHAB_CONF}/automation/jsr223/ directory. This directory will vary, based on the type of openHAB installation used. For example, Linux installations created with a package installer will use /etc/openhab/automation/jsr223/, and manual installations will use /opt/openhab/conf/automation/jsr223/.

When openHAB starts, scripts are loaded at start level 40 by default (in no particular order). The start level for each script can be overridden by specifying a start level either in the filename (./my_script.sl50.py) or containing directory (./sl50/my_script.py). The runtime provides no explicit dependency mechanism or ordering, yet scripts are loaded one at a time so can be ordered via start level if desired. For example, with the following scripts and directory structure...

├── automation/jsr223
│   ├── dir1
│   │   ├── script_a.py
│   │   └── script_b.py
│   ├── script.sl38.py
│   ├── sl30
│   │   ├── script_x.py
│   │   └── script_y.py
│   └── script.py

... the load order will be: (sl30/script_x.py & sl30/script_y.py) at start level 30, script.sl38.py at start level 38, then (/dir1/script_a.py, /dir1/script_b.py, script.py) at start level 40. The script file watching mechanism itself is activated at start level 20, so scripts cannot be executed earlier than this.

Note that prior to openHAB 3, script ordering was performed alphanumerically based on file path. This is no longer supported as of openHAB 3 and later versions.

ScriptExtension Objects (all JSR223 languages)

To facilitate JSR223 scripting, several openHAB-related variables are automatically predefined within ScriptExtension presets. They can be loaded into the script context using scriptExtension.importPreset(String preset), e.g. scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSimple"). The default preset is preloaded, so it does not require importing.

Default Preset (importPreset not required)

Variable Description
State org.openhab.core.types.State
Command org.openhab.core.types.Command
URLEncoder java.net.URLEncoder
File java.io.File
Files java.nio.file.Files
Path java.nio.file.Path
Paths java.nio.file.Paths
IncreaseDecreaseType org.openhab.core.library.types.IncreaseDecreaseType
DECREASE IncreaseDecreaseType enum item
INCREASE IncreaseDecreaseType enum item
OnOffType org.openhab.core.library.types.OnOffType
ON OnOffType enum item
OFF OnOffType enum item
OpenClosedType org.openhab.core.library.types.OpenClosedType
OPEN OpenClosedType enum item
CLOSED OpenClosedType enum item
StopMoveType org.openhab.core.library.types.StopMoveType
STOP StopMoveType enum item
MOVE StopMoveType enum item
UpDownType org.openhab.core.library.types.UpDownType
UP UpDownType enum item
DOWN UpDownType enum item
UnDefType org.openhab.core.library.types.UnDefType
NULL UnDefType enum item
UNDEF UnDefType enum item
RefreshType org.openhab.core.library.types.RefreshType
REFRESH RefreshType enum item
NextPreviousType org.openhab.core.library.types.NextPreviusType
NEXT NextPreviousType enum item
PREVIOUS NextPreviousType enum item
PlayPauseType org.openhab.core.library.types.PlayPauseType
PLAY PlayPauseType enum item
PAUSE PlayPauseType enum item
RewindFastforwardType org.openhab.core.library.types.RewindFastforwardType
REWIND RewindFastforwardType enum item
FASTFORWARD RewindFastforwardType enum item
QuantityType org.openhab.core.library.types.QuantityType
StringListType org.openhab.core.library.types.StringListType
RawType org.openhab.core.library.types.RawType
DateTimeType org.openhab.core.library.types.DateTimeType
DecimalType org.openhab.core.library.types.DecimalType
HSBType org.openhab.core.library.types.HSBType
PercentType org.openhab.core.library.types.PercentType
PointType org.openhab.core.library.types.PointType
StringType org.openhab.core.library.types.StringType
SIUnits org.openhab.core.library.unit.SIUnits
ImperialUnits org.openhab.core.library.unit.ImperialUnits
MetricPrefix org.openhab.core.library.unit.MetricPrefix
Units org.openhab.core.library.unit.Units
BinaryPrefix org.openhab.core.library.unit.BinaryPrefix
items Instance of java.util.Map<String, State>
ir Alias for itemRegistry
itemRegistry Instance of org.openhab.core.items.ItemRegistry
things Instance of org.openhab.core.thing.ThingRegistry
rules Instance of org.openhab.core.automation.RuleRegistry
events (internal) Used to send events, post commands, etc. Details below]
actions Instance of org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.defaultscope.ScriptThingActions
scriptExtension (internal) For loading script presets.
se Alias for scriptExtension
events operations
  • events.postUpdate(String, String)
  • events.postUpdate(Item, Number)
  • events.postUpdate(Item, String)
  • events.postUpdate(Item, State)
  • events.sendCommand(String, String)
  • events.sendCommand(Item, Number)
  • events.sendCommand(Item, String)
  • events.sendCommand(Item, Command)
  • events.storeStates(Item...)
  • events.restoreStates(Map<Item, State>)

RuleSimple Preset

These variables and classes are loaded using:

scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSimple")

The primary usage of this preset is for defining rule (SimpleRule) subclasses. See language-specific documentation for examples.

Variable Description
ActionType org.openhab.core.automation.type.ActionType
ConfigDescriptionParameter org.openhab.core.config.core.ConfigDescriptionParameter
ModuleType org.openhab.core.automation.type.ModuleType
SimpleActionHandler org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.shared.simple.SimpleActionHandler
SimpleConditionHandler org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.shared.simple.SimpleConditionHandler
SimpleRule Base class for Jython Rules org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.shared.simple.SimpleRule
SimpleTriggerHandler org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.shared.simple.SimpleTriggerHandler
TriggerType org.openhab.core.automation.type.TriggerType
Visibility org.openhab.core.automation.Visibility enum

RuleSupport Preset

These variables and classes are loaded using:

scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSupport")
Variable Description
Action org.openhab.core.automation.Action
ActionBuilder org.openhab.core.automation.ActionBuilder
Condition org.openhab.core.automation.Condition
ConditionBuilder org.openhab.core.automation.ConditionBuilder
Configuration org.openhab.core.config.core.Configuration
ModuleBuilder org.openhab.core.automation.ModuleBuilder
Rule org.openhab.core.automation.Rule (use SimpleRule for defining rules)
Trigger org.openhab.core.automation.Trigger
TriggerBuilder org.openhab.core.automation.util.TriggerBuilder
automationManager Instance for managing rules and other openHAB module instances. (e.g., addRule)
ruleRegistry org.openhab.core.automation.Rule

RuleFactories Preset

Note: Advanced usage

scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleFactories")
Variable Description
ActionHandlerFactory org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.shared.factories.ScriptedActionHandlerFactory
ConditionHandlerFactory org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.shared.factories.ScriptedConditionHandlerFactory
TriggerHandlerFactory org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.shared.factories.ScriptedTriggerHandlerFactory

ScriptAction Preset

This preset can be useful for scheduling asynchronous code execution with org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.action.Timer.

Variable Description
scriptExecution org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.action.ScriptExecution

:::: tabs

::: tab Groovy

scriptExtension.importPreset("ScriptAction")
scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSupport")
scriptExtension.importPreset("RuleSimple")

scriptExecution.createTimer(ZonedDateTime.now(), () -> {
  org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger('Test logger').warn('Timer ran')
})

:::

::: tab JSScripting

actions.scriptExecution.createTimer(time.toZDT(1000), () => {
  console.info('Timer ran');
})

:::

::: tab DSL

createTimer(now.plusSeconds(1), [ |
  logInfo('Test logger', 'Timer ran')
])

:::

::: tab JRuby

after(1.second) do
  logger.info("Timer ran")
end

:::

::::

cache Preset

The cache preset does not provide a default import and needs to be imported explicitly.

:::: tabs

::: tab Groovy

scriptExtension.importPreset("cache")

sharedCache.put("x", "y")

:::

::: tab Nashorn JS

scriptExtension.importPreset("cache")

var valueX = sharedCache.get("x")

:::

::: tab JS Scripting

var { sharedCache, privateCache } = require('@runtime/cache')

sharedCache.remove("x")

:::

::: tab DSL

sharedCache.put('foo', 'bar')
sharedCache.get('foo') // returns null if doesn't exist
shareCache.put('foo', null) // deletes the entry

:::

::: tab Jython

scriptExtension.importPreset("cache")

:::

::: tab JRuby

# the preset is imported automatically by the helper library.
value_x = shared_cache[:x]
shared_cache.delete(:x)
shared_cache[:x] = "y"

:::

::::

It provides two different caches:

  • sharedCache: This cache is shared over all languages and all scripts (file-based and UI). Usage of entries is tracked and entries will be removed if the last script that ever accessed an entry is removed.
  • privateCache: This cache is private to a script engine, usually that means it is private to a script or rule, depending on the implementation of the scripting language. It is cleared when the script engine is unloaded (i.e. usually when the script is unloaded).

In both cases values that are either a ScheduledFuture<?> or a Timer are cancelled by calling .cancel() on the object if the object is removed automatically.

Both caches implement the org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.rulesupport.shared.ValueCache interface and therefore can be accessed by

  • Object put(String key, Object value): Put a key/value pair to the cache. Returns old value if already set, otherwise null.
  • Object remove(String key): Remove the key/value pair from the cache. Returns old value if already set, otherwise null.
  • Object get(String key): Get the value for the given key from the cache. Non-existent keys return null.
  • Object get(String key, Supplier<Object> supplier: Get the value for the given key. If no value is present, add the value that is return from the supplier.

TriggerType Objects (all JSR223 languages)

The following trigger types are defined by openHAB (custom triggers can also be defined) and take the specified configuration parameters. All parameters are Strings. Read the JSR223 language specific documentation for examples of using these TriggerType objects.

::: details timer.DateTimeTrigger

Parameter Description
itemName The name of the Item
:::

::: details timer.GenericCronTrigger

Parameter Description
cronExpression The cron expression
:::

::: details timer.TimeOfDayTrigger

Parameter Description
time The time in "hh:mm" format
:::

::: details core.ItemCommandTrigger

Parameter Description
itemName The name of the Item
command The Command (optional)
:::

::: details core.ItemStateUpdateTrigger

Parameter Description
itemName The name of the Item
state The State (optional)
:::

::: details core.ItemStateChangeTrigger

Parameter Description
itemName The name of the Item
previousState The previous State (optional)
state The State (optional)
:::

::: details core.GroupCommandTrigger

Parameter Description
groupName The name of the GroupItem
command The Command (optional)
:::

::: details core.GroupStateUpdateTrigger

Parameter Description
groupName The name of the GroupItem
state The State (optional)
:::

::: details core.GroupStateChangeTrigger

Parameter Description
groupName The name of the GroupItem
previousState The previous State (optional)
state The State (optional)
:::

::: details core.ThingStatusUpdateTrigger

Parameter Description
thingUID The thingUID
status The ThingStatus (optional)
:::

::: details core.ThingStatusChangeTrigger

Parameter Description
thingUID The thingUID
previousStatus The previous ThingStatus (optional)
status The ThingStatus (optional)
:::

::: details core.ChannelEventTrigger

Parameter Description
channelUID The ChannelUID of the Channel
event The Channel trigger Event (optional)
:::

::: details core.GenericEventTrigger

Parameter Description
topic The topic to match, as a file-system style glob (*, **, ?, and {} operators).

Example filters:
Item events: "openhab/items/*/"
Channel events: "openhab/channels/*/triggered"
Thing events: "openhab/things/**"
source The object that triggered the event, such as org.openhab.core.expire
types ItemCommandEvent, ItemStateEvent, ItemStateChangedEvent, GroupItemStateChangedEvent, ItemAddedEvent, ItemRemovedEvent, ThingAddedEvent, ThingRemovedEvent, ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent, ThingStatusInfoEvent, ThingUpdatedEvent, etc. A non-exhaustive list can be found in the Javadocs.
payload Regex to match against the actual event data.
:::

::: details core.SystemStartlevelTrigger

Parameter Description
startlevel The system StartLevel
:::