Special
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The Special section provides blocks that allow you to add structure, timing, and event-driven behavior to your scripts. With these blocks, you can:
Define how often and how many times your main code should run.
Keep track of each execution cycle, allowing you to respond differently as a task progresses.
Receive and handle incoming messages from an MQTT broker, as well as send messages and data out, enabling real-time communication and interaction with other devices or services.
By using these Special blocks, you can create dynamic, event-responsive, and time-aware scripts that are well suited for a wide range of IoT scenarios.
Defines the primary execution loop for your script.
Parameters:
Number of Executions (Number): 0 for infinite.
Frequency (Number, ms): Delay between executions.
Returns iteration information about the current task execution.\
Returns:
Number: -1 if infinite; otherwise a countdown from n-1 to 0.
NOTE: An iterator can not be used outside the task.
Checks if an event with a specified name has been received from the MQTT broker.
Parameters:
Event Name (String)
Returns:
Boolean: true if the event is present, false otherwise.
Retrieves and removes the value associated with a specified event from the MQTT broker.
Parameters:
Event Name (String)
Returns:
Any type: The value associated with that event.
Sends an event with a value to the MQTT broker.
Parameters:
Event Name (String)
Value (Number, Boolean)
