IFTTT Queries

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Carter Strickland

• February 14, 2021 07:07

Would it be possible to add a boolean called 'isOpened' or 'isClosed' to IFTTT Queries? It would help make for some great filter code.

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  Scott Riesebosch

  • February 15, 2021 16:45

  Can you give me some idea what you mean by this Carter? Maybe let me know what it is that you want to do? I know right now Tailwind does report to IFTTT in real-time when the door opens or closes but it sounds like you want something else?

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  Carter Strickland

  • February 15, 2021 22:03

  As I assume you know, IFTTT has a Pro subscription. Among other features, they have "Queries" and "Filters." In fact, Tailwind already has a query called "History of garage door is opened." I would like for there to be a second one that gives a boolean variable reflecting the state of the garage door. I will give a hypothetical example:
  
  I, Carter, have a friend, named John. I want John to be able to control my garage door, but he has a flip phone which is not capable of installing apps. My solution could be as follows: John can leave a voicemail with the IFTTT service as a trigger, and then IFTTT will open or close the garage door accordingly.
  
  I create a recipe with these parameters:
  
  IF: Phone Call [IFTTT is left a voicemail from a specific (John's) number]

  THEN: Tailwind - Open Garage
  AND THEN: Tailwind - Close Garage
  AND THEN: Send SMS - To John - "Message Placeholder"
  
  This is where things could get confusing
  
  Query: Tailwind - Is garage closed?
  
  Filter: *******
  
  If (Tailwind.query.isClosed) {
      // Skip closing the garage door, which leave sending the SMS and opening the garage door.
      // Then, set the message to "Opened garage door"
      Tailwind.action.closeGarageDoor.skip();
      SendSMS.setMessage("Opened garage door");
  } else if (!Tailwind.query.isClosed) { // Not isClosed meaning isOpened
      // Skip opening the garage door, which leave sending the SMS and closing the garage door.
      // Then, set the message to "Closed garage door"
      Tailwind.action.openGarageDoor.skip();
      SendSMS.setMessage("Closed garage door");
  }
  
  *******
  
  I know this is had to follow, but essentially, I set the recipe to both open and close the garage door. Then, I skip whichever one doesn't need to be done, and adjust the SMS message accordingly.
  
  I know this could also be done with a THEN: Tailwind - Toggle garage door action, but I would think there are other uses for a query like the one I outlined.

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  Carter Strickland

  • March 06, 2021 16:20

  I noticed this thread has not received a reply in over 2 weeks. Are there any updates, or maybe anything else I need to clarify?

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  Scott Riesebosch

  • March 16, 2021 00:03

  Hi Carter,

  Sorry. I didn't see this and it scrolled off the bottom. Just saw it now. I've sent this to our IFTTT developer for comment.

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  Scott Riesebosch

  • April 21, 2021 13:52

  Carter,

  This has been implemented and is live.

  Example code below.

  Please let me know how it works for you.

  if(Tailwind.doorStatus[0].Status == 'open') {
  Tailwind.openGarageDoor.skip();
  }
  else {
  Tailwind.closeGarageDoor.skip();
  }

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