IFTTT applet to use sunset/sunrise times as an additional if/then trigger for when to run an action
IFTTT made filter code a premium feature, so for the benefit of the IFTTT community, I am open sourcing the code for this applet.
You can easily adapt this template to limit any typical IFTTT action to happen between any hour and/or supported SunCalc time: ['sunrise', 'sunset', 'sunriseEnd', 'sunsetStart', 'dawn', 'dusk', 'nauticalDawn', 'nauticalDusk', 'nightEnd', 'night', 'goldenHourEnd', 'goldenHour']
After installation, two parts should be customized:
- GPS coordinates for your location
An adapted version of SunCalc is used to calculate sunset/sunrise times based on the GPS coordinates
// Customize for your geolocation
// Dallas, TX
var myLatitude = 32.8;
var myLongitude = -96.8;
- IFTTT-based code for when to skip the action. For example, in this code, the action is skipped during daylight hours.
var todaySunlight = <any>SunCalc.getTimes(triggerDate, myLatitude, myLongitude);
// Customize with getTimes properties, sunrise, dusk, etc.
if (triggerDate > todaySunlight.sunrise && triggerDate < todaySunlight.sunset) {
WemoLightSwitch.attributeLsOnDiscrete.skip("Skipped during sunlight hours");
}
- I experienced poor latency (up to 10 minutes in some cases) from IFTTT with this applet and moved on to other services
- There may have been a small bug with the time calculation in some instances, maybe having to do with daylight savings time (?)
Please open an issue if you reproduce it
filter.js
code is from 2017, so modernizing it for the latest changes to theSunCalc
library might be helpful
- Create a new private applet on IFTTT Platform.
- Set up a new applet using this guideline.
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Copy the raw TypeScript code into the
Filter code
box, and make any needed changes (see Description). -
Publish and test!
For bug reports and feature requests, open issues. 🐛
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