# Presence Simulation with tasmota (record and playback messages)

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/presence-simulation-with-tasmota-record-and-playback-messages/56804>\
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**Created:** [17 January 2022 14:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/presence-simulation-with-tasmota-record-and-playback-messages/56804 "2022-01-17T14:14:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [17 January 2022 14:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/presence-simulation-with-tasmota-record-and-playback-messages/56804/1 "2022-01-17T14:14:43Z")

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Hello,

I try to get a Presence Simulation. It should record 24h or 48h and than if i start this, it should do exact the same that was record for the next 24h or 48h.

i can get all status, no problem. but can i them store in a way that the delay between is record too, and how can i do a playback?

anyone an idea?

i use all lights as Tasmota switch.

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [17 January 2022 16:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/presence-simulation-with-tasmota-record-and-playback-messages/56804/2 "2022-01-17T16:56:30Z")

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If you store the topics/payloads (or whatever you need) inside objects in an array, you can add a timestamp. Then when you playback the array, you can adjust the timestamps of all items by the difference of **now** minus the timestamp of the 1st message.

Then you can send that array to `node-red-contrib-cron-plus` and it will dynamically add these as scheduled entries and send the values at the specified time.

### demo...

![chrome_D1MNxpCFeq](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/d/8df7d6e18d3b169bb96c84015a0b0fc72ffe19f6.gif)

### demo flow ...

```javascript
[{"id":"3852ef38911058af","type":"cronplus","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"","outputField":"payload","timeZone":"","persistDynamic":false,"commandResponseMsgOutput":"output2","outputs":2,"options":[],"x":1680,"y":480,"wires":[["4af4fd6aeb97ff22","8fb5483e3cf5e486"],[]]},{"id":"c1499213e51ec5fc","type":"inject","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"topic 1","payload":"payload 1","payloadType":"str","x":1440,"y":140,"wires":[["5df070b0c3b59100"]]},{"id":"2736245fa940ceaf","type":"inject","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"topic 1","payload":"payload 2","payloadType":"str","x":1440,"y":180,"wires":[["5df070b0c3b59100"]]},{"id":"44fc61ea423c0de7","type":"inject","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"topic 2","payload":"payload 1","payloadType":"str","x":1440,"y":240,"wires":[["5df070b0c3b59100"]]},{"id":"2fa09290425699a7","type":"inject","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"topic 2: 2 (number payload)","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"topic 2","payload":"2","payloadType":"num","x":1410,"y":280,"wires":[["5df070b0c3b59100"]]},{"id":"5df070b0c3b59100","type":"function","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"message recorder","func":"let message_store = flow.get(\"message_store\") || [];\n\nif(msg.topic == \"CLEAR-STORE\") {\n message_store = [];\n} else {\n const clone = {\n timestamp: Date.now(),\n topic: msg.topic,\n payload: RED.util.cloneMessage(msg.payload),\n };\n message_store.push(clone);\n}\n\nflow.set(\"message_store\", message_store);\n\nmsg.payload = message_store;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":1690,"y":220,"wires":[["c89ba12007b13be6"]]},{"id":"9073e6e9a25a3da0","type":"inject","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"playback","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":1460,"y":400,"wires":[["2e2bdc612970a754"]]},{"id":"2e2bdc612970a754","type":"function","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"prepare playback","func":"const message_store = flow.get(\"message_store\") || [];\n// debugger\nif(message_store.length == 0) {\n node.warn(\"flow.message_store has no data\");\n return null;\n}\nconst now = Date.now();\nconst ts = message_store[0].timestamp\nconst diff = now - ts;\nconst start_offset_ms = 200;\n\nif(diff < 0) {\n node.warn(\"flow.message_store data is invalid\");\n return null;\n}\n\nconst schedules = message_store.map((e, i) => {\n let ptype = \"default\";\n switch (typeof e.payload) {\n case \"string\":\n ptype = \"str\";\n break;\n case \"boolean\":\n ptype = \"bool\";\n break;\n case \"object\":\n ptype = \"json\";\n break;\n case \"number\":\n ptype = \"num\";\n break;\n default:\n }\n return {\n \"command\": \"add\",\n \"name\": \"schedule\" + (i+1),\n \"expression\": e.timestamp + diff + start_offset_ms,\n \"expressionType\": \"dates\",\n \"payloadType\": ptype,\n \"payload\": e.payload,\n \"topic\": e.topic\n }\n})\n\nschedules.unshift({ \"command\": \"remove-all-dynamic\" });\n\nmsg.topic = \"\";\nmsg.payload = schedules;\n\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":1710,"y":400,"wires":[["3852ef38911058af","256c50f56a0f3eb5"]]},{"id":"4af4fd6aeb97ff22","type":"debug","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":false,"console":false,"tostatus":true,"complete":"topic","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"payload","statusType":"auto","x":1960,"y":420,"wires":[]},{"id":"8fb5483e3cf5e486","type":"debug","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":true,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"payload","statusType":"auto","x":1970,"y":480,"wires":[]},{"id":"e0b94a823c96e466","type":"inject","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"","props":[{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"CLEAR-STORE","x":1440,"y":80,"wires":[["5df070b0c3b59100"]]},{"id":"256c50f56a0f3eb5","type":"debug","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"","active":false,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":true,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"payload","statusType":"auto","x":1970,"y":340,"wires":[]},{"id":"19d6e675cf1cd4fd","type":"inject","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"topic 2: { object payload }","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"topic 2","payload":"{\"prop\": \"i am a prop in a JS object\"}","payloadType":"json","x":1410,"y":320,"wires":[["5df070b0c3b59100"]]},{"id":"c89ba12007b13be6","type":"debug","z":"a4633311d1bf470d","name":"store count","active":false,"tosidebar":false,"console":false,"tostatus":true,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"\"Store count: \" & $count(msg.payload)","statusType":"jsonata","x":1910,"y":220,"wires":[]}]

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**Post date:** [20 January 2022 09:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/presence-simulation-with-tasmota-record-and-playback-messages/56804/3 "2022-01-20T09:46:47Z")

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That look great!

i will test! Thanks for the good replay

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**Post date:** [20 January 2022 09:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/presence-simulation-with-tasmota-record-and-playback-messages/56804/4 "2022-01-20T09:55:59Z")

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The idea is good, also the Work.

BUT it stores only the Output:  
stat/tasmota\_116C9B/RESULT

the tasmota ID is an unic for each device.

But to toggle the command needs to be  
cmnd/tasmota\_116C9B/Power

so i may ne4ed to filter that 😃  
but that should possable. i will try a little bit and let you know how it works.

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**Post date:** [21 March 2022 09:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/presence-simulation-with-tasmota-record-and-playback-messages/56804/5 "2022-03-21T09:56:51Z")

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