# Two Doors and one Light

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**Created:** [15 January 2023 01:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/two-doors-and-one-light/73680 "2023-01-15T01:34:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [15 January 2023 06:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/two-doors-and-one-light/73680/22 "2023-01-15T06:25:09Z")

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Inspired by what @jbudd suggested, tried to write a flow with `switch` nodes. Hope this works right for you.

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```

![door_close_open](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/d/8d308a4c9f28396bb8d5edf7f520b0b21823c801.gif)

EDIT:

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```

With Dashboard

![door_close_open1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/9/891fe6d6185d4df3e581c61b94914502332811c0.gif)

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