Trigger Node need a >= and <= comparison

[Skaronator]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I've a trigger node with these conditions:

This node is NOT triggered when the input/state looks like this:

• -4.99
• -5.00 <- because this is not less than -5.00 (it is less than or equal to)
• -5.01

This node is triggered when the input/state looks like this:

• -4.99
• -5.01

Describe the solution you'd like Add >= (greater equal) and <= (less equal) option to choose from.

Additional context Using IS is not a option. This state sometimes skip -5.00 and sometimes not.

[x99percent]

Are there other conditions or can you provide more context to what you're trying to accomplish? It seems odd to want to trigger on ANY value.

[Skaronator]

@x99percent This trigger node is connected to the sun.sun value in Home Assistant. It should trigger once the value is below -5.00 degrees. The issue is that the sun.sun sensor doesn't go from -4.98 to -4.99 to -5.00, it just "jumps" instead since it is only updated every x second.

That's why the trigger node is not triggered when it jumps from -4.99 to -5.01.

[x99percent]

There are ways to do what you're talking about, but trying to catch exactly -5.00 is not the way to do it. Check for < -4.99 and use a delay node to limit the message rate to 1 per 23hrs.

Other than that, you might want to consider using node-red-contrib-time-range-switch.

[Skaronator]

True, exactly is the wrong word. Trigger once would fit better. I'd like to avoid using a additional node hence this PR.

My current workaround till this issue is fixed:

[x99percent]

Using a delay node (built into Node-RED) will get you that single trigger behavior.

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