Hi everyone, I have a simple (?) question, for those who can help.
I am writing an iPhone home automation app, that talks through sockets to a simple TCP/IP server. I'm using Titanium SDK 1.6 and iOS SDK 4.1.
In the app, at runtime, I create a bunch of switches (corresponding to actual devices).
Each software switch acts as a physical switch that turns, for example, lights on and off.
Thus, I attach an event listener, for the change event, to each switch.
And here's my problem.
I have a timed function (setInterval(...)) that checks for the status of actual devices (a light might have been turned on by a physical switch!) and modifies the value property of the switches accordingly, so that the app interface reflects the actual status of the physical system.
But when the timed function changes the value of a switch, the change event is fired and a new "toggle command" is sent to the home automation server by the app.
How can I prevent the change event from being fired if I change the value of a switch programmatically?
I tried to remove the event listener and then add it back again after changing the switch value, but the re-added listener doesn't work anymore (possibly a bug?).
I considered using a different event to listen to, but I couldn't find a good alternative (click, singletap, swipe didn't do...).
Any hint on how to circumvent this issue is largely appreciated.
Thanks!