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Multipurpose Filter and Control Block

Easily filter blocks and apply actions on them or change their properties using the argument string of the programmable block!

Fixed: Compatibility with new PB API

Added: option -g has now an optional parameter -g <BlockGroup> that selects all blocks of the given block group

Added: support for new Boolean properties. (e.g. "-value OnOff=0/1" or "-value OnOff=true/false")
Added: new option -text: set the text for lcd panels (see below for more details)
Added: new option -line: updates a single line for lcd panels (see below for more details)
Added: new option -info: displays available actions and properties for selected blocks

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Use the -info option to get a list of available properties and actions printed in the terminal of the programmable block.

Example 1 - Display properties and values for all blocks / a block named "TestBlock"
-info
-withName "TestBlock" -info
Example 2 - Turn off all interior lights
-ofType InteriorLight -action OnOff_Off
Example 3 - Set color of lights
-ofType Light -withName Red -value Color=255:0:0
Example 4 - Turn off all blocks but the reactors
-!ofType Reactor -action OnOff_Off
Example 5 - Turn on red lights, set intensity to 5 and turn off green lights
-ofType Light -withName Red -action OnOff_On -value Intensity=5 -g -ofType Light -withName Green -action OnOff_Off
Example 6 - Set a battery to recharge/discharge mode and display a line of text on a LCD panel
-ofType Battery -value Recharge=true -g -withName "LCD Panel" -line "0=Battery is recharging"
-ofType Battery -value Recharge=false -g -withName "LCD Panel" -line "0=Battery is discharging"

-info - Displays available actions and properties for selected blocks
-g - Reset block list/Slect all blocks (i.e. start a new command chain)
-g <BlockGroup> - Starts a new command chain and selects all blocks of the given block group
-ofType <TypeName> - Select blocks of given type. You can use shortcuts like "InteriorLight" instead of "MyInteriorLight" or use "Light" for all types of Light
-!ofType <TypeName> - same as -ofType but selects blocks that are NOT of the given type
-withName <Name> (-!withName <Name>) - Selects blocks that (do not) include the given name
-action <ActionName> - Applies the given action on all blocks of the previous filter chain.
-value <ValueName>═<Value> - Sets the given value for all blocks of the previous filter chain
Encodings for different values:
> Numbers: 1 / 1.5
> Color: R:G:B
> Boolean: true/1/false/0
-local - Selects blocks that are on the same grid as the programmable block
-text <text> - Sets the text for all text panels contained in the filter chain
-line "<linenum>═<text>" - Updates the text of a single line for all text panels contained in the filter chain