Can you password protect a button action?

Questions
#1

I see that you can password protect going to a custom page, but is there a way to password protect a button action? I have several buttons that I would like to have require a pin before the action is taken. Thanks!

#2

You can use prompt. Here’s an example:

#3

Thanks, Bill. Any chance this will work for a custom button/toggle/switch? I’m not using tiles.

#4

Yes. Any Button can call a ScriptAction. It doesn’t have to be a tile.

#5

Okay. Cool. Thanks. Much appreciated!

#6

Is there any documentation on script writing in Home Remote? Thanks!

#7

The Home Remote uses JavaScript for its syntax. There are plenty of online sources to help you learn the language.

#8

Thanks. Wasn’t sure what language Home Remote was using.

#9

One question. Is there a way to detect if the “cancel” button was pressed? Right now if the user cancels the pin dialog, they still get the alert that the wrong pin was entered. Thanks!

#10

null should be returned if the user cancels. You can change the else in that example to an else if (promptResult) & that should only show the “wrong pin” message when the user clicks OK with entered text.

    var promptResult = prompt("Please enter the pin number (1234):");
    if (promptResult == "1234") {
        App.SetDeviceAttribute("@Device.Switch", "Off");
    }
    else if (promptResult) {
        alert("You've entered the wrong pin");
    }
#11

That did the trick. Thank you!