MSA-1391: This app takes the events from a switch and uses them to toggle multiple outlets or other switches. The idea is to be able to leverage a physical switch to control multiple outlets to enable a whole room to turn on at the touch of a switch.

smartapps/mdvickst/use-switch-to-control-outlets.src/use-switch-to-control-outlets.groovy

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+/**
+ *  Use Switch to Control Outlets
+ *
+ *  Copyright 2016 Mark Vickstrom
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
+ *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
+ *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+ *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+definition(
+    name: "Use Switch to Control Outlets",
+    namespace: "mdvickst",
+    author: "Mark Vickstrom",
+    description: "Use a Switch to control multiple outlets",
+    category: "Convenience",
+    iconUrl: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Convenience/Cat-Convenience.png",
+    iconX2Url: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Convenience/Cat-Convenience@2x.png",
+    iconX3Url: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/smartapp-icons/Convenience/Cat-Convenience@2x.png")
+
+
+preferences {
+	section("Use this Switch") {
+		input "triggerSwitch", "capability.switch", title: "Which Switch?", required: true
+	}
+    section("To Control these Devices") {
+    	input "switchesToControl", "capability.switch", title: "Which Outlets/Switches?", multiple: true, required: true
+    }
+}
+
+def installed() {
+	log.debug "Installed with settings: ${settings}"
+
+	initialize()
+}
+
+def updated() {
+	log.debug "Updated with settings: ${settings}"
+
+	unsubscribe()
+	initialize()
+}
+
+def initialize() {
+	subscribe(triggerSwitch, "switch", triggerSwitchPressed)
+}
+
+def triggerSwitchPressed(evt){
+    if (evt.value == "on") {
+        log.debug "swtich pressed On"
+        switchesToControl?.on()
+    } else if (evt.value == "off") {
+        log.debug "swtich pressed Off"
+        switchesToControl?.off()
+    }
+}