Control dimmer using push button

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Have a look here:

Easiest flow for button held dim

I have actually been working on this for a bit of late, so maybe what I have done can be of use for you. I am using a Xiaomi button that has the long-press function and an IKEA Tradfri bulb, I am also using the transitions app that @viix suggested. On long-press, I check what the DimUP boolean is saying (true = dim UP), if it is true I start a transition from the current dimlevel of the bulb to 1 in 5 seconds with 0.5s steps. If it is false, I go to 0. At the same time I tell the bulb to star…