Can not read disabled dummy device value

[wolverinevn]

Steps to reproduce

• OTA update to mega-20180224 from 2.0.0-dev12
• In rules: use if statement compare disabled dummy device value to any value. Ex:
  if [Dummy#value1] > 1000
  command
  endif

• Taskvalueset works well.
  Does the problem presist after powering off and on? (just resetting isnt enough sometimes)

• Yes

Expected behavior

• Read disabled dummy device value as normal sensor value

Actual behavior

• Can not read value of disabled dummy device

System configuration

Hardware: Nodemcu-12E

Software or git version: mega-20180224
Previous good version: 2.0.0-dev12

[uzi18]

It is not a bug.
Why do You want to read from disabled device?

[TD-er]

It is indeed by design to ignore disabled devices/controllers etc.
This will save resources on the ESP and allow for better responsiveness and more stable operations.

[wolverinevn]

I use dummy devices as variables so no need to keep it updating regularly (in log: EVENT: ...). I want to control them manually by reading and writing as needed. I do not know well how ESPeasy works but I guest keeping device disabled helps saving resource.

[TD-er]

I guess enabling the dummy device will not use many resources, so please try with the dummy device enabled.