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<span style="color: #0E9549; font-size: 24px;">'''About this constraint '''</span>
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<pre class="header-style">This constraint allows or prevents a macro/feature from running based on how the macro was invoked.</pre>
  
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This constraint can be used to allow/prevent functionality based on what caused the macro to be invoked. For example, if it was invoked from the MacroDroid Drawer or as a result of a user selecting an option within an Option Dialog.
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''' Options '''
  
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This constraint should be used on individual triggers and actions (or within IF conditions) and it should not be applied at the whole macro level.
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* '''Invoked by / Not invoked by''' - Choose whether to match or exclude selected methods
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* '''Methods''' - Select one or more invocation sources:
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** '''Animation Overlay'''
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** '''Custom Scene'''
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** '''Floating Button'''
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** '''Floating Text Click'''
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** '''Google Assistant'''
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** '''Macro Run Action'''
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** '''MacroDroid Drawer'''
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** '''Notification'''
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** '''Option Dialog'''
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** '''Other Standard Trigger'''
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** '''Overlay Bar'''
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** '''Power Menu'''
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** '''Quick Run Tile'''
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** '''Shortcut'''
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** '''Test Actions'''
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** '''Test Macro'''
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''' Example '''
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''Example 1: Set a variable to a different value based on how the macro was invoked''
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  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
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Empty Trigger
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</pre>
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  <pre class="action-style">Actions
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If (Macro Invoked by FloatingTextClick)
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  Set Variable: count = 10
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ELSE
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  Set Variable: count = 100
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ENDIF
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</pre>
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''' See Also '''
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* [[Constraint: Trigger Fired|Trigger Fired Constraint]]

Latest revision as of 13:13, 9 January 2026

This constraint allows or prevents a macro/feature from running based on how the macro was invoked.

Options

  • Invoked by / Not invoked by - Choose whether to match or exclude selected methods
  • Methods - Select one or more invocation sources:
    • Animation Overlay
    • Custom Scene
    • Floating Button
    • Floating Text Click
    • Google Assistant
    • Macro Run Action
    • MacroDroid Drawer
    • Notification
    • Option Dialog
    • Other Standard Trigger
    • Overlay Bar
    • Power Menu
    • Quick Run Tile
    • Shortcut
    • Test Actions
    • Test Macro

Example

Example 1: Set a variable to a different value based on how the macro was invoked 

Triggers

Empty Trigger

Actions
If (Macro Invoked by FloatingTextClick)
  Set Variable: count = 10
ELSE
  Set Variable: count = 100
ENDIF


See Also

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