Flip-Switch as Multipush-Button

[quantenschaum]

Have you looked for this feature in other issues and in the docs?
Yes! I've read https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Buttons-and-Switches/
I know the difference between a switch and a (push) button.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I want to use a switch as a button. I want to detect multiple switch flips like single, double, triple button presses. I do not want to replace actual the switch by a (push) button or modify it, a plain bistable switch.

Describe the solution you'd like
The setup: A Shelly 1 connected to a switch (or even to multi way switches) and a lightbulb connected to the relay.
The goal:

1. normal operation: flipping the switch a single time toggles the light (switchmode 0) and
2. multi flip gestures: flipping the switch n times in a row causes to send action SINGLE, DOUBLE, TRIPLE, ...

The button counts how many times the button was pressed (rising edge immediately followed by falling edge), where as the switch would count how often the switch was flipped (counts edged, no matter if riding or falling, the absolute state of the button does not matter like switchmode 0). The HOLD action cannot be triggered in this mode.

This would allow for multi flip gestures on a single switch. It would operate the light as usual, but it would also allow to up to 5 (or more) other actions which could trigger anything, without modification or replacement of the switch by a pushbutton.

Describe alternatives you've considered

• switchmodes 8,9,10 allow to attach one other action using HOLD
• setting the input as button, but this forces to use setoption 1, leads to unanticipated HOLDs and you always need to flip the switch at least twice.

Additional context
I don't really get why the input can be configured as switch or button. I see them both being switches, momentary and stable switches. The switchmode should then decide if it should count edges or pushes (rising followed by falling edge).