App #1: Doorbell notification

[rhumbertgz (Humberto)]

Hi @SupahNoob

@SupahNoob

What should happen if the doorbell was pressed twice within 30s?

HA should send me only one notification. Just imagine the case that I am on way to the door, I don’t want to receive multiple notifications if can reach the door in less than 30 seconds. So, those extra rings should be discarded.

@SupahNoob

I’ve initialized the variable self.last_ring as None when we’ve never seen it pressed. It’s a totally optional, pedantic way of writing the logic, but it’s arguably a bit more pythonic

Thanks for all your suggestions to improve the code . Maybe initializing self.last_ring with None indeed is more pythonic, but in this case, I think it’s more clear without an extra layer of IF conditions (at least for me).

@SupahNoob

Things to think about in the future … a totally different action could be taken if the doorbell was rang twice (or N times) within a short duration. This could give you a “panic mode” or something that’s discreet, but still expressive.

Good idea

Thanks again for your time!
Humberto