Automation if more then X lights are on, send notification

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What could be a code?

For example if X is 3 bulbs/switches but I have 10 bulbs/switches (hence I cannot put them in a group since is random WHICH bulbs have to count)?

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This web site might be able to help, have a look at the for loop -

http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/2.9/templates/

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thanks, but I do not even know how to start …

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@balloob Just posted a script to count number of people that are home. You can modify the same to count the number of lights that are on and trigger an automation.

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Possibly similar to this…

     {%- for i in states.light if i.state == "on" -%}
        {{ i.attributes.friendly_name }} is ON.
      {%- endfor -%}

You should be able to change the middle line to trigger a script or maybe a shell command or a notify maybe?

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You could try to use the loop.last variable by using an if condition on a for loop in the jinja2 templates. For
instance, you could put something like this in a template trigger

{% for e in states.group.target_lights_group.attributes.entity_id if e.state == ‘on’ %}
{% if loop.last %}
{% if loop.index > X %}
true
{% else %}
false
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}

or, you could use the new python_script component in a similar way to the example below:
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/count-people-that-are-home/20184

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Mmhh I can adapt that, but how does all integrate in hass…

New to coding

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I modified the loop by @tiktok7 and it gives the number of lights that are on:

{% for state in states.light if state.state == 'on' %}
{% if loop.last %}
{{loop.index}}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}

You should be able to use that in a template sensor or a template trigger.

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Thanks a lot.

Some of my light are light.xxxx (hue smart bulbs and yeelight) and some are switch.xxxx (smart switch connected to a dumb light).

How to add the switches?

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You can create another similar sensor for switch for now. May be there is an easy way to loop over both light and switch, but I am not sure how to do that.

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you could create a group all.lights and put all lights and switches you want to track into it. this should count the items that are on:

{% for item in states.group.all_lights.attributes.entity_id  if states(item) == "on" %}
{% if loop.last %}
{{loop.index}}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
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12

This is exactly what you need :thumbsup:

13

I never did that, hope I can manage looking the instructions

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this is how mine looks like. i also created a group with all the switches and lights under entity_id, but without putting them into the template sensor, it won’t update properly.

sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      counter_lights_on:
        unit_of_measurement: 'Lights'
        friendly_name: 'Lights on'
        entity_id:
          - light.ix_seine_hue
          - light.schreibtischlampe
          - switch.stube_buecherschrank
          - switch.stube_billy
          - light.kugellampe
          - switch.flur_flutlicht_template_switch
          - switch.bad_nachtlicht
          - light.bad
          - light.waschbecken
          - switch.kueche_deckenlicht
          - light.kuechentisch
          - light.kuechenspuele
          - light.schreibtisch
          - light.serverraum
        value_template: >-
          {%- for item in states.group.alle_lichter.attributes.entity_id  if states(item) == "on" %}
            {% if loop.last %}
              {{loop.index}}
            {% endif %}
          {% endfor %}
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Mmhh I don’t get it. Where do you put, for example, that 5+lights are on?

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And what counts it?

I mean I need to send a notification if 5+ light/switches are on. How to do this?

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sensor.counter_lights_on would have the # of lights on.

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what would be an automation?

automation:
  trigger:
    platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.counter_lights_on
     above: 5
 - service: notify.claudio_zanzito
    data_template:
      message: 'Too many lights on'

how to put the number of lights on in the notification?

Also if I want to query with mqtt the number of lights on, how to do it?

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also if I want to add the switcvhes, do I need to change this?

states.group.all_lights.attributes.entity_id

I create a group with all lights and switches, and put that?
group.all_lights_and_lightsswitches

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have not tested it, but putting the number of lights in your notification text might work like this:

 - service: notify.claudio_zanzito
    data_template:
      message: '{{ trigger.to_state.state }} lights on'

this should definitely work:

 - service: notify.claudio_zanzito
    data_template:
      message: '{{states.sensor.counter_lights_on.state}} lights on'

sorry, i don’t think i understand the question.

just add all entities from which you want to count the on-state into the group.all_lights. if you like the name group.all_lights_and_lightsswitches better, use that and change the template sensor accordingly.

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