Automation: (Loops) How to repeat an action 4 times ..at 90 second intervals

[oldmaker (rosario moggia)]

@finity

Realize tho that once this triggers and starts the count the actions will continue to run for 4 repeats even if the door gets closed in the meatime. That might get annoying. (but maybe that’s the plan so they won’t forget to close the door the next time? )

If that’s not what you want then maybe the alert integration would be better.

Hi.
I have tried your solution. But what is repeated is only the first mp3. The second is only played once.
This is my config:

- id: gg_food_waste  
  alias: gg_food_waste
  trigger:
    platform: time
    at: '20:00:00'
  condition:
    condition: time
    weekday:
      - tue
      - thu
      - sat
  action:
    - repeat:
          count: 2
          sequence:
              - data:
                  entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
                  volume_level: '0.3'
                service: media_player.volume_set
              - data:
                  entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
                  media_content_id: '/media/local/annunciazione.mp3'
                  media_content_type: audio/mp3
                service: media_player.play_media 
              - wait_for_trigger:
                  - platform: state
                    entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
                    from: playing
                    to: idle
                timeout:
                  seconds: 10   
              - data:
                  entity_id: media_player.gmini
                  media_content_id: '/media/local/conf_umido.mp3'
                  media_content_type: audio/mp3
                service: media_player.play_media 
  mode: single  

Any idea? Thanks

[finity]

the automation itself looks OK.

is there anything in the logs or in the automation trace to indicate why it’s failing?

[123 (Taras)]

You are using repeat - count with two iterations so here’s what that looks like. Steps 1-4 are the first iteration and steps 5-8 are the second one.

1. Set volume
2. Play annunciazione
3. Wait for it to finish
4. Play conf_umido
5. Set volume
6. Play annunciazione
7. Wait for it to finish
8. Play conf_umido

Notice how it waits for annunciazione to finish before it proceeds to play conf_umido.

In the second iteration, does it wait for conf_umido to finish playing before it proceeds to set volume and play annunciazione? No.

I suggest you fix that.

[finity]

good catch. I missed the lack of delay on the second iteration to wait for the second audio to stop playing.

[oldmaker (rosario moggia)]

@123

In the second iteration, does it wait for conf_umido to finish playing before it proceeds to set volume and play annunciazione? No.

Hi for all.
This works:

- id: gg_food_waste  
  alias: gg_food_waste
  trigger:
    platform: time
    at: '12:37:00'
  condition:
    condition: time
    weekday:
      - sun
      - thu
      - sat
  action:
    - repeat:
          count: 2
          sequence:
              - data:
                  entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
                  volume_level: '0.3'
                service: media_player.volume_set
              - data:
                  entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
                  media_content_id: '/media/local/annunciazione.mp3'
                  media_content_type: audio/mp3
                service: media_player.play_media 
              - wait_for_trigger:
                  - platform: state
                    entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
                    from: playing
                    to: idle
                timeout:
                  seconds: 10 
              - data:
                  entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
                  volume_level: '0.3'
                service: media_player.volume_set                  
              - data:
                  entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
                  media_content_id: '/media/local/conf_umido.mp3'
                  media_content_type: audio/mp3
                service: media_player.play_media 
              - wait_for_trigger:
                  - platform: state
                    entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
                    from: playing
                    to: idle
                timeout:
                  seconds: 10                 
  mode: single 

[123 (Taras)]

Here’s another way to do the same thing:

- id: gg_food_waste  
  alias: gg_food_waste
  trigger:
    - platform: time
      at: '12:37:00'
  condition:
    - condition: time
      weekday:
        - sun
        - thu
        - sat
  action:
    - variables:
        media: ['annunciazione','conf_umido']
    - repeat:
        count: 2
        sequence:
          - service: media_player.volume_set
            target:
              entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
            data:
              volume_level: '0.3'
          - service: media_player.play_media
            target:
              entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
            data:
              media_content_id: '/media/local/{{ media[repeat.index-1] }}.mp3'
              media_content_type: audio/mp3
          - wait_for_trigger:
              - platform: state
                entity_id: media_player.gm_mini
                from: playing
                to: idle
            timeout:
              seconds: 10 
  mode: single

[oldmaker (rosario moggia)]

Hi taras
This solution is very interesting.
The code is much more compact. When the files to be played are more than one, it is very useful.
Thanks

[waank1]

Just commenting on an old post, there is a much easier way to do it now if anyone doesn’t know it, reply and I will explain.

[nelzo]

Trying to do something similar. Please explain.

[waank1]

When you are writing your automation in actions, select repeat, select number of times do your task in in the task include a step to wait 90 seconds.