This appears to have started recently, but I’m confused by how to address what’s happening with my automation. This morning it triggered at 8:09 AM, but stopped on the condition (which is accurate). Then at 8:22, it triggered, but failed with the single execution message:
id: '1673118024977'
alias: Front Door - Person Detected
description: ''
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.front_door_person_detected
from: 'off'
to: 'on'
condition:
- condition: not
conditions:
- condition: template
value_template: >-
{{ (now() - states.lock.front_door_lock.last_changed).total_seconds()
< 30 }}
alias: Was the door unlocked within 30 seconds?
action:
- parallel:
- service: shell_command.get_image_full
data:
entity_id: sensor.front_door_camera_snap
ha_token: xxxx
ha_url: xxxx
img_ext: jpeg
img_url: http://192.168.2.36/snap.jpeg
save_loc: /mnt/ha_www_images/
alias: Get Image
- type: turn_on
device_id: a9af91ad9b9edd85013e47022d41934f
entity_id: light.porch_light
domain: light
- type: turn_on
device_id: 240601dcd9b06b7b72b0fef605b04425
entity_id: light.foyer_bulb_switch
domain: light
brightness_pct: 75
enabled: true
- parallel:
- service: rest_command.amplipi_announce
data:
type: detected
volume: 0.6
alias: Detected the Speakers
- service: notify.living_room_tv
data:
message: Person on Porch
title: Home Assistant
data:
color: grey
duration: 5
image:
url: http://192.168.2.36/snap.jpeg
fontsize: large
interrupt: 1
position: bottom-right
transparency: 25%
alias: Put image on TV
- service: shell_command.notify
data:
message: Person at front door
space: xxxx
file_name: '{{ states(''sensor.front_door_camera_snap'') }}'
token: xxxx
type: image
alias: Send Image
enabled: true
enabled: true
mode: single
In the state of the automation, I can see that it has 1 running instance:
It appears that it has been “hanging” for 2+ days. I see this in my logs for December 2nd, but I don’t understand what it’s trying to tell me with “step 1: parallel 3”? Does that mean the step for entity_id: light.foyer_bulb_switch didn’t work? Is there a way to make that time out?
Logger: homeassistant.components.automation.front_door_person_detected
Source: helpers/script.py:1783
Integration: Automation (documentation, issues)
First occurred: December 1, 2023 at 8:25:24 PM (1 occurrences)
Last logged: December 1, 2023 at 8:25:24 PM
Front Door - Person Detected: Parallel action at step 1: parallel 3: Error executing script. Error for device at pos 1:
As a stop-gap, I made this automation a Parallel type, but would rather get this addressed correctly.
I’m also confused why it triggered at 8:09 and evaluated the condition correctly, but at 8:22 it stopped because of an existing execution. Why didn’t it also stop at 8:09? Why evaluate the conditions if it knew there was an existing execution?
Thanks!
