Calculate remaining time and put into a delay or wait template for an automation

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Is there a way to calculate the remaining time from when a sensor numeric state is met and 7:00 AM? The sensor monitors power and I want it to trigger an automation but if the sensor numeric state is met at night I want a delay or wait template but since the trigger time is random I want something that calculates how long until 7:00 AM so that once the time is met the actions of the automation will run. I don’t really want to use Time Pattern as the trigger since I want the sensor state to be the trigger. Is this possible?

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Are you saying that you always want the actions to run at 7am or later even if the trigger happens before then?

you could use a “wait_for_trigger:” and set 0700 as the trigger in the wait condition.

you may need to use a “choose:” action depending on if the trigger occurs before or after 0700 depending on your requirements. Before 0700 wait till 0700 or if after 0700 run the actions immediately.

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Is there an example somewhere that I can use to implement in my automation? I can’t figure out what goes where for the wait.

I was planning on using a "choose"action. It’s the “wait until 0700 then run” that I have trouble figuring out how to implement. How do I do that?

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Here is the documentation for that specific thing:

but the example is a bit lacking.

but basically you use it in your actions just like any other action.

example:

action:
  - service: some_service
    entity_id: blah.blah
  - wait_for_trigger:
      platform: time
      at: '07:00:00'
  - service: some_other_service
    entity_id: yada.yada

in the above the “some_service” will run then wait till 0700 the run the “some_other_service”.

if you are using it in a “choose” you can use it exactly the same way under the action sequence.

action:
  choose:
    - conditions: 
        your_pre_0700_conditions:
      sequence:
        - service: some_service
          entity_id: blah.blah
        - wait_for_trigger:
            platform: time
            at: '07:00:00'
        - service: some_other_service
          entity_id: yada.yada
    - conditions:
        your_after_0700_conditions:
      sequence:
        some_other_actions

Obviously just an outline and not checked for correct syntax but it should give you the gist.

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For some reason I never noticed the Add Trigger option that shows up after choosing Wait for Trigger until just now. That’s what was all I was missing. Thanks for the help.

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