Condition Time automation help please

Configuration
1

Hi I have read up, but still can’t understand why my conditions won’t pass when I test them

alias: 'Zone: Away from Home'
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: group.brad_and_lauren
    to: not_home
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 2
      seconds: 0
condition:
  - condition: time
    after: '09:00:00'
    before: '17:00:00'
    weekday:
      - mon
      - tue
      - wed
      - thu
      - fri
      - sat
      - sun
action:
  - service: script.lights_turn_off_all_lights
    data: {}
  - service: script.ac_dogs_ac_zone
    data: {}
  - service: script.vacuum_start_vacuums
    data: {}
  - service: media_player.turn_off
    data: {}
    target:
      entity_id:
        - media_player.void_lounge_sonos_5
        - media_player.dining_room_sonos_5
  - service: notify.mobile_app_brad_s_phone
    data:
      message: '[Zone Automation] Away From Home'
mode: single
2

This is redundant:

    weekday:
      - mon
      - tue
      - wed
      - thu
      - fri
      - sat
      - sun

All days is the default. Use the automation tracer to see why your automation is not working:

3

That didn’t really help me mate. Doesn’t explain why the condition is not passing.

4

So you don’t see anything like this for the time condition when you check it:

Executed: 8 April 2022, 20:00:00
Result:

after:
  __type: <class 'datetime.time'>
  isoformat: '07:30:00'
now_time:
  __type: <class 'datetime.time'>
  isoformat: '20:00:00.014886'
before:
  __type: <class 'datetime.time'>
  isoformat: '22:30:00'
result: true
5

What tab would that be under when in trace??

6

Click on the step and it is in Step Details.

7

Says
This node was not executed and so no further trace information is available.

8

So it never triggers?

9

I just tried again and nothing

This is my code.

I read it the condition as 'if away or its after 9 or before 5 then send notification??

alias: 'Zone: Away from Home'
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    to: not_home
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 2
      seconds: 0
    entity_id: group.brad_and_lauren
condition:
  - condition: or
    conditions:
      - condition: time
        after: input_datetime.after_9am
  - condition: or
    conditions:
      - condition: time
        before: input_datetime.before_5pm
action:
  - service: notify.mobile_app_brad_s_phone
    data:
      message: '[Zone Automation] Away From Home'
mode: single
10

So what you posted wasn’t your code?

Come on. How are we supposed to help when you do that?

Your conditions are misconfigured. Should be:

condition:
  - condition: or
    conditions:
      - condition: time
        after: input_datetime.after_9am
      - condition: time
        before: input_datetime.before_5pm
11

I have been trying to figure it out

That’s the updated code that’s all.

12

I tried that code and didn’t work…

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How would you do.this automation?? I must be doing something wrong

13

Yes, you are triggering the automation manually. That skips the conditions.

14

Ok, so I just need to wait?

15

Use the trigger automation service in the developer tools services page. And turn off the skip conditions switch.

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16

Ok thanks, another thing learnt again Tom!