i all,
Just released Schedule Wizard, a HACS-installable custom integration that handles cron-style and calendar-driven schedules for any switch/valve/light/cover, with auto-close after a configured duration.
Why:
Built-in automations can fire a valve on a schedule, but don’t cleanly handle: auto-close after N minutes, a unified “what’s running / next” view, per-calendar-event duration, or restart-recovery (leaving the valve open forever after a reboot). Schedule Wizard handles all of those in one integration with its own sidebar UI.
What’s in it:
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Recurring schedules (HH:MM + days of week + duration) per valve.
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Calendar-driven runs (event summary contains the valve label, description holds minutes).
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Auto-close, with timer recovery across HA restarts.
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Rain skip (weather entity or numeric sensor threshold).
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Webhook trigger for external systems.
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Optional Lovelace card (
custom:schedule-wizard-card) for dashboard embedding. -
Two sensors:
active_runs+next_schedule. -
Sidebar panel with four editable tabs (Dashboard / Valves / Schedules / Settings).
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Hebrew and English translations out of the box.
Supported domains: switch, valve, cover, input_boolean, light (cover/valve use the correct open_* / close_* services).
Install (HACS custom repo, while awaiting default listing):
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HACS → ⋮ → Custom repositories
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URL:
https://github.com/bareli/schedule_wizard -
Type: Integration → Add
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Search “Schedule Wizard” in HACS → Download → restart HA
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Settings → Devices & Services → + Add Integration → Schedule Wizard
Repo, screenshots, docs: GitHub - bareli/schedule_wizard: Calendar and time-driven scheduler for irrigation valves, switches, lights, and covers. · GitHub
Feedback and issues welcome. Cheers.
