Help getting started with automation scripts

[Antipiot]

Hello everybody,

I’m very new to Home Assitant - coming from Domoticz.
I used to configure all my automation on Domoticz using blocky wich was very easy and user-friendy and i’m having a hard time to understand how to migrate my automations.

I did have read the doc on automation but still do not understand how to reach my goal

If my understanding is good, i’ll have to deal with scritps: every automation that i want will be placed in a file called script.yaml.

What i’m trying to get is something like this but i dont understand how to deal with the if / or / else.
What this exemple would looks like transposed in yaml?

Sorry if it may sounds idiot

Looking forward for your help!

Regards - JS

[tom_l]

@Antipiot

If my understanding is good, i’ll have to deal with scritps: every automation that i want will be placed in a file called script.yaml.

No this is not true. Scripts and automations are different.

Automations - triggered by something, (with optional conditions), they then perform a list of actions.

Scripts - perform a list of actions (with optional conditions). No trigger for scripts. They can be called manually or as an action (service) from an automation.

There is also now a device oriented graphical automation editor. Select one of your devices from the Configuration / Devices menu, then:

[Antipiot]

Thanks for your clarifications about the differences between the automations and script

So, in order to achieve what i want, i need a combination of both.
Every automation that i create should call a different script.

What would the script looks like with the example in the first post?

[tom_l]

@Antipiot

So, in order to achieve what i want, i need a combination of both.

Automations contain a list of actions. No need for a script, unless you are repeating the same list of actions in different automations. Then you could use a script to reduce duplication.

automation:
- alias: automation1
  trigger:
  - platform: some_platform
  conditon: [] # optional
   action:
   - service: blah
   - service: blah
   - service: blah

- alias: automation2
  trigger:
  - platform: some_platform
  condition: [] # optional
   action:
   - service: blah
   - service: blah
   - service: blah
   - service:  something_else

or

automation:
- alias: automation1
  trigger:
    platform: some_platform
  condition: [] # optional
  action:
  - script.blah

automation:
- alias: automation2
  trigger:
    platform: some_platform
  condition: [] # optional
  action:
  - script.blah
  - service: something_else

script:
  sequence:
  - service: blah
  - service: blah
  - service: blah

[Antipiot]

Thanks for your answer, but i still dont get how it works as “blah” is a bit generic and, for exemple, how the condition for time is set in your demonstration?

It looks very clear for you but for me it still looks like black magic xD

[tom_l]

Well I was trying not to confuse you with all the services available. Read the docs for the services you want to call, for example to switch a light on:

Light

action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    entity_id: light.your_light

Time condition: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts/conditions/#time-condition

[Antipiot]

Thanks for your time and help!

Really appreciate

[tom_l]

You will also find this useful for the types of automation triggers available:

Automation Trigger