HELP - Notification when a trigger happens, then x3 conditions are met after a wait

Configuration
1

I want to get a notification when my wife leaves the house for work - but I can’t seem to get it working right. I have set a ‘leaving window’ schedule which is a two hour period in a morning which is when my wife typically leaves which acts as the trigger. Then a series of triggers must be met:

I must have already left.
Lights must be off in the house
Front door must have just closed

My wife’s iPhone doest seem to report location…that would have been the simplest option. This method uses the state of lights and front door opening to infer that she has left.

Here is my code which doesn’t seem to work. Am I using the right approach?

Thanks everyone!

alias: Home - Has Left Notification
description: ""

trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - schedule.leaving_window
    to: "on"

action:
  - wait_template: |2-
        - wait_template: {{ not is_state('person.me', 'home') }}" and
        - wait_template: {{ is_state('light.kitchen', 'off') }}" and
        - wait_template: {{ is_state('light.living_room', 'off') }}" and
        - wait_template: {{ is_state('binary_sensor.hallway_frontdoor', 'Open') }}"
    continue_on_timeout: false
  - wait_for_trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id:
          - binary_sensor.hallway_frontdoor_opener
        from: "on"
        to: "off"
    continue_on_timeout: false
    timeout:
      hours: 2
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0
      milliseconds: 0
    enabled: false
  
- service: notify.mobile_app_phone
    data:
      message: xxx has left the house
      title: Home Notification
mode: single
2

Unless your wife doesn’t want you to see her location, why don’t you just fix the issue with it not being reported? Most likely, if you’re using the companion app, it’s not been given location permission, or the location sensor is disabled.

3

I agree with bertie that you should consider figuring out a device tracker… keep in mind that there are many options beyond the companion app. Trackers based on network connection such as nmap, ping, or router-specific integrations can be especially helpful.
For iphones (especially models before 12) you might want to try the iPhone Detect custom integration

That said, your template has a couple issue.

alias: Home - Has Left Notification
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - schedule.leaving_window
    to: "on"
action:
  - wait_template: |-
      {{ not is_state('person.me', 'home') and
      is_state('light.kitchen', 'off') and
      is_state('light.living_room', 'off') and
      is_state('binary_sensor.hallway_frontdoor', 'on') }}
    continue_on_timeout: false
  - wait_for_trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id:
          - binary_sensor.hallway_frontdoor_opener
        from: "on"
        to: "off"
    continue_on_timeout: false
    timeout:
      hours: 2
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0
      milliseconds: 0
    enabled: false
  - service: notify.mobile_app_phone
    data:
      message: xxx has left the house
      title: Home Notification
mode: single
4

I’ve tried both of those things to get location working and no luck! I’s an iPhone 8 and I understand it is a somewhat common issue with that model. In any case, it would be cool to learn how to get my current approach working since I’ve never really dabbled with ‘wait for template’ stuff before.