Help to override automation

Third party integrations Node-RED
1

I have a Node Red automation that checks nightly at 11:00 pm, to see if windows are closed. If one or more are not, a notification is sent. I would like to create a manual virtual “button” in the frontend that would override the automation until this button was switched back off. Any ideas on the best approach to this?

2

I’ve done something similar using a ‘switch’ in HA, which I can then use the state of in automations, eg.

switch:
  - platform: command_line
    switches:
      privacy:
        command_on: '/bin/bash -c "/scripts/settingOn.sh /scripts/conf/privacy.conf"'
        command_off: '/bin/bash -c "/scripts/settingOff.sh /scripts/conf/privacy.conf"'
        command_state: '/bin/bash -c "/scripts/toggleState.sh /scripts/conf/privacy.conf"'

where settingOn.sh is:

#!/bin/bash
# Echo toggle a switch in a file from OFF to ON
echo 1 > $1

settingOff.sh is:

#!/bin/bash
# Echo toggle a switch in a file from ON to OFF
echo 0 > $1

and toggleState.sh is:

#!/bin/bash
# Echo toggle a switch in a file from ON to OFF

# first get the file
if grep -q 1 "$1"; then
  #echo IS ON
  exit 0
else
  #echo WAS OFF - TURNING ON
  exit -1
fi
echo UNKNOWN STATE - ASSUME OFF
exit -1

I purposely store the state of the switch in a file so it’s state is remembered on restart, but also I can use/modify it in other shell scripts, etc.

3

You could create an input_boolean in Home assistant then in Node-RED check if the input_boolean is on or off and execute the rest of the flow based on it.

4

Thank you. That did it.