How HA handles order of automations with similar conditions met?

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As per subject… how HA deals with situation, where few automations are defined that have non exclusive conditions? Or how to properly define these? For example:

  • if condition A is met then do X
  • if condition B is met then do Y
  • if conditions A and B are both met the do Z

Any idea how to make sure that 3rd option will ever be selected?

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Test for the third option first.

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Well, I was scratching my head with your answer for some time… It is normal than there are more than one automation being triggered by the same trigger, so how chaning order would help to solve the problem? Only then I realised that you are referring to new automation feature with CHOOSE option! :man_facepalming: I yet need to get used to some new features recently introduced!
Anyhow, I think I also found solution (not tested yet) for having old fashioned separate automations for each of scenarios (though it will work only if second component is state, not event):

  • if condition A and not condition B then do X
  • if condition B and not condition A then do Y
  • if conditions A and B are both met the do Z