How to prevent automation from running multiple times in ESPHome

ESPHome
1

Hi everyone,
I would like to inhibit the following automation to start if it already started in the last 10 seconds or something like that. How could I achieve this? In home assistant I can simply inhibit the automation to run multiple times, but in ESPHome can i do something similar?

Thank you!

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin:
      number: 16
    name: "Intercom ringing"
    id: intercom_ringing
    on_press:
      if:
        condition:
          api.connected:
        then:
          - logger.log: API is connected!
        else:
          - switch.turn_on: intercom_1
          - delay: 500ms
          - switch.turn_off: intercom_1
          - delay: 1s
          - switch.turn_on: intercom_2
          - delay: 500ms
          - switch.turn_off: intercom_2
          - logger.log: Opened the door because intercom rang while offline.
2

Turn it into a script with mode: single:

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin:
      number: 16
    name: "Intercom ringing"
    id: intercom_ringing
    on_press:
       script.execute: intercom_script

script:
  - id: intercom_script
    mode: single
    then: 
      if:
        condition:
          api.connected:
        then:
          - logger.log: API is connected!
        else:
          - switch.turn_on: intercom_1
          - delay: 500ms
          - switch.turn_off: intercom_1
          - delay: 1s
          - switch.turn_on: intercom_2
          - delay: 500ms
          - switch.turn_off: intercom_2
          - logger.log: Opened the door because intercom rang while offline.
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Many thanks!
Wouldn’t you know a way also to trigger the script only if the sensor is activated - let’s say - three times within 60 seconds?
I came up with something like this but obviously it doesn’t work… maybe adding a sensor that counts…

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin:
      number: 16
    name: "Intercom ringing"
    id: intercom_ringing
    on_press:
      then:
        - lambda: |-
            static int ring_count = 0;
            static uint32_t last_activation = 0;
            if (last_activation == 0 || xTaskGetTickCount() - last_activation > 60000) {
              ring_count = 0;
            }
            last_activation = xTaskGetTickCount();
            ring_count++;
            if (ring_count >= 3) {
              id(intercom_script).execute();
            }
script:
  - id: intercom_script
    mode: single
    then:
      if:
        condition:
          api.connected:
        then:
          - logger.log: API is connected!
        else:
          - switch.turn_on: intercom_1
          - delay: 500ms
          - switch.turn_off: intercom_1
          - delay: 1s
          - switch.turn_on: intercom_2
          - delay: 500ms
          - switch.turn_off: intercom_2
          - logger.log: Opened the door because intercom rang while offline.