How to store configuration values for an automation

Configuration
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I have a lot of values needed to configure the temperature for our thermostat and trying to figure out the best way to store them. In my mind I’d like to have a data structure like:

home:
    start_time: 06:00
    end_time: 19:30
    day_heat_temp: 68
    night_heat_temp: 58
    day_cool_temp: 73
    night_cool_temp: 71
away:
    start_time: 07:00
    end_time: 19:30
    day_heat_temp: 62
    night_heat_temp: 55
    day_cool_temp: 75
    night_cool_temp: 75
company:
    start_time: 05:30
    end_time: 20:30
    day_heat_temp: 70
    night_heat_temp: 62
    day_cool_temp: 71
    night_cool_temp: 71
vacation:
    start_time: 00:00
    end_time: 23:59
    day_heat_temp: 55
    night_heat_temp: 55
    day_cool_temp: 76
    night_cool_temp: 76

where there are different house modes each with different time ranges for a more “comfortable” daytime temperature and a different temperature at night.

I’ve put all of this into a giant if/elif/else automation, but that doesn’t seem like the right way to go about this. I’ve thought about using the input_ constructs for my data, but also seems a bit ugly. What other ways of storing this type of configuration do people use?

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I think the input entities are the best (only?) way to go outside your automation.

I’m currently looking for something similar: how to (temporarily) store information inside an automation.