Yes they are included into the calendrer as well
question? how do i exclude days like (parent/ teacher conference and testing day)?
Do you want the Input Button to be turned on 20 hours before the start of 'Staff Development Day’ and ‘Teacher Work Day’ or do you want to exclude those events?
Keep those, its the parent teacher conference and test days i want to exclude, due to my kids will still be going to school those days.
To selectively include (or exclude) events is by searching for specific words in the event’s name.
For example, you can include events whose name contains the word “Break”. However, this will only work correctly if the events have a consistent naming scheme. For example, it will include “Winter Break” but exclude “Spring Recess” because it doesn’t contain the word “Break”. In that case, it would need to search for event names containing “Break” or “Recess”.
I view that “parent” and “testing” are the only ones with those names. They would be the only one excluded
If you only exclude events whose names contain the words “parent” or “testing”, then “Staff Development Day” and “Teacher Work Day” will be included because they don’t contain those words.
That’s why I suggested you indicate what words are found in the names of the events you want to include (not exclude). For example, we know you want to include events whose name contains “Break”. Are there other words, perhaps “Holiday”?
Oh ok So I would include the words that dont begin with “Parent” and “testing”. How would I accomplish that?
Include, “Staff” “Break” “Good”, The holidays all end with “Day” But testing ends with “Days” Would that be a issue?
You must specify the words that can exist in the event names you want to include. For example, the word “Break” (because it is in “Winter Break”). Look at the calendar and examine the names of all the events you want to include. Identify common words they contain.
Would I specify using a template?
The following example turns on the Input Boolean 20 hours before the event but only for events whose name contains “Break” or “Holiday”. It also turns off the Input Boolean when the event ends.
alias: School Calendrer Toggle
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: calendar
event: start
offset: "-20:0:0"
entity_id: calendar.kids_school
id: 'on'
alias: Kids Start
- platform: calendar
event: end
offset: "0:0:0"
entity_id: calendar.kids_school
id: 'off'
alias: Kids End
condition:
- condition: template
value_template: "{{ trigger.calendar_event.summary is search('(Break|Holiday)') }}"
action:
- service: 'input_boolean.turn_{{ trigger.id }}'
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.kids_school_helper
mode: single
alias: School Calendrer Toggle
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: calendar
event: start
offset: "-20:0:0"
entity_id: calendar.kids_school
id: Kids start
alias: Kids Start
- platform: calendar
event: end
offset: "0:0:0"
entity_id: calendar.kids_school
id: Kids End
alias: Kids End
condition:
- condition: template
value_template: >-
{{ trigger.calendar_event.summary is
search('(Break|Holiday|Day|Good|Staff)') }}
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- Kids start
sequence:
- service: input_boolean.turn_on
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.kids_school_helper
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- Kids End
sequence:
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
data: {}
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.kids_school_helper
mode: single
I assume you understand that by adding the word Day here:
search('(Break|Holiday|Day|Good|Staff)')
It means it will include these events that you originally said you wanted to exclude:
- Staff Development Day
- Teacher Work Day
Yes correct because those are the days they will be out of school.
In that case, your automation will not correctly set the Input Boolean when it encounters consecutively scheduled events.
Staff Development Day is scheduled immediately after Winter Break which means the Input Boolean will be turned on 20 hours before Staff Development Day and then turned off at 00:00 when Winter Break ends and Staff Development Day officially begins. That’s incorrect because the Input Boolean should be left on throughout Staff Development Day.
Your automation will need an additional Calendar Trigger set for the start of an event but offset by a few seconds.
alias: School Calendrer Toggle
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: calendar
event: start
offset: "-20:0:0"
entity_id: calendar.kids_school
id: 'on'
alias: Before Kids Start
- platform: calendar
event: start
offset: "0:0:5"
entity_id: calendar.kids_school
id: 'on'
alias: Kids Start
- platform: calendar
event: end
offset: "0:0:0"
entity_id: calendar.kids_school
id: 'off'
alias: Kids End
condition:
- condition: template
value_template: >
{{ trigger.calendar_event.summary is search('(Break|Holiday|Day|Good|Staff)') }}"
action:
- service: 'input_boolean.turn_{{ trigger.id }}'
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.kids_school_helper
mode: single
Thank you i have added that to my automation. my last question is im making a automation based off the trigger status. the automation is basically Sunday my echo and google announce at 5:30 that kids have 30 min before games are done for the day. My question is when there is a holiday on Monday, it wont run of course. But for Monday, Tuesday etc how can I make it run for the next day to check and run the same automation like Sunday.
here is what i have so far:
alias: Game time is over in 30 mins
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: time
at: "17:30:00"
condition: []
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: time
weekday:
- sun
- condition: state
entity_id: input_boolean.kids_school_helper
state: "off"
sequence:
- parallel:
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.gaming_tv_s_kids
state: playing
then:
- service: media_player.media_play_pause
data: {}
target:
entity_id:
- media_player.gaming_tv_s_kids
- service: tts.speak
data:
cache: true
media_player_entity_id: media_player.google_nest
message: >-
Just a reminder, that you have 30 minutes left until game
time is over.
target:
entity_id: tts.google_en_com
- service: notify.alexa_media_jamar_echo_2
data:
message: >-
Just a reminder, that you have 30 minutes left until game
time is over.
- service: tts.speak
data:
cache: true
media_player_entity_id: media_player.paris_google_mini
message: >-
Just a reminder, that you have 30 minutes left until game
time is over.
target:
entity_id: tts.google_en_com
- service: notify.alexa_media_animeking_echo_dot
data:
message: >-
Just a reminder, the kids have 30 minutes left until game
time is over.
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.gaming_tv_s_kids
state: paused
then:
- service: media_player.media_play_pause
data: {}
target:
entity_id:
- media_player.gaming_tv_s_kids
- conditions:
- condition: time
weekday:
- mon
- tue
- wed
- thu
- condition: state
entity_id: input_boolean.kids_school_helper
state: "on"
sequence:
- parallel:
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.gaming_tv_s_kids
state: playing
then:
- service: media_player.media_play_pause
data: {}
target:
entity_id:
- media_player.gaming_tv_s_kids
- service: tts.speak
data:
cache: true
media_player_entity_id: media_player.google_nest
message: >-
Just a reminder, that you have 30 minutes left until game
time is over.
target:
entity_id: tts.google_en_com
- service: notify.alexa_media_jamar_echo_2
data:
message: >-
Just a reminder, that you have 30 minutes left until game
time is over.
- service: tts.speak
data:
cache: true
media_player_entity_id: media_player.paris_google_mini
message: >-
Just a reminder, that you have 30 minutes left until game
time is over.
target:
entity_id: tts.google_en_com
- service: notify.alexa_media_animeking_echo_dot
data:
message: >-
Just a reminder, the kids have 30 minutes left until game
time is over.
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: media_player.gaming_tv_s_kids
state: paused
then:
- service: media_player.media_play_pause
data: {}
target:
entity_id:
- media_player.gaming_tv_s_kids
alias: School Day Options
mode: single
The scenario is my kids can only play video games on weekends and holidays during school. On Sunday the day before school the games stop at 6:00pm unless Monday is a holiday. That’s the automation I am trying to accomplish Just to remind them.
You’re welcome!
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created 2nd post: Reminder for kids (videogames turn off)
Again thank you for helping me with the first part
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