One trigger with multiple actions

Configuration
1

I am new to automations via YAML - most if not all are done via GUI so far.

  • I have door sensor
  • smart plug
  • speaker

I would like achieve the following in one automation:

  • trigger: when door sensor is open
  • script #1 : when the door sensor is open for more than 30 seconds then call service tts.google_translate_say
  • script #2 : when the door sensor is open and is after sunset turn on smart plug for 10 minutes and then turn off

Additionally I’m just wondering if there needs to be a condition for each sript in case the script is still running? For example, door sensor has been opened, script #2 has turned on the switch. Now, I close the door and open again - does it mean the script #2 will try to run again and it would fail as the switch is already on?

2

I’d do it in multiple automations. Merging them gains nothing but complexity.

  1. When the door is open for 30 seconds, TTS
  2. one of:
    a. When door opens after sunset, turn on the smart plug and start a ten minute timer
    b. When the door opens after sunset, turn on the smart plug, wait for the door to be closed then start a ten minute timer
    c. When the door opens after sunset, if the smart plug is off, turn on the smart plug, wait for the door to be closed, then start a ten minute timer
  3. When the timer expires turn off the smart plug

These will give you slightly different results:

a. Keeps the light on until ten minutes after the door was last opened, even if the door is still open
b. Keeps the light on until the door has been closed for ten minutes
c. Keeps the light on for ten minutes after the door was first opened, regardless

3

Two automations like Tinkerer said is probably your best bet. However, you may be able to use Trigger ID’s to accomplish this. I haven’t tested this, but I think this may work:

alias: When door opens call 2 scripts
description: ''
mode: single
trigger:
  - type: opened
    platform: device
    device_id: 1ccfb18afed239187e96d8ececfefe06
    entity_id: binary_sensor.front_door_sensor_ias_zone
    domain: binary_sensor
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.front_door_sensor_ias_zone
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 30
    id: OpenFor30Seconds
    to: opened
    from: closed
  - platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: 0
    id: OpenAfterSunset
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: OpenFor30Seconds
        sequence:
          - service: tts.cloud_say
            data:
              entity_id: media_player.living_room_home
              message: Door is opened for 30 seconds!
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: OpenAfterSunset
        sequence:
          - service: switch.turn_on
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: switch.corner_lamp_on_off
          - condition: state
            entity_id: switch.corner_lamp_on_off
            for:
              hours: 0
              minutes: 10
              seconds: 0
          - service: switch.turn_off
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: switch.corner_lamp_on_off
    default: []