Simple time-based Switch On, Switch Off with built in (non-YAML) automation

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Hello, I am migrating from ISY. I looked in the Community and all I find are YAML solutions. Is there a simple way, using the built in automations, to say:
From Time X to Time Y, turn on.
Else, turn off
Thanks.

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That’s because it’s efficient, editable, and portable… you can literally copy it from here and paste it into the Automation Editor.

Unlike some other systems, automations in HA are event-driven. Just “being” between two times is not an event, so there’s no single trigger that covers “From Time X to Time Y”. You have to break it down and set triggers to cover all the events.

Here is one option on how to do that:

triggers:
  - id: 'on'
    trigger: time
    at: "08:00:00"
  - id: 'off'
    trigger: time
    at: "22:00:00"
  - id: restart
    trigger: homeassistant
    event: start
actions:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: 
              - "on"
              - restart
          - condition: time
            after: "8:00:00"
            before: "23:00:00"
        sequence:
          - action: switch.turn_on
            target:
              entity_id: switch.example 
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: 
              - "off"
              - restart
          - condition: time
            after: "23:00:00"
            before: "8:00:00"
        sequence:
          - action: switch.turn_off
            target:
              entity_id: switch.example
If you want the switch to turn back on immediately if it's turned off during 'on' hours and vice versa, you would add triggers for those event too. 
triggers:
  - id: 'on'
    trigger: time
    at: "08:00:00"
  - id: 'off'
    trigger: time
    at: "22:00:00"
  - id: restart
    trigger: homeassistant
    event: start
  - id: 'on'
    trigger: state
    entity_id: switch.example
    to: 'off'
  - id: 'off'
    trigger: state
    entity_id: switch.example
    to: 'on'
actions:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: 
              - "on"
              - restart
          - condition: time
            after: "8:00:00"
            before: "23:00:00"
        sequence:
          - action: switch.turn_on
            target:
              entity_id: switch.example 
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: 
              - "off"
              - restart
          - condition: time
            after: "23:00:00"
            before: "8:00:00"
        sequence:
          - action: switch.turn_off
            target:
              entity_id: switch.example
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This is terrific…thank you! I am testing it out this evening.