Timer Automation with Toggle

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Hi All,

I have created a timer automation that will toggle a switch and will send a notification when finished.
As the entity I use is a Sonoff Plug, the timer will not start unless the switch is powered on and available.

The timer card looks like this:
timer card

You need 3 helpers:

  1. Toggle (in the code input_boolean.timer_1_toggle)
  2. Number ( in the code input_number.timer_1_slider)
  3. Timer (in the code timer.timer_1_timer)

The automation is I made is the one below:

alias: Timer - Sonoff Plug 1
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.timer_1_toggle
    id: Start
    to: 'on'
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.timer_1_toggle
    id: Cancel
    to: 'off'
  - platform: event
    event_type: timer.finished
    id: Finish
    event_data:
      entity_id: timer.timer_1_timer
  - platform: event
    event_type: timer.cancelled
    id: Cancelled
    event_data:
      entity_id: timer.timer_1_timer
  - platform: event
    event_type: timer.started
    id: Started
    event_data:
      entity_id: timer.timer_1_timer
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: Start
          - condition: not
            conditions:
              - condition: state
                entity_id: switch.sonoffplug1
                state: unavailable
        sequence:
          - service: timer.start
            data:
              duration: '{{ states(''input_number.timer_1_slider'') | int * 60 }}'
            target:
              entity_id: timer.timer_1_timer
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: Cancel
        sequence:
          - service: timer.cancel
            target:
              entity_id: timer.timer_1_timer
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: Finish
        sequence:
          - service: switch.toggle
            target:
              entity_id: switch.sonoffplug1
          - service: input_boolean.turn_off
            target:
              entity_id: input_boolean.timer_1_toggle
          - service: notify.all_devices
            data:
              message: Timer for Sonoff Plug 1 is finished
              title: Plug 1 timer
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: Cancelled
        sequence:
          - service: input_boolean.turn_off
            target:
              entity_id: input_boolean.timer_1_toggle
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: Started
          - condition: not
            conditions:
              - condition: state
                entity_id: switch.sonoffplug1
                state: unavailable
        sequence:
          - service: input_boolean.turn_on
            target:
              entity_id: input_boolean.timer_1_toggle
    default:
      - service: input_boolean.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id: input_boolean.timer_1_toggle
      - service: timer.cancel
        target:
          entity_id: timer.timer_1_timer
mode: single

The card code is the one below:

type: entities
entities:
  - entity: switch.sonoffplug1
  - entity: input_boolean.timer_1_toggle
  - entity: input_number.timer_1_slider
  - entity: timer.timer_1_timer
title: Plug 1 Timer
show_header_toggle: false
state_color: true

I hope you find it useful!

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If you’re interested, here’s a streamlined version of the automation:

alias: Timer - Sonoff Plug 1
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.timer_1_toggle
  - platform: event
    event_type: ['timer.started', 'timer.finished', 'timer.cancelled']
    event_data:
      entity_id: timer.timer_1_timer
condition: "{{ states('switch.sonoffplug1') != 'unavailable' }}"
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions: "{{ trigger.platform == 'state' }}"
        sequence:
          - choose:
              - conditions: "{{ trigger.to_state.state == 'on' }}"
                sequence:
                  - service: timer.start
                    target:
                      entity_id: timer.timer_1_timer
                    data:
                      duration: "{{ states('input_number.timer_1_slider') | int * 60 }}"
            default:
              - service: timer.cancel
                target:
                  entity_id: timer.timer_1_timer
    default:
      - service: "input_boolean.turn_{{ 'on' if trigger.event.event_type == 'timer.started' else 'off' }}"
        target:
          entity_id: input_boolean.timer_1_toggle
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ trigger.event.event_type == 'timer.finished' }}"
      - service: switch.toggle
        target:
          entity_id: switch.sonoffplug1
      - service: notify.all_devices
        data:
          message: Timer for Sonoff Plug 1 is finished
          title: Plug 1 timer
mode: single
max_exceeded: silent

If there was no need to display the remaining time (i.e. the timer’s countdown) the automation can be reduced even further (by replacing the timer with a for option in a State Trigger).

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Looks really nice but it will not cancel the timer when the plug is not available.

I want to make sure that the automation checks that the plug is powered on before the countdown starts.

4

It won’t start the timer if the plug is unavailable. If it doesn’t start it, there’s no need to cancel it.

5

Sure, but the time on/off switch remains on. Also the timer strarts the countdown when you hit the Start button from the timer entity.

With my code these 2 don’t happen.

It’s not a competition of course. Both work just fine, just my version works the way I need to.

I appreciate the input of course!

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Which is irrelevant because the UI will clearly show the timer has failed to start, indicating there’s a problem (namely the switch is offline).

I fail to see the justification for all of these entities and the elaborate automation to control the timer if you still allow for manual control of the timer.

You’re welcome.

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Sorry, bei mir tut sich mit dieser Automatisierung ĂĽberhaupt nichts :frowning: Es startet kein Timer und und die Zeit vom Slider wird auch nicht in den Timer ĂĽbernommen.

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@nefelodamon , Will this allow the timer to be stopped and started without resetting the timer? For instance: can I start the timer, pause it after a certain amount if time, then restart it, and have it continue where it left off?