Trying to fine-tune automation trigger

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21

Maybe an extra automation that checks if the light has switched on (state changed) and also automation state changed and if so turn it off?

22

so you could add an input boolean:

input_boolean:
  automation_flag:
    name: flag for automation
    initial: off

Then add an automation that turns on the input boolean it when you turn on the automation, and turn off the input boolean at midnight.

- alias: flip boolean when automation runs
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: automation.turn_lounge_light_on_elevation__25__after_4pm
      to: 'on'
      from: 'off'
    - platform: time
      at: '00:00:00'
  action:
    - service_template: >
        input_boolean.turn_{{ 'on' if trigger.platform == 'state' else 'off'}
      entity_id: input_boolean.automation_flag

Then lastly, this automation:

- id: '1505977024304'
  alias: Turn Lounge Light On Elevation < 25° & after 4PM
  trigger:
  - below: 25
    entity_id: sun.sun
    platform: numeric_state
    value_template: '{{ state.attributes.elevation }}'
  - platform: time
    at: '16:00:00'
  condition:
  - after: '16:00:00'
    before: '22:00:00'
    condition: time
  - condition: template
    value_template: '{{states.sun.sun.attributes.elevation < 25}}'
  - condition: state
    entity_id: automation.turn_lounge_light_on_elevation__25__after_4pm
    state: 'on'
    for:
      minutes: 5
  - condition: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.automation_flag
    state: 'off'
  action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    data:
      brightness_pct: 75
      entity_id: light.lounge
      kelvin: 3100

So, it should only execute on days that it isn’t turned on. :man_shrugging:

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23

Thinking I can delete this?

- condition: state
    entity_id: automation.turn_lounge_light_on_elevation__25__after_4pm
    state: 'on'
    for:
      minutes: 5
24

No because we need to give the flag a buffer zone. I’m not sure the boolean will be set by the time the first automation is complete because of multi-threading.

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25

You know I just realised, the sun NEVER goes down here after 8:09PM, so 1.5 hours before then is 6:39PM so I can just adjust the 4PM-10PM trigger to 7PM and then as long as it’s after 7PM when I reactivate it I’m in the clear.

Sometimes the simplest solution is the best LOL.

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