Various updates :-)

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ In 2021 I've switched over to using the [Home Assistant Operating System](https:
 
 Blogposts and write-ups:
 
-- Blogpost: [My Smart Home 2021](https://jorisroovers.com/posts/my-smart-home-2021)
+- Blogpost: [My Smart Home 2021](https://jorisroovers.com/posts/my-smart-home-2021) ([featured on Hackernews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30349767))
 - [Details of my conference talk *Creating the Ultimate Morning Routine* at the 2020 Home Assistant Conference](docs/Ultimate-Morning-Routine.md)
 - Blogpost: [My Favorite Home Automations](https://jorisroovers.com/posts/my-favorite-home-automations)
 - Blogpost: [Window Opener project](https://jorisroovers.com/posts/window-opener)
@@ -335,4 +335,4 @@ Instructions (for myself) when uploading latest homeassistant config.
 git clean -fxdn
 # Actual deleting ignored (and non-staged) files/dirs
 git clean -fxd
-```
+```

automations/bathroom.yaml

@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@
  to: "off"
  for: "00:03:00"
  condition:
- - condition: and
- conditions:
- - condition: state
- entity_id: binary_sensor.shower_water_present
- state: "off"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: binary_sensor.shower_water_present
+ state: "off"
  action:
  - service: scene.turn_on
  data:
@@ -49,11 +47,9 @@
  condition:
  # Let's check whether bathroom light is on, so we don't get cases where we the leak sensor is
  # flapping while nobody's in the bathroom
- - condition: and
- conditions:
- - condition: state
- entity_id: light.bathroom
- state: "on"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: light.bathroom
+ state: "on"
  action:
  - service: script.notify_joris
  data:
@@ -119,20 +115,18 @@
  entity_id: light.bathroom_group
  to: "on"
  condition:
- - condition: and
- conditions:
- - condition: state
- entity_id: binary_sensor.joris_working
- state: "off"
- - condition: time
- after: "12:00:00"
- before: "17:00:00"
- weekday:
- - mon
- - tue
- - wed
- - thu
- - fri
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: binary_sensor.joris_working
+ state: "off"
+ - condition: time
+ after: "12:00:00"
+ before: "17:00:00"
+ weekday:
+ - mon
+ - tue
+ - wed
+ - thu
+ - fri
  action:
  - service: scene.turn_on
  data:

automations/bedroom_kids.yaml

@@ -59,21 +59,20 @@
  variables:
  kid: "{{ 'mats' if (trigger.to_state.entity_id == 'climate.bedroom_mats') else 'hannah' }}"
  action:
- - service: notify.notify
+ - service: script.notify_family
  data:
  message: >
  It's getting warm in {{kid}}'s room.
  Bedroom Hannah: {{ state_attr("climate.bedroom_hannah", "current_temperature") }}C
  Bedroom Mats: {{ state_attr("climate.bedroom_mats", "current_temperature") }}C
  Master Bedroom: {{ state_attr("climate.master_bedroom", "current_temperature") }}C
- data:
- tag: bedroom-kids-warm
+ expire: "00:30:00"
  - condition: template
  value_template: "{{ is_state('input_boolean.heat_bedroom_' + kid, 'on') }}"
  - service: script.notify_joris
  data:
  message: Seems like it's {{kid}} room which has the input boolean on.
- expire: "00:05:00"
+ expire: "00:01:00"
  - service: input_boolean.turn_off
  data:
  entity_id: "{{ 'input_boolean.heat_bedroom_' + kid }}"
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
  to: "off"
  for: "48:00:00"
  action:
- - service: notify.notify
+ - service: script.notify_family
  data:
  message: It's been more than 48hrs since the kids window were last opened. Suggestion to open them :-)
 
@@ -134,11 +133,12 @@
  variables:
  action_open: "{{ 'OPEN_' ~ context.id }}"
  action_close: "{{ 'CLOSE_' ~ context.id }}"
- - service: notify.notify
+ - service: script.notify_family
  data:
  message: >
  Hannah went to bed, pre-heat bedroom Mats?
  Bedroom Hannah: {{ state_attr("climate.bedroom_hannah", "current_temperature") }}C
  Bedroom Mats: {{ state_attr("climate.bedroom_mats", "current_temperature") }}C
+ expire: "00:05:00"
  data:
  uri: "/lovelace-phone/upstairs"

automations/house_mode.yaml

@@ -60,14 +60,12 @@
  entity_id: light.office
  to: "on"
  condition:
- - condition: and
- conditions:
- - condition: state
- entity_id: input_select.house_mode
- state: "Sleeping"
- - condition: time
- after: "05:00:00"
- before: "18:00:00"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: input_select.house_mode
+ state: "Sleeping"
+ - condition: time
+ after: "05:00:00"
+ before: "18:00:00"
  action:
  - service: input_select.select_option
  data:
@@ -151,15 +149,13 @@
  entity_id: binary_sensor.front_door_contact
  to: "on"
  condition:
- - condition: and
- conditions:
- - condition: state
- entity_id: input_select.house_mode
- state: "Away"
- for: "00:05:00"
- - condition: state
- entity_id: person.joris
- state: "home"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: input_select.house_mode
+ state: "Away"
+ for: "00:05:00"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: person.joris
+ state: "home"
  action:
  - service: script.notify_joris
  data:

automations/kitchen.yaml

@@ -42,3 +42,14 @@
  - service: input_boolean.turn_off
  data:
  entity_id: input_boolean.cooking
+
+- alias: Enable cooking boolean when starting cooking
+ id: cooking_alert_on_start
+ trigger:
+ - platform: state
+ entity_id: binary_sensor.cooking_started
+ to: "on"
+ action:
+ - service: input_boolean.turn_on
+ data:
+ entity_id: input_boolean.cooking

automations/landing.yaml

@@ -27,3 +27,12 @@
  - service: scene.turn_on
  data:
  entity_id: "{{ scene_entity_id }}"
+ # When Joris is still in bed, but Ilse is awake (determined when phone is charging)
+ - condition: "{{ not is_state('input_select.house_mode', 'Sleeping') }}"
+ - condition: "{{ is_state('sensor.iphone_13_pro_max_battery_state', 'Not Charging') }}"
+ - condition: "{{ is_state('person.joris', 'Home') }}"
+ - service: script.notify_joris
+ data:
+ message: Joris still sleeping, landing light should be kept off!
+
+

automations/laundryroom.yaml

@@ -18,12 +18,18 @@
  to: "off"
  for: "00:01:00"
  variables:
+ # This is what I use today, the benefit is that this is pythonic (i.e. "easy" to read if you're used to python)
  scene_entity_id: "{{ 'scene.LaundryRoomEnter' + states('input_select.house_mode') if (trigger.to_state.state == 'on') else 'scene.LaundryRoomExit' }}"
+ # # Same, using new iif jinja filter
+ # scene_entity_id: "{{ (trigger.to_state.state == 'on') || iif('scene.LaundryRoomEnter' + states('input_select.house_mode'), 'scene.LaundryRoomExit') }}"
+ # # Same, using new iif homeassistant template function (I like this one the least)
+ # scene_entity_id: "{{ iif(trigger.to_state.state == 'on', scene.LaundryRoomEnter' + states('input_select.house_mode'), 'scene.LaundryRoomExit') }}"
  action:
  - service: scene.turn_on
  data:
  entity_id: "{{ scene_entity_id }}"
 
+
 ################################################################################
 # Laundry Status Notifications #
 ################################################################################

automations/livingroom.yaml

@@ -232,26 +232,24 @@
  entity_id: light.dining_table
  to: "on"
  condition:
- - condition: and
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: media_player.tv_livingroom
+ state: "off"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id:
+ - media_player.living_room
+ - media_player.bathroom
+ state:
+ - paused
+ - idle
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: binary_sensor.joris_working
+ state: "off"
+ - condition: not
  conditions:
  - condition: state
- entity_id: media_player.tv_livingroom
- state: "off"
- - condition: state
- entity_id:
- - media_player.living_room
- - media_player.bathroom
- state:
- - paused
- - idle
- - condition: state
- entity_id: binary_sensor.joris_working
- state: "off"
- - condition: not
- conditions:
- - condition: state
- entity_id: input_select.house_mode
- state: "Sleeping"
+ entity_id: input_select.house_mode
+ state: "Sleeping"
  action:
  - service: scene.turn_on
  data:
@@ -272,17 +270,15 @@
  to: "off"
  for: "00:15:00"
  condition:
- - condition: and
- conditions:
- - condition: state
- entity_id: light.dining_table
- state: "on"
- - condition: state
- entity_id: binary_sensor.joris_working
- state: "on"
- - condition: state
- entity_id: person.ilse
- state: "not_home"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: light.dining_table
+ state: "on"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: binary_sensor.joris_working
+ state: "on"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: person.ilse
+ state: "not_home"
  action:
  - service: script.notify_joris
  data:

automations/master_bedroom.yaml

@@ -179,13 +179,11 @@
  below: 16
  for: "00:30:00"
  condition:
- - condition: and
- conditions:
- - condition: template
- value_template: "{{ states('input_select.house_mode') in ['Morning', 'Day', 'Evening'] }}"
- - condition: state
- entity_id: binary_sensor.bedroom_window
- state: "on"
+ - condition: template
+ value_template: "{{ states('input_select.house_mode') in ['Morning', 'Day', 'Evening'] }}"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: binary_sensor.bedroom_window
+ state: "on"
  action:
  - service: script.notify_joris
  data:
@@ -202,19 +200,17 @@
  - platform: time
  at: "12:00:00"
  condition:
- - condition: and
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: binary_sensor.bedroom_window
+ state: "off"
+ - condition: not
  conditions:
  - condition: state
- entity_id: binary_sensor.bedroom_window
- state: "off"
- - condition: not
- conditions:
- - condition: state
- entity_id: binary_sensor.outside_precipitation
- state: "on"
- - condition: state
- entity_id: input_select.house_mode
- state: "Away"
+ entity_id: binary_sensor.outside_precipitation
+ state: "on"
+ - condition: state
+ entity_id: input_select.house_mode
+ state: "Away"
  action:
  - service: cover.open_cover
  data: