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sick glacier
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alias: Porch Lights
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: sun
    event: sunrise
    offset: 0
  - platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: 0
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions: "{{ trigger.event == 'sunrise' }}"
        sequence:
          - service: light.turn_off
            target:
              entity_id:
                - light.front_porch
                - light.back_porch
            data: {}
      - conditions: "{{ trigger.event == 'sunset' }}"
        sequence:
          - service: light.turn_on
            data:
              brightness_pct: 100
            target:
              entity_id:
                - light.front_porch
                - light.back_porch
mode: single
tame raft
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alias: Porch Light Controls - Sun Triggers
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: 0
    id: sunset
  - platform: sun
    event: sunrise
    offset: 0
    id: sunrise
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: sunset
        sequence:
          - service: light.turn_on
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id:
                - light.back_porch_status
                - light.front_porch_status
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: sunrise
        sequence:
          - service: light.turn_off
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id:
                - light.back_porch_status
                - light.front_porch_status
mode: single
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This is my automation for the same thing, and haven't had an issue yet..

sick glacier
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i've since refactored everything and that automation now lives on the devices themselves through esphome

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here's that code

tame raft
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Yeah, I wouldn't use ESPHome (or WiFi) lights.. wouldn't want all that crap cluttering my WiFi network.

sick glacier
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my wireless access point is rated for a hell of a lot more clients than i have including lights and other wifi iot devices

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plus i'm planning on adding another access point to the other side of the house rated for just as many

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and with esphome, the network traffic is minimal

tame raft
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Yeah I get that. I have all Unifi hardware here, with Enterprise Access Points.. broken down into multiple segregated vlans.. but still wouldn't put any unnecessary crap on it

sick glacier
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i mean i wouldn't describe lighting and other smart home utility as unnecessary

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that's not to say it's necessary either but it's useful

tame raft
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except I didn't describe them as such 😉

sick glacier
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and my network performance, also on unifi, hasn't suffered any with 25-30ish shelly wifi products

tame raft
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Running them via WiFi is unnecessary when there is are much better alternative.

sick glacier
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there are better alternatives sure, but why would i need something better when what i have now works perfectly

tame raft
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No one is suggesting an alternative to you

sick glacier
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i'm just stating my case, same as you lol

tame raft
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"I wouldn't use ESPHome (or WiFi) lights." believe that statement says I wouldn't

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not "you shouldn't"

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I was just correcting your Automation coding

sick glacier
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oh the automation i posted works fine now that there isn't another one messing with it

tame raft
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the Choose action acts like a if/then ... it the first one is true it doesn't execute the 2nd

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So to avoid this using a Trigger ID

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based on the Triggers given in the automation

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to trigger the Choose Option

sick glacier
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yeah i know

sick glacier