Is there a way to schedule something to happen, not quite an automation. For instance, This weekend we're having friends over and I want to turn the pool heater on Friday night. I don't need this to happen all the time, but just once at a specific time.
#One Time use automations?
signal fjord
polar hazel
you can make an automation that fires based on a state change for an input boolean helper— so when the boolean turns “on” your pool heater automation runs.
Then you can create an automation in the inverse if you want, so when the same boolean turns off, the heater turns off (or does something else)
tranquil spade
The easiest way to do this is with a calendar trigger - add an event to your calendar called "heat the pool", calendar trigger to your automation looking at that calendar, and a condition to only run when the summary for the event is "heat the pool"
sly relic
To extend on the calendar idea and build something very cool (that I have at home)
You can create a calendar that will store all these one time action you want to perform.
And an automation trigger on the calendar event like Hilburn said above.
And as action, you can use the action conversation.process to process the text that you use in the calendar event.
tranquil spade
Holbein
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sly relic
Fixed story