zealous minnow
Hi, I got an entity that his state is timestamp that changing every few days.
What type of trigger do I need to put in my automation to make it work that everytime that the timestamp = state is right now the trigger will work on my automation?
entity:
sensor.calendar_upcoming
state:
2024-11-23T15:16:00+00:00
attributes
device_class: timestamp
icon: mdi:weather-night
friendly_name: Calendar Upcoming
Thanks for help!!
vernal horizon
this?
subtle hull
If the sensor entity shows the “next” time something happens, it could be a race condition whether the automation triggers first, or if the sensor updates to the “new next” time, and so the automation never fires. There is now an option that appears after you choose the entity to provide a time offset. I would suggest firing 10 seconds early to avoid that scenario. If the 10 seconds really matters, you can have the first step of your automation be a 10 second delay.
zealous minnow
If the sensor entity shows the “next” time something happens, it could be a race...
It doesn't show the next time, just one time but it changes every few days
subtle hull
As long as that time will remain and display a value that is in the past for some amount of time. Then you should be fine.
zealous minnow
As long as that time will remain and display a value that is in the past for som...
Thanks for reply, so what kind of trigger should I use? the one that Michael posted above
subtle hull
Yes, regardless if you need an offset or not, use that trigger
zealous minnow
Sweet, thanks I will give it a try
zealous minnow
Yes, regardless if you need an offset or not, use that trigger
Okay it just triggered and my wife says she wants it with offset or 10 minutes before the time that on the state.
Is it possible?
subtle hull
There is a field in the trigger in the UI right below where you selected the entity to use as the time
Unless you’re more than 1-2 months behind on your HA version, that option was recently added
zealous minnow
That i suppose, right?
If I want only 10 seconds should I write 00:00:10 ?
**10 minutes sorry
zealous minnow
subtle hull
No problem
zealous minnow
No problem
The automation just triggered, but the offset you told me trigger the automation 10 minutes AFTER the sensor time.
How can I do 10 minutes before the sensor time?
subtle hull
Put a negative sign in front of it
zealous minnow
Put a negative sign in front of it
where exactly? That's the yaml line from the offset within the automation
offset: "00:10:00"
subtle hull
offset: "-00:10:00"
zealous minnow
`offset: "-00:10:00"`
Okay will give it a try, next trigger is on Friday
