#choose between 2 picking random 3rd option?

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plucky herald
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why did it pick the magical wonderful 3rd path in traces?

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id: '1769774794315'
alias: Turn Outside Light Off
description: ''
triggers:
  - trigger: time
    at: '00:00:01'
  - trigger: time
    at: '09:00:01'
  - trigger: time
    at: '07:00:01'
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - sun.sun
    from: null
    to: null
conditions: []
actions:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: time
            after: '00:00:00'
            before: '00:01:00'
          - condition: time
            after: '09:00:00'
            before: '09:01:00'
        sequence:
          - action: light.turn_off
            metadata: {}
            target:
              entity_id: light.downstairs_hallway_light_switch_1_switch_2
            data: {}
      - conditions:
          - condition: time
            after: '07:00:00'
            before: '07:01:00'
          - condition: state
            entity_id: sun.sun
            state:
              - below_horizon
        sequence:
          - action: light.turn_on
            metadata: {}
            target:
              entity_id: light.downstairs_hallway_light_switch_1_switch_2
            data: {}
mode: single```
soft ocean
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that's the 'else' path

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neither of your conditions matched

plucky herald
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When the sun changed, from above horizon, to below horizon

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then surely, when it hits "then do", it would choose the one where the sun is below horizon

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and then turn the light on

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right

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surely?

soft ocean
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it must match all conditions in the condition

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fails the time condition

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          - condition: time
            after: '07:00:00'
            before: '07:01:00'

is false, ergo not chosen

plucky herald
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ok

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so if I add an or block

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and then put that all in there

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it should just be fine and work

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right

soft ocean
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yes with an or if the sun condition matches it will chose that path

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btw using trigger ids would be much cleaner here

plucky herald
plucky herald
soft ocean
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looks fine, but definitely look into replacing those time conditions with trigger conditions

plucky herald
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(wrong area, but that theoretically)

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ok I think I've got it

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bare with

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haha

soft ocean
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something like:

triggers:
  - trigger: time
    id: "on"
    at: "07:00:00"
  - trigger: time
    id: "off"
    at: "09:00:00"
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - sun.sun
    to:
      - below_horizon
    id: "on"
conditions: []
actions:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id:
              - "on"
        sequence:
          - action: light.turn_on
            target:
              entity_id: light.ceiling_lights
    default:
      - action: light.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id: light.ceiling_lights
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