echo trellis
I'm new to HA, but as I think about what I want to automate more, I can see several approaches with what I know of HA. My question is, what is the best to use in HA. I am confident I can make it behave correctly, but what's the proper way to structure it. Is there any document of Best Practices?
Let me give an example: When somebody is not at home home, but they are in-town, and it's dark out I would like the porch/driveway lights on. So three conditions, each of which might be a trigger to turn the lights on. Furthermore, when we do come home, turn the lights off after set delay (or ultimately, the garage door closes).
It this a single automation with 4 triggers? Is it two automations, one with 3 triggers and one with 1. Is it 4 automations? Should it be encapsulated in scenes or scripts? Should I introduce some persistent state?
errant marsh