timed_lights.yaml

blueprint:
  name: Timed lights
  description: Turns lights on at a given time and then off at another
  author: Dany Khalife
  domain: automation
  input:
    lights:
      description: The set of lights that the switch will control
      selector:
        entity:
          multiple: true
          filter:
            - domain: light
    start_time:
      description: The time at which the lights should turn on.
      selector:
        time:
      default: 
        hours: 17
        minutes: 10
        seconds: 0
    end_time:
      description: The time at which the lights should turn off.
      selector:
        time:
      default: 
        hours: 18
        minutes: 0
        seconds: 0
    notify:
      description: The notification service to use for notifications.
      selector:
        device:
          integration: mobile_app
    message_on:
      description: Notification message whenever the automation turns the lights on.
      selector:
        text:
      default: Lights turned on automatically
    message_off:
      description: Notification message whenever the automation turns the lights off.
      selector:
        text:
      default: Lights turned off automatically

mode: single
variables:
  message_on: !input message_on
  message_off: !input message_off
trigger:
  - id: "on"
    platform: time
    at: !input start_time
  - id: "off"
    platform: time
    at: !input end_time
condition: []
action:
- service: >-
    {% if trigger.id == 'on' %}
      light.turn_on
    {% else %}
      light.turn_off
    {% endif %}
  target:
    entity_id: !input lights
- device_id: !input notify
  domain: mobile_app
  type: notify
  message: "{% if trigger.id == 'on' %}{{message_on}}{% else %}{{message_off}}{% endif %}"