Home Assistant Automation: When motion is detected in the kitchen around dinner time, offer to play music — but only under very specific conditions.

"Lorelai: Spotify Playlist Dinner Time.yaml

alias: "Lorelai: Spotify Playlist Dinner Time"
description: "Plays music when motion is detected at dinner time under specific conditions."
trigger:
  - platform: device
    type: motion
    device_id: device_kitchen_motion
    entity_id: binary_sensor.kitchen_motion
    domain: binary_sensor
    for:
      seconds: 5

condition:
  # Only run between 5:45 PM and 7:45 PM on any day
  - condition: time
    after: "17:45:00"
    before: "19:45:00"

  # No music should currently be playing on any media device
  - condition: not
    conditions:
      - condition: or
        conditions:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: media_player.kitchen_echo
            state: playing
          - condition: state
            entity_id: media_player.kitchen_speaker
            state: playing
          - condition: state
            entity_id: media_player.house_group
            state: playing
          - condition: state
            entity_id: media_player.spotify_user
            state: playing
          - condition: state
            entity_id: media_player.living_room
            state: playing

  # Cooldown: only allow this automation to run if it's never triggered or at least 4 hours have passed
  - condition: template
    value_template: >-
      {{ state_attr('automation.spotify_playlist_dinner_time', 'last_triggered') is none or
         as_timestamp(now()) - as_timestamp(state_attr('automation.spotify_playlist_dinner_time', 'last_triggered')) > 14400 }}

  # Ensure dining room TV is off (measured by plug power draw)
  - condition: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.dining_room_tv_power
    below: 60

  # Living room media plug must not be in use
  - condition: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.living_room_media_plug
    state: "off"

  # Double-check Spotify isn't already playing
  - condition: state
    entity_id: media_player.spotify_user
    state: "paused"

action:
  # Send Alexa voice prompt asking to play music
  - service: script.send_alexa_actionable_notification
    data:
      text: >-
        <speak><voice name='Joanna'>Good evening, would you care to listen to
        some music?</voice></speak>
      event_id: actionable_notification_dinner_music
      alexa_device: media_player.kitchen_echo

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