I suspect the issue is that when I disabled my api key and my moved off duckdns domain these broke and I just never realized it.

I just need to moved these to Nabu Casa web hooks.

Using https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/blob/master/config/script/notify_engine.yaml as example.

The idea is to randomize a group of haunted house mp3 files to play through out the day.

Since I am using Hassbian this will be done via a shell command (mpg123) and a randomized trigger.

Think I will have to create a script for each mp3 and then choose which script to file at execute.

Didn't even know this was a thing. Going to test to see if this can replace my current method of using webhooks triggered by a siri shortcut, so I can adhere to my first law of home automation.

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/proximity/

I haven't been keeping up with all the happenings, but I did stumble across CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig#644 which includes a really nice refactor to reduce lines in configs.

Reducing config lines is always a good decision. So on to making it happen.

Between 10:30 and 8am, turn on lights for Occupancy changes

Need to spend some time documenting the config to make it easier for others to consume.

There is no need for the input_booleans used as a condition on automations to handle turning on and off the automation results when turning off the automation can handle that.

CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig#217

It is time to update Home Assistant. 0.107.0 is out.

2020-03-20 15:38:51 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Error during setup of component aarlo Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/setup.py", line 174, in _async_setup_component component.setup, hass, processed_config # type: ignore File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 57, in run result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs) File "/config/custom_components/aarlo/__init__.py", line 183, in setup hide_deprecated_services=hide_deprecated_services,verbose_debug=verbose_debug) File "/config/custom_components/aarlo/pyaarlo/__init__.py", line 67, in __init__ for device in self._devices: TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

Appears to have already been reported: twrecked/hass-aarlo#190

This had been disabled due to a bug that would cause the Raspberypi memory to fill up and crash.

I think I am ready to try it how again.

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Porch Lights need to turn on based on cloud cover not just sunset.

I want to include a countdown to school events so that I can include the countdown in Skylar's daily announcements. They should have both a count down to the start and then a count down to the end.

Could also use this to countdown the end of summer....

Fall Break
Thanksgiving Break
Winter Break
Spring Break
Last Day of School

Currently the daily audible announcements are controlled using input_datetime for each report. The input_datetime is set via the UI.

But there are times when those each input_datetime should update based on day of the week, holidays, and summer versus school year.

Stealing CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig#288

For more information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulBeifhWBxY

This will simplify the holiday countdowns.

Now the fact that I couldn't get Amazon to see the new switch I created last week seems to have been a sign of a bigger issue..

I decided to clean up @home_assistant entities in Alexa. When through and disabled the ones I didnt need exposed in the Nabu Cases Alexa Integration. Hit forget all on Amazon side and then discover to re-add just the devices I wanted. This has worked everytime. Until now. No matter what I do I can’t seem to get Amazon to see them…

Then I found I am not the only one...

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/alexa-doesnt-find-any-devices-solved/44194/19?u=netizen24601

I may have links to Mahasri Kalavala's github in other places. Need to update them to https://github.com/skalavala/mysmarthome.

Been working a lot on Halloween stuff, and realized I have speakers all over the house. So why not add in some random "haunted" sound effects to play at low volume at random times.

Might have to put the guest mode condition in there so it doesn't freak out visitors.

• Medicine Reminder
• Morning Report
• Nightly Report
• Skylar's Morning Report
• Skylar's Nightly Report
• Coffee Time
• Morning Standby
• Nightly Lockdown
• Rex Manning Day Tweets

Use #33 to make audible notifications.

When freeze sensor is 'none' no alert. When freeze sensor is 'watch' reminders to bring in plants. When freeze sensor is 'warning' make announcements on outside weather conditions.

Grandparents don't really like it when you ask them to babysit the kid while you and the wife go to see Rise of Skywalker and the house security system goes into counter measure mode.

Need a security report that can be triggered before leaving to verify if all doors are closed.

For some reason Home Assistant appears to loose connection to the Chromecast and audible notifications stop working until a reboot or the chromecast is unplugged and plugged back in.

Super annoying. It never appears to loose connection if the google home hub.

It is time to update Home Assistant. 0.101.3 is out.

I want to migrate all the audio notifications using shell commands to play MP3s to the the media player in order to better control when the notification plays.

Add in some tweets for the Christmas countdown.

Ive got 18 months to get off Dark Sky not that Apple is shutting down the API

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/nws/

It is time to update Home Assistant. 0.102.3 is out.

It is time to update Home Assistant. 0.106.0 is out.

It is time to update Home Assistant. 0.103.6 is out.

This is late, It was an impulse add.

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/9u8jqp3hlt6pe675gie6lf1d9o%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

I used the HA Google Calendar integration to add the National Holiday calendar.

When the forecast low will be <= 35 F turn on a freeze warning notification.

Use a freeze sensor that reads mqtt topic.

When temp is forecasted to be below freezing -> MQTT publish 'watch' to freeze topic.

When temp is actually below freezing outside ->MQTT publish 'warning' to freeze topic.

When temp will be above freezing -> MQTT publish 'none' to freeze topic.

Add speech notifications that will play when family security issue occurs and family is away.

Include:

• You are not authorized to access this area.
• You now have 1 minute to reach minimum safe distance.

The rainbow like is not turning off on weekends.

Need to adjust the time window for clearing.