Adding the Automation used in the Timers video

Author: thejeffreystone

2022-10-AutomatingTimers/README.md

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+<div align="center">
+<img src="../images/slacker_labs.png">
+<h1>Automating with Timers</h1>
+<br>
+
+[![Watch the video](../images/videos/tn-2022-AutomatingTimers2.png)](https://youtu.be/SuLPMxQUv0Q)
+
+</div>
+
+
+<h2>Files You Need</h2>
+
+**automations.yaml**
+
+Contains the Automation discussed in the video.
+
+
+    
+

2022-10-AutomatingTimers/automations.yaml

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+# This Automation simply handles turning off a deivce that has been turned on 
+# by a different method. But you could include a trigger for turning on the device
+- id: '1663251471668'
+  alias: Studio Wax Warmer
+  description: 'This automation handles the Wax Warmer in the Studio'
+  trigger:
+  # Trigger this automation when it the device turns on.
+  - platform: state
+    entity_id:
+    - switch.studio_airfreshener
+    from: 'off'
+    to: 'on'
+    id: wax_on # this is needed for the choose action. 
+  # Trigger when timer finishes. Need to watch for an event. 
+  - platform: event
+    event_type: timer.finished
+    event_data:
+      entity_id: timer.studio_wax_warmer
+    id: wax_off # this is needed for the choose action. 
+  condition: []
+  action:
+  # the choose action allows us to handle our truggers differently. 
+  - choose:
+    # First, when the device turns on we need to start our timer.
+    # This timer will run until stopped, so if you have conditions that
+    # should stop this timer you will need to make sure that are also in the trigger. 
+    # Then just add another condition in this choose action to handle stopping the timer.
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id: wax_on
+      sequence:
+      - service: timer.start
+        data: {}
+        target:
+          entity_id: timer.studio_wax_warmer
+    # Now we need to handle when the timer has finished. And we just turn off our device. 
+    - conditions:
+      - condition: trigger
+        id: wax_off
+      sequence:
+      - service: switch.turn_off
+        data: {}
+        target:
+          entity_id: switch.studio_airfreshener
+  mode: single

2022-10-AutomatingTimers/configuration.yaml

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+
+
+# Configure a default setup of Home Assistant (frontend, api, etc)
+default_config:
+
+automation: !include automations.yaml

2022-10-AutomatingTimers/secrets.yaml

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+# Use this file to store secrets like usernames and passwords.
+# Learn more at https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/secrets/
+some_password: welcome
+
+# Update these if you are going to use Amazon Polly config in
+# the configuration.yaml
+aws_key: fbvekjbvwblv
+aws_secret: nfegvwvlwbljew