topic Start a script from another script in Home Automation

Start a script from another script

pettymn — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 02:07:50 GMT

Hello,

I'm looking for a way to call an script from another script, I've created script to manage some stuff and now I want to call all those scripts in a single script.

Re: Start a script from another script

EricTsengTy — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 05:19:08 GMT

My approach is just a workaround in the current Google Home implementation.

Callee

Add a starter with the type "assistant.event.OkGoogle" and set the property "is" to a function name. It's better that the function name is not a valid English sentence. For example, I prefer "turn_off_the_tv" instead of "Turn off the TV".

metadata: name: Turn off the Air description: Simply turn off the Air via scene in third party app automations: starters: - type: assistant.event.OkGoogle eventData: query is: turn_off_the_air actions: - type: device.command.ActivateScene activate: true devices: Power off Air

Caller

Now in the script you wanna call the above script, you can trigger the script by specifying the function name with "assistant.command.OkGoogle".

actions: - type: assistant.command.OkGoogle okGoogle: turn_off_the_air devices: Nest - Living Room

Re: Start a script from another script

home-assistant — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 07:53:21 GMT

Thanks for your suggestion. But it's not working well unfortunately. Seems like Google home mini can understand the "turn_off_the_air" query and I get a response like "Sorry, it looks like that thermostat hasn't been set up yet. You can do that in Assistant Settings.".

I'm trying to create some continuous reminder like following and would appreciate your help.

metadata: name: Test description: Test automations: - name: Ventilate office reminder starters: - type: time.schedule at: 8:00 - type: assistant.event.OkGoogle eventData: query is: ventilate_office_reminder actions: - type: assistant.command.Broadcast devices: - Office speaker - Office message: Remember to ventilate the office - type: time.delay for: 10min - type: assistant.command.OkGoogle devices: - Office speaker - Office okGoogle: ventilate_office_reminder - name: Stop reminder starters: - type: device.state.OpenClose device: Office Window - Office state: openPercent is: 100 actions: - type: assistant.command.OkGoogle devices: - Office speaker - Office okGoogle: Stop "Ventilate office reminder"

Re: Start a script from another script

EricTsengTy — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:02:21 GMT

Multiple automations in a single script might not work normally currently, so maybe you can try to split it into two scripts (I know it's not elegant to do so ...).

You can check this link for more details.