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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/stefan5HTP on 2024-06-01 18:46:36+00:00.

Hi everyone,

I’m excited to share that I’ve recently updated my little open-source project, Hue Scheduler, to support Home Assistant! 🎉

I started the project a few years ago after buying several Philips Hue lights and feeling disappointed with the available automations, especially when using dumb wall switches. To demonstrate what Hue Scheduler can achieve, here’s a sample configuration:

# Living Room
light.living_room  sunrise      bri:80%    ct:6000         tr:10s
light.living_room  sunrise+60   bri:100%   ct:5000         interpolate:true
light.living_room  sunset       bri:60%    ct:3000         tr-before:golden_hour-20
light.living_room  23:00        bri:40%    color:#FE275D   tr-before:1h

# Porch Light: Control power state
Porch Light  civil_dusk  on:true   bri:100%  tr:1min
Porch Light  23:00       on:false  tr:5min

# Motion Sensor: Inactive at night on weekdays
switch.sensor_hallway_activated  08:00  on:true
switch.sensor_hallway_activated  22:00  on:false  days:Mo-Fr

Using a simple text-based configuration format, you get fine-grained control over brightness, color temperature, color, power state, and custom interpolations between solar and absolute times. Hue Scheduler is a standalone application that communicates with Home Assistant via its REST API and can be run via Docker or directly with Java on devices like a Raspberry Pi.

As I’m relatively new to Home Assistant, I’m eager to learn from the community. What features would you find useful in a tool like this? Any feedback or ideas for improvement are greatly appreciated!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Related Home Assistant forum post.

Check out the project and how to get started on GitHub.