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* Migrate the non blog posts to use no domain

* Update demo links

* Remove Zanzito references from owntracks docs
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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ redirect_from: /ecosystem/appdaemon/tutorial/
## {% linkable_title Another Take on Automation %}
If you haven't yet read Paulus' excellent Blog entry on [Perfect Home Automation](https://home-assistant.io/blog/2016/01/19/perfect-home-automation/) I would encourage you to take a look. As a veteran of several Home Automation systems with varying degrees success, it was this article more than anything else that convinced me that Home Assistant had the right philosophy behind it and was on the right track. One of the most important points made is that being able to control your lights from your phone, 9 times out of 10 is harder than using a lightswitch - where Home Automation really comes into its own is when you start removing the need to use a phone or the switch - the "Automation" in Home Automation. A surprisingly large number of systems out there miss this essential point and have limited abilities to automate anything which is why a robust and open system such as Home Assistant is such an important part of the equation in bring this all together in the vast and chaotic ecosystem that is the "Internet of Things".
If you haven't yet read Paulus' excellent Blog entry on [Perfect Home Automation](/blog/2016/01/19/perfect-home-automation/) I would encourage you to take a look. As a veteran of several Home Automation systems with varying degrees success, it was this article more than anything else that convinced me that Home Assistant had the right philosophy behind it and was on the right track. One of the most important points made is that being able to control your lights from your phone, 9 times out of 10 is harder than using a lightswitch - where Home Automation really comes into its own is when you start removing the need to use a phone or the switch - the "Automation" in Home Automation. A surprisingly large number of systems out there miss this essential point and have limited abilities to automate anything which is why a robust and open system such as Home Assistant is such an important part of the equation in bring this all together in the vast and chaotic ecosystem that is the "Internet of Things".
So given the importance of Automation, what should Automation allow us to do? I am a pragmatist at heart so I judge individual systems by the ease of accomplishing a few basic but representative tasks:
@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ different scenes in a different version of the App.
def initialize(self):
self.run_at_sunrise(self.sunrise_cb)
self.run_at_sunset(self.before_sunset_cb, offset=-900)
def sunrise_cb(self, kwargs):
self.turn_on(self.args["off_scene"])
@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ class FlashyMotionLights(appapi.AppDaemon):
def initialize(self):
self.listen_state(self.motion, "binary_sensor.drive", new = "on")
def motion(self, entity, attribute, old, new, kwargs):
if self.sun_down():
self.turn_on("light.drive")
self.run_in(self.light_off, 60)
def light_off(self, kwargs):
self.turn_off("light.drive")
```
@ -112,17 +112,17 @@ class MotionLights(appapi.AppDaemon):
def initialize(self):
self.listen_state(self.motion, "binary_sensor.drive", new = "on")
def motion(self, entity, attribute, old, new, kwargs):
if self.self.sun_down():
self.turn_on("light.drive")
self.run_in(self.light_off, 60)
self.flashcount = 0
self.run_in(self.flash_warning, 1)
def light_off(self, kwargs):
self.turn_off("light.drive")
def flash_warning(self, kwargs):
self.toggle("light.living_room")
self.flashcount += 1
@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ I have spent the last few weeks moving all of my (fairly complex) automations ov
Some people will maybe look at all of this and say "what use is this, I can already do all of this", and that is fine, as I said this is an alternative not a replacement, but I am hopeful that for some users this will seem a more natural, powerful and nimble way of building potentially very complex automations.
If this has whet your appetite, feel free to give it a try.
If this has whet your appetite, feel free to give it a try.
Happy Automating!