Turn scene on twice to account for laggy networks

Also quoted some things and improved logging a bit.

motion-activated-light.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 
 
+########################
+### Blueprint definition
+########################
+
 blueprint:
 
   name: "Mike's Motion Activated Light"
@@ -8,22 +12,22 @@ blueprint:
   input:
 
     motion_sensor:
-      name: Motion Sensor
+      name: "Motion Sensor"
-      description: Entity ID of the motion sensor
+      description: "Entity ID of the motion sensor"
       selector:
         entity:
           domain: binary_sensor
 
     delay_seconds_helper:
-      name: Delay seconds (helper)
+      name: "Delay seconds (helper)"
-      description: The delay before the motion-off sequence will be initiated. Must be a helper so it can persist across activations.
+      description: "The delay before the motion-off sequence will be initiated. Must be a helper so it can persist across activations."
       selector:
         entity:
           domain: input_number
 
     delay_seconds_default:
-      name: Default delay seconds
+      name: "Default delay seconds"
-      description: The default delay before the motion-off sequence begins. Will be used to reset the running delay.
+      description: "The default delay before the motion-off sequence begins. Will be used to reset the running delay."
       default: 30
       selector:
         number:
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ blueprint:
           mode: box
 
     notice_seconds:
-      name: Notice seconds
+      name: "Notice seconds"
       description: "The number of seconds to wait in the Prep1 (Notice) scene."
       default: 15
       selector:
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ blueprint:
           mode: box
 
     warning_seconds:
-      name: Warning seconds
+      name: "Warning seconds"
       description: "The number of seconds to wait in the Prep2 (Warning) scene."
       default: 15
       selector:
@@ -55,33 +59,38 @@ blueprint:
           mode: box
 
     scene_on:
-      name: On Scene
+      name: "On Scene"
-      description: The scene to activate when motion is detected
+      description: "The scene to activate when motion is detected"
       selector:
         entity:
           domain: scene
 
     scene_off_prep_1:
-      name: Off Prep Scene 1 (Notice)
+      name: "Off Prep Scene 1 (Notice)"
-      description: The first scene to activate when motion is no longer detected (notice phase).
+      description: "The first scene to activate when motion is no longer detected (notice phase)."
       selector:
         entity:
           domain: scene
 
     scene_off_prep_2:
-      name: Off Prep Scene 2 (Warning)
+      name: "Off Prep Scene 2 (Warning)"
-      description: The second scene to activate when motion is no longer detected (warning phase).
+      description: "The second scene to activate when motion is no longer detected (warning phase)."
       selector:
         entity:
           domain: scene
 
     scene_off:
-      name: Off Scene
+      name: "Off Scene"
       description: "The scene to activate when the user has failed to produce motion, and the light should be considered \"off\"."
       selector:
         entity:
           domain: scene
 
+
+#############
+### Variables
+#############
+
 variables:
 
   motion_sensor: !input motion_sensor
@@ -90,6 +99,10 @@ variables:
   notice_seconds: !input notice_seconds
   warning_seconds: !input warning_seconds
 
+############
+### Triggers
+############
+
 trigger:
 
   - platform: state
@@ -99,12 +112,16 @@ trigger:
       - "on"
       - "off"
 
+###########
+### Actions
+###########
+
 action:
 
   - service: logbook.log
     data:
-      name: First log
+      name: "First log"
-      message: "Test Poop Blueprint has started. Motion delay counter is: {{ states[delay_seconds].state }}"
+      message: "Motion automation has started. Delay counter is: {{ states[delay_seconds].state }}"
 
   - if:
       - condition: state
@@ -114,50 +131,63 @@ action:
     # Take actions based on Motion being detected!
     then:
 
-      - alias: Trying to log the motion state
+      - alias: "Log that motion was detected."
         service: logbook.log
         data:
-          name: Motion On
+          name: "Motion On"
-          message: Motion Detected
+          message: "Motion was detected."
 
       - alias: "Activate the ON scene"
         service: scene.turn_on
         target:
           entity_id: !input scene_on
+      - delay:
+          seconds: 1
+      - alias: "Activate the ON scene again, after a delay (to help laggy setups)"
+        service: scene.turn_on
+        target:
+          entity_id: !input scene_on
+
 
     # Take actions based on Motion being undetected
     else:
 
-      - alias: Announce motion-off sequence
+      - alias: "Log that the motion-off sequence will run, due to motion no longer detected."
         service: logbook.log
         data:
-          name: Motion Off
+          name: "Motion Off"
-          message: Initiating motion-off sequence.
+          message: "Initiating motion-off sequence, because motion no longer detected."
 
 
-      - alias: Delay appropriately before doing anything
+      - alias: "Delay appropriately before doing anything"
-        wait_template: "{{ states[motion_sensor].state == 'on'  }}"
+        wait_template: "{{ states[motion_sensor].state == 'on' }}"
         timeout: "{{ states[delay_seconds].state }}"
       - if:
         - condition: state
           entity_id: !input motion_sensor
           state: "on"
         then:
-          - stop: "Motion detected during initial delay."
+          - stop: "Motion detected again during initial delay."
-      - service: logbook.log
+      - alias: "Log that the initial delay has finished."
+        service: logbook.log
         data:
-          name: Motion Off
+          name: "Motion Off"
-          message: Finished initial no-motion delay
+          message: "Finished initial no-motion delay"
 
 
 
+      - alias: "Log that the notice period has begun."
+        service: logbook.log
+        data:
+          name: "Begin notice period"
+          message: "Begin notice period; Waiting while motion is still off."
       - alias: "Activate Scene: Off Prep 1 (Notice)"
         service: scene.turn_on
         target:
           entity_id: !input scene_off_prep_1
       - alias: "Delay during the notice period"
-        wait_template: "{{ states[motion_sensor].state == 'on'  }}"
+        wait_template: "{{ states[motion_sensor].state == 'on' }}"
-        timeout: "{{ notice_seconds  }}"
+        timeout: "{{ notice_seconds }}"
       - if:
         - condition: state
           entity_id: !input motion_sensor
@@ -175,16 +205,21 @@ action:
           - stop: "Motion detected during notice period."
       - service: logbook.log
         data:
-          name: Motion Off
+          name: "Notice period finished."
-          message: Finished notice delay
+          message: "Notice period has finished (motion is still off)."
 
+      - alias: "Log that the warning period has begun."
+        service: logbook.log
+        data:
+          name: "Begin warning period"
+          message: "Begin warning period; Waiting while motion is still off."
       - alias: "Activate Scene: Off Prep 2 (Warning)"
         service: scene.turn_on
         target:
           entity_id: !input scene_off_prep_2
       - alias: "Delay during the warning period"
         wait_template: "{{ states[motion_sensor].state == 'on' }}"
-        timeout: "{{ warning_seconds  }}"
+        timeout: "{{ warning_seconds }}"
       - if:
         - condition: state
           entity_id: !input motion_sensor
@@ -202,15 +237,16 @@ action:
           - stop: "Motion detected during the warning period."
       - service: logbook.log
         data:
-          name: Motion Off
+          name: "Warning period finished."
-          message: Finished warning delay
+          message: "Warning period has finished and motion is still off."
+
 
       - alias: "Activate Scene: Off (Done)"
         service: scene.turn_on
         target:
           entity_id: !input scene_off
 
-      - alias: "Reset countdown timer after turning on lights."
+      - alias: "Reset countdown timer after turning off lights."
         service: input_number.set_value
         data:
           entity_id: !input delay_seconds_helper
@@ -218,8 +254,8 @@ action:
 
       - service: logbook.log
         data:
-          name: Motion Off
+          name: "Turning off light, due to motion off."
-          message: Activated off-scene and reset delay.
+          message: "Activated off-scene and reset delay."