Before I go rolling my own HTTP server solution, has anyone else encountered the following use case and implemented a COTS solution (IFTTT, SmartThings, HomeKit, etc).
The trigger, in this case, is the motion sensor for a Ring Doorbell. The device to be controlled is a LIFX Mini Colored bulb installed in a fixture just above the doorbell.
What is working: Using rbmorley’s automation " Ring motion, Lifx on, then Lifx off with fade out duration" on the IFTTT service, I am able to turn on my Lifx “Porch Light” when Ring detects motion. The light stays on during the duration I set, eventually dimming to off after 15 minutes.
The secondary constraint I am trying to automate for is that the Porch Light is also part of a group of outside lights that turn on 30 minutes before sunset, and then off at 11:10 p.m. nightly. (I have executed this through SmartHub and HomeKit, with either being fine.)
The problem I am trying to solve for is that when the Ring detects motion between Sunset and 11:10 p.m. nightly, my porch light goes off after 15 minutes.
I would like the Ring trigger to only turn on the Lifx Porch Light for 15 minutes between 11:11 p.m. and Sunrise; otherwise, the light should already be on, or it’s daytime and the light does not need to trigger.
The logic is straightforward and simple enough to describe:
IF Ring detects Motion, AND the time is between 11:11 p.m. and the variable value of Sunrise, THEN Turn On Lifx Porch Light for 15 minutes. ELSE do nothing to Lifx Porch Light.
I have not located an off the shelf solution to constrain the trigger to a time range.
Any thoughts?