Master Home Assistant Templates: State Based Entities

Master Home Assistant Temaplte and build your very own Home Assistant entities using state based templates. This video is long, but full of working examples from my own Home Assistant based smart home. Links to things mentioned in the video: YAML Shown in this video: https://github.com/thejeffreystone/Sl... HA Template Docs: https://www.home-assistant.io/integra... Sensor Device classes: https://www.home-assistant.io/integra... Binary Sensor Device Classes: https://www.home-assistant.io/integra... Third Reality Smart Button: https://amzn.to/3PYfHbe Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - The New, Old Way of Building Template Entities 06:30 - What is a State Based Template Entity? 07:19 - Real Examples of State Based Templates in Home Assistant 08:10 - Example - We Have a Problem Sensor 11:18 - Example - Button Monitor Entity 15:28 - Example - Is tomorrow a school day? 18:39 - Example - Using a Media Player as a Occupancy Sensor 21:26 - Example - Dynamic Occupancy Sensors 27:59 - Example - Countdown Sensor to a Date 32:28 - Example - Find Batteries that need Changing Who am I? My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets. Follow Me: Github - https://github.com/thejeffreystone Twitter -   / thejeffreystone   /   / slackerlabs   On the Web - https://slacker-labs.com/ Discord -   / discord   And if you like this video you could always fuel my automation habit - Grab SlackerLabs Merch: https://slackerlabsmerch.square.site Use my Amazon Affiliate Links: My Favorite Smart Home Tech: https://amzn.to/3QKFp3W Gear I use my Smart Home: https://amzn.to/3R0kQ3F Getting Started with Home Assistant: https://amzn.to/3PXayjw Home Assistant Yellow Essential Gear: https://amzn.to/3LK4fgN One Time Donation: Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Slack... Cash App: $slackerlabs Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut Or use my Amazon affiliate link which provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss... Other Affiliate Links: Music - Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... Video Assets - LenoFx: http://i.refs.cc/CJXU6Da9?smile_ref=e...