How about starting the day with a random quote, or getting encouragement after a workout?
With the help of the automation in Home Assistant, this is possible to implement.
In this example, we have used Node-Red to create the automation itself, but it can also be done by using the automation in Home Assistant.
The quotes that we have included in the example are used after completing a training session. But there is nothing stopping you from posting any quotes and using any “trigger” to send a quote. For example. you can use the time, and send it at 7 in the morning as a good-morning message.
To send a random quote, we must first build a “database” of which quotes we can use. In Node-Red we use the code block “functions” for this purpose.
In the properties of this block, we enter all the messages that the system can choose to send.
To send the message, we use the code block “Call service”.
Here we enter which function in Home Assistant is to be run (notify) and which mobile phone is to receive the message.
Instead of writing a message, we then retrieve the content from the previous code block.
{
"message": " {{msg.payload.data.message}}",
"title": "Nice!"
}Then just find some great quotes you want to send out, and get started.
The entire Node-Red code can be found here:
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