open shutters midday if we are below the target and close at midnight.yaml

blueprint:
  name: "Sunlight Based Shutter Control"
  description: >
    Adjust shutters based on the time of day and their current position.
    Between sunrise and sunset, if the average current position is below the target percentage, the shutters will be set to that target.
    Outside these hours (between sunset and sunrise), the shutters are fully closed.
  domain: automation
  input:
    shutters:
      name: Shutters
      description: "Select the shutters to control (entities from the cover domain)."
      selector:
        target:
          entity:
            domain: cover
    target_percentage:
      name: Target Percentage
      description: >
        The percentage to which the shutters should be opened between sunrise and sunset,
        if the average current position is below this value.
      default: 75
      selector:
        number:
          min: 0
          max: 100
          unit_of_measurement: "%"
    check_interval:
      name: Check Interval (minutes)
      description: "How often (in minutes) to check and adjust the shutters."
      default: 5
      selector:
        number:
          min: 1
          max: 60

trigger:
  - platform: time_pattern
    minutes: "/{{ check_interval }}"

condition: []

action:
  - choose:
      # Branch for when the sun is up and the average shutter position is below the target.
      - conditions:
          - condition: sun
            after: sunrise
            before: sunset
          - condition: template
            value_template: >
              {% set shutter_entities = expand(shutters) %}
              {% set positions = shutter_entities
                  | map(attribute='attributes.current_position')
                  | select('is_number') | list %}
              {% if positions|length == 0 %}
                false
              {% else %}
                {{ (positions | sum / positions|length) < target_percentage }}
              {% endif %}
        sequence:
          - service: cover.set_cover_position
            data:
              position: "{{ target_percentage }}"
            target: !input shutters
      # Branch for when the sun is down (i.e. between sunset and sunrise) to fully close shutters.
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: "{{ states.sun.sun.state != 'above_horizon' }}"
        sequence:
          - service: cover.close_cover
            target: !input shutters
    default: []