Feature Request: cover close winter mode

[tco99ttocs]

for the colder times, it would be nice, to close the cover in the night, but not within a given time or with the sun elevation. It should be work with a given temperature or weather forcasts!

For example: If the forcast temperature of the following night or the outside temperature is below a given temperature the cover should close. In this case also negativ values should work!

[hvorragend]

I don't know yet whether I want to implement a winter mode. But I still have a little time.

[git849376]

I would really like this function too. I have some roof window shutters on the north side and they tend to freeze when the temperature is above -5 degrees.

Thanks in advance.

[hvorragend]

Wouldn't it be easier to implement these wishes using the Force function?

[tco99ttocs]

normaly everything would be possible with the force function, but the question would be how complex will be the trigger for that!
there should be 3 components for the winter mode:

1. time based, open in the morning , close in the evening -> still implemented
2. sun elevation, opening when sun rises, closing when sun goes down, possible with the sun integration or with the sun elevation -> its implemented with the sun elevation
3. weather based, close if the weather forcast said it would be cold at night, so if the temperatur will be below a given one for example if the temperature will be below 6 degree in the night (using the hourly forcast) ! -> thats not implemented

Point 1 and 2 i used last winter, but if sun goes down at 5am als the covers will close at this time -> would be to early;)

To use the force function its neccessary to implement all 3 point, because force only has on/off!!

[tco99ttocs]

maybe it would be possible to use the shading part of the blueprint and change the temperatur from is above to is below!

[tco99ttocs]

{% set trise = as_timestamp(state_attr('sun.sun', 'next_rising')) | as_datetime | as_local %} {% set tsett = as_timestamp(state_attr('sun.sun', 'next_setting')) | as_datetime | as_local %} {{ (state_attr('sensor.Weather_Hourly_forecast', 'forecast')|selectattr('datetime', 'lt', trise.isoformat() )|selectattr('datetime', 'gt', tsett.isoformat() ))| map(attribute='temperature') | list | min}}

this code provides the min temperature of the following night (between sun setting and sun rising)! Maybe that will help to create that feature :)