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+---
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+blueprint:
+  name: Restart Notifier (v0.1)
+
+  description: |
+    Sends a notification when Home Assistant restarts
+
+  domain: automation
+
+  input:
+    notify_service:
+      name: Zulip Notify
+      description: |
+        Notify service name to send to. Should be a Zulip (or compatible)
+        notify service
+      default: "zulip"
+    notify_topic:
+      name: Notification topic
+      description: |
+        The topic that will be used in the Zulip stream
+      default: "{{ state_attr('zone.home', 'friendly_name') }} restart"
+    notify_message_prelude:
+      name: Notification message prelude
+      description: |
+        The flavor text to prelude schedules with
+      default: "{{ state_attr('zone.home', 'friendly_name') }} "
+
+mode: single
+
+triggers:
+  - event: shutdown
+    id: shutdown
+    trigger: homeassistant
+  - event: start
+    id: startup
+    trigger: homeassistant
+
+variables:
+  # inputs
+  input_notify_service: !input notify_service
+  input_notify_topic: !input notify_topic
+  input_notify_message_prelude: !input notify_message_prelude
+
+  # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
+  notify_target: "{{ input_notify_service | lower | replace('notify.', '') | replace(' ', '_') }}"
+
+condition: []
+
+actions:
+  - choose:
+      - conditions:
+          - condition: trigger
+            id: shutdown
+        sequence:
+          - data:
+              message: "{{ input_notify_message_prelude }} shutting down"
+              title: "{{ input_notify_topic }}"
+            action: notify.{{ notify_target }}
+      - conditions:
+          - condition: trigger
+            id: startup
+        sequence:
+          - data:
+              message: "{{ input_notify_message_prelude }} has started"
+              title: "{{ input_notify_topic }}"
+            action: notify.{{ notify_target }}
+    default: []