People

Misc examples focused around people.

People Home

Creates a sensor indicating how many people are home.

sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      people_home:
        friendly_name: "People"
        unit_of_measurement: 'home'
        value_template: >
          {{ states['person'] | selectattr('state','eq','home') 
          | list | count }}

People Not Home

Creates a sensor indicating how many people are not home.

sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      people_away:
        friendly_name: "People"
        unit_of_measurement: 'away'
        value_template: >
          {{ states['person'] | selectattr('state','ne','home') 
          | list | count }}

People Not Home (Specific)

Creates a sensor indicating how many specific people are not home.

Usage Ideas

• Count kids who are not home
• Count frequent guests who are away

sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      kids_away:
        friendly_name: "Kids"
        unit_of_measurement: 'away'
        value_template: >
          {% set kids = [
            states.person.jay,
            states.person.bob,
            ] %}
          {{ kids | selectattr('state','ne','home') | list | count }}