switch_media_players.yaml

blueprint:
  name: Media Player Dependent Switch (Conditional)
  description: Turn switch ON when media plays (if conditions met), and OFF when idle.
  domain: automation
  input:
    target_switch:
      name: Controlled Switch
      selector:
        entity:
          domain: switch
    monitored_players:
      name: Media Players
      selector:
        entity:
          domain: media_player
          multiple: true
    idle_timeout:
      name: Idle Timeout
      default: "02:00:00"
      selector:
        duration:
    automations_conditions:
      name: Turn-On Conditions
      description: Extra checks (e.g., "Sun is down", "User at home") required to turn the switch ON.
      default: []
      selector:
        condition: {}

mode: restart
max_exceeded: silent

trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: !input monitored_players
    to: "playing"
    id: "media_started"
  - platform: state
    entity_id: !input monitored_players
    from: "playing"
    for: !input idle_timeout
    id: "media_idle"

action:
  - choose:
      # Logic: Turn ON
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: "media_started"
        sequence:
          # Wrapper to handle the user-input list of conditions
          - condition: and
            conditions: !input automations_conditions
          - service: switch.turn_on
            target:
              entity_id: !input target_switch

      # Logic: Turn OFF
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: "media_idle"
          - condition: template
            value_template: >
              {% set players = expand(state_attr(this.entity_id, 'source_entities')) %}
              {{ players | selectattr('state', 'eq', 'playing') | list | count == 0 }}
        sequence:
          - service: switch.turn_off
            target:
              entity_id: !input target_switch