automation-2.9-xmas-countdown.yaml

alias: Epaper Tags - Xmas Advent Countdown
description: "Count down the days till Christmas Day! The date of Christmas is set in the variable days_until_xmas and shouldn't need altering year on year. All images are pulled down from an external server (https://www.chunkymedia.co.uk) - keep you surprised! All images are royalty free from Pixabay. The text used is 'Days 'til Christmas', 'Day 'til Christmas', and 'Merry Christmas' - adjust according to your local language. Edit in YAML."
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: "00:05:00"
action:
  - service: open_epaper_link.drawcustom
    data:
      background: white
      rotate: 270
      payload:
        - type: text
          value: "{{ '' if days_until_xmas<=0 else days_until_xmas }}"
          font: ../../media/GothamRnd-Bold.ttf
          x: 64
          "y": >-
            {{ 168 if days_until_xmas > 99 else 160 | int }}
          size: >-
            {{ 60 if days_until_xmas > 99 else 84 | int }}
          color: red
          anchor: mt
          y_padding: 0
          spacing: 2
        - type: dlimg
          url: >-
            {% if days_until_xmas <= 25 %}
              https://www.chunkymedia.co.uk/epaper-xmas/dither_it_epaper-xmas-{{ days_until_xmas | string }}.jpg
            {% else %} 
              https://www.chunkymedia.co.uk/epaper-xmas/dither_it_epaper-xmas-grinch.jpg
            {% endif %}
          x: 0
          "y": 0
          xsize: 128
          ysize: "{{ 220 if days_until_xmas<=0 else 156 }}"
          rotate: 0
        - type: text
          value: |-
            {% if days_until_xmas > 0 %}
              {{ ("Days" if days_until_xmas > 1 else "Day") | string + " 'til"}} 
            {% else %} 
              Merry
            {% endif %}
          font: ../../media/GothamRnd-Bold.ttf
          x: 64
          "y": 230
          size: 24
          color: black
          anchor: mt
        - type: text
          value: Christmas
          font: ../../media/GothamRnd-Bold.ttf
          x: 64
          size: 24
          color: black
          anchor: mt
    target:
      entity_id:
        - open_epaper_link.000002123456ABC
mode: restart
variables:
  days_until_xmas: >-
    {% set days_until = (today_at().replace(day=25, month=12) | as_local - today_at()).days | int %}
    {% if days_until< 0 %}
    {{(today_at().replace(day=25, month=12, year=now().year+1) | as_local - today_at()).days | int }}
    {% else %}
    {{days_until}}
    {% endif %}