example-automation.yaml

alias: "Example Barcode Automation"
description: "An example automation that demonstrates how to trigger on the HA event fired by the ESPHome barcode scanner, passing the barcode to the python script to lookup the product and if its found adding the product to a HA to-do list. It also posts back the product to the ESPHome device for display on a screen."
triggers:
  - trigger: event
    event_type: esphome.barcode_scan
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: pyscript.barcode_lookup
    metadata: {}
    data:
      barcode: "{{ trigger.event.data.barcode }}"
    response_variable: product
    enabled: true
  - action: esphome.barcode_scanner_product_identified
    metadata: {}
    data:
      product: >-
        {% if product.result == 'success' %}{% if product.brand | length >0    
        %}{{product.brand}} {% endif %}{{product.title}} {% else %}Unknown{%
        endif %}
  - alias: If the barcode was found
    if:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{% if product.result == \"success\" %}true{% endif %}"
    then:
      - action: todo.add_item
        metadata: {}
        data:
          item: >-
            {% if product.result == 'success' %}{% if product.brand | length >0
            %}{{product.brand}} {% endif %}{{product.title}}{% endif %}
        target:
          entity_id: todo.mealie_supermarket
    enabled: true
mode: single