[FR ]Time-Based Exemptions

[Inlustra]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Sometimes, when scrolling through my list of devices, I accidentally turn on my daughter's room light at night. It would be really helpful to have a way to prevent this automatically, rather than having to remember to disable the switch manually each night.

I could see the restriction card being a perfect way to do this. Especially with the confirmation lock.

Describe the solution you'd like
A "time exemption" feature could be a great addition to restriction-card. This would allow exemptions based on a specific time range, so certain users (or everyone) could be restricted from toggling a device during set hours (e.g., 10 PM to 7 AM). This would be really useful for preventing accidental interactions at night.

Describe alternatives you've considered

• Setting up Home Assistant automations to disable the entity during certain hours.
  • (Means I can't access it even if I want to without a bit of pain)
• Using other conditional cards, though they don’t fully prevent accidental interactions
  • It's feasible but painful.
• Creating an input_boolean to act as a lock, but this adds extra complexity.

Additional context
This feature could work similarly to the existing exemption system but with a defined time range instead of user.

[ildar170975]

The simplest workaround could be a template binary sensor which is ON on a defined time period (could be defined ether as a static interval or with a help of 2 input_datetime helpers).
Note that it would be more flexible solution since the card does not allow templating, and you may put any logic into that binary_sensor.

[Inlustra]

But where would that go in terms of enabling the restrictions on the card?

[ildar170975]

You can set restrictions dependently on some entity.
Like this.

[ildar170975]

Or even simpler:

[Inlustra]

I totally missed that condition! That being said, still quite faffy!
I actually just forked and will raise a PR if you're open to contributions?

[ildar170975]

if you're open to contributions?

I am totally opened.
But I honestly & respectfully disagree to add these "time-based exemptions".
Reasons are that we should not add functionality which can be achieved by already existing mechanisms:
1.Template binary sensor accounting time intervals, presence of particular persons at home, age of people, weekdays, manual "override" etc.
2.Input boolean which is operated by some automation accounting similar factors.
There are TONS of possibilities which are much wider these "time exemptions" - and we do not need to add anything to the card, it is already there.
Of course you & other people can use the forked solution!

[Inlustra]

Ah you know what, you're totally right.

I had it in my head that I was going to have to add:

• 1 input_boolean
• 1 automation to turn it on
• 1 automation to turn it off

But actually a template sensor is way simpler, and I now feel rather stupid

{% set now = now().hour %}
{{ now >= 19 or now < 8 }}  # True from 7PM to 8AM

Thank god for ChatGPT

[ildar170975]

and I now feel rather stupid

Oh man, please do not. This is called "diversity". The more possible solutions we have - the better. Let's just choose the most flexible one))). Thanks for contribution!!!!