automation.yaml

### TRIGGERS MOTION RECORDING ON CAMERA IN SECURITY SPY AND SAVES A PICTURE (CAPTURED IN HOMEASSISTANT) TO SEND VIA TELEGRAM WHEN A SENSOR ON LETTERBOX IS TRIGGERED

- alias: 'letterbox'
  initial_state: 'on'
  trigger:
   - platform: state
     entity_id: binary_sensor.rf_reed_sensor_2 ### THIS IS A REED SENSOR ATTACHED TO THE LETTERBOX
     from: 'off'
     to: 'on'
  action:
  
### THIS COMMAND TRIGGER THE CAMERA'S RECORDING IN SECURITY SPY ###
   - service: shell_command.driveway_motion_trigger

### SENDS A SIMPLE MESSAGE TO TELEGRAM (USEFUL IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEND PICTURES) ###
   
   - service: notify.telegram
     data:
       title: "Letterbox Motion"
       
 ### THIS COMMANDS CAPTURE SCREENSHOT FROM THE SECURITY SPY FEEDS, AND SAVES THEM ONTO THE RASPBERRY PI ###  
 
   - service: camera.snapshot
     data:
       entity_id: camera.driveway_camera
       filename: /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/camera_snapshot/driveway.jpg

  ### THIS COMMANDS SEND THE CAPTURED IMAGE THROUGH TELEGRAM ###      
  
   - service: notify.telegram
     data:
       title: one
       message: two
       data:
         photo:
           - file: /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/camera_snapshot/driveway.jpg