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#  @BrianHanifin's Light sensor speech helper.  - https://gist.github.com/brianhanifin/1f9436c7b6c28917c9be02605b6cff74
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#------LightSensor Node---http://amzn.to/2oUgj5i
homeassistant:
  customize:
    sensor.lights_on:
      icon: mdi:sensor
      friendly_name: Lights on
      #emulated_hue_
      
#---Sensor for Light-----------------------------
sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      lights_on:
        value_template: >
          {% macro get_lights_on() -%}
            {%- for group in states.light|groupby('state') -%}
              {%- for entity in group.list -%}
                {%- if entity.state == 'on'
                    and entity.entity_id != 'light.dummy'
                    and entity.entity_id != 'light.garage_entry_light'
                    and entity.entity_id != 'light.hue'
                    and entity.entity_id != 'light.living_room'
                    and entity.entity_id != 'light.kitchen_undercabinet'
                    and entity.entity_id != 'light.porch_light'
                    and entity.entity_id != 'light.shoe_closet_light'
                    and not ('gateway_light' in entity.entity_id)
                    and not ('hub'           in entity.entity_id)
                    and not (entity.entity_id).endswith('_led')
                    and not (entity.entity_id).endswith('nightlight')
                    and not (entity.entity_id).startswith('light.lamplinc') -%}
                  {{ entity.entity_id }}{{ ' ' }}
                {%- endif -%}
              {%- endfor -%}
            {%- endfor -%}
          {%- endmacro %}
          {{ get_lights_on()|trim|replace(' ', ',') }}