feat(cuckoo): serve seasonal chimes locally

README.md

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ This walkthrough shows the Home Assistant evidence trail from a failed HVAC blow
 - Holiday/front-of-house color scenes: [config/scene/monthly_colors.yaml](config/scene/monthly_colors.yaml), [config/script/monthly_color_scene.yaml](config/script/monthly_color_scene.yaml)
 - Dash-button triggers for quick actions: [config/automation/dash_buttons.yaml](config/automation/dash_buttons.yaml)
 - PC lock/unlock-driven lighting plus workday wake-up via HASS.Agent + Wake on LAN: [config/packages/hass_agent_homepc.yaml](config/packages/hass_agent_homepc.yaml)
-- Seasonal cuckoo clock with October and Christmas sound packs: [config/automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml](config/automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml)
+- Seasonal cuckoo clock with patriotic, October, and Christmas sound packs: [config/automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml](config/automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml)
 - Garage arrival and entry helpers: [config/packages/garadget.yaml](config/packages/garadget.yaml)
 - Vacation Mode and house-sitter checks: [config/packages/vacation_mode.yaml](config/packages/vacation_mode.yaml)
 - HVAC runtime maintenance loop: [config/packages/climate.yaml](config/packages/climate.yaml), [config/dashboards/overview/partials/water_sections.yaml](config/dashboards/overview/partials/water_sections.yaml), [video walkthrough](https://youtu.be/nScl2JxYSB8)

config/automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml

@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 # Original Repo : https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Plays the number of cuckoos per hour and 1 on the half hour - Home Assistant automation behavior.
+# Related Issue: 984
 #  Defines the Plays the number of cuckoos per hour and 1 on the half hour triggers, conditions, and actions.
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Notes: More Info and Video: https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2017/11/building-digital-cuckoo-clock-with-home.html
+# Notes: Patriotic cuckoos run July 3-4, last Monday in May, and first Monday in September.
+# Notes: Clock WAVs are served from /local/sounds so Chromecast fetches them from Home Assistant.
 ######################################################################
 - alias: Cuckoo Clock
   id: 33dcd8e2-e87c-4d18-82bc-c7f9b53a1624
@@ -43,8 +46,14 @@
         entity_id: media_player.livingroomCC
         media_content_id: >
           {% set month = now().strftime("%B") %}
-          {% set base = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/master/config/sounds/" %}
-          {% if month == 'October' %}
+          {% set is_july_celebration = now().month == 7 and now().day in [3, 4] %}
+          {% set is_memorial_day = now().month == 5 and now().weekday() == 0 and now().day >= 25 %}
+          {% set is_labor_day = now().month == 9 and now().weekday() == 0 and now().day <= 7 %}
+          {% set is_patriotic_day = is_july_celebration or is_memorial_day or is_labor_day %}
+          {% set base = "http://192.168.10.10:8123/local/sounds/" %}
+          {% if is_patriotic_day %}
+            {% set folder = 'july-clock' %}
+          {% elif month == 'October' %}
             {% set folder = 'october-clock' %}
           {% elif month == 'December' %}
             {% set folder = 'december-clock' %}
@@ -53,4 +62,4 @@
           {% endif %}
           {% set file = 'cuckoo-clock-01.wav' if now().strftime("%M")|int == 30 else 'cuckoo-clock-' ~ now().strftime("%I") ~ '.wav' %}
           {{ base ~ folder ~ '/' ~ file }}
-        media_content_type: audio/mp4
+        media_content_type: audio/wav

config/automation/System/README.md

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Meta automations that keep Home Assistant healthy<68>watchdogs, diagnostics, and
 | [detect_and_adjust_lights.yaml](detect_and_adjust_lights.yaml) | Auto-untangles stuck lights and re-syncs states. |
 | [watchdog_light.yaml](watchdog_light.yaml) | Detects flapping entities and nudges them back. |
 | [trigger_dump.yaml](trigger_dump.yaml) | Debug helper that logs trigger payloads for troubleshooting. |
+| [CucKoo_Clock.yaml](CucKoo_Clock.yaml) | Hourly and half-hour chimes with seasonal sound packs. |
 | [door_chime.yaml](door_chime.yaml) | Friendly tones for door open/close events. |
 
 ### Tips

config/sounds/README.md

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ Audio assets (alert tones, chimes, TTS snippets) used by automations and scripts
 ### Tips
 - Keep filenames descriptive so automations stay readable.
 - Subfolders hold themed or device-specific sounds.
-- Seasonal cuckoo clock uses `october-clock` (Halloween) and `december-clock` (Christmas) variants, falling back to `cuckoo-clock`.
+- Non-clock alert tones and speech snippets live here.
+- Cuckoo clock packs live in `config/www/sounds/` as the single source of truth for Home Assistant-local Chromecast playback.
 
 **All of my configuration files are tested against the most stable version of home-assistant.**
 

config/www/sounds/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
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+Public Home Assistant static audio served from `/local/sounds/`.
+
+### Quick navigation
+- You are here: `config/www/sounds/` (public local audio)
+- [Repo overview](../../../README.md) | [Config index](../../README.md) | [Sound sources](../../sounds)
+
+![Home Assistant header](https://i.imgur.com/vjDH1LJ.png)
+
+### Tips
+- Keep only files that need HA-local HTTP playback here.
+- Cuckoo clock packs live here as the single source of truth so Chromecast fetches them from Home Assistant instead of GitHub raw URLs.
+- Seasonal cuckoo clock uses `july-clock` (patriotic holidays), `october-clock` (Halloween), and `december-clock` (Christmas) variants, falling back to `cuckoo-clock`.
+
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