From 4146b5def06e9bb2ad0dcd6fe627b9e15f347326 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrik Hermansson <patrik@paheco.nu>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 10:14:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update timer.markdown (#3960)

* Update timer.markdown

Added a working configuration example.

* Remove blank lines
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 ```
 
+### {% linkable_title Configuration example %}
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+
+# Set a timer called test to a duration of 30 seconds: 
+timer:
+  test:
+    duration: '00:00:30'
+```
+
+```yaml
+# Example automations.yaml entry
+- action:
+  - service: timer.start
+    entity_id: timer.test
+  alias: Timerswitch
+  id: 'Timerstart'
+
+# Timer is started when the switch pumprun is set to on. 
+  trigger: 
+    platform: state
+    entity_id: switch.pumprun
+    to: 'on'
+
+# When timer is stopped, the time run out, another message is sent
+- action:
+  - service: notify.nma
+    data:
+      message: "Timer stop"
+  alias: Timerstop
+  id: 'Timerstop'
+  trigger: 
+    platform: event
+    event_type: timer.finished
+    event_data: 
+      entity_id: timer.test
+```
+