Add ability to set color. Added limited ability to set effect. The only effects that work are: blink, breathe, okay, channel_change. Added hex_to_RGB color

apps/timer.py

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+from appdaemon.entity import Entity
+from appdaemon.plugins.hass.hassapi import Hass
+
+
+class TimerClass(Hass):
+    def initialize(self):
+        on_time = self.args['on_time']
+        self.run_daily(self.activate, start=on_time)
+        self.log(f'Initialized timer for {self.light.friendly_name} at {on_time}')
+    
+    @property
+    def light(self) -> Entity:
+        return self.get_entity(self.args['light'])
+
+    def activate(self, **kwargs: dict):
+        hex = self.args.get('color')
+        br_val = self.args.get('brightness')
+        self.light.turn_on(brightness=br_val,rgb_color=self.hex_to_rgb(hex))
+
+    # This function was written by chatgpt...
+    def hex_to_rgb(self, hex_color: str) -> list:
+
+        # Remove the "#" if it's included
+        hex_color = hex_color.lstrip('#')
+
+        # Check if the string has a valid length
+        if len(hex_color) != 6:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid hex color: {hex_color}. Must be 6 characters long.")
+
+        try:
+            # Split the hex color into its RGB components and convert to integers
+            r = int(hex_color[0:2], 16)
+            g = int(hex_color[2:4], 16)
+            b = int(hex_color[4:6], 16)
+            return [r, g, b]
+        except ValueError:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid hex color: {hex_color}. Must contain only valid hex digits.")