script:
  daily_briefing_script:
    sequence:
    - service: script.speech_engine
      data:
        who: media_player.living_room_echo_dot
        message: >-
          {%- macro getGreeting() -%}
          {% if now().strftime('%H')|int < 12 %}
            Good morning.
          {% elif now().strftime('%H')|int >= 12 and now().strftime('%H')|int < 17 %}
            Good afternoon.
          {% else %}
            Good evening.
          {% endif %}

          {% if is_state('binary_sensor.morning','on') %} 
            Today is {{states.sensor.today_is.state }}, {{ as_timestamp(now()) | timestamp_custom('%B %d %Y') }}.
          {% else %}
            It is {{ now().strftime("%I:%M %p") }}.
          {% endif %}

          {%- endmacro -%}

          {%- macro getDoorStatus() -%}
            The Pod Bay Doors are Closed.
          {%- endmacro -%}

          {# a macro that removes all newline characters, empty spaces, and returns formatted text #}
          {%- macro cleanup(data) -%}
            {%- for item in data.split("\n")  if item | trim != "" -%}
              {{ item | trim }} {% endfor -%}
          {%- endmacro -%}

          {%- macro mother_of_all_macros() -%}
            {{ getGreeting() }}
            {{ getDoorStatus()}}
          {%- endmacro -%}
            
          {{- cleanup(mother_of_all_macros()) -}}