adding in a daily briefing example

config/packages/speech.yaml

@@ -152,3 +152,43 @@ script:
             {%- endmacro -%}
 
             {{- cleanup(mother_of_all_macros()) -}}
+
+  daily_briefing_script:
+    sequence:
+    - service: script.speech_engine
+      data:
+        who: media_player.ha_blue
+        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()) -}}