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buoyant pine Apr 9, 2020, 2:09 PM

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HEY EVERYONE! LAUGH AT STOLID!

thorny snow Apr 9, 2020, 2:09 PM

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I guess you can't cross a build if it's not built though

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LOL I laugh at me enough for everyone

buoyant pine Apr 9, 2020, 2:09 PM

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HE WAS WRONG ABOUT SOMETHING INSIGNIFICANT!

dreamy sinew Apr 9, 2020, 2:10 PM

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BURN HIM

thorny snow Apr 9, 2020, 2:10 PM

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egrish is serious business

hexed wing Apr 9, 2020, 2:11 PM

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are you guys ok?

buoyant pine Apr 9, 2020, 2:12 PM

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i'm doing great, what about you?

dreamy sinew Apr 9, 2020, 2:12 PM

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is anyone?

buoyant pine Apr 9, 2020, 2:12 PM

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we should do this stay-at-home thing every year

dreamy sinew Apr 9, 2020, 2:12 PM

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i think we're all a bit nuts these days

buoyant pine Apr 9, 2020, 2:12 PM

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minus the pandemic obvi

thorny snow Apr 9, 2020, 2:12 PM

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I am LOVING this

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doing like %10 of the work for %100 of the pay

buoyant pine Apr 9, 2020, 2:12 PM

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my fiancee is slowly losing her mind but i'm loving it

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🤔

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i'm doing 100% of the work for 100% of the pay. am i doing something wrong?

dreamy sinew Apr 9, 2020, 2:13 PM

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yeah, same shit different day for me for the most part

buoyant pine Apr 9, 2020, 2:14 PM

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or maybe 100% of the work for 110% of the pay since i'm saving on commuting costs

dreamy sinew Apr 9, 2020, 2:14 PM

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i'm 100% work from home normally

buoyant pine Apr 9, 2020, 2:14 PM

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eh. more like 101% of the pay

thorny snow Apr 9, 2020, 2:14 PM

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I have to remote work unless there's an "emergency" and I have to go onsite

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but 90% of my job is onsite

buoyant pine Apr 9, 2020, 2:16 PM

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i'm onsite all the time so working from home full time has been a nice change

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strange, but nice

queen meteor Apr 9, 2020, 3:43 PM

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i'm 100% work from home normally
@dreamy sinew you’ve been saving on day care huh? 😊

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People spend ton of money when they have to work away from home

dreamy sinew Apr 9, 2020, 3:48 PM

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nah, we send her to daycare

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can't really work and watch the kid at the same time

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without failing at both

queen meteor Apr 9, 2020, 3:50 PM

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lol. I hear you!

teal cove Apr 9, 2020, 8:59 PM

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[Solved!]
Hey there!

TL;DR: How can I use a variable inside of a variable? For example {{ states.{{ target }}.state }}

I'm stuck! I think I know why it doesn't work but I don't know how to work around it.
I want to call the following script with the variables index: 1 and target: 12_23_34_45_56_67.
So far, I only got it working with the MAC-Address fixed, not as a variable.

  description: 'Updates any device vban IP'
  sequence:
    - service: shell_command.vban_sendtext_crixpc
      data_template:
        command: "vban.outstream[{{ index }}].ip={{ state_attr('device_tracker.12_23_34_45_56_67', 'ip') }}"```
This works. It takes the `ip` attribute of `device_tracker.12_23_34_45_56_67` and outputs `vban.outstream[1].ip=192.168.2.120` as expected, works flawlessly. BUT
when I try to swap the MAC-Address with {{ target }}, ```command: "vban.outstream[1].ip={{ state_attr('device_tracker.{{ target }}', 'ip') }}"``` 
it stops working. I guess that's kinda obvious since that's a variable inside a variable and that somehow doesn't work. But how can I go around this?

teal cove Apr 9, 2020, 9:37 PM

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Wow, the solution is simpler than I would have allowed myself to think: don't use any braces at all! 😆
command: "vban.outstream[1].ip={{ state_attr('device_tracker.' + target, 'ip') }}" works

median citrus Apr 9, 2020, 10:12 PM

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I'm trying to fix a script conraining a templates tts component. I hat this up an running bus since quite some time it did stop workin. Any idea on what I'm doing wrong? ```leave_home_test:
alias: Leave Home Test
sequence:

service: tts.google_translate_say
data_template:
entity_id: media_player.arbeitszimmer
language: de
message: "{states('sensor.tts_ww_az')}}"

buoyant pine Apr 9, 2020, 10:12 PM

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need two braces at the beginning ({{)

median citrus Apr 9, 2020, 10:14 PM

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oO you're right, will give it a try

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thnx

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sorry for the dumb question but when do I have to use ' and when "

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if i just copy '{{ states(''sensor.tts_ww_az'')}}' into the template section of lovelace it does not work

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if I do '{{ states("sensor.tts_ww_az")}}' it is ok for lovelace but my script still isnt working

charred haven Apr 9, 2020, 10:21 PM

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single line templates need to wrapped in quotes and you need to be careful about using single and double quotes

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youll want to do double on the outside and single quotes inside or vice versa

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your first example isnt valid since it only uses single quotes

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some helpful pointers here: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/templating/#important-template-rules

median citrus Apr 9, 2020, 10:22 PM

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thanks for your help! so i should go with this right: ``` leave_home_test:
alias: Leave Home Test
sequence:

service: tts.google_translate_say
data_template:
entity_id: media_player.arbeitszimmer
language: de
message: "{{states('sensor.tts_ww_az')}}" ```

charred haven Apr 9, 2020, 10:23 PM

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yup

near marsh Apr 10, 2020, 6:58 AM

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Can someone tell me what is wrong with this? I'm going crazy. The image I am trying to attach is not being found by the discord script. ```action:

data_template:
message: Robert recognised with probability {{ trigger.event.data.confidence
}} percent
target:
- '126567519145295872'
  data:
  images:
  - "/config/webcamface.jpg"
    service: notify.discord

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Log Details (WARNING)
Logger: homeassistant.components.discord.notify
Source: components/discord/notify.py:69
Integration: discord (documentation, issues)
First occurred: 11:34:32 PM (3 occurrences)
Last logged: 11:36:51 PM

Image not found: /config/webcamface.jpg
Image not found: /usr/local/config/webcamface.jpg```

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In the docker terminal: /config # ls -l total 485736 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3341 Apr 9 23:56 automations.yaml -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1184 Apr 9 21:08 configuration.yaml drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Apr 6 11:32 deps -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 6 11:32 groups.yaml -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7939 Apr 9 23:36 home-assistant.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 497299456 Apr 10 00:01 home-assistant_v2.db -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32768 Apr 10 00:01 home-assistant_v2.db-shm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 10 00:01 home-assistant_v2.db-wal -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 6 11:32 scenes.yaml -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 6 11:32 scripts.yaml -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 161 Apr 6 11:32 secrets.yaml drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4356 Apr 9 21:58 tts -rwxrwxrwx 1 1000 users 40365 Apr 9 22:10 webcamface.jpg

wise arrow Apr 10, 2020, 7:24 AM

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@near marsh the permissions are off for that file atleast which would probably explain it

near marsh Apr 10, 2020, 7:25 AM

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I seen that after I sent it. It did a chown root:root webcamface.jpg

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still the same issue

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-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40365 Apr 9 22:10 webcamface.jpg

warm isle Apr 10, 2020, 9:15 AM

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@near marsh pack the imagae in another folder and whitelist that folder in the configuration

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homeassistant:
  time_zone: Europe/Vienna
  packages: !include_dir_named packages
  whitelist_external_dirs:
    - /config/imagerec/

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also jump into the container(?) and do a realpath webcamface.jpg

lime olive Apr 10, 2020, 10:40 AM

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Hey peeps,

I like the thought behind this automation.
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/which-is-the-best-way-to-build-a-room-presence-detection-system/164944/19?u=rkor

But it seems very troublesome to have 3 automations for each motion sensor/room
I'd like the lights to turn on when motion is detected, run for certain time and then turn off only if there's been no motion detected for the last X time...
Trouble as I have it now is that the light turns off even if we're still in the room

The other trick is, say there's still motion being detected, how do we restart the automation countdown to check for motion again in X amount of time?

wise arrow Apr 10, 2020, 11:32 AM

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That simple though I do in my office

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https://github.com/atxbyea/HA-Config/blob/9f6cfc20398cb87f1b9a9349e30419d5bb0130b0/automations.yaml#L46

lime olive Apr 10, 2020, 11:44 AM

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Now I feel really silly! I have done that automation in other parts of the house long ago and have forgotten 🤦

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Thanks man

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 11:53 AM

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Hi guys, is there an easy way to check if my current time (e.g. "16:44") is between two other times? What would you recommend for checking if the current time is between two input_datetimes?

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 1:24 PM

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so, this works: {{ now() <= now() <= now() }}

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so might be able to do

{{ state_attr('input_datetime.time1', 'timestamp') <= now()|as_timestamp() <= state_attr('input_datetime.time2', 'timestamp') }}

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 2:37 PM

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My script:
water_a_zone:
alias: Innaffia una zona
sequence:

service: shell_command.run_netro
data_template:
zona: >
{{zona}}
minuti: >
{{minuti}}
My shell_command
run_netro: python C:\GoogleHome\Python\NetroRun.py "{{zona}}" "{{minuti}}"
Why I cannot read the parameters?

wise arrow Apr 10, 2020, 2:37 PM

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Nerd @dreamy sinew 🤓

silent barnBOT Apr 10, 2020, 2:38 PM

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@lunar osprey To format your text as code, enter three backticks on the first line, press Enter for a new line, paste your code, press Enter again for another new line, and lastly three more backticks. Here's an example:

```
code here
```
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wise arrow Apr 10, 2020, 2:38 PM

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@lunar osprey windows venv? That would be _here be dragons _ anyway, don't expect anything to work as intended

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 2:40 PM

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Is the syntax correct?

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 2:41 PM

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should be "python C:\GoogleHome\Python\NetroRun.py {{zona}} {{minuti}}" i believe

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also... https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/672223497736421388/698180030974394460

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 2:42 PM

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Tediore, let me try in this way

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2020-04-10 16:50:01 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.shell_command] Error running command: python C:\GoogleHome\Python\NetroRun.py {{zona}} {{minuti}}, return code: 2

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 2:53 PM

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are you calling the script?

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- service: script.water_a_zone
  data:
    zona: zone_1
    minuti: 60

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or whatever parameters you want

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 2:54 PM

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The script is called, but I see {{zona}} instead of the value

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Lovelace:

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type: button
entity: sensor.centralina_irrigazione
style:
left: 17%
top: 37%
#--iron-icon-height: 30px
#--iron-icon-width: 30px
icon: 'mdi:radio'
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: script.water_a_zone
service_data:
zona: 1
minuti: 5

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And in script:

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water_a_zone:
alias: Innaffia una zona
sequence:

service: shell_command.run_netro
data_template:
zona_val: >
{{zona}}
minuti_val: >
{{minuti}}

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 2:55 PM

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for the third time:

silent barnBOT Apr 10, 2020, 2:55 PM

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To format your text as code, enter three backticks on the first line, press Enter for a new line, paste your code, press Enter again for another new line, and lastly three more backticks. Here's an example:

```
code here
```
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dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 2:55 PM

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please format your blobs

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 2:55 PM

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Let me use pastebin

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sorry

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 2:55 PM

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formatting is super important in yaml and if you don't use it weird stuff happens

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 2:56 PM

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https://pastebin.com/M35cgZgn

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 2:56 PM

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@dreamy sinew Thx, I'll try that out tight now

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 2:57 PM

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Pls check it in pastebin

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 2:57 PM

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https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/672223497736421388/698180785454448651

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try with the quotes like i wrote above

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 2:58 PM

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I tried

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it's the same

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I can't see the values of the parameters

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in the log of the run execution

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 2:58 PM

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your script indentation is a little wacky

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 2:59 PM

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What's wrong with it?

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 2:59 PM

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not using two spaces consistently

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 2:59 PM

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I don't think this is the issue for the problem I have

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 3:05 PM

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Ok, so the timestamp for one of my input_datetimes is 5400, But the timestamp for now() is 1586530883.486388, can I subtract the timestamp of the current day at midnight to get to a comparable value? Basically I'm trying to have two input_datetime fields that act as an automatic arm and disarm time for when my alarm should be armed each day, and being input_datetime fields I can adjust them via the UI

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 3:06 PM

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5400 seesm wrong

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 3:06 PM

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could just add a time sensor to your config and compare HH:MM strings for the time sensor and the input_datetime

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and yeah, 5400 ain't right

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 3:06 PM

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oh, because its time without a date

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 3:07 PM

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It's a time only input_datetime, set tho 5:30 am

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 3:07 PM

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oh right lol

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 3:07 PM

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Yes 🙂

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 3:07 PM

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it starts getting a lot more obnoxious to work with at that level

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 3:07 PM

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@buoyant pine any idea about my issue?

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 3:08 PM

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I'm open for doing things differently

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 3:08 PM

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@lunar osprey config check come back ok?

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 3:08 PM

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Before I had the time hardcoded into the automation

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 3:08 PM

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if you can get away with flat hours its easier but adding in minutes is a pain

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 3:09 PM

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@buoyant pine what do you mean?

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 3:09 PM

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also maybe try:

water_a_zone:
  alias: Innaffia una zona
  sequence:
    - service: shell_command.run_netro
      data_template:
        zona_val: "{{zona}}"
        minuti_val: "{{minuti}}"

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does the configuration check come back ok

silent barnBOT Apr 10, 2020, 3:09 PM

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Always run the configuration check command when you make changes. Don't trust the UI check - it misses some problems.

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 3:09 PM

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@analog remnant @dreamy sinew what about this: https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/672223497736421388/698187183663874188

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 3:09 PM

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I tried also that one

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and still same result

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 3:10 PM

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mm maybe

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 3:10 PM

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does the configuration check come back ok @lunar osprey

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 3:10 PM

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what is the configuration check?

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you mean the logs?

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I have no error in the logs

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 3:10 PM

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https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/672223497736421388/698187931269202012

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 3:10 PM

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I thought you could check in the condition if the current hour is between those of the two variables, if yes, just check the minutes as a bonus, is that wat you're thinking?

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 3:10 PM

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only error is when I try to execute the script tapping the button

sonic nimbus Apr 10, 2020, 3:20 PM

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how ecatly to wrote in my script, in part of data_template, that entity_id should be the one who invoked that script?

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  sequence:
    service: light.turn_on
    data_template:
      entity_id: light.livingroom_go_color_greywall ```

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for now I have 4 scripts which are doing same thing, just entity_id is different

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maybe like entity_id: "{{device}}"?

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 3:23 PM

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What do you guys think? https://pastebin.com/n22JDSFb Not tested yet...

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 3:25 PM

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flip the <= in your first minute check

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and make the first condition type an and

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you can remove the last condition as that case is already accounted for in the hour + min checks

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 3:27 PM

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@buoyant pine any idea?

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 3:27 PM

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Why flip it? If it were 1:45 am and the alarm was set to be armed from 1:30, in order to pass the condition, 45 (now) must be greater than 30(start input_time)?

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Or am I thinking wrong here?

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 3:28 PM

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oh, no you're right

buoyant pine Apr 10, 2020, 3:30 PM

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@lunar osprey no clue, sorry. still haven't heard back from you about the config check

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 3:30 PM

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I replied

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I don't have errors in the log

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when I start HA

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I think this is what you mean, right? @buoyant pine

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 3:30 PM

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Also, I think I can't remove the last condition, the first two conditions are just to handle the hours where the hour is either the exact hour of my start or end hour, if I would remove it I had to change the hour check from == to >= and <=, but that would mess up the minute checks

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I'll give it a try, let's see if it works 😄

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 3:36 PM

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oh, yeah. sorry. time stuff hurts my brain

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 3:37 PM

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No problem, I'm happy you guys are sticking with me and my stupid problems 😄

near marsh Apr 10, 2020, 3:44 PM

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@warm isle That worked perfectly! Thank you!

humble beacon Apr 10, 2020, 3:53 PM

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Can anyone please help me, to get this working?

  trigger:
  - platform: template
    value_template: "{{ (as_timestamp(now()) == state_attr('input_datetime.aufwachlicht', 'timestamp')) }}"

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 3:56 PM

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it'll probably never actually match exactly

sonic nimbus Apr 10, 2020, 4:04 PM

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Error executing script. Unexpected error for call_service at pos 1: Error rendering data template: UndefinedError: 'trigger' is undefined

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    data_template:
        title: >
          "{{ trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name }}"
        message: "{{ device }}"```

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I just want to catch which entity has called the script

analog remnant Apr 10, 2020, 4:45 PM

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Are you actually providing the script with the variables trigger and device? Could you share the whole script?

queen meteor Apr 10, 2020, 5:17 PM

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@sonic nimbus scripts don’t have access to the trigger object. Only automations do.

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If you put that service in an automation, it should work. If you want to call a script from automation, you can pass data from automation to scripts.

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 5:18 PM

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Anyone can help on this? https://community.home-assistant.io/t/issue-with-command-line-parameters-in-windows/185531

queen meteor Apr 10, 2020, 5:35 PM

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I don’t think you shared the whole code. Actual script code is missing.

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 6:59 PM

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It's there

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Script :

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pls checl

thorny snow Apr 10, 2020, 7:18 PM

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Hello. My whole frontend is displaying temperature in Celsius. However, I do have a DIY temperature sensor for my pool that I want to display in Farenheit. It is right now reporting in Celsius.. How can I alter that one sensor to display in Farenheit without changing all the other units

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 7:18 PM

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you don't

arctic sorrel Apr 10, 2020, 7:19 PM

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Home Assistant uses either imperial or metric

thorny snow Apr 10, 2020, 7:24 PM

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I was thinking perhaps there was a way of taking the value returned by the sensor and converting it to F and display the resulting value.

heady cedar Apr 10, 2020, 7:57 PM

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@thorny snow C * 2 + 30? 🤷🏼‍♂️

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 7:57 PM

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nope

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if you store a number as a temp, it'll get converted back

silent barnBOT Apr 10, 2020, 8:22 PM

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@oak rampart posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/cRBKPBcHjw/

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@oak rampart posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/tPfkf4xtrY/

dreamy sinew Apr 10, 2020, 8:27 PM

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.rule6 @oak rampart

silent barnBOT Apr 10, 2020, 8:27 PM

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arctic sorrel Apr 10, 2020, 8:28 PM

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Not once,but twice...

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Same text, both times. Somebody's not paying attention 🤔

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Are you asking how to write an automation to match the fan speed to the input select @oak rampart ?

oak rampart Apr 10, 2020, 8:30 PM

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yes

arctic sorrel Apr 10, 2020, 8:31 PM

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Your action section would be

action:
  - service: fan.set_speed
    data_template: 
      entity_id: fan.xiaomi_miio_device
      speed: "{{ states('input_select.skorost_day') }}"
``` The trigger would be a simple state trigger on `input_select.skorost_day` with no `to` or `from`

oak rampart Apr 10, 2020, 8:33 PM

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🙂 senk? it's work

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senk it's work

lunar osprey Apr 10, 2020, 9:39 PM

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Any help for this?

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/issue-with-command-line-parameters-in-windows/185531

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Still struggling with it

rare panther Apr 11, 2020, 1:29 AM

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are you able to get it to work if you give hard coded values for zona and minuti? Try calling from a simple automation

trail ginkgo Apr 11, 2020, 3:32 AM

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the timestamp_customer() function shown on https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/#time is said to convert a UNIX epoch into a string. the local_time=True parameter I can pass to it, what does it do ... tell the function to show whatever that timestamp is, in the local timezone?

dreamy sinew Apr 11, 2020, 3:36 AM

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Yep

trail ginkgo Apr 11, 2020, 3:43 AM

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I think there is a problem in the device_class=timestamp rendering. But still processing data.

lunar osprey Apr 11, 2020, 5:58 AM

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@rare panther with values in shell_command yes... with template no...

rare panther Apr 11, 2020, 6:21 AM

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Not sure if this is the problem but ypu can try with directly giving the '{{zona}}' in the same line and not with >

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Also put the shell command in ' '

lunar osprey Apr 11, 2020, 6:25 AM

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I tried also using zona_val: 2

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it's not working...

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I added in the shell command single quotes

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or double quotes

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it doesn't seem to recognize the template

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I'm on Windows

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I added some logs into the shell_command

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rendered_args=C:\GoogleHome\Python\NetroRun.py 1 5

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args=C:\GoogleHome\Python\NetroRun.py {{zona_val}} {{minuti_val}}

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so seems I can see the parameters

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Do I need to put a return code in the file NetroRun.py?

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If I use values in shell_command instead of template, the automation with HA works...

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prog=python

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cmd=python C:\GoogleHome\Python\NetroRun.py {{zona_val}} {{minuti_val}}

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rendered_args --> I can see the parameters....!!!!

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I think this is the problem...

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shlex.split(s, comments=False, posix=True)
Split the string s using shell-like syntax. If comments is False (the default), the parsing of comments in the given string will be disabled (setting the commenters attribute of the shlex instance to the empty string). This function operates in POSIX mode by default, but uses non-POSIX mode if the posix argument is false.

Note Since the split() function instantiates a shlex instance, passing None for s will read the string to split from standard input.

crimson quarry Apr 12, 2020, 1:45 AM

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I'm creating camera snapshots and saving them with a filename like: 'mycamera_{{ now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S") }}.jpg'

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this works. It produces files like 'mycamera_20200411-184630.jpg' which is what I need, but I'm trying to send the image using 'notify.mobile_app' and the image: attribute doesn't like the format. Anyone know of a way to use a template when sending notifications to the mobile app?

waxen rune Apr 12, 2020, 8:34 AM

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I tried that without succeeding. I went with saving two pics, one with the templated name and one like "camera_01.jpg" that always gets overwritten. Not what I really wanted, but works great.

Do you know where the pics are stored in Home Assistant (previoulsy known as Hass.io) and if they are accessible?
I have plenty of room, but sooner or later I'll want to clear out the old copies, but I can't find them 🙂

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 8:37 AM

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They're stored wherever you're saving them 🤷

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The default might be your config folder, but I'm assuming you've looked there

sonic nimbus Apr 12, 2020, 11:19 AM

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how to split string by last underscore

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 %}

{{entity.split('.')[1]}} #livingroom_abovetv_stripled_all_switcher```

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I want just to be livingroom_abovetv_stripled_all

silent barnBOT Apr 12, 2020, 11:20 AM

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Jinja Template Designer Documentation
For more examples and samples, visit see this page

sonic nimbus Apr 12, 2020, 12:19 PM

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how can I use only object_id without domain in states for templating?

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    platform: state
    to: 'on'
    entity_id: 
      - binary_sensor.livingroom_abovetv_stripled_all_switcher
      - binary_sensor.bedroom_wall_ledstrip_switcher
  action:
    - service_template: persistent_notification.create
      data_template:
        title: "{{trigger.state.object_id}}"
        message: "N1"```

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this doesnt work - title

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oh, I found its a "{{trigger.to_state.object_id}}"

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 12:22 PM

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mindblown

silent barnBOT Apr 12, 2020, 12:22 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/templating/
https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 12:22 PM

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Worth taking the time to read the docs 😉

sonic nimbus Apr 12, 2020, 12:33 PM

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thanks @abstract kelp

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Im just exercising in templates section..trying to read friendly name of some entity

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{{states("binary_sensor.livingroom_abovetv_stripled_all_switcher")}}

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this returns state off or on

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 12:34 PM

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Yes

sonic nimbus Apr 12, 2020, 12:34 PM

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but I cant find in docs how to return friendly name

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 12:35 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/state_object/

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friendly_name is an attribute

sonic nimbus Apr 12, 2020, 12:35 PM

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like {{states("binary_sensor.livingroom_abovetv_stripled_all_switcher", "name")}}

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 12:35 PM

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Nope

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Have a look at https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/#states

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Hint: state_attr

sonic nimbus Apr 12, 2020, 12:38 PM

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yep that's it {{state_attr("binary_sensor.livingroom_abovetv_stripled_all_switcher", "friendly_name")}}

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🙂

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tnx

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but if I would to get state.object_id without domain?

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 12:42 PM

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{{ states.binary_sensor.livingroom_abovetv_stripled_all_switcher.object_id }}?

sonic nimbus Apr 12, 2020, 12:44 PM

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yes, I just found exact syntax

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and another question 🙂

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if I have binary_sensor.livingroom_abovetv_stripled_all_switcher what is the best way to trim _switcher at the end?

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I use [:-9] on my [object_id]

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like 9 chars remove at the end

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is there some better approach?

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 12:47 PM

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Depends on what your goal here is - why you're doing that

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It may be easier to change the entity ID 😉

sonic nimbus Apr 12, 2020, 12:48 PM

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well, I setup my naming convention, that my some binary_sensors switches has that suffix _switcher and my lights (ledstrip) doesnt have that suffix

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so basically trigger: platform: state to: 'on' entity_id: - binary_sensor.livingroom_abovetv_stripled_all_switcher - binary_sensor.bedroom_wall_ledstrip_switcher action: - service_template: persistent_notification.create data_template: title: "{{trigger.to_state.object_id[:-9]}}" message: "N1"

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just imagine instead off persistent notifications that I called service light.toggle

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 12:49 PM

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Change the entity ID then?

sonic nimbus Apr 12, 2020, 12:49 PM

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and my entity_id would be like {{trigger.to_state.object_id[:-9]}}

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you mean to call all my switches like binary_sensor.livingroom_abovetv_stripled_all

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?

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 12:49 PM

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No

sonic nimbus Apr 12, 2020, 12:49 PM

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but maybe is gonna be confusing

arctic sorrel Apr 12, 2020, 12:49 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/customizing-devices/#changing-the-entity_id

fluid wave Apr 12, 2020, 5:02 PM

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how can i set my switch button to return to "off" automatically but not to run anything at this time?

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i mean, i tap on the switch - it goes on and running my script, but it stays "on"

ornate pecan Apr 12, 2020, 5:44 PM

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Hi! I have some custom switches based in command_line, they are all doing SSH checks every minute or so.
Is there any way to group all these switches, use only a single command_state and different value_template for checking status?

silent barnBOT Apr 12, 2020, 5:44 PM

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@ornate pecan posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/rCH3sgmK9N/

ornate pecan Apr 12, 2020, 5:45 PM

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part of the code is https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/KrDyy6yWvG/

queen meteor Apr 12, 2020, 6:22 PM

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@ornate pecan not sure if you can do that... that's the switch definition, and not automation or script code...

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unless there is a template command_line switch that lets you do it, it may not be possible!

ornate pecan Apr 12, 2020, 6:23 PM

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I already though it was not an available option 😩

upbeat iron Apr 13, 2020, 12:21 AM

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when i set up a mqtt dimmer what values are required for it to work?

arctic sorrel Apr 13, 2020, 7:46 AM

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The ones marked Required, plus those relevant to whatever you're doing (in this case, sounds like brightness)

torn plinth Apr 14, 2020, 8:13 AM

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template question: this formula {{ states.light|selectattr("state", "equalto", "on")|list|length }} will count all lights that are "on", can/how can i add another criteria to it so that it will not count my light groups, identified by a ~~variable ~~ attribute "is_deconz_group":"true"

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Hmmm.....it seems that it wont count the groups at all with this template {{ states.light|selectattr("is_deconz_group", "equalto", "true")|list|length }}
Solved: {{ states.light|selectattr('state', 'eq', 'on')|rejectattr('attributes.is_deconz_group')|list|length }}

split flax Apr 14, 2020, 12:13 PM

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Would this work? https://hastebin.com/cohegisile.rb

arctic sorrel Apr 14, 2020, 12:15 PM

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It's endif not end if

split flax Apr 14, 2020, 12:15 PM

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Is that the only problem?

arctic sorrel Apr 14, 2020, 12:16 PM

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Probably

split flax Apr 14, 2020, 12:20 PM

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Let's try it

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Wait how do I trigger the script

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With automations there is automation.trigger

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is there something like that with scripts because there isn't a script.trigger

arctic sorrel Apr 14, 2020, 12:23 PM

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Call it

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entity_id: script.what```

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Or

service: script.what

split flax Apr 14, 2020, 12:23 PM

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if i just call script.what will it trigger it

arctic sorrel Apr 14, 2020, 12:25 PM

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That's what I said

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Try it from devtools -> Services 😉

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Any service you see listed there you can call

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All scripts show up as service calls, as well as being entities

split flax Apr 14, 2020, 12:27 PM

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The only script services that show are script.turn_on/off/toggle

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And when I call script.turn_off with the entity_id: script.menu-button-tv, it says Failed to call service script/turn_on. not a valid value for dictionary value @ data['entity_id']

arctic sorrel Apr 14, 2020, 12:28 PM

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That's because that isn't a valid entity 😉

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/troubleshooting/#entity-names

split flax Apr 14, 2020, 12:29 PM

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I tried with underscores too

arctic sorrel Apr 14, 2020, 12:29 PM

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If you use the UI to create the script, it will have a numeric name

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If you didn't use the UI, you have to reload the scripts

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After a command line config check

split flax Apr 14, 2020, 12:29 PM

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Wait it doesnt come up with that error now

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But how can I trigger the script

arctic sorrel Apr 14, 2020, 12:29 PM

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raised_eye

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https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/672223497736421388/699595600844554251

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You call a script, you don't trigger it

split flax Apr 14, 2020, 12:30 PM

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Ah ok

arctic sorrel Apr 14, 2020, 12:30 PM

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If the script doesn't show in devtools -> States it doesn't yet exist

split flax Apr 14, 2020, 12:30 PM

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Do I have to restart hass?

arctic sorrel Apr 14, 2020, 12:30 PM

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No

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https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/672223497736421388/699597130095919124

split flax Apr 14, 2020, 12:31 PM

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Ah ok

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https://hastebin.com/fukucozonu.php I have that in my scripts.yaml file and when I reload scripts it says there is an error with the script integration...

silent barnBOT Apr 14, 2020, 12:39 PM

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Always run the configuration check command when you make changes. Don't trust the UI check - it misses some problems.

random wing Apr 14, 2020, 2:22 PM

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Hey, I try to convert a 1024 bit value to a % vaule. But the Round option in the template isn't rounding. What I am doing wrong?
{{ states('sensor.wetterstation_analog_a0') | float/1024*100 | round(1) }}

dreamy sinew Apr 14, 2020, 2:25 PM

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have you tried it in the template tester?

random wing Apr 14, 2020, 2:26 PM

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yes

dreamy sinew Apr 14, 2020, 2:27 PM

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oh, its probably order of operations problem

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its rounding 100 to 1 sig

random wing Apr 14, 2020, 2:31 PM

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the value is correct

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added a | float but nothing changed

dreamy sinew Apr 14, 2020, 2:32 PM

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{{ (states('sensor.wetterstation_analog_a0') | float/1024*100) | round(1) }}

random wing Apr 14, 2020, 2:34 PM

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worked thx. But why I need that single ) there?

dreamy sinew Apr 14, 2020, 2:34 PM

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its not a single

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order of operations as i said

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you were rounding 100

random wing Apr 14, 2020, 2:35 PM

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Here in this example, there worked without it, so that isn't working too? https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/#priority-of-operators

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its not a single
@dreamy sinew Ah, now I get it! Thanks! 🤪

rancid copper Apr 14, 2020, 2:41 PM

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hi, is it possible to use a template that checks the last state of an entity to be included as a condition in an automation?

random wing Apr 14, 2020, 3:10 PM

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hi, is it possible to use a template that checks the last state of an entity to be included as a condition in an automation?
@rancid copper you mean something like this? https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/condition/

rancid copper Apr 14, 2020, 3:17 PM

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thanks yes...but just the state on/off

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and the last state, not the state in this moment

wanton lake Apr 14, 2020, 7:56 PM

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Hi everybody, I would like to have a variable (energy consumption) to a daily value and reset that at midnight. Any idea on how to best achieve that ?

arctic sorrel Apr 14, 2020, 7:56 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/utility_meter/

wanton lake Apr 14, 2020, 7:59 PM

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That's it!

torpid vale Apr 14, 2020, 11:06 PM

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{{relative_time(strptime("2019","%Y"))}
Shouldn't this work?

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Or do I misunderstand the docs. https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/#time

raw holly Apr 15, 2020, 4:30 AM

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Hey All, I'm trying to reformat a sensor that is bringing me "Amps" from my power usage.. A couple of things i want to do.. But first thing is to format the input correct from the MQTT values.. Have tried a few value_template's but none seem to work i get no value, unknown etc..

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here is my sensor - - platform: mqtt
name: "Power-Current3"
state_topic: "mport3/sensor/port3/mFiCS"
unit_of_measurement: "Amps"
icon: mdi:current-ac

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i need to multiple that value by 100 to get the real value..

raw holly Apr 15, 2020, 5:35 AM

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actually ! finally figured it out after about 15 google attempts... (Still learning HA and that..) had to create a sensor template with the expression from the original entity

torpid vale Apr 15, 2020, 7:43 AM

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Or is it some other way to get relative time in the lovelace markup card from input_datetime. last_changed works. but not the state. try to wrap it in strptime to get a datetime object but thrown an error.

oak lava Apr 15, 2020, 8:42 AM

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Hi Friends, got a question with message template message: '{{now().strftime("%b %d, %Y %I:%M%p")}} Tank will be Empty, On the Bore motor' issue that the the now() time variable gets refreshed everytime if the alert repeats. Therefore I lost track on original 1st time the alert triggered.

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How should I change the template to pickup 1st time the alert triggered data and use that for consecutive messages

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I am thinking like, may be have variable that updates 1st time and then for consecutive runs call the same variable

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:56 AM

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{{ states.alert.whatever.last_changed.strftime("%b %d, %Y %I:%M%p") }}

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I use relative time to get how long the alert has been active for, like https://github.com/DubhAd/Home-AssistantConfig/blob/master/alerts/garage_door_l.yaml

oak lava Apr 15, 2020, 8:58 AM

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Thanks Tinker, your the life saver for me always 🙂 btw, Side note I got the ubuntu battery command line working. Its perfect.

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:58 AM

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No worries

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 2:15 PM

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Hi, I'm new and I'm trying to understand how it works if else, for example if entity1 = X do entity2 ON, otherwise OFF

silent barnBOT Apr 15, 2020, 2:16 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/templating/
https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 2:16 PM

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Have you read the templating docs yet?

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 2:16 PM

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how can I do?

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yes, but I can't understand

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I would like to start with a simple thing so that I understand how it works

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 2:18 PM

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action:
  - service_template: >-
      {% if is_state('sensor.whatever','X') %}
        switch.turn_on
      {% else %}
        switch.turn_off
      {% endif %}
    entity_id: switch.two

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That's the long form - you can significantly simplify that

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Testing in devtools -> Services is the way to go 😉

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 2:19 PM

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i make this https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/fh5W7SqSwT/

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where did I go wrong?

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 2:20 PM

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Everywhere?

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    entity_id: mode
``` That's not an entity

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 2:20 PM

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🙃

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 2:20 PM

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- service: input_boolean.turn_on

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 2:20 PM

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a boolean entity called mode

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 2:20 PM

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You define the service as input_boolean.turn_on

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No it's not

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If it was, it'd be input_boolean.mode

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That is an entity

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Also, either service or service_template

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Finally ON isn't a service

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So, the only valid line there was the first one 😉

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 2:22 PM

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ahahah

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thanks

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 2:22 PM

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Oh, and entity1 also isn't an entity

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and the state of it is highly unlikely to be ON

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/troubleshooting/#entity-names
https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/yaml/#upper-and-lower-case

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 2:23 PM

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I get it

crystal pier Apr 15, 2020, 2:44 PM

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how can I use the if with state_attr?

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 2:45 PM

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{% if is_state_attr('sensor.kipper','smoked','lightly') %}

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It's just an if statement

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:02 PM

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@arctic sorrel thanks to your help I'm learning, I have implemented some functions that allow me to restore the thermostat state, because when it turns off and on again it always goes into "heating". https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/svqywqP6dw/
However, I can't integrate the template that allows me before turning off the air conditioner to activate an input_boolean so that it can understand the previous state of the thermostat, I have tried various templates but I really can't

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:03 PM

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Two things

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Service not value
What if it's not in cool mode?

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  - service_template: >-
        {% if is_state("climate.terina", "cool") %}
          input_boolean.turn_on
        {% else %}
          input_boolean.turn_off
        {% endif %}
    entity_id: input_boolean.terina_mod

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You got that sort of right later on, but not at line 21

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Same for the hvac mode, needs an else

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:05 PM

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I don't care, I only care if it's cold, so then it comes back on in heating

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i have tried many times with this code but it doesn't work

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:07 PM

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You don't care

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The system does

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Any time you have if you need else if you don't want errors and things stopping

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:08 PM

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and how can I say else do nothing?

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there's a way?

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:08 PM

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What?

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It's either on and heating or on and cooling

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:08 PM

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ahahah

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:08 PM

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If you don't want it turned on at all, don't turn it on...

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:10 PM

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so I can't use an if without an else

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:10 PM

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Sure you can, if you don't mind HA throwing errors

#

More to the point, ...

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  - data_template:
      hvac_mode: >-
        {% if is_state("input_boolean.terina_mod", "on") %}
          cool
        {% endif %}

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So, the mode if that is off is ... undefined

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Computers are like toddlers, or end users, you can't assume they can think for themselves. You have to tell them exactly what to do

buoyant pine Apr 15, 2020, 5:12 PM

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That's pretty much the same thing I say when someone complains about YAML being "picky about indentation" lol

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:12 PM

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ok, i can add here else "heat"

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:12 PM

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mindblown

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https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/P8mgT3N5SD/

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You have to tell it what do to when you tell it to do something

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You can't leave it hanging

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:14 PM

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ok 😅

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i try..but dosen't turn on the boolean switch

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when i open the window

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:23 PM

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Do you only want it to turn off when heating?

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If so, why don't you just ... 🤦

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:24 PM

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i want he turn on if climate is set to cool

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my problem is cooling

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:24 PM

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I have no idea what you're doing any more

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So, you only want it to operate when cooling?

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:25 PM

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ahah

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:25 PM

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You have spent some time banging the rocks together and scattering confusion

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:25 PM

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i want if thermostat is in "cool" mode boolean "on"

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:26 PM

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No

silent barnBOT Apr 15, 2020, 5:26 PM

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The XY problem is asking about your attempted solution rather than your actual problem. This leads to enormous amounts of wasted time and energy, both on the part of people asking for help, and on the part of those providing help.
The problem occurs when people get stuck on what they believe is the solution and are unable to step back and explain the issue in full.

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:26 PM

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You want this logic to only operate when cooling? Or also when heating?

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:26 PM

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with both

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:27 PM

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Ok...

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Then what I shared should work

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If it doesn't, check your log file

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:28 PM

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yes but I think the problem is that the template does not actually read the state of the thermostat so it doesn't work

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:28 PM

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raised_eye

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Paste the whole template into devtools -> Templates

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As I explained before

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        {% if is_state("climate.terina", "cool") %}
          input_boolean.turn_on
        {% else %}
          input_boolean.turn_off
        {% endif %}

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:29 PM

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i see

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:30 PM

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Test templates

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Then you know if they're working, rather than making guesses

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:30 PM

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i try dosen't work

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:31 PM

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FFS

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doesn't work

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That's so damn helpful... not

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:31 PM

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i know

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:31 PM

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How about being a little more descriptive

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{{ states('climate.terina') }}
``` Paste that into the Templates screen and _copy and paste_ the output

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:33 PM

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i see cool

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:33 PM

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So what was the output from

        {% if is_state("climate.terina", "cool") %}
          input_boolean.turn_on
        {% else %}
          input_boolean.turn_off
        {% endif %}
``` then?

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:34 PM

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when i open the window the boolean dosen't turn on

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:34 PM

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REALLY?

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How about you answer the fscking question?

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Forget it, I'm done

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:35 PM

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ok

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i don't read your question before...but thanks...you have always been available and kind

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i see input_boolean.turn_off

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I was with my 9 month old daughter in my arms and I let you imagine

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Sorry

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:52 PM

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Well, if you want help, it needs you to pay attention. If you're splitting your attention, you're wasting our time, that we're giving up for free to help you

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This is also why I asked you to copy and paste, rather than just say what you think you see

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:53 PM

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you're right, I apologize again

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:54 PM

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Let's try again then, one last time...

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{{ states('climate.terina') }}
{{ is_state('climate.terina','cool') }}

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Put that in Templates

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copy and paste the output

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Don't retype a damn thing

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:54 PM

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cool, true

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:54 PM

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Right, then... that doesn't explain what you got before

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{{ states('climate.terina') }}
{{ is_state('climate.terina','cool') }}

        {% if is_state("climate.terina", "cool") %}
          input_boolean.turn_on
        {% else %}
          input_boolean.turn_off
        {% endif %}

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Try that

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:55 PM

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cool
True
input_boolean.turn_on

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:55 PM

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Ah, copy and paste at last

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Or better typing

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No idea why you were getting the turn off before 🤷

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:56 PM

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ok

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:56 PM

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Either:

You weren't
The state of the entity wasn't cool

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If it doesn't work, turn the logger to info and it will log more in the log file

silent barnBOT Apr 15, 2020, 5:57 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/logger/

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:57 PM

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ok thanks again

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 5:57 PM

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Also, if it doesn't work, configure https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/file

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Then you can log a lot of details as things happen, and it's going to be much easier to help you

rancid copper Apr 15, 2020, 5:57 PM

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ok

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 8:32 PM

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hello

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i need some help on binary sensor 😁

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:34 PM

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Well, you'll only get help if you explain the problem 😉

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 8:35 PM

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🙂 thanks 😄 it's about delay

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I need to make to things and i don't understand how can i do with delay

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So first it's to make a binary sensor motion like this : ( if motion 1 = on or motion 2 = on then binary sensor = on for 30 minutes )

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I test with this:

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hmm i make a code tag ?

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arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:38 PM

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Up to 12 lines, in channel. Above, using a code share site

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 8:38 PM

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Yes i saw it but i'm really tired 😦

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    motion_salon:
      friendly_name: "Mouvement salon"
      device_class: motion
      delay_on:
        minutes: 30
      value_template: >-
        {{ is_state('binary_sensor.motion_sensor_158d000165fe6f', 'on')
           and is_state('binary_sensor.motion_sensor_158d0001a24b54', 'on') }}

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But i don't know if it's really work like i want :/

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:40 PM

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I think you wanted delay_off

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 8:40 PM

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i think too but i don't really understand how the both work... :/

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:41 PM

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The on delay is:

The amount of time the template state must be met before this sensor will switch to on.

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Off delay:

The amount of time the template state must be not met before this sensor will switch to off.

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 8:41 PM

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I try to make a test with a virtual button, but it's not relevent

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Yses loool

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:41 PM

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As you said:

So first it's to make a binary sensor motion like this : ( if motion 1 = on or motion 2 = on then binary sensor = on for 30 minutes )

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So, you want it to delay the off for 30 minutes

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 8:42 PM

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ok delay the off it's clear !

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:42 PM

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Of course, you also said or but coded for and 🤔

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 8:42 PM

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omg

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Yes i remember why i do this

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Ok i will test for delay off

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do you know if the delay start at binary sensor changed to on, or at last motion 1 or 2 changed to on ?

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:49 PM

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The day for off starts when the template is no longer true

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 8:49 PM

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ok

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thanks it's clear

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:49 PM

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So, when the last sensor turns off if an or, or both if and

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 8:50 PM

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And it's the reason why i don't know how it not relevent for my test

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OKKK Really thanks

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ok so i take that. And just for me, if i explain delay_off like, delay the off for... do you think delay_on: it's for delay the on for... ?

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:57 PM

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What?

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I'm not sure I understand your question

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 8:59 PM

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can you explain more delay_on ?

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 8:59 PM

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The amount of time the template state must be met before this sensor will switch to on.

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That's what the docs say

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So, when the template is true, that's the amount of time it has to stay true before the sensor will turn on

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 9:00 PM

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hmm

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 9:00 PM

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Maybe you only care if there's been 30 minutes of motion

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 9:02 PM

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for the moment, i try to understand it because i just do lot of test with one input boolean. And all my test don't work.

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 9:04 PM

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Without knowing what you were doing... 🤷

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 9:06 PM

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lol

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I just want to check if i understand delay. So just for test i make that:

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test_delay:
      delay_on: 
        minutes: 30
      value_template: "{{is_state('input_boolean.bouton_test', 'on')}}"```

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x(

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 9:07 PM

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Back tick 😉

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Next to 1️⃣ usually

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That won't turn on until the boolean has been on for 30 minutes

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 9:08 PM

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ok so i test

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test_delay:
      delay_on: 
        minutes: 30
      value_template: "{{is_state('input_boolean.bouton_test', 'on')}}"```

@sick haven ok i get skill

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That won't turn on until the boolean has been on for 30 minutes
@arctic sorrel It's work !!

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 9:11 PM

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🎉

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 9:11 PM

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I try to make every test ever today ...

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😢

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😄

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i note that !!

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Ok and for my last thing, i just want your point of view ("point of view" is understandable?)

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I have trackers on my phone and wife's phone. So i want to make (if trackers off then alarm = armed_away).

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But my wife turn off here phone at night, so i want to make a template like: (if trackers off and houses door last changed > 30 minute then alarm = armed_away else alarm = arme_home) do you thinks it's a good stuff for an alarm ?

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 9:18 PM

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That's pretty much what I do, so yes 😉

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I use the door sensors to work out whether people could be away, and track their actual state with booleans, rather than the trackers

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 9:19 PM

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wait i translate xD

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 9:20 PM

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https://blog.ceard.tech/2020/04/presence-detection-one-last-time.html if you want the full technical details

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 9:21 PM

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oh wow it's too late i take this in my fav !!

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It's really what i want to do. Make a binary sensor for movement on house, and this can't turn off if door is open and tracker on for 30minute. after that, if trackers off, so alarm can get armed home

I use the door sensors to work out whether people could be away, and track their actual state with booleans, rather than the trackers
@arctic sorrel

arctic sorrel Apr 15, 2020, 9:23 PM

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That looks reasonable

sick haven Apr 15, 2020, 9:23 PM

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thanks for your think !!

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soon i want to work out with camera

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maybe just with body recognize

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but only i ve a pi

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and open cv don't work 😦

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i need a todo list :/

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Ok so it's enough for tonight. Thanks for your help !!

rich yacht Apr 16, 2020, 9:40 AM

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Whats a quick way to list entity_id that contains specific text

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I tried {{ states.sensor|list | map(attribute='entity_id') | reject('ne','node_up') | join(', ') }} but the reject filer is obviously wrong

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 1:38 PM

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@arctic sorrel Doing a / between 2 templated staes

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 1:39 PM

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🔔

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 1:39 PM

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Would that be ```{{ (states('sensor.condensation_kwh_may_5148') | float }} /{{ states('sensor.energy_kwh_may_5172') | float) | round(1) }}

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 1:39 PM

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Have you tried it in devtools -> Templates?

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Rather than pinging me and asking?

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 1:39 PM

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error

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rendering

buoyant pine Apr 16, 2020, 1:39 PM

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there are plenty of other people who can answer that question lol

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 1:39 PM

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shh

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 1:40 PM

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I can see a bunch of fuckups there

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I am however otherwise occupied

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 1:40 PM

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Mkay

buoyant pine Apr 16, 2020, 1:41 PM

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{{ (states('sensor.foo') | float / states('sensor.bar') | float) | round(1) }}

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 1:42 PM

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Ty ❤️

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@buoyant pine I'll ping you nexttime

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@buoyant pine

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https://i.imgur.com/fSXVbJs.png

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Still error :/

buoyant pine Apr 16, 2020, 1:56 PM

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let's see the full template

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also check that both entity IDs are correct

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 1:56 PM

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i try the same but with some other sensor i have

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https://i.imgur.com/U0Zs7BH.png

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{{ (states('sensor.desktop_4f930au_amd_ryzen_5_2600_powers_cpu_core_1') | float / states('sensor.desktop_4f930au_amd_ryzen_5_2600_powers_cpu_core_2') | float) | round(1) }}

buoyant pine Apr 16, 2020, 1:57 PM

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what does

{{ states('sensor.desktop_4f930au_amd_ryzen_5_2600_powers_cpu_core_1') }}
``` and

{{ states('sensor.desktop_4f930au_amd_ryzen_5_2600_powers_cpu_core_2') }}

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 1:57 PM

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Error rendering template: TemplateSyntaxError: unexpected '}', expected ')'

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Because you missed a thing

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But

buoyant pine Apr 16, 2020, 1:57 PM

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already corrected

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likely at least one of the entity IDs is wrong

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 1:58 PM

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without them

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it works fine.

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https://i.imgur.com/CBhDGze.png

buoyant pine Apr 16, 2020, 1:59 PM

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what about

{{ states('sensor.desktop_4f930au_amd_ryzen_5_2600_powers_cpu_core_1') | float }}

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 1:59 PM

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Shows 0.0

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if i put +

buoyant pine Apr 16, 2020, 2:00 PM

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maybe it doesn't like the comma. try

{{ states('sensor.desktop_4f930au_amd_ryzen_5_2600_powers_cpu_core_1').replace(',','.') | float }}

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 2:00 PM

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it does

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that mnakes it 2.4

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which is fine.

buoyant pine Apr 16, 2020, 2:01 PM

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yup, it doesn't like the comma which i suppose makes sense

acoustic yarrow Apr 16, 2020, 2:02 PM

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Got it working!:)

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Thanks @buoyant pine ❤️

tranquil dome Apr 16, 2020, 4:36 PM

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My code actually is: but I want to add a time check too:

          {% if now().days == Giovedi %} <b>Ciao</b> {{'\U0001F611'}}
          {% else %} <b>Errore giorno</b> {{'\U0001F974'}}
          {% endif %}

How can I add now.time too as check before run “IF”?

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 4:42 PM

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 {% if now().days == Giovedi and now().hour <= 10 %}

tranquil dome Apr 16, 2020, 5:10 PM

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 {% if now().days == Giovedi and now().hour <= 10 %}

@arctic sorrel I tried to put this:

          {% if now().days == Sabato and now().hour >= 16 %} </br><b>Spuntino Mirko</b></br></br> Macedonia 200gr</br></br><b>Spuntino Elisa</b></br></br>Macedonia 200gr
          {% elif now().days == Sabato and now().hour >= 18 %} </br><b>Cena Mirko</b></br></br> Pomodorini 200gr</br>Olio 15gr</br>Fiocchi 200gr</br>Frutta 100gr</br>Pane 100gr</br></br><b>Cena Elisa</b></br></br>Pomodorini 150gr</br>Olio 10gr</br>Fiocchi 200gr</br>Pane 60gr</br>Frutta 100gr
          {% else %} <b>Errore</b> {{'\U0001F974'}}
          {% endif %}

but even if today is not "sabato", the text show anyway. What's the error?

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 5:11 PM

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You need to simplify that while testing so it's easier for people to help

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              {% if now().days == Sabato and now().hour >= 16 %} EARLIER
              {% elif now().days == Sabato and now().hour >= 18 %} LATER
              {% else %} ERROR
              {% endif %}

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Try that in devtools -> Templates

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Day: {{ now().days }}
Hour: {{ now().hour }}
              {% if now().days == Sabato and now().hour >= 16 %} EARLIER
              {% elif now().days == Sabato and now().hour >= 18 %} LATER
              {% else %} ERROR
              {% endif %}
``` for some debug data

tranquil dome Apr 16, 2020, 5:17 PM

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The problem is that seems the code check only date or time, and not date and time together @arctic sorrel

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 5:17 PM

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~irc @tranquil dome

silent barnBOT Apr 16, 2020, 5:17 PM

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@tranquil dome Discord isn't like IRC, you don't have to tag people on every response. Keep in mind that every time you tag somebody, they get a notification ping. That can very quickly become annoying and people may block you.

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 5:17 PM

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I can't see what you see, but if you posted the above, it does both checks

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That's how and works

simple sage Apr 16, 2020, 5:34 PM

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I have a couple MQTT lights, and in Node-Red I am putting in the following, but the transition time does not do anything. Can someone let me know what I may be doing wrong.
{
"white_value": 250,
"transition": 30
}

tranquil dome Apr 16, 2020, 5:36 PM

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It seems that doesn't work now.days

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That's on my sensor.yaml:

  day:
    entity_id: sensor.date
    value_template: >
      {% set days = ["Lunedi", "Martedi", "Mercoledi", "Giovedi", "Venerdi", "Sabato", "Domenica"] %}
      {{ days[now().weekday()] }}

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 5:38 PM

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Share the result from the last code I pasted - copy and paste the output please

tranquil dome Apr 16, 2020, 5:42 PM

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Day:
Hour: 19
EARLIER

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 5:43 PM

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Well, looks like now().days isn't producing any output 😉

tranquil dome Apr 16, 2020, 5:44 PM

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yeah i see, what can be the problem?

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 5:44 PM

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Maybe it'll be less broken if you use your custom sensor

tranquil dome Apr 16, 2020, 5:44 PM

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That's on my sensor.yaml:

  day:
    entity_id: sensor.date
    value_template: >
      {% set days = ["Lunedi", "Martedi", "Mercoledi", "Giovedi", "Venerdi", "Sabato", "Domenica"] %}
      {{ days[now().weekday()] }}

@tranquil dome that's the code on my sensor.yaml

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 5:44 PM

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Which isn't what you've been using in your template

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What does

{{ states('sensor.day') }}
``` show?

tranquil dome Apr 16, 2020, 5:46 PM

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What does

{{ states('sensor.day') }}
``` show?

Yes, show the exactly date now

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So, how can i change the code for let "IF" check the states.sensor.day?

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 5:47 PM

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Day: {{ states('sensor.day') }}
Hour: {{ now().hour }}
              {% if states('sensor.day') == Sabato and now().hour >= 16 %} EARLIER
              {% elif states('sensor.day') == Sabato and now().hour >= 18 %} LATER
              {% else %} ERROR
              {% endif %}
``` 🤷

tranquil dome Apr 16, 2020, 5:49 PM

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Day: Giovedi
Hour: 19
Errore 🥴

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I have still the error

dreamy sinew Apr 16, 2020, 5:50 PM

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right, the day isn't matching your check

tranquil dome Apr 16, 2020, 5:50 PM

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i changed the date from the code

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obviously

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I put "Giovedi" as day

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Day: {{ states('sensor.day') }}
Hour: {{ now().hour }}
{% if states('sensor.day') == Giovedi and now().hour >= 7 %} Colazione Mirko Latte 200grBiscotti int. 30grColazione ElisaLatte 200grBiscotti int. 30gr
{% elif states('sensor.day') == Giovedi and now().hour >= 9 %} Spuntino/Pranzo MirkoToast Misto 100grPane 100grCrudo 50grFormaggio 50grSucco 200grColazione ElisaLatte 200grBiscotti int. 30gr
{% elif states('sensor.day') == Giovedi and now().hour >= 10 %} Spuntino/Pranzo MirkoToast Misto 100grPane 100grCrudo 50grFormaggio 50grSucco 200grSpuntino ElisaFette biscottate 20grMarmellata 20gr
{% elif states('sensor.day') == Giovedi and now().hour >= 12 %} Spuntino/Pranzo MirkoToast Misto 100grPane 100grCrudo 50grFormaggio 50grSucco 200grPranzo ElisaPasta pomodoro 70grOlio 10grCrudo 70grFrutta 150gr
{% elif states('sensor.day') == Giovedi and now().hour >= 16 %} Spuntino MirkoBarretta 25grSpuntino ElisaBarretta 25gr
{% elif states('sensor.day') == Giovedi and now().hour >= 18 %} Cena MirkoInsalata 200grOlio 20grPollo 170grFrutta 150grPane 100grCena ElisaInsalata 150grOlio 15grPollo 150grFrutta 150grPane 70gr
{% else %} Errore {{'\U0001F974'}}
{% endif %}

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https://i.postimg.cc/1XknRP3P/Screenshot-2020-04-16-Strumenti-per-sviluppatori-Home-Assistant.png

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Found the solution: {% if is_state("sensor.day", "Giovedi")

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But the problem is, the check for hour. that print the wrong thing based on time:

Check here what i mean: https://postimg.cc/7J01YMcy

wise cedar Apr 16, 2020, 7:33 PM

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Should this work? {{ relative_time(states.vacuum.xiaomi_vacuum_cleaner.clean_stop) }}
Or this {{ relative_time(state_attr('vacuum.xiaomi_vacuum_cleaner', 'clean_stop')) }}

arctic sorrel Apr 16, 2020, 7:34 PM

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devtools -> Templates and try it out

wise cedar Apr 16, 2020, 7:37 PM

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I did. It did not work. But I figured it out.
I have a template sensor, like this:

        value_template: "{{ state_attr('vacuum.xiaomi_vacuum_cleaner', 'clean_stop') }}"```
And then I can put this `{{ relative_time(states.sensor.vacuum_time_last_run.last_updated) }}` into Templates and get the relative time. Yay!

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Have tried this some time ago, but was not able to make it work then.

thin laurel Apr 17, 2020, 9:09 AM

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this has prolly been answered before but i can't find it or only get old hits from 2018, so it might have changed... i have a even increasing sensor with khw values that i would like to see consumption per day and i'm trying to use a statistics templata for this but i'm not usre if that's the way to do it, another possible solution might be a history sensor, not sure.

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 9:10 AM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/utility_meter/

thin laurel Apr 17, 2020, 9:10 AM

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ah! thanks

worn cloud Apr 17, 2020, 1:30 PM

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Would you guys know how i can compare 2 dates and lets say the current date in more than the last changed day by a full day - to display something

platform: template
sensors:
unraiddock_last_run:
friendly_name: "Dockers"
entity_id: input_boolean.dockerscriptcheck
value_template: '{{as_timestamp(states.input_boolean.dockerscriptcheck.last_changed) | timestamp_custom("%A %d-%b-%y, %H:%M:%S") }}'
this displays the date and time of the last changed - but now i want to compare the day and if the day moves on to lets say Sat

twilit dragon Apr 17, 2020, 2:11 PM

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I've got a sensor (time to work) which gives a duration. I can show that duration on my tileboard with:
value: '&sensor.werk.attributes.duration'
The only problem is that I want to round of the duration. So I used a value template for it. But I can't get it to work. The sensor has an attribute with duration.

13.716666666666667```

Added this to the sensor:
```value_template: '{{ value.duration | round(1) }}'```

rich yacht Apr 17, 2020, 3:09 PM

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try {{ state_attr('sensor.werk', 'duration') | float | round(1) }}

worn cloud Apr 17, 2020, 3:48 PM

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any ideas on how i would see if its been 24 hours

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{{as_timestamp(now()) | timestamp_custom("%A %d-%b-%y, %H:%M:%S") }} > {{as_timestamp(states.input_boolean.dockerscriptcheck.last_changed) | timestamp_custom("%A %d-%b-%y, %H:%M:%S") }}

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from Now to the last.changed time?

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 3:52 PM

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I'd check the number of seconds difference

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60 (seconds) * 60 (minutes) * 24 (hours) is the difference you're after (taking into account that it may not test right on the second

fossil summit Apr 17, 2020, 3:53 PM

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Hey guys, I need a little help with a value_template validation for a binary_sensor, the json is "status":"enabled" and I am trying to use is_state but I can't get the value json correctly, I am trying this way:value_template: '{{ is_state("value_json.status", "enabled") }}' Clearly I am doing something wrong but I am not sure how to "intercept" that value, any idea?

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 3:54 PM

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Is that an attribute of the binary sensor, or what?

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Binary sensors are after all only on/off

fossil summit Apr 17, 2020, 3:54 PM

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no, I want to define true/false of the binary sensor

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I know, that's why I need to "replace" the enabled to "on"

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 3:54 PM

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Ok, well, where is the JSON coming from?

fossil summit Apr 17, 2020, 3:54 PM

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pi-hole

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rest api call

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I thought that having an is_state matching the value_json.status might return true/false and work with the binary sensor, no?

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 3:55 PM

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is_state works with state objects

fossil summit Apr 17, 2020, 3:55 PM

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oh.. makes sense 😄

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 3:56 PM

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Pretty sure that's even explained in the docs 🤷 might not be though

fossil summit Apr 17, 2020, 3:56 PM

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I was reading this: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/#processing-incoming-data

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And I couldn't find any text matching functionality

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 3:57 PM

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Jinja 😉

fossil summit Apr 17, 2020, 4:06 PM

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Found a solution, for anyone interested: value_template: {% if value_json.status == 'enabled' %} true {% else %} false {% endif %}

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Thanks @arctic sorrel 🙂

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 4:06 PM

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You can simplify that 😉

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{{ value_json.status == 'enabled' }}

fossil summit Apr 17, 2020, 4:07 PM

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ahj

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I thought I did try that :/

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that was literally the first thing I tried.. I must have misspelled something without noticing

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 5:39 PM

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So I am using the binary_sensor.updater entity to display on my lovelace ui whether there is an update is available. Currently is just shows as On if an update is available, or Off if Home Assistant is up to date. How would I replace these with better terms in lovelace (i.e. On = Update available & Off = Up to date)?

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It is in an entities card.

dreamy sinew Apr 17, 2020, 5:49 PM

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Front end doesn't support templates

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 5:50 PM

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So what should I do if I wanted to make the output of the update sensor more readable?

dreamy sinew Apr 17, 2020, 5:50 PM

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You could probably make a template sensor to make a new entity

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 5:50 PM

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Okay, I didn't know that was a thing. Thanks!

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 6:34 PM

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For icon_template, am I just able to specify an icon, or does it have to be in the form of a template?

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 6:35 PM

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If you just want an icon, why use a template?

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 6:43 PM

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no i want to change the value

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but keep the icon the same

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@arctic sorrel

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 6:43 PM

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Then ... don't define an icon template, just an icon

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 6:44 PM

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oh so the sensor works with all standard attributes, plus the ones specifically listed in the documentation?

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okay

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Any clue why the following doesn't work?

value_template: >-
  {% if is_state('binary_sensor.updater', 'true') %}
    Update available
  {$ else %}
    Up to date
  {% endif %}

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 6:50 PM

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Because it doesn't match 'true'

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Maybe try 'on' 😉

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 6:50 PM

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okay

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but its value is Unknown

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not Up to date

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 6:51 PM

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What

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Oh, and you've got errors

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 6:51 PM

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So if the value isn't true, then it should be Up to date, right?

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 6:51 PM

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Look at that else line

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 6:52 PM

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what about it?

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oh dollar symbol

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that'll be why

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🤦

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 6:52 PM

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  {% if is_state('binary_sensor.updater', 'on') %}
    Update available
  {% else %}
    Up to date
  {% endif %}

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That works

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  {{ "Update available" if is_state('binary_sensor.updater', 'on') else "Up to date" }}
``` is the compact version

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 6:53 PM

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ok

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thank you

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I got this error Invalid config for [sensor.template]: [icon] is an invalid option for [sensor.template].

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I thought you said that i could just add an icon?

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This is the yaml:```yaml
ha_updates:
friendly_name: "Updates"
icon: mdi:update

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@arctic sorrel

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 6:57 PM

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~irc @naive gust

silent barnBOT Apr 17, 2020, 6:57 PM

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@naive gust Discord isn't like IRC, you don't have to tag people on every response. Keep in mind that every time you tag somebody, they get a notification ping. That can very quickly become annoying and people may block you.

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 6:57 PM

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☝️ @naive gust

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 6:57 PM

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sorry -- matter of habit

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 6:58 PM

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Bad habit 😉

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 6:58 PM

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yeah

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do you know why my yaml won't work?

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 6:58 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/customizing-devices/

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Define the icon that way

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 6:58 PM

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ahhhh

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okay

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I need an entity ID to do that, but I can't see an option for that in the template integration docs

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 7:06 PM

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Define the sensor

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Once the sensor exists, add the icon through customize

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 7:09 PM

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define it?

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I have done that.

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 7:10 PM

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Then go look in devtools -> States

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You'll see it there, if you've restarted

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 7:10 PM

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i do

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 7:11 PM

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Now configuration -> Customizing

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Find it, set the icon

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 7:11 PM

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ahh okay

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 7:12 PM

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Basically, what the docs say 😉

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 7:12 PM

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they say three separate things lol

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 7:13 PM

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Because there's many things you can do

naive gust Apr 17, 2020, 7:14 PM

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yeah

thorny snow Apr 17, 2020, 7:16 PM

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Hi

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i need help with bolean input, i create virtual switch and i want to have momentary switch, something like push button but without toggle option. any idea?

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 7:17 PM

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There's no such concept in HA, what's your goal though?

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There may be other ways to achieve this

thorny snow Apr 17, 2020, 7:18 PM

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now i create an automation which call action input boolean to turn of when it appear to be on

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its any easier way to do this ?

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 7:19 PM

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Do you simply want a button in the UI you can push?

thorny snow Apr 17, 2020, 7:19 PM

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yes

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rising edge

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only short signal

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 7:19 PM

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Script
Button card
tap_action

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Put all the actions in the script
Have a button card that runs the script with the tap_action

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Heck, you probably don't even need the action

warm cradle Apr 17, 2020, 8:12 PM

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Hey all

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I've been developing a Healthcare IoT solution for a while now and the core functionality of the application has primarily moved to the MQTT Broker and Automations.

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I was curious, does anyone know of a modular service/application/component that serves the same functionality as Automations?

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Ideally, a piece of software that listens to a MQTT Channel (would be cool if it had a REST Server too!), allows me to transform the payload (have grown to like Jinja2) and then I can shoot it off with an mqtt.publish

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Now that I'm thinking of it, it might be Node-Red?

arctic sorrel Apr 17, 2020, 8:30 PM

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You could ask the #node-red-archived folks

mental flame Apr 18, 2020, 6:29 AM

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Hi everyone, first post
How can I display a webpage that requires a username and password login to access the page? I have had success showing a webpage without login using the webpage card, but I am unsure what to add to the code for the login process to happen automatically

rich yacht Apr 18, 2020, 6:39 AM

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If the website requires basic authentication (IE: it pops up a dialog asking for user/pass) then you can pass the user/password via the URL like http:// user : pass @www.domain.com/ (just remove the spaces)

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seems discord reformats the url so you cant see what I typed. Let me try that again

mental flame Apr 18, 2020, 7:03 AM

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hmm doesnt seem to like that. I've used similar for camera streams and it worked well, but not for this page. I can interact with the dialog box and login through the webpage card once it show up....which was my second choice. Thanks LispWarez for the input

dreamy sinew Apr 18, 2020, 7:44 AM

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i don't think templates is the right place for this question

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maybe #frontend-archived can help

ebon yoke Apr 18, 2020, 11:08 AM

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hi! i want to create a template sensor is just for the interval between the last and second time a boolean sensor was triggered

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so the new sensor should be the time between those

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so every time the boolean is triggered this other sensor update with the new interval

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if that makes sense?

unborn kayak Apr 18, 2020, 11:31 AM

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@ebon yoke You could try something like this: as_timestamp(states.sensor.sensor_name.last_changed) to get the change of the other sensor and now().timestamp() for the currently changed sensor. And calculate difference between them. You can see some examples of playing with time in my switcher sensors, it is different from what you need but there is time difference there. See the Auto Off sensor. https://github.com/dmatik/homeassistant-config/blob/master/homeassistant/config/entities/sensors/sensors_switcher_webapi.yaml

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Hi guys, I actually have a question of my own. I write a lot of templates, mostly sensors. Now some of them are really complicated, and I have to reboot every time to check if some change is working. Is there any tool you guys are using for templates development to be able to check and/or even debug to speed up the process? Thanks in advance.

rich yacht Apr 18, 2020, 11:58 AM

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devtools > Templates is probably what you looking for

sturdy juniper Apr 18, 2020, 12:49 PM

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I need a bit of help..
I set up a scrape sensor that scrapes either 'low' 'moderate' 'high' or 'very high' and would like to template this to 1 through 4 for both graphing and automation use.. anyone who can get me started in the right direction ?

rugged laurel Apr 18, 2020, 12:57 PM

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{% set c = {"low": 0, "moderate": 1} %} {{c[value]}}

naive gust Apr 18, 2020, 1:56 PM

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Do templates work for the image value in the picture entity in lovelace?

rugged laurel Apr 18, 2020, 2:35 PM

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That's a #frontend-archived question, but genreally no

wanton lake Apr 18, 2020, 3:09 PM

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Hello I am struggeling to remove decimals from my sensor through a template. What is wrong with: value_template: "{{ ((states.sensor.ruud_s_tesla_s_range_sensor) | float) | int }}"

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 3:09 PM

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states.sensor.ruud_s_tesla_s_range_sensor isn't what you want 😉

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Try it in devtools -> Templates

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You wanted

states('sensor.ruud_s_tesla_s_range_sensor')

wanton lake Apr 18, 2020, 3:14 PM

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Thanks Tinkerer.. now have: value_template: "{{ (states.('sensor.ruud_s_tesla_s_range_sensor') | float) | int }}" but HA still does not like it...

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All I am trying to do is to make the sensor an "int" as the card does not allow decimal setting...

buoyant pine Apr 18, 2020, 3:15 PM

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Look again, what you have is not what Tinkerer said

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 3:17 PM

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Always test in the Templates menu

silent barnBOT Apr 18, 2020, 3:17 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/templating/
https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 3:17 PM

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You "may" also want to read those

wanton lake Apr 18, 2020, 3:19 PM

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Thanks works now! I see I had a typo when I tried your suggestion.. 😆 Ok, need to figure out how that testing works but sounds good.

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 3:21 PM

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Find devtools -> Templates

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Play

wanton lake Apr 18, 2020, 3:22 PM

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Another Templating question: I would like to have a sensor calculate the daily total and then reset. That works fine with the energy sensors under utility_meter. Can I add any sensor there to calculate a daily total ?

rich yacht Apr 18, 2020, 3:23 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/statistics/ maybe?

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 7:53 PM

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~templating @sonic nimbus

silent barnBOT Apr 18, 2020, 7:53 PM

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@sonic nimbus https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/templating/
https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/

sonic nimbus Apr 18, 2020, 7:53 PM

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thanks @arctic sorrel

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 7:53 PM

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Particularly https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/templating/#important-template-rules

sonic nimbus Apr 18, 2020, 7:53 PM

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My new preformulated question shiuld be like service_template: > {% if states('sensor.temperature') | float > 15 %} switch.turn_on {% else %} switch.turn_off {% endif %} entity_id: switch.ac

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 7:54 PM

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Yup

sonic nimbus Apr 18, 2020, 7:54 PM

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can I change entity_id to be

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depedant from if statements above?

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 7:54 PM

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You can change the entity but not entity_id:

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Keys don't change

sonic nimbus Apr 18, 2020, 7:54 PM

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I get it, like a variable that I put to entity_id:

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 7:55 PM

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you replace switch.ac with the template that produces the entity you want

sonic nimbus Apr 18, 2020, 7:56 PM

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so, in these if blocks I should add that variable that I will be set later for entity_id

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 7:58 PM

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No

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entity_id: >-
  {% if states('sensor.temperature') | float > 15 %}
    switch.ac
  {% else %}
    switch.dc
  {% endif %}

sonic nimbus Apr 18, 2020, 8:14 PM

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@arctic sorrel I will try this https://pastebin.com/ZZPWdudY

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🙂

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 8:14 PM

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        {%else%}
        #DoNothing
        {%endif%}
``` 🤣

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That's not going to go well, but sure

sonic nimbus Apr 18, 2020, 8:20 PM

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why? I have it in my other automations..it works..

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I mean, it works DoNothing lol

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 8:29 PM

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You're going to have errors in your log, and the automation will stop at that point

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No further actions in that script/automation will happen

sonic nimbus Apr 18, 2020, 8:30 PM

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but what I should do?

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or to change logic?

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to doesnt have else part?

arctic sorrel Apr 18, 2020, 8:32 PM

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Well, if you've no further actions, it's not the end of the world

sonic nimbus Apr 18, 2020, 8:49 PM

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ok 🙂

wanton lake Apr 18, 2020, 9:02 PM

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Need help again: I would like to calaculate the sum of a sensor and reset to zero every day. Works perfect with Energy sensors under 'utility_meter'. Does NOT work woith non-energy sensors..

bitter lagoon Apr 18, 2020, 10:19 PM

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I installed a theme through HACS but it doesnt show up in my choice for themes

dreamy sinew Apr 18, 2020, 10:26 PM

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#frontend-archived @bitter lagoon that has absolutely nothing to do with templates

bitter lagoon Apr 18, 2020, 10:26 PM

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oh

dreamy ember Apr 19, 2020, 2:00 AM

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I have a binary sensor template I’m trying to work with and I just can’t find examples of how to work an and statement in with a !=

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binary_sensor:

platform: template
sensors:
someone_home:
friendly_name: "Someone Home"
device_class: presence
value_template: >-
{{ (is_state('person.matt_yette', 'home') and states.sensor.matts_iphone_x_ssid != "V1rus")
or (is_state('person.brittany', 'home') and states.sensor.brittanys_iphone_x_ssid != "V1rus") }}

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The ssid != doesn’t seem to be making an impact

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Basically if I’m “home” as far as GPS goes, but if I’m on a neighbors SSID, I want it to flip this sensor false

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The “is_state” doesn’t seem to have a “is_not_state” option

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Both person objects are “home”, but both iPhones are on the V1rus SSId. So I would think it would return false?

buoyant pine Apr 19, 2020, 2:09 AM

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@dreamy ember use the same is_state() method for the sensors too but put not first

dreamy ember Apr 19, 2020, 2:18 AM

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So ‘home’) and not is_state(....blah ??

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(Truncating beginning and end )

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Thank you will try Tediore!

edgy dirge Apr 19, 2020, 3:55 AM

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whats wrong with this template to display time.{{ now().strftime(''%I %M %p'') }}

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i get this error :Error rendering template: TemplateSyntaxError: expected token ',', got 'string'

buoyant pine Apr 19, 2020, 4:00 AM

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{{ now().strftime("%I %M %p") }}
``` or

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but you probably want

{{ now().strftime('%I:%M %p') }}

edgy dirge Apr 19, 2020, 5:00 AM

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thanks

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@buoyant pine first one worked

restive flume Apr 19, 2020, 11:21 AM

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{% set door_last_changed = states.binary_sensor.spare_bedroom_door.last_changed %}
{% set motion_last_changed = states.binary_sensor.spare_bedroom_motion.last_changed %} 
{% set closed_door_motion = (door_last_changed - motion_last_changed).total_seconds() %} 
{% if is_state('binary_sensor.spare_bedroom_door', "closed") and 
      closed_door_motion > 1 %}
    Occupied
{%- else -%}
    Unoccupied
{%- endif %}

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should this not print Occupied if there is motion after the door closes?

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oh wait.. I think I see where I stuffed up

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turns out I don't...

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does the template editor update at all? or is it stuck in time :/

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plus I changed it to < 0 because I thought that was the problem

thorny snow Apr 19, 2020, 11:38 AM

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Guys, what's wrong with the following template? {{ states('sensor.efw_stats').split(';')[0] }} It displays correctly in dev tools but throws an error in the config file

restive flume Apr 19, 2020, 11:41 AM

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it's almost always a matter of how you put it in the config file.. is that the entirety of the template?

thorny snow Apr 19, 2020, 11:42 AM

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Damn, forgot the "" 😄

restive flume Apr 19, 2020, 11:42 AM

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is it a sensor?

thorny snow Apr 19, 2020, 11:42 AM

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thanks

restive flume Apr 19, 2020, 11:42 AM

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check out https://github.com/custom-components/templatesensor

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lets you create template sensors without restarting

thorny snow Apr 19, 2020, 11:46 AM

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it is a mqtt based sensor of CPU idle time. It gets a value in % e.g. '90%'. I would like to express it as cpu usage, but somehow cannot subtract it from 100%.

restive flume Apr 19, 2020, 11:47 AM

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you need to cast it to an int I think

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both of them.. otherwise they're just text

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so rip off the % and cast it to int

thorny snow Apr 19, 2020, 11:48 AM

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right! "{{100-(states('sensor.efw_stats').split(';')[2].split('%')[0]|float)}}"

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double split did the job 🙂

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thanks!

restive flume Apr 19, 2020, 11:55 AM

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was this the sort of thing you're doing?

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{% set stats = '90%' %}
{{ 100 - (stats.split('%')[0]|float) }}%

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surprised that idle states don't come in as well.. usually on linux systems they give you EVERYTHING

thorny snow Apr 19, 2020, 12:15 PM

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I had compound data in the payload that I had to extract using split, thus the double split

buoyant pine Apr 19, 2020, 12:37 PM

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@edgy dirge both will work 😛

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You can use single or double quotes but not two single quotes

restive flume Apr 19, 2020, 1:07 PM

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@thorny snow oh I figured that.. I just simplified it for the purposes of clarity.. I need to start doing more templates as I've forgotten way too much :/

buoyant pine Apr 19, 2020, 1:10 PM

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@restive flume you might need to convert the last_changed objects to a number before doing math, and closed should be off

restive flume Apr 19, 2020, 1:11 PM

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off!! crap.. I forgot that!

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it's a datetime delta so the math is fine. but I think I messed up the state

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yes.. that was it.. Thank you 🙂

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will need a bunch more rules to do it properly.. ie opening the door should make it unoccupied..

weary jasper Apr 19, 2020, 2:04 PM

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shouldn't this work

          entity_id: light.wled_kitchen_undercabinets
          effect: 'Solid'
          rgb_color: >-
              {% if is_state("sensor.ha_nuc_house_mode_state", "Home") %}
                [235,200,145]
              {% elif is_state("sensor.ha_nuc_house_mode_state", "Evening Time") %}
                [255,190,0]
              {% else %}
                [255,190,0]
              {% endif %}

arctic sorrel Apr 19, 2020, 2:05 PM

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It doesn't, because those are now strings...

weary jasper Apr 19, 2020, 2:05 PM

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that is what i was thinking dam

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make two scripts and call them based on state huh

restive flume Apr 19, 2020, 2:11 PM

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strings.. jinja is all strings

buoyant pine Apr 19, 2020, 3:33 PM

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@weary jasper or do this:

rgb_color:
- {{ }}
- {{ }}
- {{ }}

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Template the three colors

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Looks like your elif is redundant so you could do an inline if check in those templates

weary jasper Apr 19, 2020, 3:47 PM

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well i would except i have already done three of them ....why you so late 🤣

buoyant pine Apr 19, 2020, 3:50 PM

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Eh, remember for the future I guess lol

jolly grove Apr 19, 2020, 3:56 PM

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hey guys! need some help with a template sensor i created

arctic sorrel Apr 19, 2020, 3:57 PM

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  - platform: template
    sensors:
      upstairs_cooling_time:
        value_template: "{{ state_attr('sensor.ac_usage_today_upstairs', 'value').split('M')[0] | int }}"
``` maybe

jolly grove Apr 19, 2020, 3:58 PM

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let me check

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how long you been playing with HA?

arctic sorrel Apr 19, 2020, 3:59 PM

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3.5 years, give or take

jolly grove Apr 19, 2020, 4:00 PM

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didnt work, storing "0"

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give up on using the gauge for this

arctic sorrel Apr 19, 2020, 4:01 PM

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You just need to work through the template problem

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As we've no idea what you see, it's hard to help

jolly grove Apr 19, 2020, 4:01 PM

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baby crying, will have to try later

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yeah, i agree with you

pulsar flax Apr 20, 2020, 1:36 AM

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HI guys. I just integrated my withings scale. on the templating part I made the changes and put it in my sensor folder, but it doesn't convert the Kg to Lbs. I hit check config and got no errors

silent barnBOT Apr 20, 2020, 2:17 AM

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@silk owl posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/MMqrQ2T2Z6/

silk owl Apr 20, 2020, 2:19 AM

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Sorry, I am very new to this and trying to get some help. I am trying to setup a template to notify me when my abode alarm gets triggered that tells me the "event_name". For example I would like to have "Basement Window Perimeter Alarm Activated" when the above event is seen.

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 6:31 AM

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That'd be https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/trigger/#event-trigger on abode_alarm then with the following action:

- service: notify.your_notifier_here
  data_template:
    message: "{{ trigger.event.data.event_name }}"
``` @silk owl

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 9:23 AM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/#time @gray wharf - you want the timestamp_* filters

gray wharf Apr 20, 2020, 9:25 AM

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Hello Guys, given a timestamp, how do i convert it to date_time object in templates?

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oopsy

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 9:26 AM

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No, not oopsy, templates 😛

gray wharf Apr 20, 2020, 9:27 AM

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cant find something that takes the unix timestamp and converts it to datetime object.

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 9:27 AM

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parses a string based on a format and returns a datetime object
🤔

gray wharf Apr 20, 2020, 9:28 AM

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string

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i have int as the elapsed time from unix epoch

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 9:29 AM

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Yup...

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timestamp to string
string to datetime object

gray wharf Apr 20, 2020, 9:30 AM

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LoL

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nah i won't do that. 🙂

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but even if I could use strptime there is no format that tages the timestamp in unix elapsed time from epoch

ornate pecan Apr 20, 2020, 9:32 AM

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this might help: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/input_datetime#automation-examples

gray wharf Apr 20, 2020, 9:33 AM

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hmm timestamp_custom looks like a solution

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 9:34 AM

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There's a bunch of ways you can do this...

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Whatever this really is, since you didn't tell us 😉

gray wharf Apr 20, 2020, 9:35 AM

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Sorry, i want to get the relative time to the next sunrise

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 9:35 AM

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If you've got the next sunrise, then the relative time filter is for you

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You may have some tweaking to do, since it's designed for past things, but ... eh

gray wharf Apr 20, 2020, 9:36 AM

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I tried -> {{ relative_time(states.sun.sun.attributes.next_rising) }}

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but since next_rising is "string" and relative_time takes "datetime" it won't work

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Also I wanted to subtract 40minutes to the next sunrise

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still no luck 😦

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{{ 
    strptime
    (
      (
        as_timestamp(states.sun.sun.attributes.next_rising) + 
        (states.input_number.sprinkler_sunsetrise_offset.state |int * 60) 
      )
      | timestamp_custom("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000"),
      "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000"
    )
}}

this returns -> 2020-04-21 05:13:22

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which is, by documentation a valid datetimeobject.

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If i wrap that in a relative_time then i get "unknown error blabla"

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while, ofc, relative_time(now()) works

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 9:52 AM

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Did you spot the part where relative_time is only for the past 😉

gray wharf Apr 20, 2020, 9:55 AM

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oh fuck

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so i'm doomed 🙂

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 10:01 AM

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It's going to be tricky

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You need to have a template that provides a datetime that's as far in the past as your target time is in the future

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That's not hard, just fiddly

gray wharf Apr 20, 2020, 10:26 AM

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isnt it possible for me to write my own filter?

charred dagger Apr 20, 2020, 10:54 AM

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Well... yes, but...

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Here's an example of a custom filter, and some overhead... https://github.com/thomasloven/hass-lovelace_gen/blob/master/custom_components/lovelace_gen/__init__.py#L15-L16

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If that did only adding the filter, I'd say you'd need about 2/3 of that still.

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And this method is not guaranteed to work with backend configuration.

indigo grove Apr 20, 2020, 11:03 AM

#

Hello,

Question, I have a template sensor that in home assistant has a state to an https link. This link is from an image, it changes over time.
Now I would like to assign this to a photo card is this possible ?

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I've already tried

- type: picture-entity style: | ha-card { padding: 8px; background-color: var(--dwains-theme-primary); } entity: sensor.steam_76561198016698912 image: "${states['sensor.steam_game1_image'].state}"

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 11:05 AM

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Well, card stuff belongs in #frontend-archived

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Pretty sure you've got limited template support there though

nocturne kiln Apr 20, 2020, 11:06 AM

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What am I missing here?
This:

{{ states('sensor.phoscon_last_update_date') }}
{{ is_state('sensor.phoscon_last_update_date', '2020-03-09') }}

gives:

2020-03-09
False

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Expected to be True.

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 11:07 AM

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Probably the first returns a datetime object, not a string

nocturne kiln Apr 20, 2020, 11:09 AM

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How can I read type of object?

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The sensor is from the scrape integration, so should be a string.

nocturne kiln Apr 20, 2020, 11:37 AM

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Now it works. I just rebooted so dont know what was wrong 🙂

sonic nimbus Apr 20, 2020, 12:20 PM

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I have a question https://pastebin.com/0sdP2GTj

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how to combine these two automations into one?

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triger numeric_state needs to be like dynamic?

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I mean this is working very well, just Im curious how to shrink it into one automation (template probably)

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 12:25 PM

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Very roughly ... https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/hsthpJHxyp/

oak lava Apr 20, 2020, 12:55 PM

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Hi Friends, I am trying to set a binary sensor on based on the timestamps of a switch entity.

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https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/FjkjpRMwDw/

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But its not working as expected

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I am sure that template conditions are good and working as I tested that on developer template

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I think I am making mistake on setting binary sensor and using condition on it

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Should I add something to set the binary sensor ON ?

buoyant pine Apr 20, 2020, 12:57 PM

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a binary sensor can only be on or off

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you're also missing - platform: template in your config

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(unless that's just missing from your paste for some reason)

oak lava Apr 20, 2020, 12:58 PM

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Thanks Tediore for your response, yeah thats copy paste mistake.

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so in my case, how to on the sensor if my condtion matches

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Instead of Tank_full_in_last_10_mins how to set on ?

buoyant pine Apr 20, 2020, 12:59 PM

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replace your if line with this:

{{ is_state("switch.bore_tanks", "off") and last_bore_full_time_in_min < 10 }}

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and remove everything below that

oak lava Apr 20, 2020, 1:01 PM

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Thanks Tediore, trying that

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Thanks @buoyant pine . Its working perfectly.

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I got a false positive here, since restarted the HA its considering the bore-on switch time as last time HA came up

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I thought HA would retain original switch state change time, is that not case ?

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any thoughts to get original switch last_changed time because its considering HA restart time as last changed ?

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Thanks in advance

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never-mind, I got answer from https://community.home-assistant.io/t/a-state-timestamp-that-is-not-affected-by-ha-restarts/115822/5

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Thanks guys

oak lava Apr 20, 2020, 1:37 PM

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Hello Tediore, if your still on. I got another interesting behaviour. Noticed that binary_sensor is not turning off even after 10 mins crossed.

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😕

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But If I run the condition check in developer tools, it showing false

sonic nimbus Apr 20, 2020, 1:38 PM

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Very roughly ... https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/hsthpJHxyp/
@arctic sorrel thanks

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 1:38 PM

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~share @oak lava

silent barnBOT Apr 20, 2020, 1:38 PM

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@oak lava Please use https://www.hastebin.com/ or https://paste.ubuntu.com/ to share code or logs.

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 1:38 PM

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Show us what you've got 😉

oak lava Apr 20, 2020, 1:40 PM

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yes Tinkerer, here is my updated configs

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https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/GmYX4GVWN3/

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 1:40 PM

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Somebody didn't read the templating docs 😉

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Templates with now() do not update when the time changes

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            {% set last_bore_full_time = (as_timestamp(now()) - as_timestamp(states.switch.bore_tanks.last_changed)) %}
            {% set last_bore_full_time_in_min = ((last_bore_full_time / 60)) | int %}
            {{ is_state("switch.bore_tanks", "off") and last_bore_full_time_in_min < 10 }}
``` That only updates when `switch.bore_tanks` changes state

oak lava Apr 20, 2020, 1:41 PM

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oops, sorry

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 1:41 PM

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You'd need to use https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/time_date

oak lava Apr 20, 2020, 1:43 PM

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okay, do you mean I should call this integration and then instead of now, I should call sensor.time on that template ?

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 1:44 PM

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Yes, replace now() with one of those

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For instance, if you're using sensor.time

            {% set last_bore_full_time = (as_timestamp(states.sensor.time.last_changed) - as_timestamp(states.switch.bore_tanks.last_changed)) %}

oak lava Apr 20, 2020, 1:45 PM

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cool, trying that. Thanks Tinkerer. I do read the template docs for buliding this code. but didn't note the important point properly 😉 Thanks for letting me know.

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 1:46 PM

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To be fair, like many warnings it's only obvious in hindsight

long basalt Apr 20, 2020, 1:55 PM

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This won't work, right? Including a secret as a substring?

- platform: command_line
  command: curl -sL !secret backyard_still 2>&1 | md5sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1
  name: backyard md5
  scan_interval: 300

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trying to detect "stuck" video streams

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 1:58 PM

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Nope, won't work, you need to put the whole thing in the secret

long basalt Apr 20, 2020, 1:58 PM

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That's what I thought, thanks

oak lava Apr 20, 2020, 2:02 PM

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Yes, replace now() with one of those
@arctic sorrel Thanks its working perfectly now 🙂

sinful ridge Apr 20, 2020, 2:18 PM

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Trying to create a binary sensor that will show the state of a garage door (open/closed) and a momentary switch will toggle it. This is what I came up with but it's not working: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/zKMgk5mQGx/

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The error I get is: invalid config for sensor

spiral imp Apr 20, 2020, 2:19 PM

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This is returning "None", what do i have wrong?
{{ as_timestamp(states.sensor.date_time.state) | timestamp_custom('%-I:%M %P') }}

sinful ridge Apr 20, 2020, 2:20 PM

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I assumed I needed a binary switch and then in an automation I will create will do the toggling of that binary switch between open and closed.

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The indentation is correct, just not in the pastebin

arctic sorrel Apr 20, 2020, 2:22 PM

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That should be a binary sensor, not a sensor 😉

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Also, if you set the device class the icon will change automatically

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The value template is wrong though, it's not a template

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      garage_door_status:
        friendly_name: "Garage Door Status"
        device_class: garage_door
        value_template: '{{ SOME ACTUAL TEMPLATE HERE }}'

long basalt Apr 20, 2020, 2:24 PM

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2020-04-20 09:18:29 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.sensor] command_line: Error on device update!
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity_platform.py", line 324, in _async_add_entity
    await entity.async_device_update(warning=False)
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 476, in async_device_update
    await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(self.update)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 57, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/command_line/sensor.py", line 101, in update
    self.data.update()
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/command_line/sensor.py", line 180, in update
    self.value = return_value.strip().decode("utf-8")
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 33: invalid start byte

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My secret backyard_md5: 'curl -sL http://view:viewpassword@localhost:7001/ec2/cameraThumbnail?cameraId=0eb24232-d7d5-60d3-3bdc-d499b3fdcd0f&time=now 2>&1 | md5sum | cut -d '' '' -f 1'

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Do I maybe need to escape something?

sinful ridge Apr 20, 2020, 2:26 PM

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That should be a binary sensor, not a sensor 😉
@arctic sorrel Ha, yeah, that's a pretty fundamental mistake.