#templates-archived | Home Assistant | Page 117

candid scaffold Jan 19, 2021, 4:04 PM

#

Is there anyway to get an object/entity with the current user? Can't find any references to that in the Developer Tools

#

Something like {{ user.is_admin }}

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 4:16 PM

#

the templating system isn't aware of "who" is doing things

candid scaffold Jan 19, 2021, 4:21 PM

#

So I can't make a "Welcome {{ user.username }}"-thingy on my dashboard, without getting this parsed to the templating system somehow?

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 4:25 PM

#

not in the templates we talk about in this channel

#

there might be a custom card that can do something

#

but that's more #frontend-archived

edgy umbra Jan 19, 2021, 4:28 PM

#

Any change explaining how I can become this. Battery greater than 60% green, between 30-60% orange and below 30% red. Thx in advance

candid scaffold Jan 19, 2021, 4:28 PM

#

dreamy sinew there might be a custom card that can do something

Yeah, I don't won't a plugin just for that 🙂
Thank you, I'll think in other ways.

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 4:29 PM

#

probably color_template in customize

#

or icon_template i don't remember

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:31 PM

#

@subtle shore ugg gross i see what's happening

#

working something out

thorny snow Jan 19, 2021, 5:32 PM

#

are templates the way to go for logging the amount of coffee my coffee machine makes a day?

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 5:32 PM

#

dreamy sinew <@!255823818713464832> ugg gross i see what's happening

Thank you very much. :)))))

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:32 PM

#

this works

#

{% set d = {
  "state": states.light.ge_14294_inwall_smart_dimmer_level.state,
  "attributes": dict(states.light.ge_14294_inwall_smart_dimmer_level.attributes)
} %}
{{ d|to_json }}

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 5:33 PM

#

thorny snow are templates the way to go for logging the amount of coffee my coffee machine m...

lets brainstorm: 🙂
what kind of maschine?
will u press one button for every coffee?

thorny snow Jan 19, 2021, 5:33 PM

#

its a rest based coffee machine that can make upto 12 cups per time it's run

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:35 PM

#

lol discord hicup

#

@subtle shore i subbed in an entity i had to repro. you can swap that back with your trigger.x and it should work

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 5:37 PM

#

i thought so.
but at first = copy and replace with my entity. 😛

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:38 PM

#

yeah, you don't need the whole thing

#

i just split it out that way to make testing easier

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 5:39 PM

#

so atm i got an initial json payload.
but if i start a playback the script fails

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:39 PM

#

and easier to read on the tiny template tester box

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 5:39 PM

#

Object of type datetime is not JSON serializable

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:39 PM

#

ahh you have a datetime in there

timid osprey Jan 19, 2021, 5:40 PM

#

that's odd. not casting for the JSON. neat

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:41 PM

#

hmm, i'm not sure how to deal with that datetime

#

since you can't pop

silent barnBOT Jan 19, 2021, 5:41 PM

#

@subtle shore posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/Wn55xh9qXJ/

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 5:41 PM

#

ahh. damn+

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:44 PM

#

hmm, i need something with a timestamp

timid osprey Jan 19, 2021, 5:45 PM

#

I have that shit from yesterday that makes a timestamp

#

let me scroll up

#

{% set time_sz = "2021-01-17T01:03:55+00:00" %}

{{ strptime(time_sz, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z")  }}

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:47 PM

#

yeah, but where its being accessed is gross

#

media_position_updated_at and tzinfo

timid osprey Jan 19, 2021, 5:48 PM

#

oh, I misunderstood you before.

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:53 PM

#

can't namespace hack it either

timid osprey Jan 19, 2021, 5:53 PM

#

I wonder if adding filters is supported by custom_components, probably not

ivory delta Jan 19, 2021, 5:54 PM

#

Nope

timid osprey Jan 19, 2021, 5:54 PM

#

quits googling

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:55 PM

#

no, that's managed by core/homeassistant/helpers/templates.py

timid osprey Jan 19, 2021, 5:55 PM

#

thanks

ivory delta Jan 19, 2021, 5:55 PM

#

I've never actually looked into it but whatever they've done to lock down the functionality of Jinja, I doubt there's a quick hack to add stuff back in.

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 5:55 PM

#

i cant even get a valit time/date format for my payload alone? o.O

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 5:55 PM

#

i can't find a way to get down to those values

#

probably have to build that dict out manually unfortunately

#

and it has to be done all at once since you can't modify a dict after it is created

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 6:00 PM

#

so - lets build a python script.
my first at all. 😛

ivory delta Jan 19, 2021, 6:00 PM

#

There's a first time for everything. Good luck.

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 6:00 PM

#

# python3 ./python_dict_to_json_dict.py "{'state': 'paused'}" "{'attributes': {'volume_level': 0.66, 'is_volume_muted': False, 'media_content_type': 'video', 'media_title': 'Test Video', 'media_album_name': '', 'media_series_title': '', 'media_season': -1, 'entity_picture': '/api/media_player_proxy/media_player.livingroom_libreelec?token=XX&cache=XX', 'supported_features': 186303}}" "homeassistant/indoor/debug"

{"state": "paused"}
{"attributes": {"volume_level": 0.66, "is_volume_muted": false, "media_content_type": "video", "media_title": "Test Video", "media_album_name": "", "media_series_title": "", "media_season": -1, "entity_picture": "/api/media_player_proxy/media_player.livingroom_libreelec?token=XX&cache=XX", "supported_features": 186303}}
homeassistant/indoor/debug

seems fine for that

ivory delta Jan 19, 2021, 6:00 PM

#

Easy with the code walls...

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 6:01 PM

#

ivory delta There's a first time for everything. Good luck.

well. i have to start somewhere

ivory delta Jan 19, 2021, 6:01 PM

#

That's... what I said.

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 6:04 PM

#

yeah, could definitely do it in python

#

but you can't import json no?

#

i don't remember the limitations of python_script

brisk temple Jan 19, 2021, 6:06 PM

#

correct, you can't do imports on python_script

timid osprey Jan 19, 2021, 6:08 PM

#

How did I not know about python_script, neat

#

https://github.com/custom-components/pyscript#configuration

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 6:20 PM

#

ivory delta That's... what I said.

oh. i didnt saw that. i only saw your disappointment about my script walls - understandably.

silent barnBOT Jan 19, 2021, 6:21 PM

#

@subtle shore 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.

When using Discord's new Reply feature it defaults to pinging the person you reply to, click @ ON to @ OFF to stop this - on the right side of the compose bar.

brisk temple Jan 19, 2021, 7:11 PM

#

brisk temple correct, you can't do imports on python_script

you can do imports on python_script, I have several that do, one being import json

subtle shore Jan 19, 2021, 8:31 PM

#

i think i got it - til the mqtt.publish part. i use pyscript
is someone able to tell how i insert the variable service_data into this: mqtt.publish({service_data}, retain="false" )
translate python dict to json dict was not that hard at all. its actually 4 lines of code.
but i dunno if i can call that script as imagined. will see that.

young jacinth Jan 19, 2021, 9:59 PM

#

hi,
i saw the template {{ user }} in the markdown card to pass the username of the logged in user. is something like this possible for scripts?

#

https://www.home-assistant.io/lovelace/markdown/#template-variables

dreamy sinew Jan 19, 2021, 10:09 PM

#

No

signal isle Jan 20, 2021, 3:26 AM

#

Trying to get Aqara Cube's Side, when I read state of the sensor, it's

#

Any ideas on extracting the "side"? states.sensor.aqara_cube_action.side does not work

#

can't get this to work https://i.imgur.com/xPATEja.png

dreamy sinew Jan 20, 2021, 3:43 AM

#

{{ state_attr('sensor.aqara_cube_action', 'side') }}

#

please review the template docs

signal isle Jan 20, 2021, 4:05 AM

#

Got it!

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 8:54 AM

#

hi i need help getting a time template to work. the as_timestamp function is returning none

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 8:56 AM

#

Share your template please

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 8:58 AM

#

{{as_timestamp(now()) - 30*60 >= as_timestamp(strptime(states('input_datetime.work_day_alarm'),'hh:mm'))}}

#

ok i have no idea what the ❌ means

#

anyway the first half befor the comparison works

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 8:59 AM

#

what returns states('input_datetime.work_day_alarm') alone?

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 9:00 AM

#

and the strptime works (i think but the dev tools dont actualy say the data type)

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 9:00 AM

#

deft timber what returns `states('input_datetime.work_day_alarm')` alone?

a time string

#

i think

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 9:01 AM

#

just time ? no date ?

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 9:01 AM

#

no date

#

the input helper is just for time

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 9:02 AM

#

that's why it doesn't work. as_datetimeworks on datetime only, not on time alone

#

you can't compare a date time (left part of your test) with a time alone

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 9:03 AM

#

i am not using as_datetime

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 9:03 AM

#

sorry, I meant as_timestamp

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 9:03 AM

#

ah

#

is there a way to "add" todays date to the time from the helper?

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 9:09 AM

#

yes

#

Try something like this : {{as_timestamp(strptime(now().strftime("%d/%m/%Y ")~states('input_datetime.work_day_alarm'), "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S"))}}

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 9:14 AM

#

that works but something it is doing is messing up the time zone so it is returning utc time

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 9:40 AM

#

You can try something like this?
{{as_timestamp(strptime(now().strftime("%d/%m/%Y ")~states('input_datetime.work_day_alarm')~" +04:00", "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %z"))}} to add an offset of 4 hours

#

Or
{{as_timestamp(strptime(now().strftime("%d/%m/%Y ")~states('input_datetime.work_day_alarm')~" CEST", "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z"))}}

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 9:42 AM

#

btw is ~ a string join?

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 9:42 AM

#

yes

#

+ can also works, but ~ force the conversion to strings, where+ doesn't, reason why + can fail in case of concatenation between strings & numbers

distant flare Jan 20, 2021, 9:47 AM

#

How can I check if a certain state entity is in a certain group?

#

I tried to expand an entity in combination with my group, and look at its length, but that doesn't seem to do the trick...

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 9:58 AM

#

ok so the first one did infact work i was just converting to normal time with a converter that did not understand time zones

#

ok so my full template is this {{as_timestamp(now()) >= as_timestamp(strptime(now().strftime("%d/%m/%Y ")~states('input_datetime.work_day_alarm'), "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")) - 30*60}} the intent is to have a trigger half an hour befor a time helper

#

the problem is i have 2 time helpers so they way i have it set up is that the automation goes off at 4am (because i hope that is befor my alarm) but i want to have this dynamic as well. is there a way to have a template to trigger it say 35mins befor the earlier of the 2 times?

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 10:38 AM

#

read some time back on this channel that you can do this:

{{states(trigger.to_state)}}```
but it gives some vague error" ` AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'lower'` 
not only in the template developer tool but also when working with real triggers in an automation

#

so, states() doesn't work for trigger? how else can I cleanup trigger data that might not exist ( triggered manually, triggered by trigger that doesn't support the attribute like sun not having an entity_id etc. )

wraith blade Jan 20, 2021, 10:42 AM

#

Hi, for templating value (eg. to show in the gauge card rounded value) the only possibility is to make another entity? Is there no option for customizing existing one entity or better, customizing just the displaying in the card value?

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 10:43 AM

#

customizing an entity doesn't change it's value, so yeah you have to make a rounded entity. Maybe some custom cards can do this, not sure

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 11:01 AM

#

thin vine read some time back on this channel that you can do this: ```{% set trigger={'to...

Where did you saw that? states is a function that takes in parameter a string representing the id of an entity. I don't see how this could work.

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 11:01 AM

#

in this channel let me look it up

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 11:02 AM

#

if you want the state of the to_state of a trigger, just use trigger.to_state.state

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 11:03 AM

#

I get that. but if for instance entity_id doesn't exist ( for instance for the sun trigger) the automation trows an error, and I want to make it errorless

#

https://discordapp.com/channels/330944238910963714/672223497736421388/800075104016793630

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 11:04 AM

#

mint viper the problem is i have 2 time helpers so they way i have it set up is that the au...

Sorry I don't really understand. If you want another automation that will trigger 2 hours earlier the first one, just make the same trigger but with a different offset. But I guess I'm missing something

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 11:04 AM

#

sort of

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 11:05 AM

#

thin vine I get that. but if for instance entity_id doesn't exist ( for instance for the ...

Ok but in the given exemple, trigger.entity_id returns a string, which is the id of an entity. It is not an object/a dict

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 11:05 AM

#

deft timber Sorry I don't really understand. If you want another automation that will trigge...

basicaly what i want to do would be easy with 2 automations but i want to just have one so i basicaly want to trigger 35mins befor the earlier of the 2 time values

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 11:06 AM

#

well yes you can do that. In the template it is easy to just select the earlier of 2 time values, and to just use it in your existing template

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 11:08 AM

#

deft timber Ok but in the given exemple, `trigger.entity_id` returns a string, which is the ...

yeah, I understand that. I want to add some debugging and use notify, but since some of the triggers don't have all trigger atributes I keep getting errors in the log and no debugs to troubleshoot why the conditions in the choose don't match the triggers.

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 11:08 AM

#

deft timber well yes you can do that. In the template it is easy to just select the earlier ...

ok thanks now i just need to work out how to chose. can templates handle ternary statements?

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 11:10 AM

#

mint viper ok thanks now i just need to work out how to chose. can templates handle ternary...

What do you mead? templates can have as many lines as you want

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 11:10 AM

#

deft timber well yes you can do that. In the template it is easy to just select the earlier ...

https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/5JgnbqvhzQ/ the automation in question 🙂

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 11:10 AM

#

deft timber What do you mead? templates can have as many lines as you want

it is a short form of an if statment

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 11:11 AM

#

oh ok, like this ? {{ "on" if my_var == "abcd" else "off" }}

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 11:12 AM

#

sort of

#

i know it from java

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 11:13 AM

#

thin vine yeah, I understand that. I want to add some debugging and use notify, but since ...

you will have to test rather trigger attribute exists or not before testing it, to make sure not to break your templates

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 11:13 AM

#

condition ? true : false

=

if (condition) {
  true;
} else {
  false;
}

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 11:14 AM

#

yes, what I wrote is jinja version of it

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 11:14 AM

#

ok thanks

#

ok wow this is a mess. can you do variables in templates?

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 11:18 AM

#

deft timber Try something like this : `{{as_timestamp(strptime(now().strftime("%d/%m/%Y ")~s...

i have this in there 4 times

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 11:18 AM

#

yes of course !

#

{% set my_var = as_timestamp(strptime(now().strftime("%d/%m/%Y ")~states('input_datetime.work_day_alarm'), "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")) %}

#

if you mean defining a variable across your automation (and not only within a template), you can use https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts/#variables

#

but it can't be used in trigger:, only in action:

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 11:21 AM

#

and you can use templates to define variable too 😉

mint viper Jan 20, 2021, 11:21 AM

#

ok thanks

#

im starting to think i realy should just split this into 2 automations

#

now that i have some other stuff worked out it would not be that hard

north acorn Jan 20, 2021, 11:57 AM

#

can someone help me create a sensor template, that is on when state of other sensor > 15 and off if else?

#

I tried: value_template: "{{ is_state('bsensor.kantoor_schakelaar_pc_power', '> 15') }}", I think this code is not correct

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 12:13 PM

#

correct

#

you can only check with is_state for a exact match

#

you should try value_template: "{{ states('bsensor.kantoor_schakelaar_pc_power' ) >15 }}"

#

edited, typo, should be states() not state()

north acorn Jan 20, 2021, 12:46 PM

#

Thanks, I have this code, but it gives unavailable:

  - platform: template
    sensors:
      kantoor_pc:
        friendly_name: Kantoor PC
        value_template: "{{ states('sensor.kantoor_schakelaar_pc_power' ) >15 }}"

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 12:56 PM

#

if you input the template part in developer tools > templates what do you get?

#

I suspect TypeError: '>' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'

#

in that case make it: "{{ states('sensor.kantoor_schakelaar_pc_power' )|float >15 }}"

north acorn Jan 20, 2021, 1:06 PM

#

that seems to work!

#

I do notice that the state will be 'True' or 'False'. If I want it to be 'on' or 'off' should I instead create a binary_sensor template?

ivory delta Jan 20, 2021, 1:08 PM

#

It won't be 'True' or 'False'. It'll be True or False.

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 1:08 PM

#

no that's the same status

ivory delta Jan 20, 2021, 1:08 PM

#

The boolean values True and False are equivalent to on/off.

#

But in general, if you're creating something binary... yes, you should use a binary sensor 🤯

thin vine Jan 20, 2021, 1:11 PM

#

well since he didn't show the template domain I couldn't tell but like mono says, put it under binary_sensor: not sensor:

ivory delta Jan 20, 2021, 1:11 PM

#

Yes, that's the problem with people only sharing half the information 🤣

north acorn Jan 20, 2021, 1:13 PM

#

thanks!

young jacinth Jan 20, 2021, 2:29 PM

#

hi, iam not 100% sure if iam right here but here is my problem
is there a way to interpolate this sensor here https://imgur.com/a/rYWrKSX with a template?
i want a higher sampling rate

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 2:34 PM

#

In a template you only have access to the current version of an entity. So I don't see how you could do that

#

Maybe you can force a refresh of your sensor more frequently? but indeed, it is not a #templates-archived question

young jacinth Jan 20, 2021, 2:37 PM

#

mhh tricky..
its the sun.sun component so i guess its not possible to force the sensor anything

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 2:37 PM

#

You can by calling homeassistant.update_entity service

young jacinth Jan 20, 2021, 2:52 PM

#

mhh iam going to try that

wet lodge Jan 20, 2021, 3:10 PM

#

Hi folks. I've created a template sensor with the following template:

  {{ states.persistent_notification | count + states("sensor.hacs") | int + 1 }}
{% else -%}
  {{ states.persistent_notification | count + states("sensor.hacs") | int }}
{% endif -%}```
In my testing, I see that the sensor updates just fine as new persistent notifications come in, but not as they are dismissed.  What's weird is that the template seems to update just fine in both cases when I test it in the Developer Tools view.  Is there something that I'm just doing wrong?

young jacinth Jan 20, 2021, 3:11 PM

#

deft timber You can by calling `homeassistant.update_entity` service

the service call does not update the attribute...

#

as elevation is used here

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 3:20 PM

#

? The update_entity updates the whole sensor, and therefore the attributes as well, no ??

young jacinth Jan 20, 2021, 3:49 PM

#

then there are no new values ?

#

as they dont change

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 3:49 PM

#

maybe...

young jacinth Jan 20, 2021, 3:51 PM

#

super weird that the sensor updates less the more the attribute value decreases

young jacinth Jan 20, 2021, 4:29 PM

#

maybe i should create a sensor by myself....
next sunrise and next sunset are available in the sun.sun component so something similar should be possible

mighty ledge Jan 20, 2021, 5:55 PM

#

young jacinth maybe i should create a sensor by myself.... next sunrise and next sunset are av...

Why do you want more resolution?

young jacinth Jan 20, 2021, 6:22 PM

#

i am building my own circadian/adaptive lighting automation as I don't want to use the custom components
the sun.sun sensor updates every ~ ten minutes if elevation is lower than -20
which is way to low as I want to adapt my lights every minute

mighty ledge Jan 20, 2021, 6:25 PM

#

forcing an update isn't going to cause it to recalculate. And in order to do interpolation, you need to grab historical data. You either need to use a custom_component or dive into the database itself. Your other option is to do the calculation yourself. Seems like alot of work for no net gain when you can just use the custom component.

young jacinth Jan 20, 2021, 6:33 PM

#

yup, it's a bit of work. i will try to calculate the curve with the sunset and sunrise values. let's see how this will turn out.
i don't want to have the exact same behavior as circadian/adaptive lighting components. i want to have constant color temp and brightness throughout day and night and only adapt between night and dawn /dusk and night
let's see how this will turn out
if it fails then I will have learned something at least

mighty ledge Jan 20, 2021, 6:35 PM

#

so use the custom compontent and dump the values to a MQTT light or a template light with input helpers and use the values when you need

#

very simple to do, and an easy configuration.

distant flare Jan 20, 2021, 6:54 PM

#

Any way to see if an entity is part of a group? I tried comparing {{ expand('group.alerts', 'input_boolean.inputbijk') | length }} and {{ expand('group.alerts') | length }}, but they are the same (input_boolean.inputbijk is not part of the group)

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 6:58 PM

#

{{ 'input_boolean.inputbijk' in state_attr('group.alerts', 'entity_id') }}

distant flare Jan 20, 2021, 7:17 PM

#

Thanks @deft timber !

#

That totally worked....

deft timber Jan 20, 2021, 7:18 PM

#

👍🏼

ivory pawn Jan 20, 2021, 9:11 PM

#

Hello, the template fails because only 'color' or 'white' is sent in the payload. Can someone add if then else syntax or solve another way please? Thanks

        data:
          color: '{{ trigger.payload_json.color | int }}'
          white_value: '{{ trigger.payload_json.white | int }}'
        entity_id: light.test

#

i learnt a trick from someone here to use max function but that seems longer and unclean

#

"It is advised that you prepare for undefined variables by using if ... is not none or the default filter, or both." ... how would this go?

charred dagger Jan 20, 2021, 9:19 PM

#

Just tag on | default(0) after | int.

#

Or maybe before | int... 🤔

ivory pawn Jan 20, 2021, 9:22 PM

#

thanks, looking at jinja now .. but better still how do i use the 'if ... is not none' syntax?

timid osprey Jan 20, 2021, 9:23 PM

#

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19614027/jinja2-template-variable-if-none-object-set-a-default-value

#

o.O

ivory delta Jan 20, 2021, 9:25 PM

#

What? How did you find that?

#

You're a wizard, SheeZy!

ivory pawn Jan 20, 2021, 9:27 PM

#

thanks . thing is i dont want to set a default value.., I want only the 'color' OR 'white' data to be applied

#

the light cant handle non valid value so I cant just send a null value. and if a send a default value it overwrites the existing value

ivory delta Jan 20, 2021, 9:31 PM

#

I don't think you can do what you're asking. The properties provided get validated... so you must provide a value entry with either color: or white_value:. You can template the values but not the property names.

ivory pawn Jan 20, 2021, 9:35 PM

#

hmm... thats a shame. was hoping to put in an if not none on each of the data attributes

timid osprey Jan 20, 2021, 9:37 PM

#

send the previous value for the one that isn't changing

ivory delta Jan 20, 2021, 9:37 PM

#

Why do you need to have a single thing that knows what to do? If this is for an automation, you should use a choose:

timid osprey Jan 20, 2021, 9:37 PM

#

choose is hawt

ivory pawn Jan 20, 2021, 9:39 PM

#

yeah had that in mind or to create yet another condition / choose and call the service twice. but these methods increase overhead and the esp lights are only slow to react

ivory delta Jan 20, 2021, 9:41 PM

#

Increased overhead? 🤔

#

HA can handle it.

covert cloak Jan 20, 2021, 10:58 PM

#

Hi! I'm not sure this is a templating problem, but maybe related (There's no scripts channel): In trying to create function-like scripts that take parameters, how do I provide and then make use of a provided parameter? The scripts docs say that you can pass the service.script_name call a message with a data attribute, but I don't know how to access that data inside the script? Or am I wrong trying this with scripts and rather have to learn about templates? (haven't looked at them much). My use case: create an Alexa notify function that takes different to-be-announced messages.

timid osprey Jan 20, 2021, 11:06 PM

#

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/script/#passing-variables-to-scripts

covert cloak Jan 20, 2021, 11:53 PM

#

ah, thanks! i was looking under https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts/ and there one cannot find this page.

mint viper Jan 21, 2021, 8:04 AM

#

will it work to use == in a time based template or will it never be true because it only triggers every min so i is never exactaly equal?

#

eg ```yaml
{{as_timestamp(now()) == as_timestamp(strptime(now().strftime("%d/%m/%Y ")~states('input_datetime.non_work_day_alarm'), "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")) - 30*60}}

deft timber Jan 21, 2021, 8:12 AM

#

No it won't work

#

if it is a trigger of an automation, replace with >=

sly zealot Jan 21, 2021, 8:36 AM

#

Hi folls. First time using discord so please redirect me if this is not the place to post ..

I have home assistant on a raspi using the hassio image (not supervised)
I want to play some wav files on different events
I used the ssh addon to access the shell and used aplay there to get sound over the raspi jack (worked)
I used shell_commands in the configuration.yaml file to expose the aplay to the automations (didnt work, HA cannot find the file)
I created a sh file that calls "aplay myfile.wav", executed from ssh, works.
Execute from the "execute a command" in home assistant > file editor (addon) y says it cannot find aplay
I even copied aplay from /usr/bin to /config and called this copy from ssh, works
when executing it from "execute a command" now it can find aplay (the one I copied to /config ), but it complains "aplay: line 16: syntax error: unexpected word (expecting ")")"

How can I get the aplay (or any other sound player) to work from home assistant ???

mint viper Jan 21, 2021, 8:39 AM

#

deft timber if it is a trigger of an automation, replace with >=

that is what i had but that means it is true for the rest of the day so it is trigering when it is not meant to

deft timber Jan 21, 2021, 8:41 AM

#

no. HA will trigger only when the trigger becomes true

#

"When any of the automation’s triggers becomes true (trigger fires), Home Assistant will validate the conditions, if any, and call the action."

mint viper Jan 21, 2021, 8:42 AM

#

ok i have worked it out

#

befor all the false triggers in the logs there is also a log of the automation being turned off

#

but no log for turned back on and i did not turn it off

#

does editing an automation in the UI cause a reload of the full automations.yaml and their for a refresh of all automations that would mean when the automation turns on the template is true for the first time?

deft timber Jan 21, 2021, 8:46 AM

#

I actually don't know that

mint viper Jan 21, 2021, 8:47 AM

#

ok thanks

earnest cosmos Jan 21, 2021, 12:27 PM

#

Hi, there! I am to make a template to show state of a sensor, but would like to exchange on and off states with på and _av, which is the Norwegian equivalent. I only need it in this template (not aiming to go via Customize .
Here is the template I want to change.

Help is highly appreciated 🙂

{{ trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name }} måler {{ states.sensor.pir_ute_paviljong_luminance.state}} lux. Setter Grunnbelysning {{ states.binary_sensor.dark_inside.state }}.

#

... and it´s the states.binary_sensor.dark_inside.state that report the state i like to change

ivory delta Jan 21, 2021, 12:49 PM

#

What's the template for? If the language only matters in the UI, then really you should be fixing it in the UI.

#

If you really want to do it the template way...
{{ 'pa' if states('binary_sensor.dark_inside') else 'av' }}

#

Never use states.domain.entity_name.state if you can help it. The states() function is safer.

#

@earnest cosmos ☝️

earnest cosmos Jan 21, 2021, 12:55 PM

#

ivory delta What's the template for? If the language only matters in the UI, then really you...

The template is only used in a notify message. The entire template evaluates to the message string.

ivory delta Jan 21, 2021, 12:57 PM

#

Gotcha. Well there's a solution above (minus the Norwegian characters I can't type) 🙂

earnest cosmos Jan 21, 2021, 1:02 PM

#

ivory delta Gotcha. Well there's a solution above (minus the Norwegian characters I can't ty...

Thank you, @ivory delta 🙂 👌🏻

distant flare Jan 21, 2021, 1:21 PM

#

I can't get this to work, and I'm probably doing it wrong 🙂

#

https://pastebin.com/7xLSB0xF

#

What I would like this automation to do is:

#

Run after each state change

#

Check if the entity that triggered the change is in a certain group

#

Check that the entity is off

#

If this is all true, I want to do something with the entity ID. For now, I try notifying my phone, to see if I can get this right, but I don't get any notification...

#

Oh, I think I need to do this in #automations-archived ...

deft timber Jan 21, 2021, 1:29 PM

#

In trigger: you can"t use the variable trigger

#

you have to create an event trigger

oak tiger Jan 21, 2021, 2:11 PM

#

Little help with templates please. I need to form a dynamic text for TTS . Here is how I get the person name. https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/MrnTNfKYDn/

#

And greeting message. https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/P5mSW6R9NM/

#

But the test for greeting message depends on the person name. If it is female some words are different.

deft timber Jan 21, 2021, 2:22 PM

#

and on what part do you need help?

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 2:28 PM

#

{% set gender = {'male': 'hey dudes', 'female': 'hey ladies'} %}
{% set greeting = {'name1': gender['male'], 'name2': gender['female']} %}
{{ '{} This is an alert!'.format(greeting[person]) }}

oak tiger Jan 21, 2021, 3:15 PM

#

Makes sense. Thank you. Arrays in Jinja... Jeez.

#

Bit overcomplicated. Can't I do if/else/endif between string? Like: if person = X then "male string" else "female string"

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 3:19 PM

#

this is less complex than that

#

and if you ever add more people, this is easier to expand

oak tiger Jan 21, 2021, 3:21 PM

#

There will be more string that are different.

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 3:22 PM

#

then change the structure of gender

#


.format(greeting[person]['intro'], greeting[person]['middle'], greeting[person]['end'])```

oak tiger Jan 21, 2021, 3:24 PM

#

{% set welcome = {'name1': 'dobrodošel', 'name2': 'dobrodošla'} %}
{% set hello = {'name1': 'pozdravljen', 'name2: 'pozdravljena'} %}

welcome[person] ~ "nazaj doma " ~ person ~ ". hello[person] ~ spet doma."

#

I now have like this.

#

No error.

#

Different string per different person.

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 3:26 PM

#

if that's al you're doing, why not just hard code the full thing and just drop in the string for the person?

oak tiger Jan 21, 2021, 3:26 PM

#

Eh. Not working. hello[person] is not parsing.

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 3:28 PM

#

{{ '{} nazaj doma {} {} spet doma'.format(welcome[person], person, hello[person] }}

oak tiger Jan 21, 2021, 3:29 PM

#

Very nice. I think this looks best and easier to follow.

#

Thank you.

thin vine Jan 21, 2021, 3:32 PM

#

oh... python print formatting... nice!

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 3:47 PM

#

yeah, no fstrings though 😢

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 3:52 PM

#

Hi guys, hope someone can help with a template sensor. I have a sensor called sensor.river_ultrasonic and want to make a new template sensor that takes 0.72 and deducts whatever value is coming from sensor.river_ultrasonic
(Its calculating the depth of a small stream in the garden)

Heres what I have but it doesn't return the correct value
`#River Depth Template

platform: template
sensors:
river_depth:
friendly_name: 'River Depth'
entity_id: sensor.river_depth
value_template: "{{ states('sensor.river_ultrasonic') | int - 0.72 }}"
unit_of_measurement: meters`

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 3:53 PM

#

what gets returned?

#

also what you have written doesn't match what you have stated

brisk temple Jan 21, 2021, 3:56 PM

#

entity_id in template sensors are no longer supported

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 3:56 PM

#

dreamy sinew also what you have written doesn't match what you have stated

-0.72 gets returned as a fixed value. Sorry - I'm not too good at the template stuff, I was trying to rehash an example I found on the forum

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 3:57 PM

#

brisk temple entity_id in template sensors are no longer supported

Thanks for that! It didn't seem to make a difference in or out

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 3:59 PM

#

what is the value of that sensor and what is the math you actually want to apply?

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 4:02 PM

#

dreamy sinew what is the value of that sensor and what is the math you actually want to apply...

Currently it is reading 0.43meters. I want to have 0.72 as a fixed integer and subtract the value of sensor.river_ultrasonic from it
0.72 minus 0.43 = 0.29
So the template sensor would be reading 0.29 meters now.

thin vine Jan 21, 2021, 4:03 PM

#

int 0.43 = 0

#

you want float instead of int

brisk temple Jan 21, 2021, 4:04 PM

#

does it actually say meters in the state? If so you'll have to strip it out, or if the number is in attributes you can grab it from there

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 4:08 PM

#

brisk temple does it actually say meters in the state? If so you'll have to strip it out, or...

Yes - that comes from esphome and its just an ultrasonic sensor. I haven't defined meters anywhere for the physical sensor.

brisk temple Jan 21, 2021, 4:09 PM

#

what do the attributes look like

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 4:11 PM

#

go to devtools > templates and do
{{ states('sensor.reiver_ultrasonic') }}

#

what is the output?

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 4:13 PM

#

dreamy sinew what is the output?

Result type: number
0.49

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 4:14 PM

#

seem slike you just have your math backwards then

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 4:14 PM

#

brisk temple what do the attributes look like

unit_of_measurement: m
friendly_name: River Ultrasonic Sensor
icon: 'mdi:arrow-expand-vertical'

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 4:14 PM

#

dreamy sinew seem slike you just have your math backwards then

If I reverse it I just get an error.

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 4:14 PM

#

{{ 0.72 - states('sensor.reiver_ultrasonic')|float }}

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 4:21 PM

#

Got it along with making it a float @thin vine - thanks to you all, really appreciate it @brisk temple @dreamy sinew

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 5:12 PM

#

dreamy sinew `{{ 0.72 - states('sensor.reiver_ultrasonic')|float }}`

Sorry phnx, can I use round in conjunction with this to keep it at 2 decimal places? adding round(2) messes the value

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 5:13 PM

#

{{ ( 0.7 ... |float)|round(2) }} order of operations

#

| happens first

timid osprey Jan 21, 2021, 5:13 PM

#

I was going to ask that exact question

#

I always wrap things like that in () but won't now

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 5:16 PM

#

dreamy sinew `{{ ( 0.7 ... |float)|round(2) }}` order of operations

Then I get AttributeError: 'float' object has no attribute 'lower'

#

"{{0.72 - states('sensor.river_ultrasonic'|float)|round(2) }}"

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 5:17 PM

#

because you didn't do what i demonstrated

wanton elm Jan 21, 2021, 5:20 PM

#

dreamy sinew because you didn't do what i demonstrated

You are right, my apologies. Got it thank you. Had to run a 50m ethernet cable down the garden in the UK rain to get this sensor on 😩 - one of those days. Thanks again
"{{ (0.72 - states('sensor.river_ultrasonic')|float)|round(2) }}"

teal cove Jan 21, 2021, 5:37 PM

#

how do I render a list from an if-template?

#

(according to google it doesn't work, but that was before templates strictly rendered strings)

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 5:43 PM

#

need more context

deft timber Jan 21, 2021, 5:43 PM

#

Theoretically:

{% if ... %}
  {{ [1,2,3] }}
{% endif %}

works, it depends on what you need...

teal cove Jan 21, 2021, 5:43 PM

#

what I tried```
{% if is_state('device_tracker.dd', 'home') -%}
[["text1", "/btn1"], ["text2", "/btn2"]]
{%- else -%}
["text2", "/btn2"]
{%- endif %}

#

oh with braces?

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 5:44 PM

#

list of lists? seems odd

teal cove Jan 21, 2021, 5:44 PM

#

i guess

#

telegram bot

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 5:44 PM

#

weird

teal cove Jan 21, 2021, 5:44 PM

#

ye

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 5:44 PM

#

yeah, need to do a "print" statement

teal cove Jan 21, 2021, 5:44 PM

#

thats how it eats its "keyboard"

deft timber Jan 21, 2021, 5:45 PM

#

{% if is_state('device_tracker.dd', 'home') -%}
  {{[["text1", "/btn1"], ["text2", "/btn2"]]}}
{%- else -%}
  {{["text2", "/btn2"]}}
{%- endif %}```

teal cove Jan 21, 2021, 5:45 PM

#

print statement?

#

will try @deft timber

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 5:47 PM

#

{% %} logic statements
{{ }} print statements

teal cove Jan 21, 2021, 5:48 PM

#

ahhh @dreamy sinew

#

ehh too many values to unpack (expected 2) 😩

#

Ok. I don't know why or how it works, but after trying forever, this ended up working for some reason. a bit ugly

{% if is_state('device_tracker.dd', 'home') %}
  Text1:/btn1,Text2:/btn2
{% else %}
  Text2:/btn2
{% endif  %}

#

no list somehow works

#

Sorry for disturbing and thank you for your help anyway 🙂 🤝

gusty nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 8:13 PM

#

hi i want to know how much energy i have left
Solar - used power =

binary_sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      netpower:
        value_template: '{{(states.sensor.alex_energy_today_kwh.state | float ) - (states.sensor.electriciteit_verbruik_per_dag.state | float)}}'
        unit_of_measurement: 'kWh'
        friendly_name: Net Power

i tryed but i have error
[unit_of_measurement] is an invalid option for [binary_sensor.template]
i'm i doing this correctly i just want to know how many kWh i have left on a day for as far i know the numbers

#

or do i just have to remove the united_of line?

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 8:15 PM

#

well, you're trying to do math in a true/false

gusty nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 8:15 PM

#

hm

#

where to do the math in numbers? 🙂

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 8:15 PM

#

you're using the wrong integration

gusty nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 8:15 PM

#

hm

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 8:15 PM

#

binary_sensors are for true/false

#

on/off

gusty nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 8:16 PM

#

oh ok

#

i guess it should be sensor:

#

have no errors in config now tx

#

stupid of me 🙂

#

maybe some small thing more

#

it shows now -14,745999999999999 kWh
and i have set this do i do it wrong for less after the , ?

        value_template: '{{(states.sensor.alex_energy_today_kwh.state | float ) - (states.sensor.electriciteit_verbruik_per_dag.state | float) |round(5)}}'

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 8:34 PM

#

as is, you're only rounding the 2nd number

#

order of operations says that the | are processed 2nd

gusty nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 8:35 PM

#

hm i just want to have the total rounded

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 8:35 PM

#

need to wrap the whole thing you're rounding in ( )

#

PPEMDAS
Paren, Pipe, Exponents...

gusty nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 8:36 PM

#

hm

#

im not very great in coding 😉

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 8:36 PM

#

as is, this is the only bit being rounded:
(states.sensor.electriciteit_verbruik_per_dag.state | float) |round(5)

gusty nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 8:37 PM

#

i think for the most correct use i only have to round the outcome of the -

#

the total i mean

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 8:39 PM

#

so you need to group everything together before the round filter is applied

gusty nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 8:40 PM

#

hm

#

maybe place an extra ( inhere

'{{((states.

and end with a ) more

|round(5))

#

thats not working to pf

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 8:46 PM

#

value_template: "{{ ((states('sensor.alex_energy_today_kwh') | float ) - (states('sensor.electriciteit_verbruik_per_dag') | float))|round(5) }}"

gusty nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 8:46 PM

#

hm nice

#

i think i was almost there

#

many thanks !

#

i really needed this thing

#

belgium is fucked up with their digital power meter

#

normally the disk turns back now suddenly they quited that

#

works

sonic nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 9:29 PM

#

{{not is_state(states.media_player.avr_zone1.state, 'off')}}```

#

first is off, and why Im getting true for second one

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 9:31 PM

#

because you're reversing the result with the not

sonic nimbus Jan 21, 2021, 9:33 PM

#

https://i.imgur.com/Sl2QGKx.png

#

but should be then true without not?

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 9:33 PM

#

oh wait

#

oh, because you're using is_state() incorrectly

#

check the docs for the proper usage

earnest cosmos Jan 21, 2021, 10:53 PM

#

Any way to simplify this?

        data_template:
          entity_id: >-
            {%- if states.binary_sensor.workday_sensor.state == 'on' and states.input_boolean.vacation.state == 'off' and states.input_boolean.company.state == 'off' and states.calendar.holidays_in_norway.state == 'off' and states.calendar.work.state == 'off' -%}
              script.morning_lights_weekday
            {%- else -%}
              script.morning_lights_weekend
            {%- endif -%}

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 11:12 PM

#

Using is_state() could help some but that's about it

earnest cosmos Jan 21, 2021, 11:13 PM

#

dreamy sinew Using `is_state()` could help some but that's about it

👌🏻

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 11:16 PM

#

Or you could add a template sensor to do those checks and use that in your automation instead

earnest cosmos Jan 21, 2021, 11:17 PM

#

You mean defining each of the if/else statements as separate template values?

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 11:18 PM

#

No, create a template binary_sensor that evals that template and then you just key off of the one value for your automation

earnest cosmos Jan 21, 2021, 11:19 PM

#

got it. Thanks

#

.. and could this

    condition:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ states.binary_sensor.garasjeport.state != 'off' }}"

Be simplyfied to this?

    condition:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ is_state(binary_sensor.garasjeport]' }}"

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 11:20 PM

#

Gotta provide a state

earnest cosmos Jan 21, 2021, 11:22 PM

#

Not this either? "{{ states.binary_sensor.garasjeport.state }}"

dreamy sinew Jan 21, 2021, 11:22 PM

#

You should review the template docs

earnest cosmos Jan 21, 2021, 11:23 PM

#

I was looking for a way not to include the !=, and have been playing by the book/doc. now I just was imagening it wold work in a more simple form.

#

I stick to the original then. It works... 😉

sage aurora Jan 22, 2021, 12:43 AM

#

Trying to debug a template to pull from ecobee using Developer Tools. Going well. So I've got {{ states.climate.home }} and the output is this :

<template TemplateState(<state climate.home=heat; hvac_modes=['heat_cool', 'heat', 'cool', 'off'], min_temp=7.0, max_temp=35.0, fan_modes=['auto', 'on'], preset_modes=['Home', 'Away', 'Sleep', 'Telework'], current_temperature=22.9, temperature=23.0, target_temp_high=None, target_temp_low=None, current_humidity=28, fan_mode=on, hvac_action=fan, preset_mode=Home, aux_heat=off, fan=on, climate_mode=Home, equipment_running=fan, fan_min_on_time=40, friendly_name=Home, supported_features=91 @ 2021-01-21T11:59:40.647605-05:00>)>
Fan <template TemplateState(<state climate.home=heat; hvac_modes=['heat_cool', 'heat', 'cool', 'off'], min_temp=7.0, max_temp=35.0, fan_modes=['auto', 'on'], preset_modes=['Home', 'Away', 'Sleep', 'Telework'], current_temperature=22.9, temperature=23.0, target_temp_high=None, target_temp_low=None, current_humidity=28, fan_mode=on, hvac_action=fan, preset_mode=Home, aux_heat=off, fan=on, climate_mode=Home, equipment_running=fan, fan_min_on_time=40, friendly_name=Home, supported_features=91 @ 2021-01-21T11:59:40.647605-05:00>)>

#

But if I eval {{ states.climate.home.equipment_running }}, nothing is output.

#

Okay I got it - value_template: '{{ "fan" in state_attr("climate.home", "equipment_running") }}'

edgy fulcrum Jan 22, 2021, 6:25 AM

#

Similar to @sage aurora I'm just looking at getting the climate info into a template sensor. I'd sorted how to get an actual named attribute out. What I can't get is the current "master" setting? In the above example I'm trying to get the "heat" answer, where it says the state is: state climate.home=heat;

#

(although I live in AU so mine will say "cool" right about now 😉 )

#

ok that turned out to be easy.{{states('climate.daikin_ac')}}

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 7:17 AM

#

sage aurora But if I eval `{{ states.climate.home.equipment_running }}`, nothing is output.

the state_attr() is the better way, but in case you wonder, this is how to make the other way work {{ states.climate.home.attributes.equipment_running }}
better because it catches any errors because of unavailability etc.

eager crystal Jan 22, 2021, 8:58 AM

#

Morning all! I'm trying to get "custom" attributes using json templates from an MQTT message, i.e. format them and give them a custom name this is what i have tried any ideas? https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/nvBzGvS73z/

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 9:00 AM

#

And what's the result of that? In value_template you have is_state(entity_id,\"on\") but entity_idis not defined.

eager crystal Jan 22, 2021, 9:03 AM

#

the trigger and sensor it self work perfect, just the attributes, entity_id in this case is self referential i believe: https://imgur.com/1UZgdvN

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 9:03 AM

#

I guess it should be 'sensor.hall_motion_camera'

eager crystal Jan 22, 2021, 9:03 AM

#

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/binary_sensor.mqtt/#toggle-the-binary-sensor-each-time-a-message-is-received-on-state_topic

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 9:04 AM

#

ok, I'm surprise it works, but good for you 🙂

#

indeed, i learned something 🙂

eager crystal Jan 22, 2021, 9:05 AM

#

Yep me too when i found it 🙂 just trying to sort out the attributes, will also be useful in rest sensors and such

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 9:06 AM

#

did you test the template in the dev tool?

#

it says 'timestamp_local' is undefined

#

I suggest using strptime to parse the date string in a date object

eager crystal Jan 22, 2021, 9:10 AM

#

i shall remove the timestamp formatting for now, and do a restart, mostly concerned about getting the attributes layed out 🙂

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 9:12 AM

#

{{ {'Last Motion': '~strptime(value_json.currentTimestamp, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z")~', 'Motion Area': value_json.details.name, 'Timestamp': value_json.currentTimestamp } | tojson }}

eager crystal Jan 22, 2021, 9:13 AM

#

ah ha! yes okay that does work (pre-timestamp formatting): https://imgur.com/ewCLpQU

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 9:13 AM

#

fyi you do not need to restart for that. If you are already in advanced mode, you can just relead MQTT entities

eager crystal Jan 22, 2021, 9:14 AM

#

ooo yes there is a button for that, used to having to reload for rest sensors and such!

#

got "TypeError: Object of type datetime is not JSON serializable" on that one

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 10:28 AM

#

yes you have to create a string out of the date you created with strptime. So either you keep the initial date string or you use strftime to format the datetime with whatever format you want

#

{{ {'Last Motion': strptime(value_json.currentTimestamp, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z").strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), 'Motion Area': value_json.details.name, 'Timestamp': value_json.currentTimestamp } | tojson }}

ivory delta Jan 22, 2021, 10:30 AM

#

It's so... pretty

young jacinth Jan 22, 2021, 11:29 AM

#

why is something like this not possible? https://pastebin.com/KnjCBC2Y

#

or how can i get this to work?

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 11:43 AM

#

I believe because you use target instead of entity_id. Target I think is only for blueprint targets if I remember correctly

young jacinth Jan 22, 2021, 11:45 AM

#

mhh iam using targets in combination with the notify group platform

#

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/notify.group/

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 11:51 AM

#

I see. you seem to be wanting to make list, but currently you are making a string, maybe one of the template guru's here can give a good way to do it in this case.. I'm struggling with that part still

young jacinth Jan 22, 2021, 12:09 PM

#

i hope so. iam struggling there too. jinja templates are still hard. would really like to see some advanced tutorial in combination with HA

ivory delta Jan 22, 2021, 12:25 PM

#

There are guides in the topic here, and Jinja itself is well documented on its own site.

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 12:29 PM

#

https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/master/templates/#literals : ['list', 'of', 'objects'] Everything between two brackets is a list

young jacinth Jan 22, 2021, 12:34 PM

#

thin vine https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/master/templates/#literals : `['list', 'of'...

but iam lost on how to do the if query with that information

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 12:35 PM

#

            {%- if is_state('binary_sensor.wz_besetzt','on') and is_state('binary_sensor.ku_besetzt','off') %},{%- endif -%}
            {%- if is_state('binary_sensor.ku_besetzt','off') -%} media_player.kuche_alexa{%- endif -%} ]``` I think....

wheat cargo Jan 22, 2021, 12:36 PM

#

hi, I have a sensor (sensor.foo) whose value is a number that is always increasing (once per day or so). I'd like to create another sensor (diff_foo) which is updated each time the first one is updated and contains the difference with respect to the previous value. I saw I can use an automation for that, but I actually want to do the same for like 17 sensors so I'd like to avoid creating 17 automations if possible. What's the recommended way to do that?

ivory delta Jan 22, 2021, 12:42 PM

#

With #integrations-archived

wheat cargo Jan 22, 2021, 12:43 PM

#

ivory delta With <#672220541343760384>

ok, thanks. I'll ask there

young jacinth Jan 22, 2021, 1:08 PM

#

thin vine ``` [ {%- if is_state('binary_sensor.wz_besetzt','on') -%}media_player.wohnzimme...

i will test this, ill have to figure it out how to use more then two media players here

ivory delta Jan 22, 2021, 1:10 PM

#

If that's for use in an automation/script, don't even try to handle all the possible combinations in a single template.

#

Use the choose: block.

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 1:12 PM

#

young jacinth i will test this, ill have to figure it out how to use more then two media playe...

I suggest : ```
{% set my_list = [] %}
{% if is_state('binary_sensor.wz_besetzt','on') -%}
{% set my_list = my_list + ["media_player.wohnzimmer_alexa"] %}
{% endif %}
{% if is_state('binary_sensor.ku_besetzt','off') -%}
{% set my_list = my_list + ["media_player.kuche_alexa"] %}
{% endif %}
{{my_list}}

#

Easier to manage several binear_sensor/media_player

#

Or

{% set my_list = [] %}
{% set my_list = my_list + (["media_player.wohnzimmer_alexa"] if is_state('binary_sensor.wz_besetzt','on') else []) -%}
{% set my_list = my_list + (["media_player.kuche_alexa"] if is_state('binary_sensor.ku_besetzt','off') else []) -%}
{{my_list}}

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 1:42 PM

#

yeah much better, hence my hesitation to give a solution

#

also, what mono says, choose: in automation / scripts is a life saver much better than trying to do everything in templates or a gazillion automations with big conditions

brisk sonnet Jan 22, 2021, 2:13 PM

#

Can anyone see where i am going wrong here ?

#

  red
{% elseif states(config.entity)|int > 29 and states(config.entity)|int < 34%}
  green                 
{% else %}
  blue
{% endif %}```

silent barnBOT Jan 22, 2021, 2:14 PM

#

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

Don't forget you can edit your post rather than repeatedly posting the same thing.

For over 15 lines you must use a code share site such as https://paste.ubuntu.com/ or https://www.hastebin.com/.

ivory delta Jan 22, 2021, 2:14 PM

#

And if you don't say what it should do, it's going to be hard to help fix it.

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 2:16 PM

#

brisk sonnet ```{% if states(config.entity)|int > 34%} red {% elseif states(config.entity)|...

Replace % with /100

#

and you miss the % for the > 29

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 2:17 PM

#

it's the % of %}

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 2:17 PM

#

oh !!

#

:)D

#

😄

#

Sorry :-p

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 2:17 PM

#

I was also confused at first

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 2:18 PM

#

What is the value of config.entity ?

#

And replace elseifwith elif

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 2:19 PM

#

{% elseif should be {% elif

brisk sonnet Jan 22, 2021, 2:19 PM

#

its using Thomas Loven's "Card Mod" for badge customisation https://github.com/thomasloven/lovelace-card-mod

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 2:20 PM

#

hehe you beat me to it slashback

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 2:21 PM

#

ok, so just try to apply the fix we proposed

brisk sonnet Jan 22, 2021, 2:23 PM

#

This is a working one FYI ```badges:

entity: sensor.zeversolar_generated_power
name: Solar Power
style: |
:host {
--label-badge-red:
{% if states(config.entity)|int >0%}
green
{% else %}
red
{% endif %}
;
}```

#

changes badge colour from green to red

#

Thanks the elseif --- elif seemed to be the culprit.

young jacinth Jan 22, 2021, 2:32 PM

#

thin vine also, what mono says, `choose:` in automation / scripts is a life saver much bet...

choose is not an option here as its not an automation or script
and i want to keep this in the notify integration if possible

thin vine Jan 22, 2021, 2:35 PM

#

hmmm not sure if integrations can use templates in this way and if it will evaluate more then just at startup

young jacinth Jan 22, 2021, 2:36 PM

#

if it fails then i will try it with a script and use the fields function for the message. but i will see if i get home 😄

ivory delta Jan 22, 2021, 2:46 PM

#

What on earth are you trying to do? Why do you have this weird template in the definition of an integration?

#

Even if that worked, it wouldn't be updated unless you restart HA...

#

🤔

young jacinth Jan 22, 2021, 2:47 PM

#

i want to send messages from alexa only to rooms that are occupied

young jacinth Jan 22, 2021, 2:48 PM

#

ivory delta Even if that worked, it wouldn't be updated unless you restart HA...

i did not know that 🤣

ivory delta Jan 22, 2021, 2:51 PM

#

HA loads config. It doesn't monitor config.

#

All your YAML files are gathered together and loaded and that's it.

#

So... use a script/automation and use the choose: syntax.

sly zealot Jan 22, 2021, 3:30 PM

#

Hi folks!
I'm coding an script and I'd like to ask ho does one check if a variable has been set at all ?

#

tried with

#

condition: template
value_template: '{{if messageTitle}}'

#

and

#

condition: template
value_template: '{{messageTitle == None}}'

#

nothing works, it always go through the "default" part of the condition

#

when calling from the dev tools > services, with no data defined

#

when setting the messageTitle it does apper as part of the message body (as expected) so the problem is not in the variables management

#

is just the syntax for cheking if set

#

also tried messagetitle == ''

#

does not work

#

also tied just

condition: template
value_template: '{{messageTitle}}'

#

nothing . .

sly zealot Jan 22, 2021, 3:51 PM

#

oh lord... I cannot find it 🙂

brisk temple Jan 22, 2021, 3:54 PM

#

{{ messageTitle is defined == true }}

sly zealot Jan 22, 2021, 3:54 PM

#

oh lord, now my HASS is rebooting and I cannot test it XDDD

#

I'm counting seconds 😄

brisk temple Jan 22, 2021, 3:56 PM

#

{{ messageTitle != '' }} should work as well

sly zealot Jan 22, 2021, 3:56 PM

#

can it be shorten to just {{ messageTitle is defined }}

#

!= '' did not work, I tested it to death

brisk temple Jan 22, 2021, 3:57 PM

#

sly zealot can it be shorten to just {{ messageTitle is defined }}

prob

sly zealot Jan 22, 2021, 3:57 PM

#

value_template: '{{messageTitle == None}}'

#

when writing this, do you use 'or " around the statement ?

brisk temple Jan 22, 2021, 3:58 PM

#

use template editor

sly zealot Jan 22, 2021, 3:58 PM

#

hum.. that would has been smart : )

brisk temple Jan 22, 2021, 3:58 PM

#

you have to use the opposite of what your wrapping the value_template in

sly zealot Jan 22, 2021, 4:10 PM

#

what would be the syntax for and AND in the value template in a Choose statement ?

#

{{ messageTitle is defined == true && messageBody is defined == true }}

#

or

#

{{ messageTitle is defined == true AND messageBody is defined == true }}

#

none of the mseams to work with jinja thingy

brisk temple Jan 22, 2021, 4:15 PM

#

check the link in the pin messages

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 4:15 PM

#

it is neither 🙂

#

it is and

brisk temple Jan 22, 2021, 4:15 PM

#

to help with formatting

deft timber Jan 22, 2021, 4:16 PM

#

{{ messageTitle is defined and messageBody is defined }}

sly zealot Jan 22, 2021, 4:17 PM

#

nooooooice

fossil hearth Jan 22, 2021, 9:07 PM

#

hey guys ! 🙂 can someone explain why inst this working well ?

{% if   value_json.price is not number  %} Disconnected {% else %} {{value_json.price}} {% endif %}
{{value_json.price}}

result:

Disconnected 
1.2245

edgy fulcrum Jan 22, 2021, 9:09 PM

#

fossil hearth hey guys ! 🙂 can someone explain why inst this working well ? ```{% set value...

because of the quotes around the number !

#

{% set value_json = {"symbol":"ERUSUD","price":1.2245} %}

fossil hearth Jan 22, 2021, 9:11 PM

#

but value_json.price extracts without the quotes ...

edgy fulcrum Jan 22, 2021, 9:11 PM

#

no, it outputs a string

fossil hearth Jan 22, 2021, 9:11 PM

#

so how can i fix this ?

#

minus quotes ? 😛

edgy fulcrum Jan 22, 2021, 9:12 PM

#

there's nothing to fix? 🤷‍♂️ either you want it as a string or as a number. If you want to check it's a number, then make it a number. If you want it as a string, stop checking if it's a number.

dreamy sinew Jan 22, 2021, 9:14 PM

#

{%- set value_json =  {"symbol":"ERUSUD","price":"1.2245"} -%}
{{ 'Disconnected' if not value_json.price|float else value_json.price }}

fossil hearth Jan 22, 2021, 9:14 PM

#

but somtimes my rest api is unable to fetch the price , and is my calculation are messing up, i want it to show price when only the price is a number...

fossil hearth Jan 22, 2021, 9:15 PM

#

dreamy sinew ``` {%- set value_json = {"symbol":"ERUSUD","price":"1.2245"} -%} {{ 'Disconnec...

Thank you ❤️

dreamy sinew Jan 22, 2021, 9:28 PM

#

this will work if the price key is always there

#

might fail if it isn't

sage aurora Jan 22, 2021, 10:07 PM

#

Can someone with an Ecobee let me know if they're able to access heating call info? I can pull in the info but I can never see any info.

#

I can grab my fan call, humidifier call... but the raw info never changes.

urban depot Jan 22, 2021, 10:12 PM

#

Hey, I try to make an automation which create a snapshot, and want it to name the file the date. I using this parameter on the call name: "{{now().strftime('%Y%m%d')}}" but the name on the backup files is just {{now().strftime('%Y%m%d')}}

#

Can anybody help me understand what i'm doing wrong?

#

When I test the template in the developer -> template session it is showing the date: 20210122

ivory delta Jan 22, 2021, 10:13 PM

#

From what you've said, the integration you're calling doesn't understand templates.

urban depot Jan 22, 2021, 10:16 PM

#

that could be the problem the integration is hassio.snapshot_full

sage aurora Jan 22, 2021, 10:20 PM

#

https://i.imgur.com/GHRfmA2.png hvac_action is never anything other than fan. equipment_running will sometimes be fan, humidifier but heating doesn't show up in it.

urban depot Jan 22, 2021, 10:20 PM

#

ivory delta From what you've said, the integration you're calling doesn't understand templat...

Thanks

solemn patio Jan 23, 2021, 2:28 AM

#

Hey team, quick question: has anyone ever tried to access 'supported_features' to get a list of all the lights with specific features? I can't seem to access that through selectattr.

#

  | selectattr("attributes.supported_features", 'defined')
  | selectattr("attributes.supported_features", 'eq', '43')  
  | join(', ', attribute="attributes.supported_features") }} ```
doesn't seem to work - it shows nothing.

timid osprey Jan 23, 2021, 3:28 AM

#

I copied and pasted your exact template and it worked

#

https://share.busheezy.dev/bwjuGi.png

#

well I don't think it is accurate, but I got more than nothing

solemn patio Jan 23, 2021, 3:38 AM

#

timid osprey I copied and pasted your exact template and it worked

Thanks @timid osprey , but it looks like it hasn't worked. In the field that says "Result type, string", that's where any of your lights that have '43' for their supported_features should appear. But it's blank.

The list below is showing everything it's listening to.

#

To check it out, try removing the second line:

  | selectattr("attributes.supported_features", 'defined')
  | join(', ', attribute="attributes.supported_features") }} ```

#

See what you get back as a list from that.

timid osprey Jan 23, 2021, 3:44 AM

#

https://share.busheezy.dev/owP4yt.png

#

I just realized what I did before, lol

#

@solemn patio I think you just need to use an int instead of a string

#

https://share.busheezy.dev/1biLCB.png

solemn patio Jan 23, 2021, 4:05 AM

#

timid osprey https://share.busheezy.dev/1biLCB.png

🤦‍♂️

#

You're a legend, @timid osprey! I've been staring at that for hours!

#

Thank you so much! 😄

timid osprey Jan 23, 2021, 4:06 AM

#

no problem

brisk nebula Jan 23, 2021, 6:22 AM

#

Hi everyone, my mqtt sensor return values in double quotation marks i.e. '"value"'. Is there a way to get rid of the excess marks in some smart way?

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 10:01 AM

#

Hello! I want to lookup the device/friendly name of a device by a child (entity). Are there any lookup methods I could use?

#

The background: I've a automation which monitors the binary state of an entity (connection status). The automation shall notify about the device name which is offline. The connection status entities doesn't have a proper friendly name to know which device is offline.

#

I tried to avoid redundancy here.

young jacinth Jan 23, 2021, 11:21 AM

#

hi!
i want to extract everything after the last "_" out of an entity id. can someone point me in the right direction here?

for example input_boolean.living_room_test
i want the output to be "test"

brisk nebula Jan 23, 2021, 11:49 AM

#

having the entity name, you extract with .split()[]

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 11:52 AM

#

{{ 'input_boolean.living_room_test'.split('_')[-1] }} returns test

brisk nebula Jan 23, 2021, 11:54 AM

#

@lofty nymph maybe you could help me out with getting rid of excess quotation marks in '"value"'?

ivory delta Jan 23, 2021, 11:58 AM

#

You can use the same approach, assuming there are no quotes inside the string 😉

#

{{ '"some quoted string"'.split('"')[1] }}
should return the second item in the array that results when you split by double quotes.

#

You want the second because the split is going to return ['', 'some quoted string', '']

brisk nebula Jan 23, 2021, 12:01 PM

#

Many thanks mono. That does the job.

young jacinth Jan 23, 2021, 12:02 PM

#

for me too!

#

thanks

thin vine Jan 23, 2021, 12:31 PM

#

lofty nymph {{ 'input_boolean.living_room_test'.split('_')[-1] }} returns `test`

nice! didn't know you can do the -1 for last item

ivory delta Jan 23, 2021, 12:38 PM

#

It's not a feature of all languages. I've only seen it with Python so far.

#

Way easier than having to calculate the length of the array first and get the n-1 item.

thin vine Jan 23, 2021, 12:46 PM

#

indeed. my python skills are weak. I do some basic scripting with it now and then, I can adapt other peoples work to suit my own, but not enough to write from scratch

ivory pawn Jan 23, 2021, 2:40 PM

#

hello, is there a jinja or otherwise syntax that can be used for data of a service which tell the service that the data to be applied should remain unchanged? For example, where hue and saturation are needed for hs_color but only one is supplied? Thanks

          hs_color:
          - '{{ trigger.payload_json.hue }}'
          -  leave value unchanged
        entity_id: light.test```

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 2:42 PM

#

@ivory pawn May be the current value is stored somewhere (at the attributes of the entity?) and you can use it again?

ivory pawn Jan 23, 2021, 2:44 PM

#

@lofty nymph yes thanks, that is possible and the work around but i was hoping for a 'special' value or function that might be put in place of 'leave value unchanged' to make easier coding and readability

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 2:46 PM

#

You could take a look at the implementation: https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/dev/homeassistant/components/light/__init__.py#L110

#

This line defines a validator which is strict: the list must have two elements. both elements must be float in range of ...

#

There are no declarations for "is optional" or something like this.

thin vine Jan 23, 2021, 2:58 PM

#

my experience with lights is that not providing the variable ( like hs_color) keeps that one unchanged, unless you change for instance kelvin/temperature which will also change the color. BUt if you just adjust brightness, color will remain the same

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 3:04 PM

#

Take a look at the example. The user wants to pass the hs_color but just the hue component. He wants to skip the saturation (second component) of hs_color.

thin vine Jan 23, 2021, 3:07 PM

#

ah, hmmm , yeah I misread the question in that case 😉

#

besides what you already sugested, reading the value from the entity, I don't know of any other way

ivory pawn Jan 23, 2021, 3:21 PM

#

lofty nymph You could take a look at the implementation: https://github.com/home-assistant/c...

Thanks @lofty nymph and @thin vine my coding is basic so thanks for looking at that. I guess the work around is only way to go. cheers!

thin vine Jan 23, 2021, 3:55 PM

#

@ivory pawn {{state_attr('light.staande_lamp', 'hs_color')[1]}}

candid scaffold Jan 23, 2021, 4:05 PM

#

How do I get the last_changed-property for an dynamic entity_id?
{{ state_attr(entity_id, 'friendly_name') }} works well, but the last_changed isn't a state variable. {{ states(entity_id).last_changed }} does not work and making a string like {% set entity = 'states.' + entity_id + '.last_changed %} does just return "None" when I try to output it

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 4:12 PM

#

last_changed is an attribute, too. {{ state_attr(entity_id, 'last_changed') }} doesn't work?

#

Oh.

#

You are right.

#

It's part of the state_object.

#

And no attribute.

candid scaffold Jan 23, 2021, 4:13 PM

#

Yes

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 4:15 PM

#

You could access the state object directly but I think this isn't as safe as using methods:

#

Okay. You are missing the dynamic part. 😛

#

Now I understand your entire question

candid scaffold Jan 23, 2021, 4:17 PM

#

Problem is that I only have the entity_id as a dynamic string, so that will just output the string

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 4:19 PM

#

candid scaffold Jan 23, 2021, 4:19 PM

#

{% set entity = 'states.binary_sensor.' + entity_id + '.last_changed' %}
{{ state_attr(entity_id, 'friendly_name') | replace(' contact', '') }}: {{ entity }}
Just outputs some like:
My Sensor Name: states.binary_sensor.my_sensor_name.last_changed

candid scaffold Jan 23, 2021, 4:21 PM

#

lofty nymph {{ states['light']['office']['last_changed'] }}

I see! 😄

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 4:21 PM

#

It's not elegant but you could replace in this example ({{ states['light']['office']['last_changed'] }} ) the string "light" and "office" by pieces of your entity.

candid scaffold Jan 23, 2021, 4:21 PM

#

{{ states[entity_id]['last_changed'] }} seems to work 🙂

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 4:21 PM

#

Good job!

candid scaffold Jan 23, 2021, 4:21 PM

#

Thank you! 🍺

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 4:23 PM

#

But be warned: It's possible your Home Assistant logs some error on start-up now.

#

Because you are accessing some structure before it's available.

#

If I remember correctly the state_attr() and states() method is some safeguard.

candid scaffold Jan 23, 2021, 4:24 PM

#

I'll use it in an automation (in a value_template) so I don't think that will be the case here, right?

#

As the state have already been triggered

lofty nymph Jan 23, 2021, 4:25 PM

#

If your automation doesn't trigger before your entity is available you should be safe. 😉

candid scaffold Jan 23, 2021, 4:25 PM

#

👍

candid scaffold Jan 23, 2021, 5:07 PM

#

Which version of Jinja does HA use?

timid osprey Jan 23, 2021, 5:10 PM

#

https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/master/requirements.txt#L13

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 5:19 PM

#

Okay, I'm almost there with this TTS automation / template I'm trying to build out... this is what I have so far in the template tools:

{% set my_list = [] %}
{% for player in my_players %}
    {% if is_state("switch."+ player + "_do_not_disturb_switch", 'on') %}
      {{ player }}
    {% endif %}
{% endfor %}

which will correctly output show_office as it is set to DnD and the others are not.

#

I was trying to figure out how to create "my_list" based off the states of those devices but I can't seem to get the syntax worked out how to build a device with a string for that...

#

trying something like this just as a test: ```{% set my_players = ['dot_living', 'show_kitchen', 'dot_master', 'dot_masterbath', 'dot_garage', 'show_office'] %}
{% set my_list = [] %}
{% for player in my_players %}
{% if is_state("switch."+ player + "_do_not_disturb_switch", 'on') %}
{{ player }}
{% set my_list = my_list + (["media_player.blahblahblah"]) %}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}

{{my_list}}```
and "media_player.blahblahblah" never appears in the result

#

i think there's a scoping issue here, and thats probably my problem...

#

do i really need to build out an if statement for each device?

#

yup, definitely a scoping issue, nothing makes it out of that for loop

#

adding {{my_list}} inside the for loop gets a result

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 5:29 PM

#

I think you need to use namespace.

#

What if you use:

{% set my_players = ['dot_living', 'show_kitchen', 'dot_master', 'dot_masterbath', 'dot_garage', 'show_office'] %}
{% set my_list = namespace() %}
{% set my_list.my_list = [] %}
{% for player in my_players %}
    {% if is_state("switch."+ player + "_do_not_disturb_switch", 'on') %}
      {{ player }}
      {% set my_list.my_list = my_list.my_list + (["media_player.blahblahblah"]) %}
    {% endif %}
{% endfor %}

{{my_list.my_list}}

I think you can do that better, but I don't know enough about jinja to know how.

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 5:31 PM

#

there it is

#

that makes sense, i was barking up that tree but was missing the second assignment on line 3

#

seems so obvious now, lol

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 5:32 PM

#

So it works now? 🙂

#

I have used quite a lot of these things. For example here: https://github.com/DrBlokmeister/HASS_NUC/blob/master/packages/misc/unavailable_sensor.yaml

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 5:35 PM

#

yup works great

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 5:35 PM

#

Nice. Happy to help! 🙂

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 5:38 PM

#

so, ultimately what I'm trying to do is pop this into a list for notify.alexa_media

#

{% set my_list = namespace() %}
{% set my_list.my_list = [] %}
{% for player in my_players %}
    {% if is_state("switch."+ player + "_do_not_disturb_switch", 'off') %}
      {% set my_list.my_list = my_list.my_list + (["media_player." + player]) %}
    {% endif %}
{% endfor %}

{{my_list.my_list}}```

#

Okay, this might be back into the automations topic, but trying to figure out how to use this now for a list of devices. I thought something like this would work: ```service: notify.alexa_media
data:
message: '{{ message }}'
data:
type: tts
method: speak
target: >
{% set my_players = ['dot_living', 'show_kitchen', 'dot_master', 'dot_masterbath', 'dot_garage', 'show_office'] %}
{% for player in my_players %}
{% if is_state("switch."+ player + "_do_not_disturb_switch", 'off') %}
- media_player.{{player}}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}

#

but it is not

#

not seeing an error anywhere that i can find

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 5:59 PM

#

What happens when you evaluate the template?

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:05 PM

#

oh

#

oka

#

so, it's a string

#

so, that might be my problem

#

also, it's all spaced out

#

https://imgur.com/a/0q9TD2G

#

is what it looks like

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:06 PM

#

I think then you need to use dashes inside the brackets {%- blabla -%}

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:07 PM

#

ultimately I'm trying to do something like this:

data_template:
  message: '{{ message }}'
  data:
    type: tts
    method: speak
  target: >-
    {% set my_players = ['dot_living', 'show_kitchen', 'dot_master', 'dot_masterbath', 'dot_garage', 'show_office'] %}
    {% for player in my_players %}
    {% if is_state("switch."+ player + "_do_not_disturb_switch", 'off') %}
    media_player.{{player}}
    {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}```

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:08 PM

#

    {%- set my_players = ['dot_living', 'show_kitchen', 'dot_master', 'dot_masterbath', 'dot_garage', 'show_office'] -%}
    {%- for player in my_players -%}
    {%- if is_state("switch."+ player + "_do_not_disturb_switch", 'off') -%}
    media_player.{{player}}
    {%- endif -%}
    {%- endfor -%}

#

Try that

#

Ah hold on. You want to send a tts to a lot of speakers?

#

Maybe that doesn't work. In that case, do you know if it's possible to send tts to a group of speakers? Then you just need to programmatically set a group. I also do that here: https://github.com/DrBlokmeister/HASS_NUC/blob/master/packages/misc/unavailable_sensor.yaml, line 110 onwards.

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:17 PM

#

yeahhhhh

#

ok

#

so, basically I'm trying to filter out the speakers that are set to DnD

#

but, the states of the DnD for speakers aren't attached to them...

#

so, bascially i'd create a group called "tts speakers" or whatever and populate it with a template sensor?

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:21 PM

#

Ooh. That's a good point. You want the group to be empty... Hmm...

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:21 PM

#

yeah, which can work

#

right?

#

just monitor for the dnd and if it pops take it out

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:22 PM

#

But you cannot create an empty group.

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:22 PM

#

actually

#

it doesnt need to be empty

#

i just need to be able to remove objects

#

when they're dnd

#

so, that might work even better

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:22 PM

#

Then again, if I look at my file, you should be able to just use the original template, but then do:
{%- set my_players = ['dot_living', 'show_kitchen', 'dot_master', 'dot_masterbath', 'dot_garage', 'show_office'] -%}
{%- for player in my_players -%}
{%- if is_state("switch."+ player + "_do_not_disturb_switch", 'off') -%}
- media_player.{{player}}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}

#

But you would need to remove some %'s to allow for creation of newlines

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:23 PM

#

ah ok, so with a blank group

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:23 PM

#

I mean, my template group creation does the same thing as what you want, right?

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:23 PM

#

i think it does

#

this helps a lot

#

and is easier to maintain i think

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:24 PM

#

You want to programmatically make a list that reads

media_player.mancave
media_player.bdsm_basement
media_player.killroom

#

Right?

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:24 PM

#

yeah

#

definitely bdsm_basement

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:24 PM

#

And parse that to notify alexa.

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:24 PM

#

yup

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:24 PM

#

I do the same thing, but then parse that to group.create.

#

You should just modify my template to suit your needs and boom! Voices in your basement.

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:25 PM

#

to match the ones in my head, fantastic!

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:25 PM

#

Yeah

#

Be sure to check an if statement: if {{ not message == safeword }} do nothing

#

You don't want Alexa to call out the safeword by surprise in your basement.

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:26 PM

#

correct

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:31 PM

#

Oh wait. I just realised that group.set accepts a list of comma separated entities as in input. I don't know if it will still work for notify.alexa.

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:39 PM

#

wait

#

im not sure i understand your sensor

#

lol

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 6:44 PM

#

Basically I have a sensor that detects all unavailable entities. However, I have some devices that have multiple entities. For example if my smart plug is offline, I really don't care about the energy today, current voltage, current power, etc. all being unavailable. I therefore programmatically create a group that contains all those secondary entities if the main device is offline. I think the important part is the automation from line 100 onwards. I basically create a list of entities there and parse that to group.set. That's all.

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 6:48 PM

#

ohhh

#

i didnt look down far enough

#

lol

#

im like, i dont see how this sensor is doing anything to a group

#

it helps to scroll...so they tell me

timber locust Jan 23, 2021, 7:22 PM

#

Have you got it figured out now? @sharp night

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 7:50 PM

#

@timber locust nope

#

lol

#

this is what I have for my automation, it's so close

silent barnBOT Jan 23, 2021, 7:51 PM

#

@sharp night posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/C9h4nHdngz/

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 7:51 PM

#

good bot

#

that seems to evaluate out to what i want in the template area

#

2021-01-23 14:50:24 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.update_dnd_stuff] While executing automation automation.update_dnd_stuff```

#

oh wait

#

word wrapping!

#

update: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/9cQYvvz8Rf/ still same error, doesn't look like the line wrapping was the problem.

#

no

#

trailing comma

deft timber Jan 23, 2021, 8:04 PM

#

I recommand the following

        {%- set entities = namespace(entities=[]) -%}
        {%- for entity_id in states.group.base_alexa_announce.attributes.entity_id -%}
          {%- set player = entity_id.split('.') -%}
          {%- if is_state("switch."+ player[1] + "_do_not_disturb_switch", 'off') -%}
            {%- set entities.entities = entities.entities + [entity_id] -%}
          {%- endif -%}
        {%- endfor -%} 
        {{ entities.entities }}

#

it avoids to play with the comma

#

and it returns a list, which seems to be accepted by the group.set service

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 8:18 PM

#

deft timber and it returns a list, which seems to be accepted by the `group.set` service

thats it

#

I been switching back and forth between so many ideas. lol

#

that worked perfect

#

thanks!

deft timber Jan 23, 2021, 8:19 PM

#

Great

sharp night Jan 23, 2021, 8:29 PM

#

that's working perfect, and i setup my trigger run on the state change on all of those do_not_disturb switches, works like a champ

fast mason Jan 23, 2021, 9:09 PM

#

I've got a dehumidifier that has tank_show attribute as a True/False. Even though it changes to True the bellow template always stays as Empty

{% if is_state('humidifier.midea_dehumidifier_18691697727728', 'tank_show'), 'False' %}
  Empty
{% else %}
  Full
{% endif %}

#

Am I being stupid?

fossil totem Jan 23, 2021, 9:16 PM

#

I wouldn't say stupid but you are doing it wrong 😄

#

check out state_attr

#

is_state is going to check the state of humidifier.midea_dehumidifier_18691697727728, and return true if the state is tank_show

fast mason Jan 23, 2021, 9:20 PM

#

oooooh

#

🤦‍♂️

fossil totem Jan 23, 2021, 9:23 PM

#

allright i have a bit of weird challenge here, not sure if it's blueprints or templates but i'll start here

#

working with a blueprint, using a device selector, and that returns a device id in the format 3fde16be76f2758625733f72e25d569f

#

what i'm trying to do is to turn that back into a friendly_name or similar, using a template

#

and... well that's as far as i got.

silk smelt Jan 23, 2021, 11:49 PM

#

hi all! can someone tell me why this doesn't work?

entity: climate.panelovn_kontor
style: |
  :host {
    --paper-item-icon-color:
     {% set mode = states(climate.panelovn_kontor) %}
     {% if mode == "heat" %} red
     {% else %} blue
     {% endif %}
     ;
   } ```

ivory delta Jan 23, 2021, 11:54 PM

#

3 backticks at the end too 🙂

silk smelt Jan 23, 2021, 11:56 PM

#

hehe thanks! i do not dare to repost, so i edit 🙂

#

yeah!!

ivory delta Jan 23, 2021, 11:57 PM

#

What's the problem/error?

silk smelt Jan 23, 2021, 11:57 PM

#

the icon doesn't change color if the state is "heat"

#

I'd like a red colored icon if the climate unit is in state "heat"

fossil totem Jan 23, 2021, 11:58 PM

#

what does it do in the template editor?

silk smelt Jan 24, 2021, 12:00 AM

#

i get UndefinedError: 'climate' is undefined

#

but climate.panelovn_kontor is an entity

fossil totem Jan 24, 2021, 12:02 AM

#

in your template editor, try {{ states("climate.panelovn_kontor") }}

#

note the quotes. i suspect that's your problem.

silk smelt Jan 24, 2021, 12:06 AM

#

like this?

     {% if mode == "heat" %} red
     {% else %} blue
     {% endif %}

fossil totem Jan 24, 2021, 12:06 AM

#

does it work?

silk smelt Jan 24, 2021, 12:07 AM

#

puts out TemplateSyntaxError: expected token ':', got '}'

#

hmm

#

thank you for helping me btw 🙂

fossil totem Jan 24, 2021, 12:07 AM

#

oh get rid of the nested template too

#

so instead of {% set mode = {{ states("climate.panelovn_kontor") }} %}

#

do {% set mode = states("climate.panelovn_kontor") %}

silk smelt Jan 24, 2021, 12:11 AM

#

that worked!! thank you so so much!

#

if i might bother you with another question. how do I check one of the attributes?

fossil totem Jan 24, 2021, 12:14 AM

#

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

#

state_attr('device_tracker.paulus', 'battery') will return the value of the attribute or None if it doesn’t exist.

#

if you're using it to test, try is_state_attr('device_tracker.paulus', 'battery', 40)

#

make sense? first one just returns that attribute, but if you're using it in an if you can save yourself a little typing and use is_state_attr with the test condition. keep that page above bookmarked, you're going to be referring to it a lot 😄

silk smelt Jan 24, 2021, 12:17 AM

#

you are a rockstar! your first example worked!

#

thatnk you so much

fossil totem Jan 24, 2021, 12:18 AM

#

you're welcome, glad you got it sorted!

silent barnBOT Jan 24, 2021, 12:43 AM

#

@mild pulsar posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/RxXRZVYQnC/

#

@mild pulsar posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/d7x9Wx5HBq/

narrow topaz Jan 24, 2021, 3:42 AM

#

Hi, is there a way to make {% set lights = ['light.dining_bulb', 'light.hallway', ...] %} dynamic. So that all light entities are included?

dreamy sinew Jan 24, 2021, 3:51 AM

#

states.light |map(attribute='entity_id')|list

#

Depending on what you want to do

narrow topaz Jan 24, 2021, 3:53 AM

#

Thanks that will work! Just want to change lights that already on

#

{{ expand(lights)|selectattr('state','eq','on')|map(attribute='entity_id')|join(',') }}```

#

seems to work

dreamy sinew Jan 24, 2021, 3:54 AM

#

Overkill

narrow topaz Jan 24, 2021, 3:55 AM

#

I'm an amateur lol. Just trying to piece together code from different sources 😆

dreamy sinew Jan 24, 2021, 3:56 AM

#

{{ states.light|selectattr('state', 'eq', 'on')|map(attribute='entity_id')|list }}

narrow topaz Jan 24, 2021, 3:56 AM

#

right.. that looks better! Thanks

low coral Jan 24, 2021, 5:41 AM

#

Hey All
I keep getting the following two logs, which repeat every minute on the dot. I've loaded a sample here: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/pnzn8GyxhZ/
I've looked through all of my helpers and can't find AllStates or any helpers that use a template for that matter, so I'm not sure if this is the correct location to post.
I've also running a debug logger (below the logs) and it doesn't give me any more information.
Appreciate any help with this
2021-01-24 15:35:00 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.condition] Error during template condition: UndefinedError: homeassistant.helpers.template.AllStates object has no element False 2021-01-24 15:35:00 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.condition] Error during template condition: UndefinedError: homeassistant.helpers.template.AllStates object has no element True
logger: default: info logs: homeassistant.components.automation: debug homeassistant.components.script: debug homeassistant.helpers.condition: debug homeassistant.helpers.template: debug homeassistant.helpers.template.AllStates: debug

floral river Jan 24, 2021, 6:42 AM

#

low coral Hey All I keep getting the following two logs, which repeat every minute on the ...

Sounds like you have an automation that's triggering every minute and that it have a template accessing the states object directly instead of using states(entity_id)

#

Does anyone know if it's possible to check if a service exists inside a template or if it is possi le to detect it in any other way either in a template or in an autotomation's condition?

low coral Jan 24, 2021, 6:58 AM

#

floral river Sounds like you have an automation that's triggering every minute and that it ha...

Thank you,
I've found a blueprint with the time pattern below. When I comment out the respective automatons the problem goes away.
`trigger:

platform: time_pattern
minutes: '*'
condition: []`

bright carbon Jan 24, 2021, 7:14 AM

#

Hi everybody! I am trying to declutter and icon template via the decluttering card addon and I have an issue with the icon:

#

https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/97xhGBK2dG/

#

If I put this piece of code in my ui-lovelace.yaml it works

#

If I do the same via the decluterring card the icon is blank 😦

#

The issue is for sure located in this line but don't know how to fix it:

#

${ states['cover.volet_cuisine_level'].state === 'open' ? 'mdi:window-shutter-open' : 'mdi:window-shutter' }

low coral Jan 24, 2021, 7:32 AM

#

low coral Thank you, I've found a blueprint with the time pattern below. When I comment o...

Update: the time pattern was a factor, but the issue was that I was testing a boolean against ''on'' rather than true

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 9:06 AM

#

low coral Update: the time pattern was a factor, but the issue was that I was testing a bo...

{{ 'mdi:window-shutter-open' if states['cover.volet_cuisine_level'].state == 'open' else 'mdi:window-shutter' }} or better even:
{{ 'mdi:window-shutter-open' if states('cover.volet_cuisine_level') == 'open' else 'mdi:window-shutter' }}

#

since the last one covers better for unavailable states

#

oops wrong reply to... @bright carbon it was meant for your question

stray merlin Jan 24, 2021, 9:13 AM

#

Hey,
I'm still new to the whole template thing and trying to get my head around this.

I'm trying to create a Wunderground Forecast Sensor based on an rest api call.
So far everything is working. I'm trying to link two JSON-Values together.

My Sensor looks like:

    pws_forecast_1d:
      value_template: '{{ states.sensor.pws_forecast.attributes.daypart[0].daypartName[0] + states.sensor.pws_forecast.attributes.daypart[0].narrative[0] }}'
      friendly_name: Wettervorhersage 1D

If I only extra one value everything is working.
Is it not possible to link two values in one sensor?

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 9:15 AM

#

you can. are these numbers or strings?

stray merlin Jan 24, 2021, 9:16 AM

#

Both are String

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 9:16 AM

#

can only be used for numbers

#

use ~ for strings

stray merlin Jan 24, 2021, 9:18 AM

#

Thanks @thin vine , looks good...
😩 using HA for almost 3 years now, and still so much to learn...

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 9:18 AM

#

haha 3 years too. and learning new bits every day as well

#

and try templates out in devtools -> template first, that way you get errors early

stray merlin Jan 24, 2021, 9:20 AM

#

I did, and there it worked

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 9:20 AM

#

that's weird

stray merlin Jan 24, 2021, 9:22 AM

#

An it even Says it a string

#

But hey, now it worked. Maybe I'm getting closer to my first "Share your Project" Post in den Forums

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 9:23 AM

#

🙂

bright carbon Jan 24, 2021, 9:59 AM

#

@thin vine thanks for your feedback.

#

I tried by implementing this line into the decluterring template but still no luck 😦

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 10:00 AM

#

try it in devtools -> template first, it should be working there

#

else something else is wrong, I tried the syntax in my own dev template

bright carbon Jan 24, 2021, 10:00 AM

#

{{ 'mdi:window-shutter-open' if states('[[entity]]') == 'open' else 'mdi:window-shutter' }}

#

Correct, in template it is working

#

so this is the implementation in the decluterring template which is the issue 😦

candid scaffold Jan 24, 2021, 10:13 AM

#

Is the external_url stored into a variable, so I can get it in template?

#

Have tried {{ get_url }}, {{ external_url }}, {{ network.get_url }} ect.

deft timber Jan 24, 2021, 10:26 AM

#

not that I know

tranquil isle Jan 24, 2021, 11:50 AM

#

how do i actually add a template

ivory delta Jan 24, 2021, 12:12 PM

#

That's a pretty vague question. It depends entirely on what you're doing that needs a template.

timber locust Jan 24, 2021, 12:53 PM

#

What Mono says. But maybe if you mean how to implement a template for a certain entity or line, you just write the template behind the entry that you need. So if you want to use a template for an entity id, you should write:

 - entity_id: {{ states('input_select.entity_selector') }}

ivory delta Jan 24, 2021, 1:15 PM

#

With quotes around it, of course 😉

jagged obsidian Jan 24, 2021, 1:50 PM

#

is there a way to template some data from a Device trigger? something in the vein of {{ trigger.device.model }} ???

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 1:52 PM

#

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/templating/
"states[trigger.to_state.domain][trigger.to_state.object_id] will return the current state object of the entity."

#

with that you can then get attributes from the device, including the model, as long as that is an attribute of the entity

jagged obsidian Jan 24, 2021, 2:00 PM

#

not an entity, its a Device trigger

ivory delta Jan 24, 2021, 2:00 PM

#

thin vine https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/templating/ "`states[trigger.to_st...

🤢

#

states[trigger.to_state.entity_id]
Functionally equivalent and far easier to read. Whoever wrote that example on the docs needs to be shot.

fossil totem Jan 24, 2021, 2:04 PM

#

@jagged obsidian one of us is going to find an answer to this problem 😄

jagged obsidian Jan 24, 2021, 2:04 PM

#

just keep trying

fossil totem Jan 24, 2021, 2:04 PM

#

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/mapping-device-id-returned-by-device-selector-to-an-entity-or-attribute/272136

#

my problem is that it isn't even a trigger, so the trigger. approaches aren't going to work

jagged obsidian Jan 24, 2021, 2:05 PM

#

i think noone knows 😄

fossil totem Jan 24, 2021, 2:05 PM

#

i think it can't be done, but i'm going to chase it down just in case i'm wrong

#

it's been known to happen

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 2:06 PM

#

ivory delta ```states[trigger.to_state.entity_id]``` Functionally equivalent and far easier ...

I see an opportunity to make the docs better there 🙂

narrow topaz Jan 24, 2021, 5:22 PM

#

Is something like the following possible? set_lights_onoff: alias: Reconfig Lights OnOff sequence: - service_template: > {% for ieee in ['XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX', 'XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX'] %} - zha.set_zigbee_cluster_attribute data_template: ieee: {{ ieee }} endpoint_id: 11 cluster_id: 768 cluster_type: in attribute: 3 value: 65536 {% endfor %}

modern hearth Jan 24, 2021, 5:33 PM

#

thin vine I see an opportunity to make the docs better there 🙂

Thank you for volunteering. 😁. Yes, i would suggest it needs more examples for non-programmers, real examples like the ones that pop up here. I have found my best docs to be random Reddit threads found by google! (I am a non programmer)

#

Also as a noob it would seem some things folks use templating for (like button icon / color changes on state change) should eventually be part of the cards function using simpler key pairs in yaml. This would make HA more accessible to more folks. But I dont understand backlog so won’t pretend that this is important now.

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 5:38 PM

#

modern hearth Thank you for volunteering. 😁. Yes, i would suggest it needs more examples for...

i've already made a PR to change that example

desert flume Jan 24, 2021, 5:39 PM

#

This is probably a very noob question. I'm trying to create an automation with templating. Switched the automation editor to YAML view, and pasted this:

description: Test
trigger:
  platform: state
  entity_id: sensor.ikea_tradfri_switch1_click
action:
  service: >-
    {% if trigger.to_state.state == 'on' %}
      light.turn_on
    {% else if trigger.to_state.state == 'off' %}
      light.turn_off
    {% endif %}
  target:
    entity_id: light.ikea_tradfri_bulb1_light```
When trying to save it the UI says:
`Message malformed: Service {% if trigger.to_state.state == 'on' %} light.turn_on {% else if trigger.to_state.state == 'off' %} light.turn_off {% endif %} does not match format <domain>.<name> for dictionary value @ data['action'][0]['service']`
It seems it doesn't acknowledge the template and tries to literally use it as a service name? What am I doing wrong? 😐

silent barnBOT Jan 24, 2021, 5:39 PM

#

@desert flume posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/WsrF9cvb9g/

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 5:43 PM

#

2ND statement should be elif instead of else if or just else without de check

desert flume Jan 24, 2021, 5:44 PM

#

wow, that was it. thank you!
yeah sorry, forgot this syntax in Python. 😊

thin vine Jan 24, 2021, 5:46 PM

#

actually templates are Jinja

silent barnBOT Jan 24, 2021, 5:57 PM

#

Jinja is used by Home Assistant's template engine, see the Jinja Template Designer Documentation

spring zenith Jan 24, 2021, 6:32 PM

#

I made a helper (DAYS as a number) . How do i round it of? It shows 3.0 days now. Would like that it shows 3.

modest sparrow Jan 24, 2021, 6:37 PM

#

How I can check if a variable/field in a script is a list or a single item?

#

wait_template: "{{ is_state(output, 'idle') }}"

#

output would normally be a single media player, i.e. media_player.kitchen, but I want to make the script work with a list of media_player as well, so I can specify one or more when calling the script

fossil totem Jan 24, 2021, 7:53 PM

#

@spring zenith if your helper is an entity something like input_number.days, you can use something like {{ states("input_number.days")|int }}

#

@modest sparrow use the length filter

#

for example, i can get a count of the number of automations i currently have defined: {{ states.automation | length }}

#

now that i say that.... if it's a single item instead of the length of the list you get the length of the characters in the single item

modest sparrow Jan 24, 2021, 8:10 PM

#

Great, thanks @luma! 👍

silent barnBOT Jan 24, 2021, 9:09 PM

#

@fossil hearth posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/GDBT6Qk96c/

fossil hearth Jan 24, 2021, 9:12 PM

#

can somone please help me with the above link ? i think its very simple..

deft timber Jan 24, 2021, 9:13 PM

#

You have to make a for loop to iterate on the elements of values

fossil hearth Jan 24, 2021, 9:17 PM

#

aha... can you please show me how its done ? thanks ❤️

deft timber Jan 24, 2021, 9:23 PM

#

assuming your json is in the variable json_value:

{%for value in json_value["values"] if value[0] == "test 2" %}
   {{value}}
{%endfor%}

#

and you can replace {{value}} with wathever ou want ({{value[i]}} i being between 0 and 3)

ancient garnet Jan 24, 2021, 9:29 PM

#

I want to create a templated sensor which combines the values of two entities. Is there a way to then hide those entities (without disabling them), so I don't accidentally pick them in an automation instead of the templated sensor?

deft timber Jan 24, 2021, 9:29 PM

#

nop

ancient garnet Jan 24, 2021, 9:30 PM

#

ok thanks, assumed not but worth asking 🙂

fossil hearth Jan 24, 2021, 11:05 PM

#

guys.. command line entities don't have attributes ?

#

attribute template i mean ...

signal niche Jan 24, 2021, 11:09 PM

#

Can I make a template to reset a scene to the way it was before.

#

I making a scene to that goes off when my van alarms goes off . lights flash etc .. So when i tell alexa reset van alarm all the lights and that go back to the state they was before ?

ancient garnet Jan 25, 2021, 12:08 AM

#

How would it know what scene to revert back to? I guess you'd need to record it in a variable each time the scene is changed

#

but yes it's possible... maybe not as easy as youd like tho 🙂

timid osprey Jan 25, 2021, 12:08 AM

#

it's very simple. on the fly scenes but not template related

ancient garnet Jan 25, 2021, 12:09 AM

#

would this revert back?

timid osprey Jan 25, 2021, 12:09 AM

#

you make a new scene before you do anything and then go to it when done

#

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/scene/#creating-scenes-on-the-fly not scenes and templates don't mix really

#

except for the creation of them, I guess

#

not restoration

fossil hearth Jan 25, 2021, 12:59 AM

#

how can i give attributes to command line sensor ? its for google sheets api
am using command line since there are above 255 characters, but i don't want to call the api every single time, i wane do attributes.. how to do in this case ?

thanks 🙂

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 1:28 AM

#

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor.command_line/#usage-of-json-attributes-in-command-output

#

looks like you just define a list of keys to pull out of a json response

fossil hearth Jan 25, 2021, 1:36 AM

#

dreamy sinew looks like you just define a list of keys to pull out of a json response

what if my json looks like the below

silent barnBOT Jan 25, 2021, 1:36 AM

#

@fossil hearth posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/ztT2BhyTSZ/

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 1:37 AM

#

trying to get in to values? don't think you can drill down. will just need to pull the whole thing and parse it out with template sensors

fossil hearth Jan 25, 2021, 1:37 AM

#

the whole things is above 255 tho.. i tried that

fossil hearth Jan 25, 2021, 1:39 AM

#

dreamy sinew trying to get in to values? don't think you can drill down. will just need to pu...

like how to pull out the whole thing ( i initally wanted to do that) just hitting the 255 block

silent barnBOT Jan 25, 2021, 1:39 AM

#

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.

When using Discord's new Reply feature it defaults to pinging the person you reply to, click @ ON to @ OFF to stop this - on the right side of the compose bar.

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 1:39 AM

#

not sure if you can bypass that

fossil hearth Jan 25, 2021, 1:40 AM

#

like only if command line had template attributes it could have worked..

#

coz i dont want to abuse the api.. just one pull

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 1:41 AM

#

might be be better off writing a custom integration

fossil hearth Jan 25, 2021, 1:42 AM

#

like a py script ?

#

cant belive this is the only way tho 😦

#

all these tools ... theres gotta be a way haha

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 1:43 AM

#

well, that is one of the tools

fossil hearth Jan 25, 2021, 1:43 AM

#

just need the whole thing and then ill te,mplate it 😛

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 1:43 AM

#

why does it need to be command line?

fossil hearth Jan 25, 2021, 1:43 AM

#

rest api is not able to pick it up due to its own limitations

#

its a curl -x get command

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 1:46 AM

#

gotcha. probably going to need a custom integration then

fossil hearth Jan 25, 2021, 1:47 AM

#

i see :/

#

thanks buddy ... just worried coz am no programmer

#

well figured it out

#

json_attributes: has no limits

#

was able to pull the whole thing out

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 1:49 AM

#

ah ok

silent barnBOT Jan 25, 2021, 8:27 AM

#

@flint crown posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/mFbBzwd5dg/

flint crown Jan 25, 2021, 8:28 AM

#

I want to use a template for input_number.set_value

See here my automation:
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/P57hBsgCGX/

But I got these error:
voluptuous.error.MultipleInvalid: expected float for dictionary value @ data['value']

jagged obsidian Jan 25, 2021, 8:53 AM

#

you're templating the result {{3.5 | float}}

#

just 3.5 should do it if input number accepts decimals

sterile storm Jan 25, 2021, 8:57 AM

#

Hi! I sent a wall of code in the wrong channel. This was my original message https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/MptRCgCdZS/

Long story short: I'm trying to make an automation that will turn on a light with a specific set of brightness + color temp depending on the sun position.

#

I made it work like this: https://pastebin.com/tXiHchz0 but of course it looks awful.

I wanted something like https://pastebin.com/1U4etb7u or actually like https://pastebin.com/U0pyQNrG

arctic sorrel Jan 25, 2021, 8:58 AM

#

I wonder actually if Blueprints (https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/blueprint/) would help you make that "cleaner"

flint crown Jan 25, 2021, 9:00 AM

#

jagged obsidian you're templating the result `{{3.5 | float}}`

entity_id: input_number.heizung_vorlaufzeit
value: '{% if states("sensor.temperature") | float > 16 %} 1.0 {% elif 8 < states("sensor.temperature") | float <= 16 %} 2.0 {% elif 2 < states("sensor.temperature") | float <= 8 %} 2.5 {% elif -5 < states("sensor.temperature") | float <= 2 %} 3.5 {% else %} 4.5 {% endif %}}'

I get here the same error. Can you help me ?

jagged obsidian Jan 25, 2021, 9:03 AM

#

you have an extra } at the end

flint crown Jan 25, 2021, 9:03 AM

#

ok, thx

jagged obsidian Jan 25, 2021, 9:04 AM

#

always run your stuff through the template editor

flint crown Jan 25, 2021, 9:04 AM

#

but same error with the }

#

i run this template in the template editor
{% if states("sensor.temperature") | float > 16 %}1.0 {% elif 8 < states("sensor.temperature") | float <= 16 %}2.0 {% elif 2 < states("sensor.temperature") | float <= 8 %} 2.5 {% elif -5 < states("sensor.temperature") | float <= 2 %}3.5 {% else %} 4.5 {% endif %}

and get 3.5

#

input_number.set_value says: expected float for dictionary value @ data['value']

#

It worked

sterile storm Jan 25, 2021, 9:13 AM

#

arctic sorrel I wonder actually if _Blueprints_ (<https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/blueprint...

Well, actually I'm playing with that but IDK which would be the best way to do it. For example, IDK if I should do an automation just for the white lights with the condition: state of the sun and one for the yellow lights. Actually that was working, but I started to wonder if that abstraction level was a bit too much

https://github.com/JorgeAnzola/home-assistant-config/tree/master/automations/lights/kitchen
https://github.com/JorgeAnzola/home-assistant-config/tree/master/blueprints/automation/lights

arctic sorrel Jan 25, 2021, 9:17 AM

#

Eh, it's personal taste

#

Now I'm on a version that supports Blueprints I'm starting to investigate them. I don't know it's going to make it easier to write automations, but at least I can keep logic in only one place

sterile storm Jan 25, 2021, 9:20 AM

#

Yeah, you're right. Now that I'm thinking about it, I think I rather to avoid the logic in the templates and keep stuff like:

https://github.com/JorgeAnzola/home-assistant-config/blob/master/blueprints/automation/lights/turn_on_white_light_when_sun_above_horizon.yaml.disabled

#

I'm not sure 😂

#

Maybe it's my way to not learn how the data_template thing really works

arctic sorrel Jan 25, 2021, 9:21 AM

#

Well, it's no longer data_template anyway 😛

#

It became just data back around 0.115

sterile storm Jan 25, 2021, 9:21 AM

#

See? I was already wrong hahaha

arctic sorrel Jan 25, 2021, 9:22 AM

#

0.115 brought sanity in that it no longer required you to specifically say this service call/data block has templates

sterile storm Jan 25, 2021, 9:23 AM

#

Would be nice if among with condition: and action: would be an else:

arctic sorrel Jan 25, 2021, 9:23 AM

#

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts/#choose-a-group-of-actions 😉

#

It's not called else, but yes, it's there 😉

sterile storm Jan 25, 2021, 9:24 AM

#

😨

arctic sorrel Jan 25, 2021, 9:25 AM

#

HA moves fast - it's easy to miss new, awesome, features

sterile storm Jan 25, 2021, 9:25 AM

#

Maybe the answers I was looking for it's not in the automations/blueprints

#

Yes, mate, jeezus

#

I think that's perfect, thanks!

unique harbor Jan 25, 2021, 10:32 AM

#

I seem to be struggling with a template, it's supposed to turn OFF a list of automations when boolean is ON and the other way around, but it only turns them OFF, never ON. Any help is appreciated!
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/yntCSHXgpg/

unique harbor Jan 25, 2021, 10:50 AM

#

Haha, wow, figured it out, that just took me way too long.. 😆
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/btWNGh5pDM/

deft timber Jan 25, 2021, 11:15 AM

#

can be shorten

service_template: >-
  {{ "automation.turn_"+trigger.to_state.state }}

unique harbor Jan 25, 2021, 11:42 AM

#

Thank you!!

copper seal Jan 25, 2021, 3:03 PM

#

Hello, can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong on template switch?
curl --digest -u user:admin -X PUT -d 'some data here' http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ISAPI/System/Video/inputs/channels/1/privacyMask

#

*user:password

deep echo Jan 25, 2021, 4:01 PM

#

hello all, quick question. I am trying to get an alert from the minecraft server integration that alerts me when a specified user logs on.
I am basing my automation on the players_online state change and I want to check the attribute players_list. I am not sure how to address that one entity attribute in the value_template though.

deep echo Jan 25, 2021, 4:18 PM

#

why am I getting an error using this in my call service notify action?
message: > {{ states('sensor.blah_minecraft_server_players_online') }}

#

tried that as well as using double quotes around the {{}} stuff

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 4:21 PM

#

what error?

spring zenith Jan 25, 2021, 4:22 PM

#

fossil totem <@!700986534467469352> if your helper is an entity something like `input_number....

tried something like this.

platform: template
sensors:
02_days_to_cleaning_0:
value_template: "{{ states('input_number.02_days_to_cleaning')|int }}"
But i cant use '02_days_to_cleaning_0' gives an error.

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 4:23 PM

#

pick a different name

deep echo Jan 25, 2021, 4:29 PM

#

dreamy sinew what error?

it is all but impossible to copy the errors in the UI. let me look and see it if is in the logfile on the server. 🤦‍♂️

amber thicket Jan 25, 2021, 7:09 PM

#

so im trying to create a pair of sensors from one API call using the REST sensor... the API returns this: {"error":null,"result":{"effective_hashrate":987654321,"reported_hashrate":123456789}}
however i think I'm having trouble with the template. the sensor config is here: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/6ttFQyVtBr/ any ideas?

long nymph Jan 25, 2021, 7:12 PM

#

Hi everyone. I have three rooms controlled by one nest thermostat in the spare bedroom. The two occupied rooms' temperature varies drastically from the spare room during the day. Can someone point me toward a template that would poll the temp sensors in the two occupied rooms, average the temps, and control the thermostat? Is this even the right approach?

thin vine Jan 25, 2021, 7:26 PM

#

ivory delta ```states[trigger.to_state.entity_id]``` Functionally equivalent and far easier ...

it's fixed now 😉

ivory delta Jan 25, 2021, 7:27 PM

#

I can't believe someone thought the old one was a good idea.

thin vine Jan 25, 2021, 7:28 PM

#

also my first PR 😜🎉

silent barnBOT Jan 25, 2021, 7:36 PM

#

@long nymph https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/min_max/

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 7:37 PM

#

isn't trigger.entity_id a thing?

#

couldda sworn i used it before

#

@amber thicket state_attr('sensor.mining_hashrates', 'effective_hashrate')

amber thicket Jan 25, 2021, 7:39 PM

#

for the value_template?

dreamy sinew Jan 25, 2021, 7:39 PM

#

use that for your calls for the attributes

amber thicket Jan 25, 2021, 7:50 PM

#

https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/4n5jR25Y4P/ i feel like im missing something

deft timber Jan 25, 2021, 7:52 PM

#

I think you need to set json_attributes_path

#

With {{value_json.result}}

#

And in your value template you search for value_json[0].result.name which refers a field I don’t see in your json

amber thicket Jan 25, 2021, 7:58 PM

#

hmm

glossy viper Jan 25, 2021, 8:06 PM

#

hi....i want to use statistics and i have some challenge. i want to have template sensor only when attribute driving is true in device tracker

#

https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/phGHP7xQQV/

#

driving can be true/false

muted fox Jan 25, 2021, 9:09 PM

#

I'm looking for some help. I want to create a template sensor from a attribute that has an EPOCH time in it. I want a sensor that basically says "Dustbin emptied 39 minutes ago" and later turns into Dustbin emptied 1 day ago" etc etc

#

{{ ((as_timestamp(now()) - (state_attr('vacuum.rockrobo', 'last_bin_out') | int / 1000))) }}
so this will spit out the time difference in EPOCH

#

but how to I get this to say what I want?

#

Dustdin emptied {{ ((as_timestamp(now()) - (state_attr('vacuum.rockrobo', 'last_bin_out') | int / 1000))) | timestamp_custom("%M") }} minutes ago
this wil give me the minutes. So I guess now I have to wrap it in more templating to convert it into hours when its more than 59 minutes

#

no, nevermind that isn't correct %M will just go from 00 to 59

haughty karma Jan 25, 2021, 10:46 PM

#

What might explain a template-based sensor not getting any logbook/history entries despite changing states and seeing those changes reflected in the UI / developer tools? The state values are either '0', '1' or '2' This is the value_template: "{{ states.sensor.chargepoint_list.attributes['station_list']['summaries'][0]['port_count']['available'] }}"

haughty karma Jan 25, 2021, 11:00 PM

#

haughty karma What might explain a template-based sensor not getting any logbook/history entri...

Found info that says if 'units of measurement' are specified, then the value is not going to be in logbook/history. Is there a better approach to this? Context: I'm getting info on EV charging station to see how many spots are available. I had 'spot(s)' as the unit of measurement. Any way to show that on the UI as the suffix that follows the actual number without using units of measurement?

amber thicket Jan 25, 2021, 11:14 PM

#

still fighting with ```sensor:

platform: rest
resource: https://<API>
name: mining_hashrates
json_attributes_path: '{{ value_json.result }}'
json_attributes:
- effective_hashrate
- reported_hashrate```, its putting the entire json result from the api server as the sensor's state instead of parsing out its attributes, any suggestions?

#

with sample results of the api call looking like {"error":null,"result":{"effective_hashrate":153333332,"reported_hashrate":111211946}}

#

I mean this looks simple but I’m not a coder so my brain is melting over here

royal vortex Jan 26, 2021, 1:13 AM

#

~~```yaml

condition: template
value_template: '{{ ( as_timestamp(now()) - as_timestamp(state_attr("binary_sensor.hue_motion_sensor_1_motion", "last_changed")) |int(0) ) > 900 }}'```

How do I get the time the sensor last changed states? That doesn't work. I'm trying to use it as a conditional so that it doesn't turn the lights off on me unless motion hasn't been detected for a bit.~~

#

value_template: '{{ ( as_timestamp(now()) - as_timestamp(states.binary_sensor.hue_motion_sensor_1_motion.last_changed) |int(0) ) > 900 }}'``` This works. Not sure why I can't pull it with `state_attr`, but it doesn't seem that I can.

boreal fiber Jan 26, 2021, 3:22 AM

#

who can help me with a nested template of sorts? i currently have 3 ups and am using this to message myself which ups has lost power "message: "{{trigger.to_state.name}} has lost main power!"

but i want to include a state template to find the remaining time left of the ups that just lost power with
{{states('sensor.ups_main_ups_time_left') }}

but need to replace that entity with whichever one triggered it? make sense

#

states('trigger.to_state.name') or similiar?

#

but idk time left is another entity to the device main ups.

dreamy sinew Jan 26, 2021, 4:01 AM

#

@royal vortex last_changed isn't an attribute 😉

#

@boreal fiber need to know where the data is coming from before we can make suggestions

boreal fiber Jan 26, 2021, 4:21 AM

#

mqtt is polling apcupsd. each ups is a device that has 2 entities im trying to work with. status online/commlost and time left

dreamy sinew Jan 26, 2021, 4:36 AM

#

{% set map = {'trigger_entity_1': 'sensor.entity_1_time_remaining', 'trigger_entity_2': 'sensor.entity_2_time_remaining'} %}
{{ '{} has lost main power! {} minutes of charge remaining.'.format(trigger.to_state.name, states(map[trigger.entity_id])) }}

fossil hearth Jan 26, 2021, 7:05 AM

#

how can i have this list out the friendly names instead of the values under the same conditions.
{{states|selectattr('entity_id','in',state_attr('group.test_branches','entity_id')) | map(attribute='state') | reject('in', ['unavailable', 'unknown']) | map('int') | select('gt', -5 ) | list}}

thin vine Jan 26, 2021, 7:58 AM

#

i've tested this on some of my own:
{{states|selectattr('entity_id','in',state_attr('light.woonkamer','entity_id'))|rejectattr('state', 'in', ['off', 'unavailable']) | selectattr('attributes.brightness', 'gt' , 0)| map(attribute='name') |list}}

#

so don't do the map's until you want to map what's in you list.

#

{{states|selectattr('entity_id','in',state_attr('group.test_branches','entity_id')) | rejectattr('state', 'in', ['unavailable', 'unknown']) | selectattr('attributes.int', 'gt', -5) | map(attribute='name') |list}}

#

if I didn't make any mistakes 😉

fossil hearth Jan 26, 2021, 8:05 AM

#

hey ! 🙂 thanks for the help but i got this as an error UndefinedError: 'mappingproxy object' has no attribute 'int'

#

we need to run the value against the state

thin vine Jan 26, 2021, 8:12 AM

#

so the state is a value, unless it's unavailable or unknown?

fossil hearth Jan 26, 2021, 8:12 AM

#

yes that is correct!

thin vine Jan 26, 2021, 8:13 AM

#

{{states|selectattr('entity_id','in',state_attr('group.test_branches','entity_id')) | rejectattr('state', 'in', ['unavailable', 'unknown']) | selectattr('state', 'gt', -5) | map(attribute='name') |list}}

#

should be it then ( I hope ) 😉

fossil hearth Jan 26, 2021, 8:14 AM

#

it works ❤️ just needed to add '' around the -5

#

you are the man !

#

bless you dude

#

thanks

silent barnBOT Jan 26, 2021, 10:03 AM

#

@uncut path posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/DkJ8qyFFVb/

deft timber Jan 26, 2021, 10:04 AM

#

You have to indent the entity_id: to be bellow data:

#

    - service: 'input_boolean.turn_{{"on" if trigger.event.data["args"][0] == "activate" else "off"}}'
      data: 
        entity_id: >
          {% set option = trigger.event.data["args"][1] %}
          {{expand(option)[0].entity_id}}

#

and replace data_template with data

uncut path Jan 26, 2021, 10:07 AM

#

Oh man I feel dumb, thanks a lot for you help. I copy the call of the service from the automatisation UI panel and the entity_id was outside data

#

action:
  - service: input_boolean.turn_on
    data: {}
    entity_id: input_boolean.notify_lucas

deft timber Jan 26, 2021, 10:08 AM

#

this last one is correct, but if you use template in entity_id, it needs to be under data

uncut path Jan 26, 2021, 10:08 AM

#

Oh ok this is the difference thanks

#

And why move from data_template to data ?

charred dagger Jan 26, 2021, 10:14 AM

#

Because you can.

#

They're interchangeable for now, but data_template will disappear eventually.

uncut path Jan 26, 2021, 10:14 AM

#

Haha yeah sure, I started all my telegram automation with data

#

Ok I picked the wrong one, thanks I will update everything

charred dagger Jan 26, 2021, 10:15 AM

#

A while back, picking data_template made sense.

mighty ledge Jan 26, 2021, 6:59 PM

#

@lime grove #integrations-archived

shell ferry Jan 26, 2021, 8:03 PM

#

Could someone help me, (I think) I'm having a templating problems. https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/Pc7fGQ4t4M/
What I want to achieve: sensor.total_consumption_shelly_plug should summarise the value of the 5 listed Shelly plug sensors total_consumption value into one.
Everything works like a charm, until I restart my HA. Then at the start, all of the Shelly sensors total_consumption value is unknown or empty or 0 something, therefore the value of my sensor.total_consumption_shelly_plug is also empty, which will then be updated in a matter of few seconds into the correct value, which leads into my utility meter to have wrong data.

Before restarting my HA my utility sensor had value of 8.81 and after the restart it was 15.93, because (this is only my assumption) the utility meter thought that I spiked ~8kWh consumption in couple of seconds.

So, does someone have an idea how should I resolve this issue? can I add conditions into the sensor , like that it would not update its value, unless all the 5 Shelly plug sensors contained a proper value?

dreamy sinew Jan 26, 2021, 8:04 PM

#

i wonder if min_max would handle this better

silent barnBOT Jan 26, 2021, 8:04 PM

#

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

dreamy sinew Jan 26, 2021, 8:04 PM

#

nope

#

it doesn't sum

#

lame

#

"unav" | float -> 0 is your problem

shell ferry Jan 26, 2021, 8:14 PM

#

hmh?

#

so I should remove the | float after each sensor? or completely from the pasted yaml?

dreamy sinew Jan 26, 2021, 8:15 PM

#

wouldn't be able to add otherwise

#

you'd just get wonky string math

shell ferry Jan 26, 2021, 8:15 PM

#

ok, gonna give it a try

dreamy sinew Jan 26, 2021, 8:16 PM

#

if you remove the float casting you're just going to combine all the strings

#

{{ "4" + "5" + "9" }} -> "459"

shell ferry Jan 26, 2021, 8:17 PM

#

meh

dreamy sinew Jan 26, 2021, 8:20 PM

#

{{
  [
    states('sensor.shelly_makuuhuone_total_consumption'),
    states('sensor.shelly_norttinurkkaus_total_consumption'),
    states('sensor.shelly_nuutin_huone_total_consumption'),
    states('sensor.shelly_tv_taso_total_consumption'),
    states('sensor.shelly_tv_taso_viihde_total_consumption')
  ]|map('float')|sum|round(2)
}}

#

little more compact

#

would have the same problem though