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shell ferry Jan 26, 2021, 8:20 PM

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looks much better :) gonna write that down somewhere

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would mqtt sensors work any better? if the sensors had retain flag enabled?

dreamy sinew Jan 26, 2021, 8:21 PM

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i'm not sure, i haven't messed with those

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maybe? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

shell ferry Jan 26, 2021, 8:22 PM

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well, thanks for your input anyway :) gonna play around later

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hmm, could I create an if there? to check that all the 5 sensors have data, unless return the value of another sensor?

dreamy sinew Jan 26, 2021, 8:48 PM

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you could

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would that other value be populated?

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it can get a lot messier though

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{{ [
  states('sensor.sensor_1') if states('sensor.sensor_1')|float else states('sensor.sensor_2'),
  states('sensor.sensor_3')...
]|map('float')|sum|round(2) }}```

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or are you wanting to default the whole thing if any of them are missing?

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{%- set values = [
    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') -%}
{{ states('sensor.other_sensor') if 0 in values else values|sum|round(2) }}

ruby tiger Jan 27, 2021, 2:18 AM

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I have the following mqtt light defined in configuration.yaml

  - platform: mqtt
    schema: template
    command_topic: 'insteon/command/modem'
    state_topic: 'scenestate/movielighting'
    command_on_template: '{ "cmd" : "scene", "name" : "movielighting", "is_on" : 1 }'
    command_off_template: '{ "cmd" : "scene", "name" : "movielighting", "is_on" : 0 }'
    optimistic: true
    state_template: 'value.upper()'
    unique_id: 'movielights'
    name: 'Movie Lights'

I'm totally guessing on that state_topic and state_template. I want to be able to send mqtt messages so that HASS will update the state of the device. I thought I could send a MQTT message to topic scenestate/movielighting with a payload of "ON" or "OFF" and that would make HASS think the scene state was ON or OFF accordingly. But when I do that, all I get is an error message:
WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.light.schema_template] Invalid state value received

How can I send a message to make HASS think this device is ON or OFF?

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Oh, and that optimistic: true, I have no idea about that. I saw it in the docs and thought I'd try it.

dreamy sinew Jan 27, 2021, 2:26 AM

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none of your template values are correct

ruby tiger Jan 27, 2021, 2:30 AM

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That doesn't surprise me! I'm just starting out and I saw some of this online. The command_on_template and command_off_template seem to be working. I can send messages to turn it on and off. But I want to be able to update the state independently of activating the light.

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 7:01 AM

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state_template should be a template. (in {{}} / {% %}}

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@ruby tiger 👆

upper mulch Jan 27, 2021, 7:13 AM

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Hello! I have seen templates beginning with > and >-. What is the difference? I haven't found it in HA documentation.

thin vine Jan 27, 2021, 7:17 AM

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> is used for multiline templates, - is used to remove line-breaks also inside templates eg: {%- something -%} if you have a short oneliner, just surround it with "" on the same line and don't use the >

glossy viper Jan 27, 2021, 8:19 AM

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morning.... some help insert complicated formula in tmeplate?

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https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/gPcm6KCNJV/

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 9:08 AM

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Is it not just that?

{% set a = 17.62 %}
{% set b = 243.12 %}
{% set alpha =  log(hIndex/100) + a*temp/(b+temp) %}
{% set ts = b * alpha / (a - alpha) %}
{{ts}}

?

glossy viper Jan 27, 2021, 9:13 AM

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ah...lo instead of ln 🙂

timber locust Jan 27, 2021, 9:13 AM

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Quick question: is it possible to use templates for scan_interval? Currently I have the config below, but HA complains about this line.

    scan_interval:
      minutes: "{% if is_state('device_tracker.blokmeisternas', 'home') %}1{% else %}1440{% endif %}"

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 9:13 AM

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glossy viper ah...lo instead of ln 🙂

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/#numeric-functions-and-filters

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 9:15 AM

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timber locust Quick question: is it possible to use templates for scan_interval? Currently I h...

Doc doesn't say you can: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/platform_options/#scan-interval

thin vine Jan 27, 2021, 9:15 AM

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scan interval sounds like something in the configuration.yaml. templates there don't seem very usefull

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 9:15 AM

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So I guess you can't 🙂

timber locust Jan 27, 2021, 9:15 AM

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😦

thin vine Jan 27, 2021, 9:16 AM

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as these are only read at reload to determin HA config

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 9:16 AM

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What you could to is to put a very very high scan_interval so that you entity actually never refresh, and manage the refresh of the entity in an automation

timber locust Jan 27, 2021, 9:16 AM

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That's too bad. I'm monitoring my home server. But sometimes I turn it off for power saving. In that case, HA is throwing lots of errors for all command line (ssh) and rest sensors.

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That might actually work.

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 9:17 AM

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That's what I did for my solar panel, to not refresh the sensor when the sun is down

timber locust Jan 27, 2021, 9:17 AM

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Good idea guys! 😄

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Or girls

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 9:18 AM

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🙂 from what I read, the higher scan_interval you can set is 315360000

timber locust Jan 27, 2021, 9:18 AM

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In minutes?

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 9:18 AM

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which is about 10 years 🙂

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seconds

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scan_interval: 315360000

thin vine Jan 27, 2021, 9:19 AM

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my name might confuse people... it's my gamertag, but I'm a guy 😉

timber locust Jan 27, 2021, 9:28 AM

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Okay. I have written the automation. Let's see how that works! Thanks again for the suggestion!

glossy viper Jan 27, 2021, 9:28 AM

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end of the stream or a document separator is expected at line 7, column 8:
{% set a = 17.62 %}

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and in dev-templates runs succesfully

thin vine Jan 27, 2021, 9:30 AM

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can you show the whole config, likely you forgot quotes "" or > for multiline?

glossy viper Jan 27, 2021, 9:30 AM

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platform: template
sensors:
real_feel:
value_template: >
{% set temp = states('sensor.temp_act') | float %}
{% set humid = states('sensor.um_buc') | float %}
{% set a = 17.62 %}
{% set b = 243.12 %}
{% set alpha = log(humid/100) + atemp/(b+temp) %}
{% set ts = b * alpha / (a - alpha) %}
{% set hIndex = -8.78469475556 + 1.61139411temp + 2.33854883889ts - 0.14611605tempts - 0.012308094temptemp - 0.0164248277778tsts + 0.002211732temptempts + 0.00072546temptsts - -0.000003582temptempts*ts %}
{{ (hIndex) | round }}

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Error loading /config/configuration.yaml: while scanning for the next token found character '\t' that cannot start any token in "/config/sensors/real_feel.yaml", line 7, column 1

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oh....wierd...seems i have a tab space instead of space space

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now it says ok

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in front of line 7

thin vine Jan 27, 2021, 9:41 AM

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not sure if this is what you want:

          {% set humid = states('sensor.um_buc') | float %}
          {% set a = 17.62 %}
          {% set b = 243.12 %}
          {% set alpha =  log(humid/100) + a*temp/(b+temp) %}
          {% set ts = b * alpha / (a - alpha) %} 
          {% set hIndex = -8.78469475556 + 1.61139411*temp + 2.33854883889*ts - 0.14611605*temp*ts - 0.012308094*temp*temp - 0.0164248277778*ts*ts + 0.002211732*temp*temp*ts + 0.00072546*temp*ts*ts - -0.000003582*temp*temp*ts*ts %}
          {{ (hIndex) | round }}```

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you seem to miss that you need to add * between variables to make them calculate. just writing 1.6temp does give warnings

glossy viper Jan 27, 2021, 9:45 AM

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guess is a copy/paste thing but looks like u wrote . thank you

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 10:01 AM

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You had a tabulation instead of spaces somewhere

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I guess

fossil hearth Jan 27, 2021, 10:55 AM

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hi how to get the days of the week ? like now(). to give as Wednesday for example..

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just to print out the name of the day only

fossil hearth Jan 27, 2021, 11:20 AM

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fossil hearth just to print out the name of the day only

      {{ days[now().weekday()] }}```
never mind made one 😄

mighty ledge Jan 27, 2021, 11:28 AM

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fossil hearth ```{% set days = ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Satur...

{{ as_timestamp(now()) | timestamp_custom('%A') }}

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 12:28 PM

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Or {{now().strftime("%A")}}

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 12:57 PM

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upper mulch Hello! I have seen templates beginning with `>` and `>-`. What is the difference...

FYI https://adminswerk.de/multi-line-string-yaml-ansible-I/

mighty ledge Jan 27, 2021, 2:49 PM

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deft timber Or `{{now().strftime("%A")}}`

There can be issues with .strftime which is why I don't recommend it

deft timber Jan 27, 2021, 2:49 PM

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oh ok, what kind?

mighty ledge Jan 27, 2021, 2:50 PM

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well, if you set your system up incorrectly or expect it to work on all datetimes, it won't work because the timezone may or may not be set

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in normal python, i'd use the strftime, but you can't ensure a timezone in jinja because you can't create a timezone

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it's best to always use the filter

dreamy sinew Jan 27, 2021, 2:58 PM

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use utcnow + strftime -> strptime with your timezone added

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or they could just set up their system properly 😛

mighty ledge Jan 27, 2021, 3:11 PM

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dreamy sinew or they could just set up their system properly 😛

You should check out the forums. You'd be surprised at how many installations are set up incorrectly for time. Then getting these people to change it is like pulling teeth because they don't know what they're doing. Way easier to just point them towards the filter.

dreamy sinew Jan 27, 2021, 3:11 PM

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oh i know, i'm just being an asshole

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dealing with time shit sucks

thin vine Jan 27, 2021, 3:19 PM

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indeed

tardy patio Jan 27, 2021, 4:17 PM

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Hello, does anybody know how to extract one part of a mqtt topic to forward it to another topic, or make a sensor with one of the values? Let's say I have a topic where I can find the following string: (1.0, 20.0) . I want to send one of the 2 values to another topic, or make an mqtt sensor with one value.

dreamy sinew Jan 27, 2021, 4:18 PM

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is the one you want always in the same position?

tardy patio Jan 27, 2021, 4:18 PM

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I tried to make an automation with```

alias: OpenTherm Send
trigger:
- platform: mqtt
  topic: "HVAC/otresult"
  action:
- service: mqtt.publish
  data:
  payload: "{{ trigger.data.split(',')[0] }}"
  topic: "opentherm-thermostat/setpoint-temperature/set10"
  retain: true
  qos: 0

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the position is of interest, because the value changes

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but yes, position is always the same,

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so something ending in .split(',')[0] will be ok

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I do not know what to write before this 🙂

dreamy sinew Jan 27, 2021, 4:20 PM

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i wonder if the data is coming back as a tuple? i'm not sure if json supports that though

tardy patio Jan 27, 2021, 4:21 PM

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I am publishing the data

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it is something like this: {% set result = (1.0,20.0) %} {{ result }}

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and this (1.0, 20.0) can be found in the mqtt topic

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i can see it in mqtt explorer

dreamy sinew Jan 27, 2021, 4:23 PM

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try trigger.data[0]

tardy patio Jan 27, 2021, 4:29 PM

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nope, nothing 😦

lime grove Jan 27, 2021, 5:22 PM

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how do i add 2 state_attr together?

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this just appends one to the end of the other

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state_attr('switch.dehumidifier', 'total_energy_kwh') + state_attr('switch.washing_machine', 'total_energy_kwh')

ivory delta Jan 27, 2021, 5:38 PM

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Yes, adding two strings together does that.

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You need to cast them to a number type first.

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'1.0' + '2.0' = '1.02.0'
'1.0' | float + '2.0' | float = 3.0

dreamy sinew Jan 27, 2021, 5:54 PM

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yay string math

solar egret Jan 27, 2021, 7:09 PM

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hello guys, is it possible to combine two templates somehow? I'd like to control a fan via hassio, its all about calling curl (for which I found a template, called command_line) - also there is a template for fans - can I just merge them?

jagged obsidian Jan 27, 2021, 7:10 PM

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you can create template entities that use data from two or more existing entities

solar egret Jan 27, 2021, 7:13 PM

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thanks alot, will try that 🙂

narrow topaz Jan 27, 2021, 10:59 PM

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{{states.media_player|map(attribute='entity_id')|list|random}} Now to download squeak sounds and drive my dog crazy 😏

silent barnBOT Jan 28, 2021, 12:00 AM

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@narrow topaz posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/RxCqPZYS86/

narrow topaz Jan 28, 2021, 12:01 AM

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something wrong with my templating?

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nvm it just didn't like the media folder

fossil hearth Jan 28, 2021, 5:56 AM

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how to remove the initial 0 in a date by replace ? for example converting 01/18/2021 to 1/18/2021

or is there a way to avoid the 0 from the beginning in this formula ? timestamp_custom("%m/%d/%Y")

solved: .lstrip('0')

thin vine Jan 28, 2021, 8:08 AM

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possibly timestamp_custom("%-m/%d/%Y") would work too according to python time format documentation

tardy patio Jan 28, 2021, 8:55 AM

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Hello everyone and sorry to come back again with the same issue, but I am still trying to split the info on an mqtt topic. Maybe someone here did not see my request yesterday. I have this: (1.0, 20.0) coming in an mqtt topic. I want to either forward one of the values (they change, position remains the same), or make a sensor out of one of the values. ```

alias: OpenTherm Send
trigger:
- platform: mqtt
  topic: "HVAC/otresult"
  action:
- service: mqtt.publish
  data:
  payload_template: {{ 'trigger.payload[0]' }}
  topic: "opentherm-thermostat/setpoint-temperature/set10"

tardy patio Jan 28, 2021, 9:49 AM

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Coming from a very nice guy, who makes me even more interested in learning c++, :```

alias: OpenTherm Send
trigger:
- platform: mqtt
  topic: "HVAC/otresult"
  action:
- service: mqtt.publish
  data:
  payload_template: "{{ trigger.payload.split(',')[0][1:] }}"
  topic: "opentherm-thermostat/setpoint-temperature/set10"
  retain: false
  qos: 0

oak summit Jan 28, 2021, 5:58 PM

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How can I make a template output the number of days in the current month. So like right now it would output 31, but next month it would output 28.

I'm pretty sure I've done it before, but I can't find the docs to remember how to do it.

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for context, I'm trying to make a template sensor with my estimated electric bill by effectively doing
( [bill so far] / [day in month] ) * [total days in month]

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but I'm open to doing it other ways if there is another better way

ivory delta Jan 28, 2021, 6:04 PM

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{{ (now().replace(month = now().month % 12 +1, day = 1)-timedelta(days=1)).day }}

oak summit Jan 28, 2021, 6:05 PM

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thank you friend!

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that doesn't look the same as I remember it from last time, but if it works it works 😛

ivory delta Jan 28, 2021, 6:05 PM

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Most Python solutions will recommend using the calendar library, which you don't have access to in HA's templates. That's the solution at the bottom of this post: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4938429/how-do-we-determine-the-number-of-days-for-a-given-month-in-python

oak summit Jan 28, 2021, 6:06 PM

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ivory delta Most Python solutions will recommend using the `calendar` library, which you don...

makes sense

glossy viper Jan 28, 2021, 9:25 PM

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statistics platform can be used for templating max value of a sensor for a day ?

ivory delta Jan 28, 2021, 9:36 PM

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No need for a template for it, it's just an integration.

glossy viper Jan 28, 2021, 9:37 PM

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well....i have 24 values (one each hour) and i want to now the max of them

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then i want to store that value

ivory delta Jan 28, 2021, 9:47 PM

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Where do the values come from? Same sensor or different sensors?

glossy viper Jan 28, 2021, 9:48 PM

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same sensor

ivory delta Jan 28, 2021, 9:49 PM

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Then... no template 😉

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Just the statistics integration

silent barnBOT Jan 28, 2021, 9:49 PM

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

ivory delta Jan 28, 2021, 9:49 PM

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But for more help with that... #integrations-archived

green solstice Jan 28, 2021, 10:24 PM

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I'm trying to get the number of seconds remaining for an active timer. Is there a function for that specifically or do I need to compare "finishes_at" with the current time?

silent barnBOT Jan 28, 2021, 11:06 PM

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

dreamy sinew Jan 28, 2021, 11:07 PM

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i can't tell from the docs. What are the attributes of the timer when its running?

green solstice Jan 28, 2021, 11:10 PM

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duration, editable, finishes_at, and remaining.

dreamy sinew Jan 28, 2021, 11:11 PM

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what's the value of remaining?

green solstice Jan 28, 2021, 11:12 PM

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It looks like it's deprecated in favor of using the finishes_at attribute

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the value is the same as duration, doesn't appear to change

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I thought I had an easy with with the "relative_time" method, but it only works with dates in the past

pliant viper Jan 29, 2021, 2:06 AM

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Is it possible to concat a !secret value with text in a template?

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Trying to do something like this

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  - service: notify.all_ios_devices
    data_template:
      message: 'A {{trigger.payload_json["after"]["label"]}} was detected.'
      data:
        image: '{{"!secret ha_url"}}/{{trigger.payload_json["after"]["id"]}}/thumbnail.jpg?format=android'
        tag: '{{trigger.payload_json["after"]["id"]}}'```

whole marsh Jan 29, 2021, 2:15 AM

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never tried it but i highly doubt that would work.

pliant viper Jan 29, 2021, 2:30 AM

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Well I can confirm it doesn't

whole marsh Jan 29, 2021, 2:43 AM

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makes sense, secrets are only read on boot/once. you're trying to call it after HA has started

pliant viper Jan 29, 2021, 3:03 AM

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Ended up just creating a template sensor first

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that works

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just more steps

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 7:16 AM

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pliant viper Ended up just creating a template sensor first

You can create a variable that you can use in your template

 - action:
     - variables:
         ha_url_var: !secret ha_url
     - service: notify.all_ios_devices
       data_template:
         message: 'A {{trigger.payload_json["after"]["label"]}} was detected.'
         data:
           image: '{{ha_url_var}}/{{trigger.payload_json["after"]["id"]}}/thumbnail.jpg?format=android'
           tag: '{{trigger.payload_json["after"]["id"]}}'

thin vine Jan 29, 2021, 7:27 AM

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ah, that's a nice new way to do this, before variables you had to use template sensors for that. I'll have to update some of my config too then 🙂

dreamy sinew Jan 29, 2021, 7:31 AM

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Neat. I'll have to remember that

thin vine Jan 29, 2021, 7:31 AM

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hmm too bad that doesn't help here:

camera:
  - platform: generic
    name: iss
    still_image_url: 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?key={{states("sensor.google_api_key")}}&center={{state_attr("sensor.iss", "latitude")}},{{state_attr("sensor.iss", "longitude")}}&zoom=6&size=600x300&maptype=hybrid&markers=color:blue%7Clabel:ISS%7C{{state_attr("sensor.iss", "latitude")}},{{state_attr("sensor.iss", "longitude")}}'
    limit_refetch_to_url_change: true

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this is a secret: sensor.google_api_key but since this a configuration thing no way to use the variable there

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I have to say even though it's configuration, it works very well to get maps of your appointments etc. or in this case the postition of the ISS space station 🙂

half tiger Jan 29, 2021, 10:34 AM

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Hi all! I'm new to HA and I'm trying to create temperature graphs for my rooms. I figured out how I can build a template sensor to extract the temperature attribute from the climate/termostat entity. However some rooms have several termostats and thus several readings. I can't figure out how to aggregate them into one sensor (average?). It seams like it should be straight forward but haven't found any example. Does anyone have any suggestions?

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 10:38 AM

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I you want to create a sensor that will have as value the average of other sensors, you can use min/max integration : https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/min_max/

half tiger Jan 29, 2021, 10:44 AM

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Ah thanks will try that and see if I can get it to work.

tardy patio Jan 29, 2021, 10:46 AM

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Hello! Is there a way to get a value of a specific mqtt topic in templating, withoutt it being used as a trigger?

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I want to make an automation, and do something with the value of an mqtt topic. But the automation will have to be triggered on different triggers, not THAT topic.

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 10:48 AM

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You can use wait_for_trigger: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts/#wait-for-trigger to wait for a message on a topic

tardy patio Jan 29, 2021, 10:50 AM

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So how could I get te value on the mqtt topic intro the payload_template section?

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 10:51 AM

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That I don't think you can do with wait_for_trigger

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you have to create a sensor on that other topic, so that you can use that value in your automation

tardy patio Jan 29, 2021, 10:52 AM

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Yep, I know that is one way,

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I thought I could jump that step 🙂

half tiger Jan 29, 2021, 10:53 AM

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deft timber I you want to create a sensor that will have as value the average of other senso...

Follow up question - is there a way to use attribute value directly in min/max or do I need to create a template for each thermostat to expose current temperature and then use it in min/max?

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 10:55 AM

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min/max can't access to attribute

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you can then create a simple template sensor

half tiger Jan 29, 2021, 10:57 AM

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Ah. Thanks. Yeah - that's what I have now {{climate.guest_room_temperature.attributes.current_temperature}}

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 10:57 AM

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{% set temps = [state_attr('sensor.one', 'temperature'), state_attr('sensor.two', 'temperature'), state_attr('sensor.three', 'temperature')] %}
{{ (temps | sum / temps |count) | round(1) }}

half tiger Jan 29, 2021, 10:58 AM

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Even better - thank you so much!

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 10:59 AM

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just pay attention that this simple code doesn't deal correctly with unavailable states

half tiger Jan 29, 2021, 11:00 AM

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Would you do it like this or create a template for each termo and then use min/max on those? What is the better route?

tardy patio Jan 29, 2021, 11:11 AM

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One small pickle, if anybody knows how to send off from (1.0, 20.0, 'off') using this: payload_template: "{{ trigger.payload.split(',')[1][:-1:] }}" - service: mqtt.publish data: payload_template: "{{ trigger.payload.split(',')[2][:-1] }}" topic: "opentherm-thermostat/mode/set" retain: true qos: 0 first line manages to extract the value 20, but last line will result in 'off' instead of off

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 11:12 AM

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half tiger Would you do it like this or create a template for each termo and then use min/m...

Good question. Personnaly I would create one single template sensor, but that's really my opinion

half tiger Jan 29, 2021, 11:13 AM

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deft timber Good question. Personnaly I would create one single template sensor, but that's ...

Thanks - I appreciate it. I'm leaning the same way - solves my problem and avoids "chains" that can introduce errors.

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 11:14 AM

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tardy patio One small pickle, if anybody knows how to send off from `(1.0, 20.0, 'off')` usi...

You could add a filter | replace("'","") to remove the extra quotes

tardy patio Jan 29, 2021, 11:16 AM

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Hmmm Let me see 🙂

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Getting some errors.

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Looks like it can't take out the 'character

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unexpected end of the stream within a single quoted scalar

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 11:22 AM

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  payload_template: >
     {{ trigger.payload.split(',')[2][:-1] | replace("'","") }}

tardy patio Jan 29, 2021, 11:22 AM

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Yep, that is my syntax as well,

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and I get that error

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 11:23 AM

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sure ? 🙂 on a second line ?

tardy patio Jan 29, 2021, 11:23 AM

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wait

deft timber Jan 29, 2021, 11:23 AM

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Using > avoid using the quotes around the template a fix therefore your issue

tardy patio Jan 29, 2021, 11:25 AM

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ohhhh thank you thank you thank you 🙂

lethal sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 2:28 PM

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hi! I have my cameras sending motion detected data to nodered and I was wondering if there's something like a "virtual motion sensor" in HA that could receive the current state from nodered

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i've found the "template binary sensor" but i'm not sure how to write the current state to it (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/binary_sensor.template/)

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because it seems like the "value_template" field just accepts values from existing devices

lethal sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 3:55 PM

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got it! -> entity node in node red (required HACS)

lime grove Jan 29, 2021, 4:00 PM

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Could CT clamp accuracy be improved by using the line voltage somehow in the template?

green solstice Jan 29, 2021, 5:08 PM

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I've got an automation triggered by timer.finished. In the action, trigger.event is empty. Am I missing something silly?

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Here's my automation, if it helps any: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/9rnMGqnn8v/

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:26 PM

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I'm trying to alter a script I found online (https://github.com/basnijholt/home-assistant-config to notify me when my washing machine/dishwasher is done including time and energy usage), but I can't get it to work

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:28 PM

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You just linked to someone's entire config. Would you like to narrow it down a little so we know what you're actually asking?

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:28 PM

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I've altered this part:

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variables:
switch: "{{ 'switch.{}'.format(name) }}"

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to this:

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variables:
switch: "{{ 'switch.{}'.'plug_' + name + '_relay_0' }}"

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:28 PM

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And that's way too narrow... 🤦‍♂️

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Context please.

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.share the script

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:28 PM

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sorry mono, was still anwsering 🙂 Yes, hold on

silent barnBOT Jan 29, 2021, 7:28 PM

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Please use https://paste.ubuntu.com/ to share code or logs. Please don't use Pastebin, since it can randomly add spaces to the main view.

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:29 PM

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

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:30 PM

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So you're changing line 13? What's the problem?

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:30 PM

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The original script uses the name variable and I think it matches exactly in the authors code, but in my case I need to change it to match, but that doesn't work it seems

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setting up the variable switch: "{{ 'switch.{}'.'plug_' + name + '_relay_0' }}" give an error when reloading my code

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(TemplateSyntaxError: expected name or number) for dictionary value @ data['variables']['switch']. Got None. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 15).

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:31 PM

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Ok. Your template is invalid. If works for them because the .format function does a substitution of {}

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:32 PM

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Figured as much, I can't find any documentation on this format function. Is this Python? Or some custom Home assistant stuff?

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:32 PM

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It looks like you want something more like this:
{{ 'switch.plug_{}_relay_0'.format(name) }}

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:32 PM

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Aha, so format() puts the name instead of the {}'s?

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:32 PM

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.format is Python, yes. Templates are a mix of Jinja2 and native Python, with a few things turned off for safety.

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:33 PM

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Thanks, makes it easier to search myself

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:33 PM

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If you want to test something that uses variables, you can do stuff like this in Dev Tools > Templates:

  "temperature": 25,
  "unit": "°C"
} %}

The temperature is {{ my_test_json.temperature }} {{ my_test_json.unit }}.```

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:33 PM

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I have some experience in programming, but mostly Javascript/PHP so Python is a little awkward for me still

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:33 PM

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set lets you assign something so you can test the variable in a subsequent template.

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:33 PM

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Yes, Dev tools is a great resource to quickly test stuff out

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Was already working in it to test

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https://i.imgur.com/RC6nKGH.png

dreamy sinew Jan 29, 2021, 7:35 PM

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or {{ 'The temperature is {}{}'.format(my_test_json.temperature, my_test_json.unit) }}

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:35 PM

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Great, I'll try the use the format() function and see how it works

dreamy sinew Jan 29, 2021, 7:35 PM

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useful for constructing strings from multiple vars

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:35 PM

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dreamy sinew or `{{ 'The temperature is {}{}'.format(my_test_json.temperature, my_test_json.u...

Well, yes... my example is an old one that's just parked in my Dev Tools from months ago 😄

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Before I learned more about templates 😊

dreamy sinew Jan 29, 2021, 7:36 PM

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haha

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:36 PM

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No, wait... it's lost my stuff 😮

dreamy sinew Jan 29, 2021, 7:36 PM

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i've been learning ya

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:36 PM

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That's a native example... 😮

dreamy sinew Jan 29, 2021, 7:36 PM

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browser cache reset?

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:36 PM

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Kinda. Just realised what it was... I pointed a subdomain of my personal domain at my home server. The cached versions I'm used to are from when I was using DuckDNS... 😄

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Copying them across now 😄

dreamy sinew Jan 29, 2021, 7:37 PM

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lol

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:38 PM

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But yeah, good to know they're just cached by the browser. I did wonder what the mechanism was.

dreamy sinew Jan 29, 2021, 7:38 PM

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yup, i hop across machines often enough that i have different things in all of them

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almost none of it for stuff i actually use 😛

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:39 PM

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I don't use any of the stuff lying around in my Dev Tools, which is kinda the point. Stuff I care about is in config already... this is a playground and where I keep examples for quick access to share with people.

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I should probably save them somewhere just in case.

dreamy sinew Jan 29, 2021, 7:44 PM

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lol i just re-create things

sonic nimbus Jan 29, 2021, 7:45 PM

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Hello, how to match time from the trigger or something similar

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https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/x6vjhpkqb6/

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I have two triggers, and I want to set my input_boolean to true if '00:30:00' and to false if '07:30:00'

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or maybe to create two helpers time and set those timings

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:49 PM

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{{ now().hour == 0 and now().minute == 30 }}

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Change the numbers as needed.

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But since you didn't say what you want to happen at 00:31:00, 00:32:00, 00:33:00, etc, I don't know if that's what you're after 😉

sonic nimbus Jan 29, 2021, 7:50 PM

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I will check it tnx..well, I want just to set my input boolean at specific time

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so if my boolean goes to true at '00:30:00' it should stay in true status until the morning at '07:30:00' when its setting it to false and so on

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 7:52 PM

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Well that depends on your triggers too, which are #automations-archived territory.

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I gave you an example of a template you can use for your condition.

sonic nimbus Jan 29, 2021, 7:52 PM

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I think I got it..I will test it 😉

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 7:59 PM

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Sorry to bother again. I'm continuing on the script but I'm stuck on a wait_for_trigger, see this script (https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/j8qv878Xwj/), it fails on line 22

silk smelt Jan 29, 2021, 8:10 PM

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hey everybody! Any idea why this doesn't add up?
{{ states('sensor.watt_panelovn_stue_a') + states('sensor.watt_panelovn_stue_b') }}

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 8:11 PM

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{{ binary_sensor }}
binary_sensor isn't defined there 😉

charred dagger Jan 29, 2021, 8:11 PM

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Because states are strings.

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 8:11 PM

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String math 😄

silk smelt Jan 29, 2021, 8:11 PM

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ah

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hehe

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 8:11 PM

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Milenco - to debug stuff like that, you should send a persistent notification with the variable name, then you'll see what its current value is (if it has one).

modest sparrow Jan 29, 2021, 8:14 PM

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Hmm, not sure how to do that..Just noticed that I made some other mistakes as well, will take a few more hours I guess..

young jacinth Jan 29, 2021, 8:24 PM

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Hi, if i use a template in a variable and use that variable in a loop inside a script, will the value of the variable be updated if it changes? or will the variable only be set at the beginning of the script?

distant island Jan 29, 2021, 8:24 PM

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Hey Everybody im triyng to get a temparute offset to work but no template sensor is showing in my entity list 😄 i already created a topic in the forum but i´m a bit impatient. tought maybe some of you could help me out 😄

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 8:24 PM

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.share your config

silent barnBOT Jan 29, 2021, 8:24 PM

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Please use https://paste.ubuntu.com/ to share code or logs. Please don't use Pastebin, since it can randomly add spaces to the main view.

distant island Jan 29, 2021, 8:25 PM

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Me or Sam

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 8:27 PM

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Sam asked a general question. You said you have a problem with your config.

distant island Jan 29, 2021, 8:29 PM

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Ah didnt noticed was busy with the pastebin :D. configuration.yaml: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/k5tVZRCTgS/ sensors.yaml: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/zxvp2YMdGC/

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 8:33 PM

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It looks okay. What does the command line config checker say?

silent barnBOT Jan 29, 2021, 8:33 PM

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

distant island Jan 29, 2021, 8:34 PM

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good question how do i check that learning everyday something new

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nevermind think figured it out waiting for the result

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oh no did the core check i post if i got any news

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so did the check it says: Successful config (partial) octoprint

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 8:56 PM

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No complaints about the template sensor then? Have you restarted HA since you added the config?

distant island Jan 29, 2021, 8:57 PM

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yeah did via the server menu in the gui maybe a hard reset will solve the problem?

ivory delta Jan 29, 2021, 8:58 PM

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A 'hard reset'? You should never reboot the host. Just use the restart button.

distant island Jan 29, 2021, 9:06 PM

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i meant just pulling the cord dont know the term in linux language 😄

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bit yeah you right doing a restart the right way

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ohhh yeah thanks mono

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the command line ha core restart did the trick i dont know if the restart button in the gui did not work but now i´m seeing my sensor

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i just saw it becuase you gave me the tip with the command line checker 😄

young jacinth Jan 29, 2021, 9:40 PM

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young jacinth Hi, if i use a template in a variable and use that variable in a loop inside a s...

variables wont update

earnest cosmos Jan 29, 2021, 10:36 PM

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I want to set a trigger to fire eg. 30 minutes before my alarm clock is set input_datetime.alarmtid, but I cannot get this right:

{{ ((now().strftime("%s") | int - 1800) | timestamp_custom("%H:%M")) == states.input_datetime.alarmtid.state  }}

fossil totem Jan 30, 2021, 1:01 AM

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I suspect I am doing something dumb here, trying to pull an item from a weather provider forecast.

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{% set weather_provider= "weather.kgrr_daynight" %}
{% set forecast_index= "0" %}
{% set forecast_attribute= "detailed_description" %}
Not working: {{state_attr(weather_provider, "forecast")[forecast_index|int].forecast_attribute}}
working: {{state_attr(weather_provider, "forecast")[forecast_index|int].detailed_description}}

jagged obsidian Jan 30, 2021, 1:02 AM

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don't you have to concat weatehr provider?

fossil totem Jan 30, 2021, 1:02 AM

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not sure i follow that one

jagged obsidian Jan 30, 2021, 1:02 AM

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and quote it

fossil totem Jan 30, 2021, 1:02 AM

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weather_provider is a var

jagged obsidian Jan 30, 2021, 1:03 AM

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like: '{{ state_attr(""~ haspentity ~"","node") }}'

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haspentity is a var

fossil totem Jan 30, 2021, 1:03 AM

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check the working example

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using a variable for the index of the list works

jagged obsidian Jan 30, 2021, 1:04 AM

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no idea about those attributes

fossil totem Jan 30, 2021, 1:04 AM

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but trying to do the same as a key for a dict... doesn't. at least not the way i'm trying to do it up there 😄

dreamy sinew Jan 30, 2021, 1:05 AM

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you can't dotwalk with a variable. it'll just try to find an attribute with that name instead

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{{state_attr(weather_provider, "forecast")[forecast_index|int].get(forest_attribute) }}

fossil totem Jan 30, 2021, 1:07 AM

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BOOM that was exactly it. i've never heard of dotwalk, so now i have some googling to do. thank you @dreamy sinew for helping me and giving me something new to learn. i really appreciate it!

jagged obsidian Jan 30, 2021, 1:08 AM

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ah that's the python part of templating

fossil totem Jan 30, 2021, 1:08 AM

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and now HASP has a blueprint to show weather forecasts 😄

dreamy sinew Jan 30, 2021, 1:08 AM

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yeah you're touching a dict() so all of the dict functions are available there

fossil totem Jan 30, 2021, 1:09 AM

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i'm trying really hard not to make a joke about touching dict()s

dreamy sinew Jan 30, 2021, 1:31 AM

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"dot-walking" is a thing that JS and jinja let you do. its kinda odd.
Given this dict:

d = {"foo": {"bar": "blah"}}

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you can get to "blah" by using:
{{ d.foo.bar }}

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but it doesn't work in some cases. You can't use it with a variable as you noticed and you can't use it if the key you want to use has a space in it

scenic solstice Jan 30, 2021, 3:15 AM

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I am using a template sensor to pull out an attribute of a climate entity that captures what equipment (heat, fan, etc) is running. When no equipment is running the climate's equipment running attribute exists but has no value and template sensor has a value of *unknown *instead of *none *like I'd like. My various template attempts work fine in devtools but not as config.

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  - platform: template
    sensors:
      hvac_equipment:
        friendly_name: 'hvac equipment'
        value_template: >-
          {% if state_attr('climate.living_room', 'equipment_running') %} 
          {{ state_attr('climate.living_room', 'equipment_running') }} 
          {% else %} 
          None
          {% endif %}

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I've tried the states.entity.attirbutes.attribute_name method, ive tried if.., and "if... defined", is_state_attr looking for '', and others. Nothing that I try that works in dev tools templates works in the actual config. I've googled and searched here a good bit and I'm out of ideas

dreamy sinew Jan 30, 2021, 3:21 AM

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None is a special word

scenic solstice Jan 30, 2021, 3:22 AM

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ok let me try something

dreamy sinew Jan 30, 2021, 3:22 AM

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Also it's probably in state unknown so just check for that

scenic solstice Jan 30, 2021, 3:24 AM

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dev tool states has it has nothing after the name just equipment_running:

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trying something other than none now

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ha! <template TemplateState(<state sensor.hvac_equipment=something; friendly_name=hvac equipment @ 2021-01-29T22:23:35.561688-05:00>)>

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and as soon as you said that, i recall someone saying that a few weeks ago

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thank you!

thorny snow Jan 30, 2021, 11:39 AM

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I want to make an if statement for a sensor, this because one of my sensors becomes negative, but if the value is negative it must be 0. I found this:
{% if states.sensor.measured_current_spa_heating.state < '0' %}
But i dont know how to go further?

ivory delta Jan 30, 2021, 11:57 AM

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You can use logic like this to ensure you always return zero or higher:
{{ [-10, 0] | max }}

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The -10 is just an example, you'd put your sensor state there.

restive flume Jan 30, 2021, 12:14 PM

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I want to use an input_number in place of the '3' in a service call like this:

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service: climate.set_fan_mode
data:
  fan_mode: '3'
entity_id: climate.hvac_office

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it seems like I can just replace the '3' with a template but I'm not sure that's right

ivory delta Jan 30, 2021, 12:15 PM

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Have you tried it?

restive flume Jan 30, 2021, 12:18 PM

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oh.. shit.. I just remembered I can trigger an automation!

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well now I'm just confused.. something happened that I don't understand.. I'm going to guess that my template was wrong because rather than switching to 2 which is what it was set to it switched to AUTO.. So I'm guessing maybe it has to be converted to a string first

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or maybe the other way around.. I can't remember how it works..

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fan_mode: '{{ states(''input_number.office_aircon_boost_level'') }}'

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is what I tried

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no... string IS the default... can't possible be a number as AUTO and QUIET are not numbers... so.. I don't know..

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I tried

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fan_mode: '{{ states('input_number.office_aircon_boost_level') }}'

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that works in the template editor (to get the number).. but it still doesn't work in the automation.. and is apparently not valid

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for now I'll just continue editing the automation about 6 times a day to change the number until I can figure out if this is possible to do

deft timber Jan 30, 2021, 1:40 PM

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thorny snow I want to make an if statement for a sensor, this because one of my sensors beco...

You have to cast the state in float before comparison

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| float. And use states() function instead of states. ...

sinful bison Jan 30, 2021, 3:24 PM

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any idea if i can make this work ?

  mode: parallel
  fields:
    service:
      description: 'the service to run'
      example: 'light.turn_on'
    data:
      description: 'the data to pass to the service'
      exemple: '{"entity_id": "light.thatlight", "effect": "blink"}'
  sequence:
  - service_template: "{{ service }}"
    data_template: "{{ data|to_json }}"```

molten scroll Jan 30, 2021, 3:29 PM

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What do I need to write to have a template that sends me a message in the official android app, to turn off the ventilation when all humidity sensors report a value <=60.0, and s message to turn it on when any sensors reads >=60.1 ?

sinful bison Jan 30, 2021, 3:31 PM

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2 trigger with state number above or below your value
a choose block in the sequence that send the notif with a diferent text based on the said value, then you wait for the event on the button click and add another choose based on the reply

molten scroll Jan 30, 2021, 3:37 PM

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Could you show me a mock-up of what the code would look like?

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I don't know the syntax

south rain Jan 30, 2021, 5:30 PM

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I use utility_meter to calculate monthly consumption price. Is there way to "save" monthly price and have chart of those values ?
Jan - $x
Feb - $x
Mar - $x
....

ivory delta Jan 30, 2021, 5:30 PM

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Sure... but you don't want to do it from HA's database.

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See #analytics-archived

keen crater Jan 30, 2021, 5:50 PM

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Is there a way to dynamically populate an input_select? I would like to build some front end in HA to OTA update my z2m lights. Lights with updates available publish update_available: true, so it would be nice to dynamically populate an input_select with all lights with an update available. I can then trigger the update command once I selected a lamp from the list.

ivory delta Jan 30, 2021, 5:54 PM

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Dynamically updating? Sounds like you want #automations-archived

keen crater Jan 30, 2021, 7:52 PM

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Did't really think about it like that, brilliant! 😛

sinful bison Jan 31, 2021, 10:14 AM

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as much as i try i can't get this to work

  mode: parallel
  fields:
    service:
      description: 'the service to run'
#      example: 'light.turn_on'
    data:
      description: 'the data to pass to the service'
#      exemple: ''
  sequence:
  - service_template: '{{ service }}'
    data_template: '{{ data|to_json|d({}) }}'```
I feel like it should now that template can return other thing than string...

thin vine Jan 31, 2021, 10:28 AM

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how do you call the script, as this is only showing the definition, calling it determines what's data is going into service and data. Also I wonder if this might be because these names might be reserved. Also do you get errors ?

sinful bison Jan 31, 2021, 10:30 AM

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right no i don't call the script since i can't reload them

: expected dict for dictionary value @ data['sequence'][0]['data_template']. Got None. (See /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/config
uration.yaml, line 218)```

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i need to make a warper in order for other script to call service that may failed, without failing themself.
So i though i could make a generic one, with data_template being a json map given as a parameter

thin vine Jan 31, 2021, 10:32 AM

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warper_service_nofail:
  mode: parallel
  fields:
    service:
      description: 'the service to run'
#      example: 'light.turn_on'
    data:
      description: 'the data to pass to the service'
#      exemple: ''
  sequence:
    - service_template: '{{ service }}'
      data_template: '{{ data|to_json|d({}) }}'

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I think it's identation 🙂

sinful bison Jan 31, 2021, 10:32 AM

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wut ? you mean the '-'

thin vine Jan 31, 2021, 10:33 AM

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after sequence you need to ident the rest 1 step deeper

sinful bison Jan 31, 2021, 10:33 AM

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this is how the UI save them in the script file, but i can try moving the all sequence block one space :)

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nop, no luck
janv. 31 11:33:15 ap-univm-016 hass[23150]: 2021-01-31 11:33:15 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.config] Invalid config for [script]: expected dict for dictionary value @ data['sequence'][0]['data_template']. Got None. (See /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml, line 218).
But to note, the UI say that the config is valid when i check, on the log say otherwise

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i have also tried - service_template: '{{ service }}' data_template: '{{ data|d({"message": "empty"})|to_json}}' just to make sure it wasn't because it was empty

thin vine Jan 31, 2021, 10:36 AM

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data is usually a list of things:

data:
  something: value
  something2: value2

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so not a single string

sinful bison Jan 31, 2021, 10:37 AM

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yea i know, that's why i wish to send it a map.
It wasn't possible before the rework of template because template where always string.
But now template can return anything, map, int, array...
so this should work, no ?

thin vine Jan 31, 2021, 10:45 AM

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yeah it should... I'm messing with it in devtools -> template

sinful bison Jan 31, 2021, 10:46 AM

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it work well in template, but that sadly not what happend :(
Maybe it's simply not possible based on how data_template is rendred.

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i am working on a pythonscript alternative for now... i hop i won't need it but at least i'll have something :)

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tankyou for trying

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i've made this python script as a workaround ```nofail_service = data.get('service')
nofail_data = data.get('data')

try:
hass.services.call(nofail_service.split('.')[0], nofail_service.split('.')[1], nofail_data, False)
except Exception as error:
logger.warning('error occured in a nofail call: {}'.format(error))```

amber hull Jan 31, 2021, 11:06 AM

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I have a template that I have used for a long time that now shows an error. I can't see the issue ```
platform: template
sensors:
ha_uptodate:
friendly_name_template: >
{{states('sensor.ha_local_version')}}
value_template: >
{{state_attr('sensor.supervisor_updates','newest_version') == state_attr('sensor.supervisor_updates','current_version')}}

icon_template: >
  {{ 'mdi:circle-outline' if states('sensor.supervisor_updates','newest_version') !=
      states('sensor.supervisor_updates','current_version') else 'mdi:check-circle-outline' }}
unit_of_measurement: Up to date``` TypeError: __call__() takes 2 positional arguments but 3 were given

sinful bison Jan 31, 2021, 11:07 AM

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without diging at all, i see Up to date, witch is 3 word ... maybe quote this ?

amber hull Jan 31, 2021, 11:11 AM

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Thanks, Tried it in developers tool and same error

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more of the error message 'Template("{{ 'mdi:circle-outline' if states('sensor.supervisor_updates','newest_version') != states('sensor.supervisor_updates','current_version') else 'mdi:check-circle-outline' }}")' for attribute '_icon' in entity 'sensor.ha_uptodate'

sinful bison Jan 31, 2021, 11:14 AM

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yea i am blind sorry

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you are using states, not state_attr in the icon_template

thin vine Jan 31, 2021, 11:15 AM

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and states() can only have one attribute.. doh!

sinful bison Jan 31, 2021, 11:16 AM

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i have stuff to do, hop this fixed it bschatzow 👋

amber hull Jan 31, 2021, 11:19 AM

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Do what you need. Thanks. I changed the states in the two places to states_attr and now in developer template I get UndefinedError: 'states_attr' is undefined

thin vine Jan 31, 2021, 11:20 AM

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state_attr not states_attr

amber hull Jan 31, 2021, 11:20 AM

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Thanks

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It works now. Not sure why it worked with no errors for over 6 months until today

peak flame Jan 31, 2021, 6:06 PM

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I'm trying to convert from C to F, and round, and for some reason it isn't rounding {{ states('sensor.ble_temperature_a4c13807de90')|float*9/5+32|round(1)}}

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{{ states('sensor.ble_temperature_a4c13807de90')|float*9/5+32|round(1)}}

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am I chaining wrong?

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also similarly, why does {{ 10|float+1|float*2 }} return 12, does it work backwards?

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{{ (states('sensor.ble_temperature_a4c13807de90')|float*9/5+32)|round(1)}} works

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I get it now, math operations aren't filters

fossil totem Jan 31, 2021, 8:12 PM

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I am struggling to figure out a way to cycle through a list and find next/previous items in the list. Anyone have any pointers? cycler is almost what I want but still not really.

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For example, say I have a list {% set compare_list = [2,8,6,4,5] %}

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and a current value: {% set compare_value = 6 %}

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what i'd like is some way have a previous_value == 8 and a next_value == 4

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The trick is that I want to loop/cycle/modulo/etc this list. So, if compare_value = 5 then previous_value == 4 and next_value == 2

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finally, there's an off chance that compare_value is not in the list at all and I would need to do something intelligent in response. kinda doesn't matter that that actually is, so long as previous_value and next_value return some valid item from that list (maybe elements 0 and 1? or the first and last? open to most anything there)

fossil totem Jan 31, 2021, 8:55 PM

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think i have a workable solution. if anyone looks at this and thinks MAN LUMA YOU ARE DOIN IT WRONG MY FRIEND please let me know 😄

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{% set page_current = 2 %}
{% set page_list = [2,8,6,4,5] %}
{% set page = namespace() %}
{% set page.previous = page_list[(page_list|length)-1] %}
{% set page.next = page_list[0] %}
{% for item in page_list %}
  {% if item == page_current %}
    {% if not loop.first %}{% set page.previous = loop.previtem %}{% endif %}
    {% if not loop.last %}{% set page.next = loop.nextitem %}{% endif %}
  {% endif %}
{% endfor %}
Page = {{ page_current }}
Previous page = {{page.previous}}
Next page = {{page.next}}

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if page_current is outside of the list, previous will be the last element, and next will be the first element, and that seems pretty reasonable

wanton lichen Jan 31, 2021, 10:33 PM

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HI, I have the following in configuration but when I check configuration validation before restart the check seems never stops. If I comment the lines out.. all is oK

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platform: template
sensors:
total_power_shelly_em:
friendly_name: "ShellyEM Total Power"
unit_of_measurment: 'Watts'
value_template: "{{ states('sensor.shellyem_b03059_channel_1_power')|int + states('sensor.shellyem_b03059_channel_2_power')}}"

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Waht am I doing wron here? Thanks

ivory delta Jan 31, 2021, 10:35 PM

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Your template is invalid. Test it in Dev Tools > Templates

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And don't rely on the UI config check:

silent barnBOT Jan 31, 2021, 10:36 PM

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

wanton lichen Jan 31, 2021, 10:40 PM

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Thank you. Its states "unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'str'"

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I want to add the 2 figures together.

ivory delta Jan 31, 2021, 10:42 PM

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Yes... can you see why it's an int and a str?

wanton lichen Jan 31, 2021, 10:43 PM

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yes I'm missing the second |int

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I think

ivory delta Jan 31, 2021, 10:43 PM

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Bingo

wanton lichen Jan 31, 2021, 10:43 PM

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Thank you.

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First time I've done this so learning all the time...

ivory delta Jan 31, 2021, 10:44 PM

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Always be learning

wanton lichen Jan 31, 2021, 10:49 PM

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I have now corrected and checked it developer tools template and it returns the expected result. But when I paste it from there into config I'm getting the same loop when checking config before a restart... hmmm

ivory delta Jan 31, 2021, 10:52 PM

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Use the command line version of the check. Follow the link in the bot message.

wanton lichen Jan 31, 2021, 11:57 PM

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mono thanks for your help. After trying all sorts of things. I found that if I commented out the unit_of_measurment: 'Watts' it passed.

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My template sensor doesn't like a unit of measurement

ivory pawn Feb 1, 2021, 1:11 AM

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Hello, I have this template -
value_template: '{% if trigger.payload_json.command is defined -%}True{%- else -%}False{%- endif %}'Can you tell me how to add an 'and' condition to the 'if' such that 'command' is defined and its value == "White" ? Thanks

dreamy sinew Feb 1, 2021, 1:15 AM

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those get funky

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because if it isn't defined and you try to check the state it'll throw a value error

ivory pawn Feb 1, 2021, 1:16 AM

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thanks... can i just stack the conditions so that if it is defined then it checks on value ?

dreamy sinew Feb 1, 2021, 1:17 AM

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{{ True if trigger.payload_json.get('command', None) == 'White' else False }} might work

ivory pawn Feb 1, 2021, 1:18 AM

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@dreamy sinew cheers, ill try it

ivory pawn Feb 1, 2021, 1:29 AM

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dreamy sinew `{{ True if trigger.payload_json.get('command', None) == 'White' else False }}` ...

Thanks! .. ill test it a bit more to be sure but looks good !

opal dawn Feb 1, 2021, 7:32 AM

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Good morning all. I wanted to make a template with the full date of tomorrow. I already made something but found out yesterday that it returned 32 januari instread of 1 febrauri 😄
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/nGSMXFQXNR/

Do I need check on over 30/31 , i.e. add more if statements. Or are there any nicer ways?

deft timber Feb 1, 2021, 7:54 AM

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{%set tomorrow = now() + timedelta(days=1) %}
{{ days[tomorrow.weekday()] + ' ' + (tomorrow.day) | string + ' ' + months[tomorrow.month-1] }}

opal dawn Feb 1, 2021, 7:55 AM

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Thx will give it a shot Slash !

deft timber Feb 1, 2021, 7:57 AM

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Graag gedaan

deft timber Feb 1, 2021, 9:19 AM

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(fyi using tild avoid the casting in string {{ days[tomorrow.weekday()] ~ ' ' ~ tomorrow.day ~ ' ' ~ months[tomorrow.month-1] }})

opal dawn Feb 1, 2021, 10:10 AM

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Mooie toevoeging ! / Nice to add !

mint viper Feb 1, 2021, 2:45 PM

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hi how would i go about writing a template to simulate the numeric state trigger using the below and for options?

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but using input_number helpers for the values

ivory delta Feb 1, 2021, 2:54 PM

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You don't. You'll likely have to use a template trigger to set/unset an input boolean when it dips below/above and another template trigger to see how long it's been on.

mint viper Feb 1, 2021, 2:56 PM

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can i use input helpers in a threshold binary sensor?

ivory delta Feb 1, 2021, 2:56 PM

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Sure. Why couldn't you?

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Actually, that's cleaner than my solution 😂

mint viper Feb 1, 2021, 3:00 PM

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ok they way i thought it would work it dident so im not sure it is possible

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this is what i have:

binary_sensor:
  - platform: threshold
    entity_id: sensor.bedroom_temp
    lower: "{{states('input_number.ac_off_temp')}}"
    upper: "{{states('input_number.ac_on_temp')}}"
    hysteresis: 0.0
    name: Bedroom Temp Threshold

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i also tried lower: {{states('input_number.ac_off_temp')}} and lower: input_number.ac_off_temp

arctic sorrel Feb 1, 2021, 3:01 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/threshold/#upper

upper float (optional)

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Doesn't say they take templates

mint viper Feb 1, 2021, 3:04 PM

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ok i wanted template binary sensor not threshold

arctic sorrel Feb 1, 2021, 3:05 PM

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/binary_sensor.template#value_template

thorny snow Feb 1, 2021, 3:32 PM

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Hey all. I'm slightly confused around the use of is_state. I have 2 sensors which currently hold my e-mail address and when I use something like is_state('sensor.email_sensor_1', 'myemail@test.com') it becomes True, but if I use is_state('sensor.email_sensor_1', 'sensor.email_sensor_2') it becomes False. I have ensured that the state of both sensors indeed contains the exact same e-mail address. Is this not the way to compare 2 sensor values? or am I missing something else?

dreamy sinew Feb 1, 2021, 3:38 PM

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because that is checking if the first sensor has the state that matches the string you give

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since that'll never equal sensor.email_sensor_2 it'll never work

thorny snow Feb 1, 2021, 3:39 PM

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not even if the second sensor contains a string value? It will only compare against an actual, hard coded, string?

dreamy sinew Feb 1, 2021, 3:39 PM

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but you can do {{ is_state('sensor.email_sensor_1', states('sensor.email_sensor_2')) }}

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that's what you're telling it to do

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you are giving it a hard coded string value to check against

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if you want a var, you gotta give it the var

thorny snow Feb 1, 2021, 3:40 PM

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aaahhh cool! Checked it in the developer tools and it works!

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Because it was "automagically" grabbing the state of the first sensor, I expected the same to happen if I passed a sensor in as the second parameter.

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Thanks a lot 😁

dreamy sinew Feb 1, 2021, 3:41 PM

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np

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https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/dev/homeassistant/helpers/template.py#L980

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def is_state(hass: HomeAssistantType, entity_id: str, state: State) -> bool:```

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ignore the first input but this is how its working

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takes an entity id and compares against a state

thorny snow Feb 1, 2021, 3:44 PM

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Nice. I'll have to practice my Python a bit more ;P

dreamy sinew Feb 1, 2021, 3:46 PM

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jinja syntax is "pythonish"

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you see more of the python when you're dealing with objects but its an odd mix sometimes

ornate ruin Feb 1, 2021, 6:13 PM

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@fleet wyvern let's chat here so we don't pollute the other thread

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what's the state of your input number?

fleet wyvern Feb 1, 2021, 6:14 PM

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thanks a lot

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sorry, i just saw what marcel wrote and i thought it was related

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input_number.trv_living 255.0 initial: null
editable: true
min: 0
max: 255
step: 1
mode: slider
friendly_name: TRV living

ornate ruin Feb 1, 2021, 6:14 PM

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no worries

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can you try changing it to 254 and see what happens then?

fleet wyvern Feb 1, 2021, 6:15 PM

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same error

ornate ruin Feb 1, 2021, 6:15 PM

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and you are casting it to int right?

fleet wyvern Feb 1, 2021, 6:15 PM

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this is the service call i am trying from developer tools

ornate ruin Feb 1, 2021, 6:15 PM

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oh... are you using data_template as a key instead of data?

fleet wyvern Feb 1, 2021, 6:16 PM

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no i am not

ornate ruin Feb 1, 2021, 6:16 PM

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try data_template

fleet wyvern Feb 1, 2021, 6:16 PM

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like this?

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data_template:
entity_id: light.trv_living_dimmer
brightness: {{ states('input_number.trv_living') | int }}

ornate ruin Feb 1, 2021, 6:16 PM

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I checked the code, you shouldn't need to cast it, the service will convert it for you

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ah you are calling it from dev tools

fleet wyvern Feb 1, 2021, 6:16 PM

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yes

ornate ruin Feb 1, 2021, 6:16 PM

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I don't know that dev tools supports templates

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that may be your issue here

ivory delta Feb 1, 2021, 6:16 PM

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It doesn't 🙂

fleet wyvern Feb 1, 2021, 6:17 PM

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aha, ok, i will try it in automations then

ornate ruin Feb 1, 2021, 6:17 PM

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👍

fleet wyvern Feb 1, 2021, 6:17 PM

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thank you, i was using dev tools as a quick way to test actions without annoying the wife

ornate ruin Feb 1, 2021, 6:17 PM

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it's either you or your wife, you gotta pick one 😉

fleet wyvern Feb 1, 2021, 6:18 PM

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better me of course :)) happy wife, happy life...

ornate ruin Feb 1, 2021, 6:18 PM

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fair

silent barnBOT Feb 1, 2021, 7:29 PM

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@night imp posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/6xGhC4R5PC/

night imp Feb 1, 2021, 7:29 PM

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...ugh it's not a fkng codewall it was 8 lines. I hate hassbot

ivory delta Feb 1, 2021, 7:33 PM

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16 lines... and watch your attitude.

silent barnBOT Feb 1, 2021, 7:33 PM

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@night imp Rule #6: Spam will not be tolerated, including but not limited to: self-promotion, flooding, text walls (longer than 15 lines) and unapproved bots.

Please take the time now to review all of the rules and references in #rules.

For sharing code or logs use https://paste.ubuntu.com/.

night imp Feb 1, 2021, 7:34 PM

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Hi Mono.... so it was exactly at the bare minimum. I don't have attitude towards anybody, I was frustrated by hassbot

ivory delta Feb 1, 2021, 7:35 PM

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It doesn't matter if it's 'at the bare minimum'. Rules are rules. If you're unclear about any of them, go re-read #rules

night imp Feb 1, 2021, 7:36 PM

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awesome thank you so much for keeping me on track 🙂

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Let me rephrase.
Hi everybody, hope your day is going well 🙂
I'm trying to implement kasa smart strip and get a lovelace card based on attributes in one of the plugs. However I don't know how. I'm looking at template sensors and I don't quite understand a few things. How do I know what to tab and why and what needs hyphens prior? Is this yaml specific or HA specific? an example (made sure to pastebin this time to make things easier for everybody 👍 ) https://pastebin.com/42mk7H1n

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@ivory delta is it 16 lines in discord or just /n returns? what's counted? I don't want to go over again if I keep typing. I'd imagine on crt monitors you get less space and more lines. Should I wait for another post first or can I add?

silent barnBOT Feb 1, 2021, 7:39 PM

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@night imp Generally, don't tag people to ask for help - it comes across as bad manners, you’re demanding somebody answers you. It’s different if you’re thanking somebody, obviously. If you do tag somebody keep it polite and respectful. Remember that everybody is a volunteer, and nobody has to help you, and people may block you.

Similarly, please don’t DM (direct message) people asking for help. It also comes across as demanding, and means that others can’t learn from what you do.

Finally, please keep tagging people in replies to a minimum. That too can become annoying very quickly and should be used only when it's necessary (such as if it's been a long time, or there's multiple conversations going on).

ivory delta Feb 1, 2021, 7:39 PM

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You're on a roll today.

night imp Feb 1, 2021, 7:39 PM

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I'm not tagging for help, it was asking you to clarify.

ivory delta Feb 1, 2021, 7:39 PM

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And no, don't keep adding to posts. That would still come under spam, since flooding is listed in the rules 😉

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I don't care what you're tagging me for. It's annoying being tagged.

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And it will cause people to block you... like this.

night imp Feb 1, 2021, 7:40 PM

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I'm just asking for help and clarification. Dude I'm literally trying to be nice and ask about the rules

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Should I use reply instead or just type only and hope you see it?

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I'd imagine I can't just put text in one of these channels and guarantee to get a reply from a member of staff

arctic sorrel Feb 1, 2021, 7:53 PM

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There are no staff...

ivory delta Feb 1, 2021, 7:57 PM

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That explains why my drinks are taking so long to arrive.

arctic sorrel Feb 1, 2021, 7:59 PM

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Well, it doesn't help I gave the delivery to a geordie staggering on by

ivory delta Feb 1, 2021, 8:01 PM

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That doesn't narrow it down much. They all stagger.

dull sentinel Feb 1, 2021, 8:05 PM

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Hello,
I'm looking for an example to make a sensor to get the number of minutes between midnight (00:00) and an input_datetime (time)

Any ideas?

night imp Feb 1, 2021, 8:09 PM

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arctic sorrel There are no staff...

lol you know what I meant. Somebody who can directly speak on behalf of the discord

night imp Feb 1, 2021, 8:10 PM

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dull sentinel Hello, I'm looking for an example to make a sensor to get the number of minutes ...

I think if you search "custom countdown component" I found a few examples that might help. Check on community forums

dull sentinel Feb 1, 2021, 8:15 PM

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night imp I think if you search "custom countdown component" I found a few examples that m...

No, it's not that. I need to get the number of minutes elapsed since the beginning of the day and a specific input_datetime (time)

night imp Feb 1, 2021, 8:24 PM

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dull sentinel No, it's not that. I need to get the number of minutes elapsed since the beginni...

Yeah I understand, I was just saying you can swap some things out, such as instead of date time now, you can setup *from midnight.

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While there may be something that fits you perfectly, there's not always a perfect match. There are lots of scripts and such out there that are close enough you just need to slightly adjust some things

dull sentinel Feb 1, 2021, 8:25 PM

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midnight or other input-datetime set to 00:00:

dull sentinel Feb 1, 2021, 10:04 PM

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night imp While there may be something that fits you perfectly, there's not always a perfe...

{{ (state_attr('input_datetime.ac_start_1', 'timestamp') / 60)|int }}

night imp Feb 1, 2021, 10:08 PM

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dull sentinel ```{{ (state_attr('input_datetime.ac_start_1', 'timestamp') / 60)|int }}```

I’d make sure you always watch the data types carefully. What they are and what’s needed. If that’s a time stamp, it has a specific format, can it be divided by 60? Imagine it’s 1:00:59. Which it won’t be that pretty I’m sure. I think it’s output is a string and it won’t be divisible by 60. Somebody with more experience can probably drop in on that, but likely.

thin vine Feb 2, 2021, 5:43 AM

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easiest way to find out is to test that in devtools -> Template. That gives what type it is too, at least when you just have 1 thing in there.

mint viper Feb 2, 2021, 7:18 AM

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is it possible to use a template with an if to set the value of a text helper?

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the specific template is this:

{% if states('fan.bedroom_fan') == 'on' %}
  {{ state_attr('fan.bedroom_fan', 'speed') }}
{% else %} 
  off
{% endif %}

thin vine Feb 2, 2021, 8:01 AM

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yeah should be valid

gritty ice Feb 2, 2021, 8:03 AM

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Hi, I'm looking for a way to modify this tamplate in order to also show days:

value_template: "{{ states('sensor.time_remaining') | int | timestamp_custom('%H:%M:%S', 0) }}"

Currently it ignores the "day" part so if it's 25h it will just show 1h. Although nice, I don't need it to show 1d 1h... just 25h would be good enough. Any tips?

deft timber Feb 2, 2021, 8:05 AM

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to have the number if days, just add %d in your timestamp_custom

mint viper Feb 2, 2021, 8:06 AM

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thin vine yeah should be valid

i must be formatiiong it wrong then. this wont save:

service: input_text.set_value
data: >-
  {% if states('fan.bedroom_fan') == 'on' %} {{ state_attr('fan.bedroom_fan', 'speed') }} {% else %} off {% endif %}
entity_id: input_text.fan_mode

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this is the error Message malformed: expected dict for dictionary value @ data['sequence'][0]['data']

gritty ice Feb 2, 2021, 8:08 AM

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deft timber to have the number if days, just add `%d` in your `timestamp_custom`

that just seems to display the current day 🙂

deft timber Feb 2, 2021, 8:09 AM

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deft timber to have the number if days, just add `%d` in your `timestamp_custom`

Apparently you may have to remove (60*60*24) from your sensor

thin vine Feb 2, 2021, 8:10 AM

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Correct tom:

service: input_text.set_value
data: 
  value: >-
    {% if states('fan.bedroom_fan') == 'on' %} {{ state_attr('fan.bedroom_fan', 'speed') }} {% else %} off {% endif %}
entity_id: input_text.fan_mode

see https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/input_text/ you set a value, not the data

mint viper Feb 2, 2021, 8:11 AM

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thin vine Correct tom: ```yaml service: input_text.set_value data: value: >- {% if ...

ah thanks

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i know it would be something like that

gritty ice Feb 2, 2021, 8:13 AM

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deft timber Apparently you may have to remove `(60*60*24)` from your sensor

so my sensor looks like this :

unit_of_measurement: s friendly_name: OctoPrint Time Remaining icon: 'mdi:clock-end'

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 9:00 AM

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I use something like this for forcing a date into HH:MM:SS, where the HH can go beyond 23. You should be able to adjust it to mod 24 the hours and show days too:

{%- set map = {
       'Hour': (seconds / 3600),
       'Minute': (seconds / 60) % 60,
       'Second': (seconds % 60) } -%}
{% if seconds <= 0 %}Idle{% else %}
{% for item in map if map[item] | int > 0 -%}
  {%- if loop.first %}{% else %}, {% endif -%}
  {{- map[item]|int }} {{ item -}} {{- 's' if map[item]|int > 1 -}}
{%- endfor %}
{% endif %}```

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That is, if you can't get strftime working for you.

gritty ice Feb 2, 2021, 9:27 AM

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thanks, I found something similar on the community forum. Seems to be working now after some tweaks.

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lengthier piece of code, but gets the job done

silent barnBOT Feb 2, 2021, 9:29 AM

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@gritty ice posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/PYPGdFk6SF/

sonic nimbus Feb 2, 2021, 10:04 AM

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hello, Im having a script which has some input fields such as speaker. The script is works fine - for particular speaker and message I play tts notification

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https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/86tNwCr8gc/

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but I want to pass multiple entities

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such as {{ media_player.room1, media_player.room2 }}

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is it doable through fields?

thin vine Feb 2, 2021, 11:56 AM

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because:

{% set speaker = "media_player.bathroom_ceiling_speaker" %}
{{ speaker | join(', ') }}

results in:

Result type: string
m, e, d, i, a, _, p, l, a, y, e, r, ., b, a, t, h, r, o, o, m, _, c, e, i, l, i, n, g, _, s, p, e, a, k, e, r

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you can verify that yourself in devtools -> template

sonic nimbus Feb 2, 2021, 12:00 PM

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yes, I've just found that retrieves like that

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but better approach I think would be

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{{speaker.split(', ')}}

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but when I add that into my script, Im getting error

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voluptuous.error.MultipleInvalid: Entity ID m is an invalid entity id for dictionary value @ data['snapshot_entities']

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 12:12 PM

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I have no idea what your input looks like but this works just fine:

{{ speakers.split(',') }}```
Output: `['media_player.speaker_one', 'media_player.speaker_two']`

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As long as snapshot_entities is a list, it'll work.

sonic nimbus Feb 2, 2021, 12:20 PM

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hmm..still I have an error

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Set notification speaker: Error executing script. Invalid data for call_service at pos 2: not a valid value for dictionary value @ data['entity_id']

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this is how I call the script entity_id: script.play_notification variables: speaker: "media_player.bathroom_ceiling_speaker" source: "Primary Chromecast" volume: "0.4" custom_message: "Welcome to the bathroom."

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or

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variables:
  speaker: "media_player.bathroom_ceiling_speaker,media_player.hallway_ceiling_speaker, "
  source: "Primary Chromecast"
  volume: "0.4"
  custom_message: "Welcome to the bathroom."```

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 12:46 PM

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So which bit is wrong? I don't know which entity_id line you're talking about.

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Your script uses entity_id at least 3 times.

sonic nimbus Feb 2, 2021, 1:07 PM

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hm neither than I 😄

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https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/WFG7K4pjcV/

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I have play_notification script

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which is doing some math and calls another script

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set_speaker.yaml

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You can find both my script on the link above

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so, I get it that in first (main) script I do split function and then I get an array of my speakers and thats seems quite ok, but when I try to proceed to my set_speaker.yaml with variable {{speaker.split(',')}}

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in that moment, something goes wrong in the second script

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Error during template condition: AttributeError: 'Wrapper' object has no attribute 'lower' this is the error now

sonic nimbus Feb 2, 2021, 2:36 PM

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when I tested with persistent notification I got just like media_player.bathroom_ceiling_speaker media_player.hallway_ceiling_speaker

silent barnBOT Feb 2, 2021, 2:37 PM

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@sonic nimbus posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/dSqyRyD9sP/

sonic nimbus Feb 2, 2021, 2:37 PM

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and I tried just to pass through that speaker template entity but it doesnt work

silent barnBOT Feb 2, 2021, 2:59 PM

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@shy yoke posted a code wall, it is moved here --> https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/QWmHxKDQ7W/

shy yoke Feb 2, 2021, 3:05 PM

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Heya! 🙂 I am pretty new to Home Assistant, so please excuse my ignorance about how the scripting works. I am trying to write a script that uses the android tv adb command runner to poll the TV about it's active HDMI port. What I need from it is basically the return value and do something with it (i.E. change color of lights etc.) I couldn't quite find how to handle the return of the adb command yet, however. This is what I have so far: https://pastebin.com/3Hkjf8F7

winged terrace Feb 2, 2021, 3:15 PM

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Hi, is it possible to expand this template code so that the status change is executed only if the value is below the defined voltage for a specific time (f.e. 30 secondes)?
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/Mx3tfGr3xr/
same functionallity as possible in automations (for:)

sonic nimbus Feb 2, 2021, 3:20 PM

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how to extract entity names from list and pass them on service?

slow surge Feb 2, 2021, 3:47 PM

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Hi guys, I'm trying to get power consumption from few devices. The problem is that I cannot extract consumption from Samsung AC. When I'm trying to get it with:

{{ ((states.sensor.shelly_shsw_pm_e09806a9eefc_current_consumption.state | float) +
   (states.sensor.shelly_shsw_pm_f4cfa2e3ab20_current_consumption.state | float) +
   (states.sensor.shelly_shdm_2_8caab5557cd2_current_consumption.state | float) +
   (states.sensor.shelly_shdm_2_f4cfa2e113c2_current_consumption.state | float) + 
   (state_attr('climate.klimatyzator_biurowy', 'power_consumption_power') | float)) | round(0) }}

It works but only in Dev Tools -> Templates.
When I paste above code into configuration file, editor shows a message:

bad indentation of a mapping entry at line 10, column 24:
              (state_attr('climate.klimatyzator_biurowy', ' ... 
                     ^

What am I doing wrong?

glossy viper Feb 2, 2021, 3:54 PM

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show the sensor config

slow surge Feb 2, 2021, 3:55 PM

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sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      total_power_usage:
        value_template: '{{ ((states.sensor.shelly_shsw_pm_e09806a9eefc_current_consumption.state | float) +
          (states.sensor.shelly_shsw_pm_f4cfa2e3ab20_current_consumption.state | float) +
          (states.sensor.shelly_shdm_2_8caab5557cd2_current_consumption.state | float) +
          (states.sensor.shelly_shdm_2_f4cfa2e113c2_current_consumption.state | float) + 
          (state_attr('climate.klimatyzator_biurowy', 'power_consumption_power') | float)) | round(0) }}'

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maybe its because of '

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I will replace them with double "

glossy viper Feb 2, 2021, 4:01 PM

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try + "(state_attr('climate.xxxx ....floate))"

deft timber Feb 2, 2021, 4:46 PM

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You can't do multi line that way (and you are using single quotes within single quotes, which won't work):

  - platform: template
    sensors:
      total_power_usage:
        value_template: >
          {{ ((states.sensor.shelly_shsw_pm_e09806a9eefc_current_consumption.state | float) +
            (states.sensor.shelly_shsw_pm_f4cfa2e3ab20_current_consumption.state | float) +
            (states.sensor.shelly_shdm_2_8caab5557cd2_current_consumption.state | float) +
            (states.sensor.shelly_shdm_2_f4cfa2e113c2_current_consumption.state | float) + 
            (state_attr('climate.klimatyzator_biurowy', 'power_consumption_power') | float)) | round(0) }}

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Or :

  - platform: template
    sensors:
      total_power_usage:
        value_template: >
          {{ [states('sensor.shelly_shsw_pm_e09806a9eefc_current_consumption'),
            states('sensor.shelly_shsw_pm_f4cfa2e3ab20_current_consumption'),
            states('sensor.shelly_shdm_2_8caab5557cd2_current_consumption'),
            states('sensor.shelly_shdm_2_f4cfa2e113c2_current_consumption'), 
            state_attr('climate.klimatyzator_biurowy', 'power_consumption_power')] | map("float") | sum | round(0) }}

winged terrace Feb 2, 2021, 5:04 PM

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just to know, why does some users have to post their code in "paste.ubuntu.com" and some not?

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 5:07 PM

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All users have to if it's over 15 lines 😉

winged terrace Feb 2, 2021, 5:11 PM

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ivory delta All users have to if it's over 15 lines 😉

ok, thank you 😄, I have to confess that I read this over in rules-an-welcome..😬 😇

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 5:24 PM

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is there a special way to send integers to a shell_command? I have two variables in the command, {{ device }} and {{ hex }}. {{ hex }} is a string and works, but device is an integer and doesn't work

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(the command fails)

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i've tried debugging but it never shows the rendered command, it shows it with the {{ placeholders }} so i can't tell what it's sending 😠

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 5:28 PM

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The command fails how?

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Don't just say something is broken, say how it's broken. Then hopefully someone can answer the why.

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 5:29 PM

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sorry, that was bad of me:

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Error running command: `ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no pi@192.168.86.28 -i /config/ssh/pizero luxafor-python/luxafor-linux.py -d {{ device }} color -x \"#{{ color }}\"`, return code: 1
NoneType: None

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 5:30 PM

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If you suspect it's a problem with data types... what happens if you SSH into that Pi yourself and run the command manually with the arguments you're expecting it to pass?

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 5:30 PM

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oh it works fine. and if i hard code the values into the shell command config, also works fine

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it's when i have a script that calls the shell command it seems to break

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 5:32 PM

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The fact that it's templated shouldn't matter at all. You could try sticking some logging in that Python script and see what it's receiving.

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 5:33 PM

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ok, will do

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 6:31 PM

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does shell_command: allow data_template:?

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i'm wondering if it did, i'd be able to see the real values instead of the variable placeholders in the logs

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 6:58 PM

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new question. in the following context, what is the syntax for substituting the _1_ digit with an incoming data variable {{ device }}?

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- service: script.luxafor_color
  data:
    hex: {%- set h = states('input_number.luxafor_1_color_h')|float / 60 %}

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not sure how {{ }} reacts within {% %}

timid osprey Feb 2, 2021, 7:00 PM

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are you wanting to reuse that?

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if not, you can ditch setting it to a variable

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 7:01 PM

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i am passing {{ device }} to the script hosting this service call

timid osprey Feb 2, 2021, 7:01 PM

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not that, h

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 7:01 PM

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it needs to be used 3 more times in the code body for hex

slow surge Feb 2, 2021, 7:01 PM

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@deft timber thanks

timid osprey Feb 2, 2021, 7:01 PM

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got it

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 7:01 PM

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oh yeah h is used a bunch. i truncated the inline ncode

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 7:01 PM

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.share the full thing.

silent barnBOT Feb 2, 2021, 7:01 PM

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Please use https://paste.ubuntu.com/ to share code or logs. Please don't use Pastebin, since it can randomly add spaces to the main view.

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 7:03 PM

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

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 7:03 PM

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Oof, that's ugly. Use multi-line YAML...

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https://yaml-multiline.info/

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 7:04 PM

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every time i do, and edit with the UI later...

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 7:04 PM

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So don't use the UI if you're doing advanced stuff. UI's are for newbies.

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I'll be honest... I'm not even going to try to read that mess.

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 7:04 PM

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i will have to separate this script to a separate YAML file then. i use the UI for certain things on the fly with my phone

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the point is, inside that inline code, i want to use variables being sent to this script

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{%- set h = states('input_number.luxafor_{{ device }}_color_h')|float / 60 %}?

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 7:06 PM

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Setting and re-using variables is fine. I just don't know what else is wrong with your template.

sonic nimbus Feb 2, 2021, 7:06 PM

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Why Im getting an error for simple check

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https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/PWCB9mkrm2/

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Send Announcment to speakers: Error executing script. Invalid data for call_service at pos 1: Entity ID is an invalid entity id for dictionary value @ data['snapshot_entities']

timid osprey Feb 2, 2021, 7:07 PM

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- service: script.luxafor_color
  data:
    {%- set entityName = 'input_number.luxafor_' + device + '_color_h' -%}
    {%- set h = states(entityName) | float / 60 %}
    hex: {{ h }}
``` does this work

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 7:07 PM

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hmm. i'll try

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 7:10 PM

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sonic nimbus ```Send Announcment to speakers: Error executing script. Invalid data for call_s...

What value do you have in your input_text?

timid osprey Feb 2, 2021, 7:12 PM

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check your template in dev tools if you haven't yet

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 7:12 PM

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this

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Beat me by a second.

timid osprey Feb 2, 2021, 7:12 PM

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I'm sorry. I don't like cutting people off, haha

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control + a

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 7:18 PM

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timid osprey ```yaml - service: script.luxafor_color data: {%- set entityName = 'input_...

This worked: {%- set h = states('input_number.luxafor_' + device|string + '_color_h')|float %}

ivory delta Feb 2, 2021, 7:22 PM

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If you want to cut a few more characters, this might work:
{%- set h = states('input_number.luxafor_'~device~'_color_h')|float %}

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Unless I've borked the syntax.

torn meteor Feb 2, 2021, 7:32 PM

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neat!

quiet kite Feb 2, 2021, 8:54 PM

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hey, today i have unexpected restart, and after this ui cannot turn on my light over mqtt. I thinks that because i cannot set colour, i can onlly set brightness. This is my template: https://pastebin.com/2bH1c1q2

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But now i clink to turn on lights, and it works, but with errors: https://pastebin.com/KsxSJaej

charred dagger Feb 3, 2021, 7:26 AM

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I'd be surprised if that ever worked as intended. You're saying that the state of the light is whatever is in value_json['20'] if that exists, and the state of the light otherwise? That's bound to break.

pliant dagger Feb 3, 2021, 8:14 AM

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qq for here. I am moving over to zwavejs2mqtt and as a result the way that my motion sensor alarm levels are now reported changed a little bit. Instead of a sensor with a state its now a sensor with an attribute

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So I'm working on it and so far I've come up with - platform: template sensors: living_room_motion: value_template: '{% if state_attr('sensor.living_room_burglar', value) %} {% if state_attr('sensor.living_room_burglar.attributes', value, "8") %} active {% else %} inactive {% endif %} {% else %} n/a {% endif %}' friendly_name: 'Living Room Motion'

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but this bombs HA lol so now I discovered the Template Tool (very nice btw) trying to figure out what the magic formula is here to have this monitor the attribute of value

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Ok fixed it 🙂

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  sensors:
    living_room_motion:
      value_template: >-
        {% if is_state_attr('sensor.living_room_burglar', 'value', 8) %}
          active
        {% elif is_state_attr('sensor.living_room_burglar', 'value', 0) %}
          inactive
        {% else %}
        n/a
        {% endif %}
      friendly_name: 'Living Room Motion'```

solar knoll Feb 3, 2021, 12:24 PM

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Okay, sorry for what I think is a very noddy question ... but I am clearly missing something ... any idea why this binary_sensor is not working in the way I think it should be ... It records "away" if only one person leaves the house where as I just want to know if anyone is home (incidentally using a group of people and checking their status seems to do the same)

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https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/M4JXSws5Jf/

glossy viper Feb 3, 2021, 12:31 PM

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maybe a group is simplier

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family:
name: Family
icon: mdi:home
entities:
- device_tracker.xxx
- device_tracker.xxx

solar knoll Feb 3, 2021, 12:34 PM

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I tried with a people group ...

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household: name: Family entities: - person.one - person.two - person.three - person.four

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but get the same behaviour ... it will show away as soon as only one person leaves

glossy viper Feb 3, 2021, 12:37 PM

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impossible

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as long as one person is home, the sensor should be home

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is stated in docs: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/group/

solar knoll Feb 3, 2021, 12:44 PM

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I understand, which is why I am so confused and yet this is the behaviour I get ... when I put group.household into a lovelace dashboard (entities card) it switches to away whenever a single person leaves the house ... I have been scratching my head with this on and off for a few days now, hence the call for help - because I agree, its does not seem to be working as designed or documented to me

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but its the reason I created the binary sensor to try and get different results, but all I can get is the same 😕

glossy viper Feb 3, 2021, 12:51 PM

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u track properly all persons?

solar knoll Feb 3, 2021, 12:54 PM

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yes, all 4 people are using the HA app. All 4 are showing individual home/away status correctly, all 4 people have their phone as a device tracker such as this:

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(ahh no image pasting ? ;-))

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1 sec ...

silent barnBOT Feb 3, 2021, 12:58 PM

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Please re-post by removing/changing the domain name/link. Your original message has been DM'ed to you.

solar knoll Feb 3, 2021, 12:59 PM

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anyway, individual status is reported correctly for each person

glossy viper Feb 3, 2021, 1:00 PM

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oh. u have viruses 😮

solar knoll Feb 3, 2021, 1:03 PM

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LOL, no ... apparently the blacklist here thinks pasteboard_dot_co might though

harsh anchor Feb 3, 2021, 2:14 PM

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heya ppl
I want to track my energy usage and compare with my utility company, trouble is I don't have a proper ticking signal
I have continuous energy readings, does anyone have/knowof a readily available template to construct a sensor that ticks every kWh?

ashen isle Feb 3, 2021, 8:34 PM

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hi, i want to use tempating on service call ligth.turn_on. i want to configurie it via "gui" this is my approach:
brightness: >- {{ (2 + (state_attr('light.shellydimmer_indirekt', 'brightness') | float / 2.55)*0.3) | int }} white_value: >- {{ (2 + (state_attr('light.shellydimmer_indirekt', 'brightness') |float )*0.3) | int }} entity_id: light.shellyrgbw2_tv_led

i get an error like ...expected int for dictionary value @ data['brightness'], can you tell me how to proper use service template when working with the "gui" ?

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all suggestions, threads and whatsoever are for configurations.yaml

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i try to find the answer for like an hour

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changing > to >- and try various versions of '' and ""

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but most of the time the solutions are related to replace like data with template_data but when working with the "gui" i cant change this

dreamy sinew Feb 3, 2021, 8:37 PM

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where are you doing this?

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in devtools > services?

ashen isle Feb 3, 2021, 8:38 PM

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yes

dreamy sinew Feb 3, 2021, 8:38 PM

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that tool does not support templates

ashen isle Feb 3, 2021, 8:38 PM

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😫

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omg

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pasting my educated guess into the automation i wanted to create and it worked right away

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thx

thorny snow Feb 3, 2021, 10:44 PM

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How do I return the brightness of a light?

balmy wedge Feb 4, 2021, 12:03 AM

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Hi everyone. I have a doorbell a bit far away on a flaky wifi, and last_changed for the last ring instead turns into the last reconnection. Can a template that sets itself to on when the state is on, and to off any other time, be used instead?

dreamy sinew Feb 4, 2021, 3:47 AM

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as its own sensor probably

balmy wedge Feb 4, 2021, 11:28 AM

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A template sensor. I'll try that!

thin vine Feb 4, 2021, 12:28 PM

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thorny snow How do I return the brightness of a light?

usually {{state_attr('light.entity_id', 'brightness')}} will work

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 12:50 PM

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thin vine usually `{{state_attr('light.entity_id', 'brightness')}}` will work

I use mirrors to return brightness. Works really really.

strong idol Feb 4, 2021, 1:05 PM

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Hi, can I access (read) the field of a script (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/script/#fields) from the UI or another script/automation?

thin vine Feb 4, 2021, 1:32 PM

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see https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/script/#passing-variables-to-scripts, you can pass variables to a script, if that is what you're asking

strong idol Feb 4, 2021, 1:33 PM

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Thanks for the hint. I am talking about reading a variable if a script is running. Let's say a script is called with the varibale value "a". I would like to read this variable from another script or automation (or the UI).

thin vine Feb 4, 2021, 1:35 PM

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as far as I know only the calling automation and the called script have that information, but what do I know 😉

deft timber Feb 4, 2021, 1:40 PM

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Yes there is no way to catch that information from another script. Except of course if your first script store that info somewhere

strong idol Feb 4, 2021, 1:41 PM

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Thanks to both of you! 🙂

lime grove Feb 4, 2021, 7:28 PM

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This isnt rounding to 3 decimal places

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value_template: "{{ states('sensor.dehumidifier_volts') | float / 230 | round(3) }}"

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returns value_template: "1.0078260869565219"

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any ideas why?

mighty ledge Feb 4, 2021, 7:30 PM

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cause you're just rounding 230

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not the entire math operation

lime grove Feb 4, 2021, 7:33 PM

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how do i do that?

mighty ledge Feb 4, 2021, 7:33 PM

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how would you do that with math?

reef kestrel Feb 4, 2021, 7:33 PM

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Would anyone know how to do the following correctly, to compare multiple values for selectattr:
{{ expand('group.lights') | selectattr('attributes.brightness','equalto', [255, 245, 200]) | map(attribute='entity_id') | join(',') }} If not, is there a better method? Thanks!

lime grove Feb 4, 2021, 7:33 PM

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I mean, how do I round the resulting number from the sensor / 230

mighty ledge Feb 4, 2021, 7:34 PM

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right, but if you were to write this on a piece of paper, how would you write it?

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think back to highschool math

lime grove Feb 4, 2021, 7:34 PM

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work the answer out then simplify?

mighty ledge Feb 4, 2021, 7:34 PM

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or use... parenthesis

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( value / other value ) | round

lime grove Feb 4, 2021, 7:35 PM

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ok thanks

mighty ledge Feb 4, 2021, 7:35 PM

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np

mighty ledge Feb 4, 2021, 7:36 PM

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reef kestrel Would anyone know how to do the following correctly, to compare multiple values ...

selectattr('attributes.brightness','in', [255, 245, 200])

reef kestrel Feb 4, 2021, 7:45 PM

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mighty ledge ``` selectattr('attributes.brightness','in', [255, 245, 200]) ```

Thanks, unfortunately this isn't working either. Maybe i am missing something.

mighty ledge Feb 4, 2021, 7:46 PM

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then your light isn't set to exactly 255, 245, or 200

reef kestrel Feb 4, 2021, 7:46 PM

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Apologies, this is working perfect. Human error! Thank you!

mighty ledge Feb 4, 2021, 7:46 PM

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np

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 9:07 PM

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Oh I would very much like to show which of my cameras is not in privacy mode (a camera entity attribute) do we have some sort of template wizard ?

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 9:08 PM

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Your template wizards tonight are petro and phnx. 🧙‍♂️

fossil totem Feb 4, 2021, 9:08 PM

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and the template petro just posted might apply directly to your situation

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 9:08 PM

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But no... no templates. There are so many things you could write that there's no easy way to suggest templates.

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 9:21 PM

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Hm that's sad - I'm trying to find some examples where attributes will be shown in messages based on attribute conditions and only batteries states is the most typical

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 9:26 PM

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If you don't know how to write templates, start by reading the links in the topic and the pinned messages.

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If you want to know more advanced techniques, read the Jinja2 documentation.

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 9:32 PM

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Thanks and thank you for a pleasant "tone" it is very much appreciated (most people starts as Noobs)

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 9:37 PM

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No problem. Templates are difficult. If you start with the basics, they gradually make more sense.

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 9:40 PM

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I think I've got it:

{% if state_attr('camera.kokken_cam_sd', 'privacy_mode') == 'off' %}
The camera in the kitchen is ON
{% endif %}

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Now an OR sentence would be nice in the condition line - like if this camera1 OR this camera2 then message: The camera1 or camera2 is ON

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 9:47 PM

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That's okay... but what if you have 5 cameras? Or 10? The template gets big 😉

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That's why things like this are useful: #templates-archived message

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 9:47 PM

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Hm then I know something about groups

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 9:48 PM

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Try putting your cameras in a group and then doing something like this:
{{ expand('group.cameras') | selectattr('attributes.privacy_mode','equalto', 'off') | map(attribute='entity_id') | join(',') }}

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 9:48 PM

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cool yes

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And now groups can be made from UI (I will go for that)

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Well no groups from UI 😫 yet - I bet I have seen something - ok YAML we go

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Get it works Thanks again Momo

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 10:01 PM

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No problem, MrBorb

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 10:24 PM

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well MrMono - any idea why this is not showing anything:

{%- set ns = namespace(message = 'These cameras is turned ON:\n') -%}
{% set temp =expand('group.all_cameras')
| selectattr('attributes.device_class', 'eq', 'privacy_mode') -%}
{%- for item in temp -%}
{%- if item.state == 'on' -%}
{%- set ns.message = ns.message + ' - ' + item.name + ' \n' -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{{ ns.message }}

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when this one does:

{{ expand('group.all_cameras')
| selectattr('attributes.privacy_mode','equalto', 'on')
| map(attribute='entity_id')
| join(', ') }}

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 10:30 PM

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I have no idea what you're trying to do with the first one.

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But if the second one works... just use the second one.

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 10:31 PM

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hehe - I just try to extract the "items" where attribute is eqto privacy_mode and then check state for each

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 10:33 PM

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Oh, you're trying to get the names instead of the entity ID's?

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 10:33 PM

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yep - Just like I do with this battery argument:

{%- set ns = namespace(counter=0) -%}
{%- set threshold = 100 -%}
{% set temp = expand('group.battery_levels')
| selectattr('attributes.device_class', 'eq', 'battery') %}
{%- for item in temp -%}
{%- if item.state | int <= threshold -%}
{%- set ns.counter = ns.counter + 1 -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{{ ns.counter }}

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 10:35 PM

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Maybe this (I haven't tested it):
{{ 'These cameras is turned ON:\n'~(expand('group.cameras') | selectattr('attributes.device_class', 'eq', 'privacy_mode') | map(attribute='name') | join('\n')) }}

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 10:37 PM

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YES !

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 10:37 PM

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No namespaces needed. One line 😉

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🪄

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 10:38 PM

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It's so easy if you know it

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 10:38 PM

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The trick is the pipes (|), especially | map. They're very powerful.

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 10:41 PM

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hm cool

ivory delta Feb 4, 2021, 10:43 PM

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There's a link to those filters in the pinned messages if you want to learn more.

ember wagon Feb 4, 2021, 10:49 PM

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thanks - I will check it

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Just to tell you what this meant - now we get a message on our phones if somebody is at home and the cameras turns on = Exit Privacy-mode - and it tells us which of the cameras is turned on - Cool feature

viral bolt Feb 5, 2021, 7:58 AM

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Hi Guys, I'm extracting a temperature value using this code: value_template: "{{ state_attr('sensor.uRad_Cloud_Multiple', 'temperature') }}" How can I round the extracted value to no more than two decimal digits?

charred dagger Feb 5, 2021, 7:59 AM

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{{state_attr(...) | round(2) }}

viral bolt Feb 5, 2021, 8:00 AM

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thanks a lot @charred dagger

kindred moss Feb 5, 2021, 7:22 PM

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Hey nice people.... I have a DHT22 sending a mqtt topic once a min via cron on a remote machine..... The state gets set as nothing due to unreliable results from the sensor sometimes

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is it possible to have a template that if the result from the last topic is null/0 uses the last value ?#

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or maybe better the other end.. to not send if empty ... yea that sound better lol

fossil totem Feb 5, 2021, 7:58 PM

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i think you're spot-on fixing the problem at the source 😄

dreamy sinew Feb 5, 2021, 7:59 PM

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template stuff only really knows what the current state of something is

kindred moss Feb 5, 2021, 8:19 PM

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there ya go. bitta bash and mktemp tail -n 1 woop woop lol

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oh and sed of course 🤩

gray sequoia Feb 5, 2021, 9:45 PM

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good evening is it possible to make a template that check's if there is a value written on a sensor before writing it on a new sensor? i am using the utility meter for showing my last periods in dashboard but if the target sensors goes to 0 / nothing and the value comes back it counts up the complete value from 0 once extra on the utilitymeter

now i am making a comparison if the new value is greater then the already written value but home assistant makes note of a detected loop in the log

this is my current configuration

- platform: template
  sensors:
    stroom_export_totaal:
      icon_template: mdi:home-export-outline
      friendly_name: Stroom export totaal
      unit_of_measurement: kWh
      value_template: >-
          {% if (states('sensor.p1_meter_total_power_export_t1') | float + states('sensor.p1_meter_total_power_export_t2') | float) >= (states('sensor.stroom_export_totaal') | float) %}
            {{(states('sensor.p1_meter_total_power_export_t1') | float + states('sensor.p1_meter_total_power_export_t2') | float) | round(3, 'floor') }}
          {% endif %}

wary horizon Feb 6, 2021, 12:01 AM

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how to avoid TypeError: argument of type 'NoneType' is not iterable when checking for an attribute that may, or may not exist, but the execution requires it exists and matches pattern?

ivory delta Feb 6, 2021, 12:05 AM

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What are you doing?

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You've shared nothing.

wary horizon Feb 6, 2021, 12:07 AM

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since in automation I can't directly use a sensor attribute as trigger, as I learned here last week, I'm using the state update as trigger, and using a condition. In this case, it's a phone notification.

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State trigger is the last notification sensor.

ivory delta Feb 6, 2021, 12:07 AM

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Ok... what does this have to do with #templates-archived ?

wary horizon Feb 6, 2021, 12:07 AM

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original question

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the condition is template, such as {{ 'foo' in state_attr('sensor.op7tpro_app_last_notification', 'json') }}

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but the field 'json' may not exist every time this template is called, and the template engine doesn't like that - as such I'm getting errors in the log

ivory delta Feb 6, 2021, 12:08 AM

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So... you need to create a template that doesn't give an error 🤷‍♂️

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Next time... provide the template first 😉

wary horizon Feb 6, 2021, 12:09 AM

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I had to ask my rubber duck and it told me to at least remove my home address from it

dreamy sinew Feb 6, 2021, 12:09 AM

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|default([])

ivory delta Feb 6, 2021, 12:10 AM

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Nah, that'll blow up 😉

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I was going to go with the messy...
{{ state_attr('sensor.op7tpro_app_last_notification', 'json') and 'foo' in state_attr('sensor.op7tpro_app_last_notification', 'json') }}

dreamy sinew Feb 6, 2021, 12:10 AM

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Would still fail because it'll eval both every time

ivory delta Feb 6, 2021, 12:10 AM

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It works 🤷‍♂️

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I just tested it

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It's lazy evaluation, no? Shortcuts when the first half is false.

wary horizon Feb 6, 2021, 12:11 AM

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seems to me it wouldn't bother evaluating the 2nd step if the 1st fails, so this should be good

dreamy sinew Feb 6, 2021, 12:11 AM

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Odd probably some jinja stuff. Python evals the full thing

ivory delta Feb 6, 2021, 12:11 AM

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😄

wary horizon Feb 6, 2021, 12:12 AM

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iirc python lets you do lazy matches too, so why not lazy evals as this

ivory delta Feb 6, 2021, 12:13 AM

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I'm just looking forward to upgrading all my projects to Node 14 for that sweet sweet optional chaining.

thin vine Feb 6, 2021, 7:24 AM

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@final zenith something like this:

{% set test ='light.upstairs_bedroom1' %}
{{test |regex_match('light\.upstairs_.+', ignorecase=False)}}

and then combine with https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/trigger/#template-trigger

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and of course this is just an example that works in devtools -> template

gray sequoia Feb 6, 2021, 10:17 AM

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gray sequoia good evening is it possible to make a template that check's if there is a value ...

anyone that can help me with this one?

blissful copper Feb 6, 2021, 2:58 PM

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Hi! I want to catch any action/subtype of an Ikea remote (integrated via z2m) with one trigger to avoid an automation for every action-type and also a long trigger-list. But out of course I need to filter other changes like linkquality&battery then. I'm just struggling with the template-condition:
{% if ((state_attr("trigger.from_state.entity_id", "action") != state_attr("trigger.to_state.entity_id", "action")) and not is_state_attr("trigger.to_state.entity_id", "action", "")) %} (...)
Valid code but this is also filtering out all actions...?! Has somebody an hint for me why?

final zenith Feb 6, 2021, 4:46 PM

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thin vine <@!102472902674239488> something like this: ```jinja {% set test ='light.upstai...

I'ce never used a template before so I'm not super familiar with them. But it looks like you are wild carding the name of the entity aren't you? I'm trying to wild card the value. Something like:

entity-id: sensor.my-sensor
value: "partial-val*"

deft timber Feb 6, 2021, 5:44 PM

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blissful copper Hi! I want to catch any action/subtype of an Ikea remote (integrated via z2m) wi...

You should not quote trigger.*

blissful copper Feb 6, 2021, 5:55 PM

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deft timber You should not quote trigger.*

Uhm, they are needed?! Another similar template is also working with the quotes. Or am I completely wrong

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Just tried it out...

deft timber Feb 6, 2021, 6:33 PM

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You should not mix up variables that contains the id if an entity and strings that represent an entity. Here trigger.to_state.entity_id is a variable containing the identifier of an entity -> no quotes

limber harness Feb 6, 2021, 7:31 PM

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Hey guys can anyone explain how to view trigger/event data?
I have some MQTT things happening and I want to use templates but I don't know how to see what I can work with and what the layout of incoming trigger data is.

blissful copper Feb 6, 2021, 7:32 PM

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deft timber You should not mix up variables that contains the id if an entity and strings th...

okok.
{% if (state_attr(trigger.from_state.entity_id, "action") != state_attr(trigger.to_state.entity_id, "action")) and not is_state_attr(trigger.to_state.entity_id, "action", "") %}
But still not working 😦 But the attribute (action) needs to be in quotes as we are checking for this value, right?

ivory delta Feb 6, 2021, 7:39 PM

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'not working' doesn't help anyone.

silent barnBOT Feb 6, 2021, 7:39 PM

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Please don't say I have an error or describe an error. Share the whole actual error message so we can help you.

limber harness Feb 6, 2021, 7:44 PM

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limber harness Hey guys can anyone explain how to view trigger/event data? I have some MQTT thi...

I used zigbee2mqtt logs to see the payload and used trigger.payload_json to access the payload like such:
trigger.payload_json.angle
For anyone wondering

dry matrix Feb 6, 2021, 10:28 PM

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Hi all! I have a climate.hallway entity (Nest thermostat). I'm trying to write a script that will just add one degree to the current set temperature using the climate.set_temperature service. I tried using the following template as the service data , but I'm getting a Message malformed: expected dict for dictionary value @ data['sequence'][0]['data'] error:

temperature: {{ state_attr('climate.hallway', 'temperature') | float + 1 }}

The temperature is an attribute of climate.hallway that is what the thermostat cooling/heating temp it's currently set to, btw. Any ideas of what I'm doing wrong here? Thanks for the help!

blissful copper Feb 6, 2021, 10:43 PM

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ivory delta 'not working' doesn't help anyone.

sorry. It's just that I'm confused because no error on the GUI-configCheck occured. On the CLI-check there is one, but he also occures when the condition I'm currently debugging is commented out, so I think it is something different. https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/RWQVTmSk3n/ Can I provide something else?

harsh anchor Feb 6, 2021, 11:14 PM

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is there a way to access all sensors of a certain type?
like "for each sensor in binary_sensor" or something like this?

ivory delta Feb 6, 2021, 11:18 PM

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What do you need? All the state objects, just the state values, just the names?

tardy summit Feb 7, 2021, 7:12 AM

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hi guys, because HomeKit climate control doesn't have support for "Dry" or dehumidfiers, I've created a fan template that I will then present to HomeKit to give us control of the dry function on our split system A/C. But I can't remember how to get the input boolean switch i created for tracking the state of my fan template to detect the state of the A/C. Am I asking in the right channel for help with this?

thin vine Feb 7, 2021, 7:41 AM

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final zenith I'ce never used a template before so I'm not super familiar with them. But it lo...

  trigger:
    platform: template
    value_template: "{{states('sensor.my-sensor') |regex_match('partial-val.+', ignorecase=False)}}"

deft timber Feb 7, 2021, 10:10 AM

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blissful copper sorry. It's just that I'm confused because no error on the GUI-configCheck occur...

You should not quote your template when using a multiline (usage of >)

harsh anchor Feb 7, 2021, 10:19 AM

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@ivory delta I created n utility meters, so I would have a template in the tariff switching automation to call all meters and switch their tariff
something like "for each meter in utility_meter do meter.select_tarif = xyz"

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 10:47 AM

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Ok, so you want the entity ID's? This gets you a list of ID's for a given domain:
{{ states.utility_meter | map(attribute='entity_id') | list }}

harsh anchor Feb 7, 2021, 11:14 AM

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ok I need to understand this syntax better, thanks for the hint @ivory delta !

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different question:
{{ (((states('sensor.garage_powermeter_electric_w_value')) | float) * 0.001 ) }}

this template works perfectly when in developer mode, but when I put it into a yaml, the sensor doesn't work

garage_powermeter_kw: value_template: "{{ (((states('sensor.garage_powermeter_electric_w_value')) | float) * 0.001 ) }}" unit_of_measurement: kW device_class: power

any clue what I'm doing wrong?

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 11:38 AM

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'doesn't work' 🤔

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Say what it's doing.

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Give any error messages.

thorny snow Feb 7, 2021, 4:24 PM

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I want to add a number of sensor values. However, if I do this, it does not add them up, but they come out one after the other. How do I fix this?

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'{{ ((states.sensor.today_consumption_sven.state + states.sensor.today_consumption_los.state + states.sensor.today_consumption_wasmachine.state)) | round(2) }}'

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 4:31 PM

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You're adding strings together. 'bob' + 'bob' = 'bobbob'

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You need to cast each item to a number type first. states.sensor.today_consumption_sven.state | float

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Also, you should use that format (states.sensor.today_consumption_sven.state). Instead, use states('sensor.today_consumption_sven')

lime grove Feb 7, 2021, 4:34 PM

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How can I accumulate daily power costs if unit rate changes every half-hour? I have the current wattage and total for the day

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and I have a rest sensor with the current unit rate

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 4:34 PM

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Update the tariff when it changes: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/utility_meter/#service-utility_meterselect_tariff

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But that's an #integrations-archived discussion.

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Maybe #automations-archived, depending on how you update it...

lime grove Feb 7, 2021, 4:36 PM

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the unit price varies, does tariff accept a number?

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 4:36 PM

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Read the docs I linked, it'll tell you.

lime grove Feb 7, 2021, 4:38 PM

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it just refers to peak and offpeak

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it doesnt refer anywhere to a variable rate

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 4:38 PM

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Then you have your answer. But this conversation belongs in #integrations-archived

lime grove Feb 7, 2021, 4:38 PM

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why even suggest it then

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 4:39 PM

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Because now you have more knowledge than you had before. I don't know if there's a finite or infinite number of prices for your energy supplier 🤷‍♂️

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If it was finite, you could create tariffs... 🤯

lime grove Feb 7, 2021, 4:40 PM

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Yes but it isnt. I did say the rate changed every half hour

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anyway, can I not just do unit price * watts then accumulate it in a sensor?

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 4:40 PM

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Maybe... but that's #integrations-archived

sonic nimbus Feb 7, 2021, 4:47 PM

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How can I set a list of spotify uri's and then do {{ list | random }} ?

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should I put in this automation just above something like {{ set list = ['list1','list2','list3','list4','list5']}} (pseudo code)

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 4:54 PM

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https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.10.x/templates/#random

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There's a link to the available filters in the pinned messages...

harsh anchor Feb 7, 2021, 6:06 PM

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@ivory delta it doesn't give any error, it's just unavailable

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I checked the logs and there is nothing about that sensor, but when I try to read it it's just not available

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 6:08 PM

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Dev Tools > Templates

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Step 1: test it there

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Step 2: stop tagging me.

thorny snow Feb 7, 2021, 6:17 PM

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ivory delta Also, you should use that format (`states.sensor.today_consumption_sven.state`)....

Is this the correct way:
'{{ ((states(sensor.today_consumption_sven) | float + (sensor.today_consumption_los) | float )) | round(2) }}'
Because now it says unavailable.

harsh anchor Feb 7, 2021, 6:18 PM

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step 1) #templates-archived message

step 2) #templates-archived message

silent barnBOT Feb 7, 2021, 6:19 PM

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@harsh anchor Generally, don't tag people to ask for help - it comes across as bad manners, you’re demanding somebody answers you. It’s different if you’re thanking somebody, obviously. If you do tag somebody keep it polite and respectful. Remember that everybody is a volunteer, and nobody has to help you, and people may block you.

Similarly, please don’t DM (direct message) people asking for help. It also comes across as demanding, and means that others can’t learn from what you do.

Finally, please keep tagging people in replies to a minimum. That too can become annoying very quickly and should be used only when it's necessary (such as if it's been a long time, or there's multiple conversations going on). 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.

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 6:19 PM

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Anyone can answer your questions if you give the right information. It gets really annoying being tagged throughout the day.

harsh anchor Feb 7, 2021, 6:19 PM

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ok sorry, I'm used to forums really

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anyway as I said before, in developer tools - templates it works fine, when I put it in the config it doesn't, and there is no error in the logs

harsh anchor Feb 7, 2021, 6:21 PM

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thorny snow Is this the correct way: `'{{ ((states(sensor.today_consumption_sven) | float +...

single quotes I think should be around the name of the sensor inside the braces

I would probably do it like this
"{{ ((states('sensor.today_consumption_sven)' | float + (sensor.today_consumption_los) | float )) | round(2) }}"

notice the single and double quotes
this is how I do all my sensors recently

rugged lichen Feb 7, 2021, 6:22 PM

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Hello Community, I would like to set an input_datetime but with my template is not wants to work.

Service: input_datetime.set_datetime
Entity: input_datetime.bedheater_time
datetime: {{ (utcnow().strftime('%s') | int + (60*60)) | timestamp_custom ("%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") }}

In the developer tools its giving back the correct value, but in services I cannot test it.
Error:

Failed to call input_datetime/set_datetime service. Invalid datetime specified: {'[object Object]': None} for dictionary value @ data['datetime']

Thank you very much.

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It can be its an issue and the service is not working? Even the examples from the docs are not working. and I found 1-2 year old community forum entries about this problem and the moderator told them to open an issue.

deft timber Feb 7, 2021, 6:37 PM

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harsh anchor single quotes I think should be around the name of the sensor inside the braces ...

(sensor.today_consumption_los) is not a thing. It should be states('sensor.today_consumption_los')

thorny snow Feb 7, 2021, 6:44 PM

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deft timber `(sensor.today_consumption_los)` is not a thing. It should be `states('sensor.to...

Thanks for your help, if I do this I would not add the sensors, just give the value of the first sensor

rugged lichen Feb 7, 2021, 6:44 PM

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Can someone be kind to test an example with input_datetime.set_datetime service? Looks like its not working, but I want to be sure.

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before I spend hours or days to fix my script.

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just try this please from the official documentation in developer tools -> Services

- service: input_datetime.set_datetime
  target:
    entity_id: input_datetime.XXX
  data:
    datetime: "{{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') }}"

hybrid tide Feb 7, 2021, 6:51 PM

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Is there a syntax like: for name in states.person where name.state == 'home'?

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background:

         {% if name.state == 'home' %}
           {%- if loop.first %}{% elif loop.last %} and {% else %}, {% endif -%}{{ name.name | capitalize }}{%if loop.last %} are home.{% endif %}
         {%- endif %}
       {%- endfor %}```

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in the above, if the first person in the list is away, the result is ", Bill, Entrick, Jimmy, Mark and Sven are home." (note that it starts with a comma)

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 6:58 PM

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Something like this?
{{ states.person | selectattr('state', 'eq', 'home') | map(attribute='name') | list | join(", ") }}

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It won't do the 'and' for the final entry. You'll have to get clever to do that.

hybrid tide Feb 7, 2021, 6:58 PM

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wheew...uh...that's way over my head. LoL

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 6:59 PM

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It's Jinja filters. Each step is just passing the results of the previous step through another filter.

hybrid tide Feb 7, 2021, 6:59 PM

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haha. I'm trying to grok your example

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 7:00 PM

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It takes state.person, picks only the ones where state=home, then picks the names of those, turns then into a list (because map() returns a generator), then sticks 'em together in a readable format.

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Play around with it in Dev Tools > Templates.

hybrid tide Feb 7, 2021, 7:00 PM

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Will do.

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 7:01 PM

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I spotted you have a | capitalize in yours too. Add that in just after | list if you need it.

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Tell ya what... this might work:

{{ people[:-1] | join (", ")~" and "~people[-1] }}```

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First line returns a list (array, in other words) of the names. Second line just does some templating with the results. All but the last item are joined with ', ', then you add ' and ' and the final name.

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And since I can see them lurking already, I'm gonna thank slashback for the ~ trick 😄

deft timber Feb 7, 2021, 7:07 PM

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You can add | map("capitalize")| to capitalize the elements of the list (just before the | list)

hybrid tide Feb 7, 2021, 7:07 PM

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...mind blown.

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 7:08 PM

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That template will probably give odd results if there's fewer than 2 names found. Be sure to test it yourself.

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You can always separate the two bits of logic by doing something like this:

{{ people[:-1] | join (", ")~" and "~people[-1] }}```

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Easier testing that way.

hybrid tide Feb 7, 2021, 7:09 PM

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After you gave me the first line, I was working down that path...creating the "people" variable then looping...but the second line I wouldn't have gotten 🙂

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 7:10 PM

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The second bit is a mix of Python and Jinja. Jinja for the | join filter but Python to select items from the list and mash 'em together.

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I used to hate templates. I'm making an effort to learn more.

hybrid tide Feb 7, 2021, 7:10 PM

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...just...wow!

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 7:11 PM

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Filters are incredibly powerful once you learn how they can be used. Someone recently had a 9 line nested loop with namespaces... turned it into one line with filters 😄

hybrid tide Feb 7, 2021, 7:23 PM

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Thanks mono for your help!

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 7:23 PM

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No problem. Always happy to help a newbie out.

hybrid tide Feb 7, 2021, 7:25 PM

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slightly off topic, but I'll keep it quick because it's cool. Using that template as an Intenet, which is called from a Google Assistant bot I created using Google's Dialog Flow project. Basically, I can ask my bot "who's home" or "is XXX home". Super cool stuff!

ivory delta Feb 7, 2021, 7:27 PM

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That sounds great 😄

hybrid tide Feb 7, 2021, 7:27 PM

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{% if peopleNotHere == ['pfunky'] %}
Everyone is home except you!
{% else %}
{% set peopleHere = states.person | selectattr('state', 'eq', 'home') | map(attribute='name') | list %}
{{ peopleHere[:-1] | join (", ")~" and "~peopleHere[-1] }} are home
{% endif %}```

fossil venture Feb 8, 2021, 6:44 AM

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Is the test is number supported for state attributes? It's giving me unexpected results in the template editor, see: https://imgur.com/a/4pRQsCU

deft timber Feb 8, 2021, 7:35 AM

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is number returns true if the variable is a number, not if it is String representing a number, and since states are always string, is number on a state will always return false

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{{ 3 is number }} --> True
{{ "3" is number }} --> False

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You your sensor should always be positive, you wan use this : {{ states('sensor.your_sensor') | int(-1) >= 0 }}. It it fails to cast in int, the cast will return -1 which is below 0 -> it will return False

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@fossil venture 👆

fossil venture Feb 8, 2021, 8:06 AM

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This isn't a state. It's an attribute. Attributes can have different types than just string.

velvet coral Feb 8, 2021, 8:13 AM

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https://ibb.co/5vkPMfd

fossil venture Feb 8, 2021, 8:17 AM

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deft timber `is number` returns true if the variable is a number, not if it is String repres...

See the "Templates" breaking change in this release https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2020/11/18/release-118/

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"Entities with templated attributes. Attributes keep their native Python type, thus if the attribute is used/processed in a template again later, the type might be different."

deft timber Feb 8, 2021, 8:26 AM

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Indeed, if it's an attribute, it can be a number (my bad, I missed that).. but is it a number in your case?

fossil venture Feb 8, 2021, 8:29 AM

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Yep. See the first template result in the images I posted.

deft timber Feb 8, 2021, 8:31 AM

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I don't think you can trust that.
I put {{ "3" }} in the template tool, and it says it is a number. While clearly it is a string type for jinja.

fossil venture Feb 8, 2021, 8:32 AM

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Hmmm.

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You could be on to something. The dev tools states menu returns this for the attribute: temp: '19'

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So it's the template editor that is misleading.

fossil venture Feb 8, 2021, 9:21 AM

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https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/46198

radiant pewter Feb 8, 2021, 12:37 PM

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Hi I'm trying to create a template for a binary sensor that show "on" when my iPhone is connected to the downstairs router. this is what I've got so far:

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  - platform: template
    sensors:
      tonys_iphone_downstairs_sensor:
       friendly_name: 'Tony Downstairs'
       value_template: >-
          {{ is_state_attr('device_tracker.tonys_iphone_wireless', 'Connected to', Downstairs) }} ```

silent barnBOT Feb 8, 2021, 12:39 PM

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

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ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 12:39 PM

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These are backticks: ``

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Close. 3 of them on each end looks better 😄

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binary_sensor:
  - platform: template
    ...```

blazing cradle Feb 8, 2021, 12:41 PM

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Hi
Im trying to get the weather state into a conditional type and then also use that state as an image.
ATM im using this (works) but want to make the my newbie code shorter
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/4CQw93yVtN/

im trying this, but don't show the icons.
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/w55cRkysZt/

radiant pewter Feb 8, 2021, 12:41 PM

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thanks for the tip! @ivory delta

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 12:41 PM

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If 'Connected to' is an attribute of that sensor, the only thing that looks wrong is the last part... you need quotes around 'Downstairs'

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In case you didn't already know, you can test templates at Dev Tools > Templates. It's quicker than reloading sensors.

radiant pewter Feb 8, 2021, 12:42 PM

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@ivory delta ok, the example in the documentation has without quotes

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let me try with

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 12:43 PM

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If you do it without, it's a variable. It needs to be with. Could you share a link to the docs?

radiant pewter Feb 8, 2021, 12:43 PM

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btw downstairs is the vallue its polling for, not the attribute

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@ivory delta thanks! But same result. I'm starting to wonder if Connected to is even an attribute of the sensor: https://imgur.com/a/QQEuAOa

deft timber Feb 8, 2021, 12:49 PM

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go in the Tools > State and check the name of the attribute

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 12:49 PM

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Don't trust what you see in 'more info'

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Always use the Dev Tools to check states/attributes.

radiant pewter Feb 8, 2021, 12:50 PM

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link to docs: under "states" https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating/

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 12:51 PM

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This?
is_state_attr('device_tracker.paulus', 'battery', 40)
That works because it's a number.

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Strings must have quotes.

radiant pewter Feb 8, 2021, 12:53 PM

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@ivory delta @deft timber thanks so much! it should be "connected_to" not "Connected to". I feel dumb but I'm a bit smarter now. Thanks allot for your help, its working as expected now.

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 12:54 PM

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The UI will try to make it readable. The code doesn't care about readability 😄

copper seal Feb 8, 2021, 12:56 PM

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Hello everyone, quick question:
Using a command line switch

    command_state: "/usr/bin/curl --digest -u user:pass -X GET http://X.X.X.X/ISAPI/Intelligent/channels/2/behaviorRule/1/notifications"
    value_template: >-
      {% set status = value | regex_findall_index('(?<=id>).*?(?=<\/id>)') %}
      {% if status == "email" -%}
        true
      {%- else -%}
        false
      {%- endif %}

silent barnBOT Feb 8, 2021, 12:56 PM

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copper seal Feb 8, 2021, 12:56 PM

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What's wrong in value_template?

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 12:57 PM

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We can't say what's wrong if you don't say what's happening. It would also be helpful if you shared some example values.

copper seal Feb 8, 2021, 12:59 PM

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value -> refers to GET result from command_state right?

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I would like to understant you value_template works: if I want to turn the switch on whats should I put there? and if I want the switch off?

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 1:10 PM

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copper seal value -> refers to GET result from command_state right?

Yes... but I don't know what possible values you can get back...

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And if I don't know what possible values you can get back, I don't know if your template is valid 🤷‍♂️

oak tiger Feb 8, 2021, 1:57 PM

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I wish to control my two covers Aqara switch. One click and it will open/close left one. Two clicks and it will open/close right. It works. But when they are moving and I click again it will not stop them and go back up. I am thinking I need to detect if they are moving. My covers are mqtt based connected to Shelly 2.5 without cloud. How can I tell covers are currently moving?

copper seal Feb 8, 2021, 2:20 PM

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@ivory delta thanks for your help friend. My switch was not updating the state correctly. And wont be able to fix it if I dont understant how things work. From GET im getting a xml file. Assuming the value is by default the response from GET applying this regex: regex_findall_index('(?<=id>).*?(?=</id>)') % on var status I will have either or "email" or nothing. If what I said is correct, I understood perfectly until here. My doubt is how to make the switch on? Is the if really necessary? To change the switch state should I use true and false like above?

blazing cradle Feb 8, 2021, 2:29 PM

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blazing cradle Hi Im trying to get the weather state into a conditional type and then also use ...

Fixed with a state_image.

glossy viper Feb 8, 2021, 2:42 PM

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@blazing cradle can u share new code and from where u get svg files ?

blazing cradle Feb 8, 2021, 3:06 PM

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glossy viper <@!248432096199049217> can u share new code and from where u get svg files ?

Hi Adrian
I simply can not remember which weather station I watched them on and borrowed them via developer tools in the browser for my private home setup.

But the way I did the other thing was:
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/ZzP5fKP6h7/

glossy viper Feb 8, 2021, 3:07 PM

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u got rid of all conditionals?

blazing cradle Feb 8, 2021, 3:11 PM

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yes going from 120+ lines to 22 lines.
Can see that the icons/images look likes these, after i open on in NotePad++ and and search for @keyframes am-weather-cloud-1 on google.
https://gist.github.com/AlexBlack88

But I know it was an weather station i saw em at.

glossy viper Feb 8, 2021, 3:11 PM

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i have something similar but for whole dashboard and i thought it could be nicer to have only a weather card

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https://i.imgur.com/nul4kq8.jpg

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 3:12 PM

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Take front-end talk to #frontend-archived please

blazing cradle Feb 8, 2021, 3:14 PM

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glossy viper i have something similar but for whole dashboard and i thought it could be nicer...

I got todays weather in one side and tomorrows weather in another.

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 3:14 PM

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#frontend-archived

edgy umbra Feb 8, 2021, 7:43 PM

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Hi, anyone can help getting this automation working. It works fine sending a notification to my phone but the available version always is none instead of the latest available version of HACS. Hope that anyone can guide me what I did wrong. 🙂 https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/GBn3swSSbz/

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 7:44 PM

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It's because the attribute you're looking for doesn't exist 😉
{{ state_attr('sensor.hacs', 'available_version') }}

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Check what's in Dev Tools > States. What's in the 'attributes' box for sensor.hacs?

edgy umbra Feb 8, 2021, 7:54 PM

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Seems it’s there but under repositories, is that the issue?

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 7:55 PM

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That's part of the issue.

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Firstly, it's not at the 'top' level.
Secondly, it's in a list and that list could be in any order.

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So... you need to search that list for the item where the name is hacs/integration and then get the value of that item.

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Like this...
{{ (state_attr('sensor.hacs', 'repositories') | selectattr('name', 'eq', 'hacs/integration') | list)[0].available_version }}

edgy umbra Feb 8, 2021, 8:00 PM

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Thanks allot, works perfect! I also asked it to @acoustic finch and posted the same. Thanks both! 😁

dreamy sinew Feb 8, 2021, 8:00 PM

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{{ state_attr('sensor.hacs', 'repositories') | selectattr('name', 'eq', 'hacs/integration')|map(attribute='available_version')|first }}

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slightly safer if you miss

edgy umbra Feb 8, 2021, 8:03 PM

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Thanks all! @acoustic finch posted this which is also working fine. Better to use the other one you and @ivory delta posted? {{ state_attr('sensor.hacs', 'repositories')[0].available_version }}

dreamy sinew Feb 8, 2021, 8:03 PM

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if you get None or [] back from that attribute, as you have it written it will throw an exception

ivory delta Feb 8, 2021, 8:04 PM

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This is true... but he's already using a condition that he can adapt to prevent that 🙂

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I'm sure there are better ways to do it in a single template too. I'm a mere padawan.

regal temple Feb 8, 2021, 11:52 PM

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I have a sensor which supplies the status as a text. I want to trigger an automation based on the content content of this text. So, if it contains a specific string, the automation should run. I am guessing that a data template should work, based on a text pattern in the string. Would that be possible? And if so... How? 😋

thin vine Feb 9, 2021, 5:32 AM

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regal temple I have a sensor which supplies the status as a text. I want to trigger an automa...

something like:

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    value_template: "{{states('sensor.my-sensor') |regex_match('partial-val.+', ignorecase=False)}}"

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match in this example is starting with, but with some regex magic, this can be anything

clear rivet Feb 9, 2021, 7:35 AM

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Good Morning. I am trying to match specific angles of a window or garage door with an Aquara Vibration Sensor. The Sensor has an attribute called orientation that returns three comma seperated, numeric values.

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The output of this orientation attribute looks like this [ 1, -76, 14 ]

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I am struggling now to find a way to match the position because the last value differs time to time by one or two.

thin vine Feb 9, 2021, 8:08 AM

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something like {{state_attr('sensor.something', 'orientation')[1]}} might work

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 12:19 PM

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Is it possible to console log a value from value_template?

ivory delta Feb 9, 2021, 12:33 PM

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You don't have a console, so no...

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What are you trying to do?

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 12:37 PM

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I'm getting trouble with value_template, and I would like to see whats coming from value to help me debug

ivory delta Feb 9, 2021, 12:46 PM

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Is this in an automation or script, or something else?

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 12:49 PM

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It's a Template Switch using command_line

ivory delta Feb 9, 2021, 12:53 PM

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Then you'll need to execute the command line yourself to see what is normally returned.

mighty ledge Feb 9, 2021, 1:18 PM

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copper seal I'm getting trouble with value_template, and I would like to see whats coming fr...

Use the template editor

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 1:19 PM

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It returns a xml file when I use curl on cmd

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based on that curl if word "email" exists switch should be on

mighty ledge Feb 9, 2021, 1:19 PM

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ok, then paste the xml files contents into a string named value in the template editor, it's the same thing

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 1:20 PM

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value_template: >-
{% set status = value | regex_findall_index('(?<=id>).*?(?=</id>)') %}
{% if status == "email" -%}
True
{%- endif %}

mighty ledge Feb 9, 2021, 1:20 PM

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{% set value = 'contents of email' %}

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 1:21 PM

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That value_template I sent is causing "Update for switch.cam_piscina_mail fails"

mighty ledge Feb 9, 2021, 1:21 PM

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so you aren't even going to try what i'm suggesting, just argue?

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 1:22 PM

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I'm going to try and I appreciate it, I just would like to know what I'm doing wrong

mighty ledge Feb 9, 2021, 1:23 PM

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again, take the contents of the email and set it in a variable. IF the contents of the email are "HEY MY NAME IS"...

{% set value = "HEY MY NAME IS" %}

then test your template

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in the template editor

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 1:29 PM

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Sorry petro, i'm not understanding, the GET from command_state returns a xml file. I need to search in that if the word email is present (it appears on xml <id>email</id>, when the motion detection on this camera is active) and use it to correct the status if home assistant restart or in power failure.
value_template: {% set value = "HEY MY NAME IS" %}

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value_template: {% set value = "email" %} is this your sugestion?

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sorry for bothering I just started templating a few days ago

ivory delta Feb 9, 2021, 1:31 PM

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If you want to test your template, do it in the Dev Tools. To simulate what you would get back from the GET, assign it to a value in the Dev Tools.

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When you are confident your template works, put it in your value_template:

mighty ledge Feb 9, 2021, 1:37 PM

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copper seal Sorry petro, i'm not understanding, the GET from command_state returns a xml fi...

Do you know what 'Developer Tools' is?

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On the main bar on the left side of home assistant, there's a section called "Developer Tools". Inside that page is a tab named "Templates"

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That's the template editor

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it allows you to edit and test templates

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 1:39 PM

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yes petro I already done it

mighty ledge Feb 9, 2021, 1:39 PM

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I'm not telling you to put {% set value = "HEY MY NAME IS" %} in your value_template

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 1:39 PM

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it works there

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but there getting the error

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can I add a pic here?

mighty ledge Feb 9, 2021, 1:39 PM

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now you can

copper seal Feb 9, 2021, 1:40 PM

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📎 temp.PNG

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result is true or false according to xml, which seems nice to me

mighty ledge Feb 9, 2021, 1:40 PM

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Ok, so what's the template output

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on the right hand side

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can you please pastebin your email

silent barnBOT Feb 9, 2021, 1:41 PM

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Please use https://paste.ubuntu.com/ to share code or logs. Please don't use Pastebin, since it can randomly add spaces to the main view.