return value does not work

[hushed cloak]

this works:

alias: foobar
sequence:
  - variables:
      test_var:
        value: 22
        other: 33
        sft: 44
  - stop: test
    response_variable: test_var
description: ""

but this does not, and i don't get why.
this is just an example, not the thing i am trying to make.

alias: foobar
sequence:
  - if:
      - condition: time
        after: "06:00:00"
    then:
      - variables:
          test_var:
            value: 22
            other: 33
            sft: 44
      - stop: test
        response_variable: test_var
description: ""

is that a design decission? it seems to stop working if you leafe the top level scope. but you cannot change variables from top level in a lower level, what makes them useless. seemingly you cannot return from a lower level.

[peak birch]

The response variable indeed only works at top level scope. There is a PR open for this which is waiting for a review https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/126393

PS, please use code formatting for your YAML

[marble oak]

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.
```yaml
example: here
```
Don't forget you can edit your post rather than repeatedly posting the same thing.

[hushed cloak]

ok, one month old and it seems to be a easy fix. is there any posibility to know how long i'll have to wait until this fix gets implemented? then i can stop playing around with this, and wait until then. read more docs and watch tutorials. now three days in.

[hushed cloak]

sorry. fixed

[sacred field]

Yup, variables have scope... You can't return like this.
However, you can do it with creating namespace var on top level and setting something into it inside if block, AFAIK.

[peak birch]

there is no thing like a namespace var on global level of an automation

[sacred field]

Yeah you're probably right. I can define namespace in the template and use it, but cannot assign it to variable - it gets converted to the string.

[sacred field]

That's super dumb situation with var scope and no namespaces... One can use variables from parent scope, but never change anything or return from there. PR you've mentioned addresses latter, but i'd rather have something like this: https://github.com/home-assistant/architecture/discussions/888 - it's way more versatile.

[bitter hedge]

its a bug

read the PR