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vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 8:10 AM

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Im trying to create an automation that records all persistent notifications to a .txt file, but i get the following error:
Triggers: required key not provided @ data[0]['trigger']
and i have no idea what it means.
code:

alias: Record every persistent notification to .txt file
triggers:
  - update_type: null
    update_typ: added
actions:
  - data:
      entity_id: notify.save_persistent_to_txt
    data_template:
      message: >-
        {{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') }} {{ trigger.notification.title
        }} / {{ trigger.notification.message }}
    action: notify.send_message

sly fractal Nov 8, 2024, 8:26 AM

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Did you try running it manually?

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Because that bypasses the triggers so really messes up any automation that depends on the trigger variable

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 8:32 AM

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no, i did not, i can't even save it because of the error

marble ridge Nov 8, 2024, 9:18 AM

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Where did you get that triggers block from?

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  - update_type: null
    update_typ: added
``` is gibberish

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 11:55 AM

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Someone else helped me make it

marble ridge Nov 8, 2024, 11:56 AM

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Someone being ChatGPT?

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/persistent_notification/#automation shows a valid trigger:

  - triggers:
      - trigger: persistent_notification
        # Optional. Possible values: added, removed, updated, current
        update_type:
          - added
          - removed
        # Optional.
        notification_id: invalid_config

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 12:27 PM

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No hahaha but could be

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I changed the gibberish but now it throws a new error

sly fractal Nov 8, 2024, 12:33 PM

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message: "{{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S ') ~ trigger.notification.title ~ ' / ' ~ trigger.notification.message }}"

marble ridge Nov 8, 2024, 12:33 PM

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Dude

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Did you even read what was posted?

sly fractal Nov 8, 2024, 12:34 PM

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you also need to set the trigger type to be persistent_notification like the example @marble ridge gave you

marble ridge Nov 8, 2024, 12:34 PM

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  - triggers:
      - trigger: persistent_notification
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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That part ain't optional

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 12:38 PM

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oh snap, sorry.
So, something like this:

alias: Record every persistent notification to .txt file
- triggers:
    - trigger: persistent_notification
      platform: event
      event_type: persistent_notifications_updated
      event_data:
        update_type:
          - added
          - removed
actions:
  - data:
      entity_id: notify.save_persistent_to_txt
    data_template:
      message: >
        {{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') }} - {{ trigger.event.data.title }} / {{ trigger.event.data.message }}
  - service: notify.send_message

marble ridge Nov 8, 2024, 12:39 PM

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Please step away from ChatGPT

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Why are you not using the example from the docs?

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Why are you randomly throwing shit into the trigger?

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All ChatGPT is doing is feeding you crap

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 12:41 PM

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I'm not using chatGPT, that's why im asking here

marble ridge Nov 8, 2024, 12:42 PM

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Then where the hell are you getting that from? Because it's not us or the docs

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 12:44 PM

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/send-telegrams-with-important-hassio-persistent-notifications/233946/13

Home Assistant Community

Send telegrams with important hassio 'persistent notifications'

Once again thank you for all your extensive help! i’ve been looking into split configuration and i think it’s a good idea to do so, but it looks a bit overwhelming with all your folders and files. Additionally, i read the docs for it and for the different commands, but i’m not sure i fully understand yet. Nonetheless, i’ll try, thanks!

sterile kindle Nov 8, 2024, 12:45 PM

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- trigger:
  - platform: event
    event_type: call_service
    event_data:
      domain: persistent_notification
      service: create

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 12:45 PM

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alias: Record every persistent notification to .txt file
- triggers:
    - trigger: persistent_notification
      update_type:
        - added
        - removed
actions:
  - data:
      entity_id: notify.save_persistent_to_txt
    data_template:
      message: >
        {{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') }} - {{ trigger.event.data.title }} / {{ trigger.event.data.message }}
  - service: notify.send_message

What about this? Now i used the example from the docs

marble ridge Nov 8, 2024, 12:45 PM

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Try it

marble ridge Nov 8, 2024, 12:46 PM

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vivid sundial https://community.home-assistant.io/t/send-telegrams-with-important-hassio-persi...

Ah, so you took the two different triggers in there and merged them... yeah, that's never gonna work

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 12:46 PM

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I dont remember exactly, i've tried some different approaches to make it work, but probably

sterile kindle Nov 8, 2024, 12:48 PM

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Just FYI... that syntax never works for me (hasn't for a while now). The one I posted is what I use in a lot of my template sensors triggers and does capture the persistent notification being created properly..

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 12:49 PM

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alias: Record every persistent notification to .txt file
  - trigger: persistent_notification
    - platform: event
      event_type: call_service
      event_data:
        domain: persistent_notification
        service: create
actions:
  - data:
      entity_id: notify.save_persistent_to_txt
    data_template:
      message: >
        {{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') }} - {{ trigger.event.data.title }} / {{ trigger.event.data.message }}
  - service: notify.send_message

something like this?

sterile kindle Nov 8, 2024, 12:50 PM

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trigger.event.data.service_data.title and trigger.event.data.service_data.message.

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This is how I do it in my template trigger:

- trigger:
  - platform: event
    event_type: call_service
    event_data:
      domain: persistent_notification
      service: create
  sensor:
    - name: Bill Sleep Report
      state: "{{ now() }}"
      attributes:
        title: >-
          {% if trigger.event.data.service_data.notification_id|default(0) == 'bill_sleep_report' %}
          {{ trigger.event.data.service_data.title }}
          {% else %}
          {{ this.attributes.title | default("") }}
          {% endif %}
        message: >-
          {% if trigger.event.data.service_data.notification_id|default(0) == 'bill_sleep_report' %}
          {{ trigger.event.data.service_data.message }}
          {% else %}
          {{ this.attributes.message | default("") }}
          {% endif %}
        notification_id: >-
          {{ trigger.event.data.service_data.notification_id }}

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(Could be cleaner, but I was in a hurry)

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 12:52 PM

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i'm sorry but i'm not sure how to proceed with this

sterile kindle Nov 8, 2024, 12:53 PM

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Are you doing this in the UI or YAML?

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 12:53 PM

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UI

sterile kindle Nov 8, 2024, 12:56 PM

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description: ""
alias: Record every persistent notification to .txt file
mode: single
triggers:
  - trigger: event
    event_type: call_service
    event_data:
      domain: persistent_notification
      service: create
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: notify.send_message
    metadata: {}
    data:
      message: >-
        {{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') }} - {{
        trigger.event.data.service_data.title }} / {{
        trigger.event.data.service_data.message }}
    target:
      entity_id: notify.save_persistent_to_txt

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Paste that into your automation and you should be good.

vivid sundial Nov 8, 2024, 12:57 PM

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nice, thank you so much!
Why did you ask me whether it was UI or YAML? I mean, it's YAML regardless right? So what's the difference?

sterile kindle Nov 8, 2024, 12:58 PM

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Because a lot of people will say that it can't be done in the UI. So, I try to match what they are using in case they ask "how". 🙂

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