how to handle reoccuring event type states?

[silver berry]

i have an automation which is using a entities event to trigger.
its a button and it shall trigger each time the button is pushed. Due to whatever reason it only has four states, three of them for long press, only one for short press. so if the second time in a row i am doing a short press, the event is not triggering anymore - what is the correct solution for something like this?

[olive panther]

You're using the event. entity, with a state trigger?

[silver berry]

yeah

alias: Dachfensteröffner
description: ""
triggers:

• trigger: state
  entity_id:
  • event.hmipw_wrc6_0021e0c9a5d484_ch5
    attribute: event_type
    conditions: []
    actions:
• if:
  • condition: numeric_state
    entity_id: cover.dachfensteroffner
    attribute: current_position
    below: 100
    then:
  • choose:
    • conditions:
      • condition: state
        entity_id: cover.dachfensteroffner
        state: open
        sequence:
      • action: cover.open_cover
        metadata: {}
        data: {}
        target:
        entity_id: cover.dachfensteroffner
    • conditions:
      • condition: state
        entity_id: cover.dachfensteroffner
        state: closing
        sequence:
      • action: cover.stop_cover
        metadata: {}
        data: {}
        target:
        entity_id: cover.dachfensteroffner
        mode: single

[olive panther]

Remove attribute: event_type from the trigger

[silver berry]

will do - for learning sake: why? 😄

[olive panther]

Because that is only triggering when attribute: event_type changes.

As you have identified, two button presses in a row do not cause a change in event type, and are so ignored.

[silver berry]

which wont be the case, its always state

right?

[olive panther]

If you don't specify attribute:, then it will trigger when the state changes

[grim dew]

you might want to add not_from: unavailable though

otherwise you will get false triggers when HA restarts and your event entity reverts to it's previous state

[silver berry]

❤️

thanks folks!