#Event trigger

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quasi stirrup
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In the LG ThinQ integration for my washing machine there is event.front_load_washer_notification when the wash completes. I do not understand how to trigger on this to get a notification. I tried an event trigger with the type being event.front_load_washer_notification. This never fires so it looks like I am not understand how the event trigger works. Can someone point me in the right direction?

halcyon zenith
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That's not a type, it's an entity

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the state of that entity will reflect the last time it fired/was received, and there will be an attribute called event_type that you can check to see if it's the one you want.

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just use a state trigger

quasi stirrup
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I am not understanding what the entity is?

halcyon zenith
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event.front_load_washer_notification

quasi stirrup
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Notification?

halcyon zenith
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find it in devtools -> States and see what event_type attribute value you want to trigger on

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then make a state trigger for that

quasi stirrup
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Thank you. I'll play with it and see what I get.

halcyon zenith
quasi stirrup
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I am just tying to send a notification that it is done. Usually I can do this easily.

halcyon zenith
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it's pretty straightforward

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trigger on state or attribute change, notify

quasi stirrup
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I guess I made the mistake in setting up the automation in the automation editor and starting with a trigger?

halcyon zenith
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all automations start with a trigger 🤷

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it's the defining characteristic of an automation

quasi stirrup
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Mistyped. I stated with the type as event.front_load_washer_notification

halcyon zenith
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yes, if you tried to create an event trigger, you were on the wrong track

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you can do that as well, but the point of the event entity is to make it more user friendly

quasi stirrup
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I guess that is why it never worked

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You typed earlier a change in state. I do not see this in the create automation menu

halcyon zenith
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a state trigger is most the basic trigger

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they call it "Entity" here:

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I don't use the UI editor and don't keep up with the terminology there. It's a state trigger

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click that, and then "State"

lofty idol
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Just add a state trigger (Entity => State, or just search for 'state'), like you would for a binary_sensor for example. As entity you use event.front_load_washer_notification. Set 'to' as 'any state'. Do not make it trigger on the event_type attribute! That will not change when you have two events that are the same an thus will not give you a trigger. If you want to only do stuff on a certain event_type make it a separate condition and leave the trigger to 'any state'.

quasi stirrup
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I think I understand. This is what I have now: ```
alias: Wash done
description: ""
triggers:

  • trigger: state
    entity_id:
    • event.front_load_washer_notification
      to: null
      conditions:
  • condition: state
    entity_id: event.front_load_washer_notification
    attribute: event_type
    state: washing_is_complete
    actions:
  • action: notify.mobile_app_pixel_9_pro_xl
    metadata: {}
    data:
    message: Wash done 6-17
    mode: single
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I'll see if it works at next wash.