Yeah need to make a step by step will do. Maybe somone else can show me quicker ways once I do becuase …I know I took the long way 
Hello everyone, I have been following the tutorial step by step, and I have always been unable to display the cover of plex, and other entities cannot display it on plex’s card when playing videos. I hope that some of the code can be shared by the big shots so that I can refer to and modify it. Thank you, here are some of my code, and I don’t know which yaml I still need to configure.
configuration.yaml
sensor:
- platform: plex_recently_added
token: MaHb4Vrb3nttW-kfqAY_
host: 192.168.50.254
port: 32400
ui-lovelace.yaml
#################################################
# #
# MEDIA #
# #
#################################################
- type: grid
title: Media
view_layout:
grid-area: media
columns: 1
cards:
- type: custom:swipe-card
parameters:
speed: 550
spaceBetween: 40
threshold: 5
cards:
- type: horizontal-stack
cards:
- type: conditional
conditions:
- entity: select.conditional_media
state_not: Plex Movies (Offline)
- entity: select.conditional_media
state_not: jellyfin
- entity: select.conditional_media
state_not: emby
- entity: select.conditional_media
state_not: google
card:
type: custom:button-card
entity: sensor.plex_recently_added
name: Plex Movies
tap_action:
action: none
template:
- conditional_media
- icon_plex
- type: conditional
conditions:
- entity: select.conditional_media
state: jellyfin
card:
type: custom:button-card
entity: media_player.plex_plex_web_chrome_osx
name: Plex Movies (Offline)
template:
- conditional_media
- icon_jellyfin
- type: conditional
conditions:
- entity: select.conditional_media
state: jellyfin
card:
type: custom:button-card
entity: media_player.chrome
triggers_update: sensor.youtube_watching
template:
- conditional_media
- icon_plex
- type: conditional
conditions:
- entity: select.conditional_media
state: emby
card:
type: custom:button-card
entity: media_player.emby_chrome_macos_2
template:
- conditional_media
- icon_emby
- type: conditional
conditions:
- entity: select.conditional_media
state: google
card:
type: custom:button-card
entity: media_player.chromecast
template:
- conditional_media
- icon_google
- type: grid
columns: 2
cards:
- type: custom:button-card
entity: media_player.plex_plex_web_chrome_osx_2
triggers_update: sensor.youtube_watching
name: plex
template:
- media
- icon_plex2
- type: custom:button-card
entity: media_player.chromecast
triggers_update: sensor.youtube_watching
name: google
template:
- media
- icon_google
- type: custom:button-card
entity: media_player.emby_chrome_macos_2
name: emby
template:
- media
- icon_emby
- type: custom:button-card
entity: media_player.chrome
name: jellyfin
template:
- media
- icon_jellyfin
sensor.yaml
template:
select:
- name: conditional_media
state: >
{% set recently_added = 'Plex Movies' %}
{% set recently_added_backup = 'Plex Movies (Offline)' %}
{% set paused_timeout_minutes = 15 %}
{% set media_players = [
states.media_player.chrome,
states.media_player.plex_plex_web_chrome_osx,
states.media_player.emby_chrome_macos_2,
states.media_player.chromecast ] %}
{% macro media(state) %}
{% set state = media_players | selectattr('state','eq',state) | list %}
{% set last_changed = recently_added if state | length == 0 else state | map(attribute='last_changed') | list | max %}
{{ state | selectattr('last_changed','eq', last_changed) | map(attribute='name') | list | join }}
{% endmacro %}
{% set recently_added = recently_added_backup if is_state('media_player.plex_plex_web_chrome_osx','Active') else recently_added %}
{% set playing = media_players | selectattr('state','eq','playing') | list %}
{% set timeout_playing = False if playing | length == 0 else
(as_timestamp(now()) - as_timestamp(playing | map(attribute='last_changed') | list | max)) < paused_timeout_minutes * 60 %}
{% set paused = media_players | selectattr('state','eq','paused') | list %}
{% set timeout_paused = False if paused | length == 0 else
(as_timestamp(now()) - as_timestamp(paused | map(attribute='last_changed') | list | max)) < paused_timeout_minutes * 60 %}
{% if playing %}
{{ media('playing') if timeout_playing else media('paused') if timeout_paused else media('playing') }}
{% elif paused %}
{{ media('paused') if timeout_paused else recently_added }}
{% else %}
{{ recently_added }}
{% endif %}
options: >
{% set recently_added = ['Plex Movies'] %}
{% set recently_added_backup = ['Plex Movies (Offline)'] %}
{% set media_players = [
states.media_player.chrome,
states.media_player.plex_plex_web_chrome_osx,
states.media_player.emby_chrome_macos_2,
states.media_player.chromecast ] %}
{{ recently_added + recently_added_backup + media_players | map(attribute='name') | list }}
select_option:
service: select.select_option
target:
entity_id: select.conditional_media
data:
option: >
{{ option }}
sensor:
# SENSOR - PLEX RECENTLY ADDED (BACKUP)
- unique_id: recently_added_backup
name: 'Plex Movies (Offline)'
state: >
{% if not is_state('sensor.recently_added_movies', 'Online') %}
Active
{% else %}
Passive
{# Waiting for 'Plex Movies' to fail #}
{% endif %}
attributes:
data: >
{% if this.state not in ['unavailable','undefined','unknown','none','null','0'] %}
{% set data = states('input_text.backup_recently_added_movies') %}
{% set return = namespace(state=[]) %}
{% set items = data.split("|") %}
{% for item in items %}
{% set object = item.split(":") %}
{% set return.state = return.state + [{object[0]:object[1]}] %}
{% endfor %}
{{ return.state }}
{% endif %}
title: >
{% if this.state not in ['unavailable','undefined','unknown','none','null','0'] %}
{% set data = this.attributes.data %}
{% set year = data[0].aired.split('-')[0] %}
{% if data | count == 4 %}
{% set title = data[1].title + ' (' + year + ')' %}
{% else %}
{% set title = data[1].title + ' · ' + data[2].number %}
{% endif %}
{{ title }}
{% endif %}
poster: >
{% if this.state not in ['unavailable','undefined','unknown','none','null','0'] %}
{% set data = this.attributes.data %}
{% if data | count == 4 %}
{% set poster = data[3].poster %}
{% else %}
{% set poster = data[4].poster %}
{% endif %}
{{ poster }}
{% endif %}
fanart: >
{% if this.state not in ['unavailable','undefined','unknown','none','null','0'] %}
{% set data = this.attributes.data %}
{% if data | count == 4 %}
{% set fanart = data[2].fanart %}
{% else %}
{% set fanart = data[3].fanart %}
{% endif %}
{{ fanart }}
{% endif %}
automations.yaml
- id: '1675415708652'
alias: System - Plex Recently Added
description: Sensor attribute backup
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- sensor.plex_recently_added
to: Online
condition:
- condition: template
value_template: '{{ trigger.to_state.state not in [trigger.from_state.state, ''cannot
be reached'', ''unavailable'', ''undefined'',''unknown'',''none'',''null'']
}}'
action:
- service: input_text.set_value
data:
value: "{% if not states('sensor.plex_recently_added') in ['unavailable','undefined','unknown','none','null','0']
%}\n {% set state = namespace(return='') %}\n {% set data = state_attr('sensor.plex_recently_added','data')
%}\n {%- for value in data %}\n {%- if not loop.first and value is defined
and state.return == '' %}\n {%- if not value.number is defined %}\n {%
set state.return = \n \"aired:\" + value.aired + \"|\" +\n \"title:\"
+ value.title + \"|\" +\n \"fanart:\" + value.fanart + \"|\" +\n
\ \"poster:\" + value.poster\n %}\n {%- else %}\n {%
set state.return = \n \"aired:\" + value.aired + \"|\" +\n \"title:\"
+ value.title + \"|\" +\n \"number:\" + value.number + \"|\" +\n
\ \"fanart:\" + value.fanart + \"|\" +\n \"poster:\" + value.poster\n
\ %}\n {%- endif %}\n {%- endif %}\n {%- endfor %}\n {{ state.return
}}\n{% endif %}"
target:
entity_id: input_text.backup_plex_recently_added
mode: single
“Currently, I have only modified the code in these three yaml files, but it has not worked. I have been struggling for this for several days. Please help me, thank you.”
Hi there, @zs2766.
I can start by pointing out some things:
The conditional_media select sensor looks incorrect:
{% set recently_added = recently_added_backup if is_state('media_player.plex_plex_web_chrome_osx','Active') else recently_added %}
This should check the state of a different sensor, like this:
{% set recently_added = recently_added_backup if is_state('sensor.recently_added_offline','Active') else recently_added %}
There are some other things missing in your post, I think. Please read this.
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Looks nice! Can u share the code? I and others could use it for hue lights.
Thank you very much for your answer. Currently, I have only modified these few items, and I don’t know how to modify the rest. I can’t find the relevant tutorials. Can you help me?
Well, I just pointed you to the tutorial I made for this.
Have you read it? (A different take on designing a Lovelace UI - #4536 by Laffer)
What you are trying to achieve is a modification of what Mattias made.
This includes a backup solution that I made for when the “Plex Recently Added” sensor fails.
Thank you. I will follow your tutorial and try it later. If it is still not available, I can send the file to you. Can you help me take a look at it? “If I need those files to send you, I hope you can list the names. Thank you.”
“I followed your tutorial and did it again, but it didn’t take effect. It’s still the same problem as before. Please help me, thank you.”
Send me screenshots and code from all the components mentioned in the tutorial and we’ll see if we can figure it out.
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Okay, thank you very much. Here are some of my configuration files. If you need a complete config file, I can send it to you
Good. Now also please send me a screenshot of the following - from Developer Tools
input_text
backup template sensor
Have you tried to run the automation manually once?
In Developer Tools → Template, what result do you get if you try this: (change the sensor name to your Plex Movies / Recently Added)
{{ states(‘sensor.recently_added_mix’) }}
This MUST be = Online (At least once - when you run the automation)
If this is anything but Online, restart HA until this equals Online.
Do the same with the following, and see if it returns the data
{{ state_attr(‘sensor.recently_added_mix’,‘data’) }}
Then I think you might need to have a look at that first.
If it doesn’t have any data in Developer Tools either, check to see if this sensor is set up correctly.
(and I assume your Plex server actually has content for this sensor to fetch)
