Access ESPHome global variable without lambda

ESPHome
1

Hi guys,

is there a way to access the value of a global variable of ESPHome via YAML instead of using lambda?

I have two global variables

globals:
  - id: totalClick
    type: int
    restore_value: no
  - id: avrPulsePinHelper
    type: bool
    restore_value: no

I would like to get the values using YAML instead of using lambdas.

Thanks for the help!

2

For what reason?

Do you want access to the global in HA or just within ESPHome?

3

Only in ESPHome

Why not? :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: Now I’m realising this with lambda statements, but it’s just interesting for me to know.
It’s also not only access the value but also change it (with something like globals.totalClick.value: 3)?

4

No way. From docs:

In some cases you might require to share a global variable across multiple lambdas.

This is made for Lambdas only.

5

I want to access esphome globals from HA front end. Can this be done? thx

6

No they can’t. They are internal only.

7

Well, you could create a template sensor in your ESPhome YAML and expose the global as a value of that sensor.