Thatâs because if you have all lights in the group and then you take all your lights and remove all group members from the list youâre left with nothing.
you could also explicitly exclude this group either from set groups, similar to what I did with light.presence_simulation. Then you wonât have it as a group card either, which wouldnât make sense anyways.
did some more testing on this: it seems that as soon as I remove layout_type: custom:grid-layout, the cards load immediately. It seems like these performance issues have something to do with adding the grid-layout.
anyone else noticed this?
I have also tried changing to built-in grid. No issues, but of course a lot of functionality is then missing. Same issue seemingly with horizontal-layout and vertical-layout
My takeaway from our exchanges so far was that light groups wonât work for this because I need to get a list of all the lights that are not part of any group, except the light.presence_simulation group, which is only possible via templates.
So what I currently have is this:
# Define list of all groups, whose members should be excluded from the list of ungrouped lights
{% set groups = (states.light
| selectattr('attributes.entity_id','defined')
| rejectattr('entity_id', 'eq', 'light.presence_simulation')
| map(attribute='entity_id')
|list) + (states.light
| selectattr('entity_id', 'search', '.*\.group_.*')
| map(attribute='entity_id')
| list
) | list
%}
# expand group to get the actual members
{% set members = groups | expand
| map(attribute='entity_id')
| list
%}
# from this list also exclude a couple of members due to my specific setup
{% set individualLights = states.light
| rejectattr('entity_id', 'in', label_entities('exclude'))
| rejectattr('entity_id', 'in', area_entities('System'))
| map(attribute='entity_id')
| reject('in', groups +members)
| list
%}
[
{% for e in individualLights %}
{
"type": "custom:decluttering-card",
"template": "illumination_light-card-single",
"variables": {
" - Light": "{{ e }}" },
},
{% endfor %}
]
This is basically an adaptation of what youâve posted from @TheFes - thanks!
Iâve also tried to put this exact list into its own sensor to clean up the code, but that just adds unnecessary complication, so currently Iâm working with the full code above.
The output of this in the template tester is the following:
But something is off⌠as soon as I put it into an actual template filter, this is the resulting card:
type: custom:mod-card
card_mod:
style:
hui-grid-card $: |
#root {
grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
}
card:
type: custom:auto-entities
card:
type: grid
square: false
card_param: cards
show_empty: false
filter:
template: |
{% set groups = (states.light
| selectattr('attributes.entity_id','defined')
| rejectattr('entity_id', 'eq', 'light.presence_simulation')
| map(attribute='entity_id')
|list) + (states.light
| selectattr('entity_id', 'search', '.*\.group_.*')
| map(attribute='entity_id')
| list
) | list
%}
{% set members = groups | expand
| map(attribute='entity_id')
| list
%}
{% set individualLights = states.light
| rejectattr('entity_id', 'in', label_entities('exclude'))
| rejectattr('entity_id', 'in', area_entities('System'))
| map(attribute='entity_id')
| reject('in', groups +members)
| list
%}
[
{% for e in individualLights %}
{
"type": "custom:decluttering-card",
"template": "illumination_light-card-single",
"variables": {
" - Light": "{{ e }}" },
},
{% endfor %}
]
include: []
exclude: []
Result:
- Light and the indentation seems to be a bit off.Iâve also tried switching the quotes up a bit:
[
{% for e in individualLights %}
{
"type": "custom:decluttering-card",
"template": "illumination_light-card-single",
"variables": {
' - Light': {{ e }} },
},
{% endfor %}
]
but this messes it up completely, as now every line gets rendered as an individual entity:
Do you have any idea how to fix this?
tbh, not sure no⌠I just tried my earlier suggestion again:
and the template itself revolves fine in dev tools (ofc I dont have that decluttering template so that remains to be seenâŚ)
can you at least confirm your template itself resolves correctly in the dev tools?
and yes, you should Not quote the resulting value in the line
'- Light': {{e}}
as that would make it a string, and explains what you see when you did quote.
I think I might have just resolve the issue by just creating an actual list for the variables. Might have been obvious, but honestly I donât know jinja all that well:
[
{% for e in individualLights %}
{
"type": "custom:decluttering-card",
"template": "illumination_light-card-single",
"variables": [
{"Light": "{{ e }}"}
],
},
{% endfor %}
]
This is just an initial test, but it looks promising.
If anyone ever has a similar issue, I hope this can be found, otherwise at least you and me know now 
If it turns out this doesnât work after all, Iâll report back!
For the moment: thank you so much for your help, wouldnât have gotten here without you!! Help from people like you is of so much value to beginners like me and is very much appreciated!
check this: you got to be sure youâre outputting actual entity_idâs to the template.
the above doesnt work, resulting in:
but expanding that same light group:
- type: custom:auto-entities
card:
type: grid
title: Test Lights populating cards
columns: 4
card_param: cards
filter:
template: >-
{% for s in expand('light.alle_binnen_lampen') -%}
{{
{
'type': 'custom:button-card',
'entity': s.entity_id,
'aspect_ratio': '1/1',
'show_state': 'true'
}
}},
{%- endfor %}
sort:
method: state
actually populates the cards nicely
also not that the for template already is creating the list, so you shouldnt need to explicitly make that
edit
you can also make that work however, and still use the template filter, important detail is to put the comma in the right place:
- type: entities
title: Light groups auto
card_mod:
class: class-header-margin
show_header_toggle: false
entities:
- type: custom:auto-entities
card:
type: entities
filter:
template: >
{% for l in states.light|selectattr('attributes.entity_id','defined') %}
{{
{
'type': 'custom:slider-entity-row',
'entity': l.entity_id
}
}},
{%- endfor %}
populating the cards using that:
- type: custom:auto-entities
card:
type: grid
title: Test Lights populating cards
columns: 4
card_param: cards
filter:
template: >-
{% for l in states.light|selectattr('attributes.entity_id','defined') -%}
{{
{
'type': 'custom:button-card',
'entity': l.entity_id,
'aspect_ratio': '1/1',
'show_state': 'true'
}
}},
{%- endfor %}
sort:
method: state
individualLights isnât a light group, itâs a list of entities, thatâs why itâs working with the {% for e in individualLights %}
I also simplified the template a bit by using integration_entities('group') instead of checking if it has any entities in its attributes, also circumventing the issue here regarding groups with unavailable entities.
{% set groups = (states.light
| selectattr('entity_id', 'in', integration_entities('group'))
| rejectattr('entity_id', 'eq', 'light.presence_simulation')
| map(attribute='entity_id')
|list)
%}
{% set members = groups | expand
| map(attribute='entity_id')
| list
%}
{% set individualLights = states.light
| rejectattr('entity_id', 'in', label_entities('exclude'))
| rejectattr('entity_id', 'in', area_entities('System'))
| map(attribute='entity_id')
| reject('in', groups +members)
| list
%}
Hi,
iâm getting the following error, can someone help me out?
It drives me crazyâŚ
Invalid entity ID at position 0: {âentityâ:
entities:
type: custom:auto-entities
card:
type: entities
title: TGTG Surprise Bags
filter:
template: >-
{% for state in states.sensor if 'sensor.too_good_to_go_toogoodtogo_' in
state.entity_id %}
{% set entity_id = state.entity_id %}
{% set s = states(entity_id) %}
{%- if is_number(s) and s | int > 0 %}
{% set pickup_start = state_attr(entity_id, 'pickup_start') %}
{%- if pickup_start is not none -%}
{{
{
'entity': entity_id,
'name': state_attr(entity_id, 'friendly_name')[5:],
'type': "custom:multiple-entity-row",
'unit': false,
'secondary_info': 'Begin: ' + state_attr(entity_id, 'pickup_start_human') + ', End: ' + state_attr(entity_id, 'pickup_end_human') + ", âŹ" + state_attr(entity_id, 'price') | string,
'tap_action': {
'action': 'url',
'url_path': state_attr(entity_id, 'url')
}
}
}},
{%- endif -%}
{%- endif -%}
{%- endfor %}
posted this is Discord too, but since many here wont use that, Iâll repost here:
using auto-entities in a sections view, leaves a gap when the (entities) card is empty (even when the show_empty: false is set. Is there a generic solution/trick for this, or is the auto-entities card simply not yet fully compatible (bewerkt)
the exact same cards configuration in a type: custom:vertical-layout has no gap. so it might be a section thing after all? (using yaml mode btw) (bewerkt)
example to test:
- type: custom:auto-entities
card:
type: entities
show_empty: false
filter:
include:
- entity_id: media_player.plex_*
state: /playing|paused|'on'/
thanks if you have any hint how to prevent this in the new Sections
update
missed his issue show_empty in Sections view ¡ Issue #433 ¡ thomasloven/lovelace-auto-entities ¡ GitHub yesterday. hope auto-entities will see an update fixing this then
Any ideas on how to get this to work? I want to have it filter based on the input_select helper that would contain the room name (i.e. âKitchenâ)
type: custom:auto-entities
card:
type: entities
filter:
include:
- area: '{{ states.input_select.room_selection.state }}'
exclude: []
Can be only done by a âtemplateâ option:
filter:
template: ... build a list of entries here using jinja ...
Thanks. I got it to work with this:
card:
type: entities
filter:
template: >-
{{states.light | selectattr('entity_id', 'in',
area_entities(states.input_select.room_selection.state)) |
map(attribute='entity_id') | list }}
BUT I cannot get custom:bubble-card to populate for entities as this doesnât work properly, it shows ALL lights. Any ideas? Is there a way to use template without it being overriden/ignored by include?
card:
type: grid
columns: 2
square: false
card_param: cards
filter:
template: >-
{{states.light | selectattr('entity_id', 'in',
area_entities(states.input_select.room_selection.state)) |
map(attribute='entity_id') | list }}
include:
- domain: light
state: 'on'
options:
type: custom:bubble-card
card_type: button
button_type: slider
show_attribute: false
show_last_changed: true
show_state: true
exclude: []
You can use any of these combinations:
Means - all âoptionsâ must be a part of a template.
Search here, there are ready examples.
Yeah, I think me adding the âdomain: lightâ overrides my template to select only lights with the matching area name. I cannot get the options to work in template
Got it to work! Itâs beautiful. That wasnât as simple as I thought it would be.
card:
type: grid
columns: 2
square: false
card_param: cards
filter:
template: >-
{%- for s in states.light|selectattr('entity_id', 'in',
area_entities(states.input_select.room_selection.state)) -%}
{{
{
'type': 'custom:bubble-card',
'card_type': 'button',
'entity': s.entity_id,
'button_type': 'slider',
'show_last_changed': 'true',
'show_state': 'true'
}
}},
{%- endfor %}
sort:
method: state
numeric: true
Iâve got a card counting down our birthdays (itâs kinda thing within our household). got a very simple piece of code, but would like to see the whitespaces between the entities to be less.
Code:
type: custom:auto-entities
show_empty: false
card:
title: Verjaardagen
type: entities
entities: null
filter:
include:
- entity_id: sensor.verjaardag*
- entity_id: sensor.anniversar*
sort:
method: state
ignore_case: false
reverse: false
numeric: true
I have searched this topic and the github page, but canât seem to find it, or I donât know what iâm looking for. Does anyone know how to do this?
All you need to do is target your card element with card_mod:
card:
title: Verjaardagen
type: entities
card_mod:
style: |
#states > * {
margin: 0 !important;
}
Youâll need to have card_mod installed for this:
Try something like this:
type: custom:auto-entities
show_empty: false
card:
type: custom:layout-card
layout_type: grid
layout:
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(185px,1fr))
card_param: cards
filter:
include:
- domain: switch
area: escritorio
options:
type: tile
color: red
show_entity_picture: false
tap_action:
action: toggle
icon_tap_action:
action: more-info
exclude:
Change the filter for your needs.
I am trying to replicate sub_button and grids within grids. Any ideas how to do that with auto-entities?
Hereâs an example:
square: false
type: grid
cards:
- type: custom:bubble-card
card_type: separator
name: ROOM1
sub_button:
- name: '1'
show_name: true
icon: mdi:lightbulb
show_background: false
tap_action:
action: none
- type: custom:bubble-card
card_type: separator
name: ROOM2
- square: false
type: grid
cards:
- type: custom:bubble-card
card_type: button
entity: light.living_room_floor_lamp
- type: custom:bubble-card
card_type: button
entity: light.living_room_floor_lamp
columns: 2
columns: 1
Here is what I can do now (I have it all in 1 column, but it does populate every light assigned to each room)
type: custom:auto-entities
card:
type: grid
columns: 1
square: false
card_param: cards
filter:
template: |-
{% for option in state_attr('input_select.room_selection','options') -%}
{%- if states.light|selectattr('entity_id', 'in',area_entities(option))|list|count -%}
{{
{
'type': 'custom:bubble-card',
'card_type': 'separator',
'name': option,
'card_layout': 'normal',
}
}},{%- for s in states.light|selectattr('entity_id', 'in',
area_entities(option)) -%}
{{
{
'type': 'custom:bubble-card',
'card_type': 'button',
'entity': s.entity_id,
'button_type': 'slider',
'show_last_changed': 'true',
'show_state': 'true'
}
}},
{%- endfor %}{% endif -%}
{%- endfor %}
view_layout:
position: main
Could you add a way to template the name? Itâs very very often that when I have a group of entities that requires using this custom card, that they all share something in the name that I want to take out.