Automation is malformed when saved

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1

I have an automation that works, but it is malformed when I save it.

I enter it like this:

service: input_number.set_value
data_template:
  entity_id: input_number.nextdns_delta
  value: "{{ (states('sensor.nextdns_dns_queries') | float - states('input_number.nextdns_previous_value') | float) | string }}"

and it runs fine, but after I save my automation, it turn into this:

service: input_number.set_value
data_template:
  entity_id: input_number.nextdns_delta
  value: >-
    "{{ (states('sensor.nextdns_dns_queries') | float -
    states('input_number.nextdns_previous_value') | float) | string }}"

and it won’t work anymore.

This is the complete automation:

alias: NextDNS update monthly limit
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.nextdns_dns_queries
action:
  - service: input_number.set_value
    data_template:
      entity_id: input_number.nextdns_delta
      value: >-
        "{{ (states('sensor.nextdns_dns_queries') | float -
        states('input_number.nextdns_previous_value') | float) | string }}"
  - service: input_number.set_value
    data_template:
      entity_id: input_number.nextdns_previous_value
      value: "{{ states('sensor.nextdns_dns_queries') | float }}"
  - service: input_number.set_value
    data_template:
      entity_id: input_number.nextdns_monthly_limit
      value: >-
        "{{ (states('input_number.nextdns_monthly_limit') | float +
        states('input_number.nextdns_delta') | float) | string }}"
  - service: input_number.set_value
    data:
      entity_id: input_number.nextdns_delta
      value: 0

The last step isn’t really necessary, but that way I can see that it’s been triggered

2

What editor are you writing this in that is changing your YAML?

You can try writing it like this so the editor is less likely to change it:

alias: NextDNS update monthly limit
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.nextdns_dns_queries
action:
  - service: input_number.set_value
    target:
      entity_id: input_number.nextdns_delta
    data:
      value: >
        {{ (states('sensor.nextdns_dns_queries') | float -
        states('input_number.nextdns_previous_value') | float) | string }}
  - service: input_number.set_value
    target:
      entity_id: input_number.nextdns_previous_value
    data:
      value: >
        {{ states('sensor.nextdns_dns_queries') | float }}
  - service: input_number.set_value
    target:
      entity_id: input_number.nextdns_monthly_limit
    data:
      value: >
        {{ (states('input_number.nextdns_monthly_limit') | float +
        states('input_number.nextdns_delta') | float) | string }}
  - service: input_number.set_value
    target:
      entity_id: input_number.nextdns_delta
    data:
      value: 0
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3

I wrote it with the built in editor, but also tried notepad++. Your alterations seem to work, thanks! I’ll know for sure when the automation is triggered.