Automation UI bug for Before / After time conditions

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When re-editing automations in the automation UI data is missing from the input fields but it is present in the YAML.

The automations are created purely using the automation UI with no direct editing of the YAML.
I have some Time condition types using After and Before (getting time values from input_datetime helpers)

The UI appears to be writing the YAML fine and the automations work, but when I go to re-edit them using the UI, the fields for Before and After are empty (or not rendering?)

Is this a bug?

- id: '1612348681204'
  alias: Heating Bed 2 fixed
  description: 'description'
  trigger:
  - platform: homeassistant
    event: start
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.thermostat_bed_2
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_datetime.timedaybed2
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_datetime.timenightbed2
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_number.tempdaybed2
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_number.tempnightbed2
  condition: []
  action:
  - choose:
    - conditions:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.thermostat_bed_2
        state: 'on'
      - condition: time
        before: input_datetime.timedaybed2 <****** NOT RENDERING IN UI*****
      sequence:
      - service: climate.turn_on
        data: {}
        entity_id: climate.bed2_thermostat
      - service: climate.set_temperature
        data:
          temperature: '{{ states.input_number.tempnightbed2.state }}'
        entity_id: climate.bed2_thermostat
    - conditions:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.thermostat_bed_2
        state: 'on'
      - condition: time
        after: input_datetime.timedaybed2  <****** NOT RENDERING IN UI*****
        before: input_datetime.timenightbed2  <****** NOT RENDERING IN UI*****
      sequence:
      - service: climate.turn_on
        data: {}
        entity_id: climate.bed2_thermostat
      - service: climate.set_temperature
        data:
          temperature: '{{ states.input_number.tempdaybed2.state }}'
    - conditions:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.thermostat_bed_2
        state: 'on'
      - condition: time
        after: input_datetime.timenightbed2  <****** NOT RENDERING IN UI*****
      sequence:
      - service: climate.turn_on
        data: {}
        entity_id: climate.bed2_thermostat
      - service: climate.set_temperature
        data:
          temperature: '{{ states.input_number.tempnightbed2.state }}'
        entity_id: climate.bed2_thermostat
    default:
    - service: climate.turn_off
      data: {}
      entity_id: climate.bed2_thermostat
  mode: restart

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2

I’ve noticed this too, not only in time conditions but in data fields generally. Refreshing the browser seems to fix it.

3

Hmm. It doesn’t fix it for me :anguished:

4

I think this is part of a bigger issue. I get different results if I hardcode the times instead of using input_datetime helpers. The helpers don’t render but the hardcode times do. This also affects how the automation runs.
I’ve started a related thread automation-does-not-work-with-input-helper-but-does-hard-coded

5

Same problem here with version 2021.2.1
Did you created an issue in github for this?

6

I confess I don’t know how to create an issue on github. I’m a bit of a noob. If I understand github correctly, it looks like the issue has been identified and a fix is in progress?

Summary of similar/related threads, github issues and pull requests: