Automations not working with random Delay

Configuration
21

OK. That’s what I assumed. I’ll dig into how to do that!. Thanks.

22

I added the following and it generates a random number with each YAML reload but it does not update after that. When I put the value in the template editor it updates every 30 seconds or so.


- platform: template
  sensors:
    random_delay_value:
      friendly_name: "Random Delay Value"
      value_template: "{{ (range(0, 1)|random|int) }}:{{ (range(1, 59)|random|int) }}:00"

What can I do to make it update?

23

First, the range(m, n) function returns an int value between m & (n - 1), inclusive. So, range(0, 1) will always return 0. If you want a value between m & n, inclusive, you need to use range(m, n + 1).

Next, since you seem to want a random number of minutes, why not just use a single value in minutes?

Lastly, the suggestion was to create a variable, not a template sensor.

How about something like this:

- # Create a random number of minutes between 1 and 120.
  variables:
    random_delay_value: "{{ range(1, 121)|random }}"
- delay:
    minutes: "{{ random_delay_value }}"
- # Notification step goes here
  ...
24

Thank you for the clarification.