Hi all.
I need help
After countless attempts I manage to set a value of binary_sensor via template. But I have to use quite nasty trick. And there must be better way.
This is the sensor:
platform: template
sensors:
workday_status:
friendly_name: Workday status
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.workday
- input_boolean.force_workday
- input_boolean.force_freeday
value_template: >-
{% if is_state('input_boolean.force_workday', 'off') and is_state('input_boolean.force_freeday', 'off') %}
{{ states('binary_sensor.workday') }}
{% elif is_state('input_boolean.force_workday', 'on') and is_state('input_boolean.force_freeday', 'on') %}
{{ states('binary_sensor.workday') }}
{% elif is_state('input_boolean.force_workday', 'on') %}
{{ 1 < 2 }}
{% elif is_state('input_boolean.force_freeday', 'on') %}
{{ 1 > 2 }}
{% else %}
{{ states('binary_sensor.workday') }}
{% endif %}
How to replace these ugly lines?
{{ 1 > 2 }}
{{ 1 < 2 }}
I tried on / off , true / false, βonβ / βoffβ, capital letters, whatever. Nothing worked and the sensor did not get updated.
The solution above is working as it makes evaluation and returns true boolean value.
Thanks.