Blueprint: template trigger problem

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Dear friends, I’ve spend a couple of days trying to create a blueprint from a (complex) automation.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get the created blueprint triggered by a template trigger (working well within “normal” automation).

Question in short version:
How to transform the template-trigger into blueprint version:

trigger:
   - platform: template 
     value_template: "{{ states('sensor.room_t') |float > state_attr('climate.room_thermostat',
'temperature') |float }}"

sensor.room_t and climate.room_thermostat to be replaced.

Additionally I have troubles with condition comparing the name of entitiy:

- condition: template
  value_template: '{{ trigger.from_state.entity_id  == "sensor.room_t"}}'

What I’ve tried:

variables:
    climate_target: !input climate_target
    t_current_target: !input t_current_target
trigger:
  - platform: template
    value_template: "{{ states[t_current_target].state | float  > state_attr(climate_target, 'temperature') |float}}"

The trigger above doesn’t trigger at all (but working correctly i.e. in variable section)

I guess, the main problem is wrong syntax in template-trigger (I’ve tried different possibilities).
Somehow, the variables defined above are empty / null in trigger section.

Maybe you have a hint for me, what I’m doing wrong.

Thank you :slight_smile:

2

No suggestions? If the problem isn’t clear, I can describe more.

I have a work around for the problem, since I can define an additonal binary_sensor and use it as input for trigger, avoiding the template-trigger, but it isn’t the solution of the problem

binary_sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
        room_above_goal_t:
            friendly_name: "Room: T > T_goal"
            value_template: >-
          {{ states('sensor.room_t') | float > state_attr('climate.room_thermostat', 'temperature') |float }}

and trigger at room_above_goal_t OFF -> ON.

No requirement of the additional sensor is the main reason for such a complex trigger and condition sections, anyway, I would like to get it running in blueprint.

Do you have an example for blueprint in mind, using template-trigger ?

3

You can’t use variables in template triggers, there’s a feature request somewhere for this.

4

Thank you for your reply.
I’ve implemented blueprint with two additional sensors as described above (seems to work) and will wait till we got the feature.

5

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