Blueprint with !input condition does not evaluate

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Running into an issue with a blueprint thats not evaluating the condition i’m setting, wondering if someone has an idea why not

blueprint:
  name: test with remote sensor
  description: test on
  domain: automation
  input:
    frequency:
      name: frequency to run
      description: how often to run the automation
      selector:
        select:
          options:
            - /1
            - /5
            - /10
    test_bool:
      name: test bool
      description: test bool
      selector:
        entity:
    sensor_1:
      name: first sensor
      description: first sensor to use for temperature
      selector:
        entity:
          domain: sensor
          device_class: temperature
    target_temp_1:
      name: first target temperature
      description: first target temperature
      selector:
        entity:
          
trigger:
  - platform: time_pattern
    minutes: !input frequency
 
condition: 
  - condition: template
    value_template: "{{ (states('sensor_1')) < (states('target_temp_1')) }}"

action:
  - service: input_boolean.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: !input test_bool

The condition always evaluates to false.

> Executed: December 16, 2021, 1:54:00 PM
> Result:
> result: false
> entities:
>   - sensor_1
>   - target_temp_1

i’m sure there is something with the formatting of the value template but i just can’t figure it out.

2

States are strings. You need to convert them to numbers. Also don’t quote your variables or the template will use the literal variable name instead of the variable value.

value_template: "{{ states(sensor_1)|float(0) < states(target_temp_1)|float(0) }}"

e.g.

{% set a = 42 %}
{{ 'a' }} -> 'a'
{{ a }} -> 42
3

when I use that formatting I get the following error

Error: In ‘template’ condition: UndefinedError: ‘sensor_1’ is undefined

code in blueprint

condition: 
  - condition: template
    value_template: "{{ states(sensor_1)|float(0) < states(target_temp_1)|float(0) }}"