Can the input_select integration use a template to create options?

[arretx (Jon Griffith)]

Can I create an input select integration that creates the input options from the hvac_mode: attribute of a climate device, which is off, on, or ,auto such that if the climate device were to change somehow, the associated input_select would still contain the correct information as options?

-or- do I need to manually add the options to the input_select as suggested in the config details?

[finity]

you can dynamically set the options via service.

Input Select

[arretx (Jon Griffith)]

I can dynamically set the option, but can I dynamically establish the options based on a list of attributes from an entity?

[VDRainer]

Here’s a python_script to fill input_select from a group.

Fill Input select

Ok, below is a script that should do what you want. It can be enhanced to take variables like the name of the group and the name of the input_select, but for now it’s hard coded for the scenario described above. Copy the following code into a file in your <config>/python_scripts directory. (Create the directory if necessary.) The file name should have a .py extension. The service you will need to call is python_script.xxx where xxx is the name of the script. So, e.g., if you put this code in <c…

[ReneNulschDE (Rene Nulsch)]

Hi,

you can change the options with a service call. Here an automation that set the list of an sensor attribute to a input_select box.

alias: Option List Test
description: ''
trigger: []
condition: []
action:
  - service: input_select.set_options
    data:
      options: |
        {{ state_attr("light.yeelight_color1_7c49eb13b7de", "effect_list") }}
    entity_id: input_select.who_cooks
mode: single

[arretx (Jon Griffith)]

When I think of “setting options” I think of “selecting the option” and making it happen. So, what you’re suggesting is that the service: input_select.set_options actually creates the options that can then be used for selection…

yes?

[finity]

@arretx

So, what you’re suggesting is that the service: input_select.set_options actually creates the options that can then be used for selection…

yes…(10 char min)…

[mtrista]

A job for the new template select entity!

[dbrunt (Daniel)]

I too would like to see template ability for dynamic options added to the input_select integration!

[timlitw (Timothy C Litwiller)]

@ReneNulschDE

Option List Test

so in the example above I should be able to see an entity Option List Test and the dynamic drop down shows when I select that in a select type card?