Hi there!
I am playing around a bit with HA to automate my sunscreens. These can be controlled using the command_line switch. However, since they don’t have a command_state feedback, but feedback from a mqtt binary switch I set up the configuration as follows:"
- platform: command_line
switches:
screen_x:
friendly_name: "Screen x"
value_template: "{{ is_state('binary_sensor.screen_x', 'on') }}"
command_on: "command"
command_off: "command"
However, the switch in the frontend shows up as 2 flashes instead of the on/off switch (first vs. second in the picture below)
When I add a dummy command_state as in the code below, the binary_sensor in value_template is evaluated and the switch shows up as a toggle switch.
- platform: command_line
switches:
screen_x:
friendly_name: "Screen x"
command_state: ""
value_template: "{{ is_state('binary_sensor.screen_x', 'on') }}"
command_on: "command"
command_off: "command"
Am I missing the logic behind the necessity of adding the command_state, or is it a bug?
By the way the documentation is stating the command_state is optional (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/switch.command_line/)