Command line switch state how to set with device state?

Configuration
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Hello I have a switch like this:

switch:
  - platform: command_line
    switches:
      kodi_tv:
        command_on: '/config/kodi_on.sh'
        command_off: '/config/kodi_off.sh'
        command_state:

and a Device called media_player.vpnpi the device can have different states (idle,playing,off) How can I set the command state that the switch is seen as on as long as the device is not off?

2

I’m not sure what you mean. The command_state is the script to run to get the device state but you already have it in HA. What are you trying to achieve?

3

I’am starting Kodi and the tv on my pi with a script but the state of the switch in homeassistant turns to off aggain after a few seconds. I’d like for the switch to have the correct state because otherwise mycroftAi(voice command) tells me that kodi is already off and doesn’t turn it off. I somehow need to configure the switch state to be correct.

I see why you might be confused by this. I have Kodi configured in home assistant but my script kodi_off.sh kills the kodi process so I can’t start it via kodi integration.

Sorry I am new to Home assistant and don’t really know how to set the command_state I thought it would tell Home Assistant if the switch is off or on right now.

4

Just curious if the Kodi integration https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/kodi/ works for you?
That will provide a basic set of status and functions without much work, see the integration for details.

For command_line switch, it expects a state value for the command_state, usually 0/1 or true/false.

If you still want to use the command_line switch, you need another command for command_state that returns 0/1, true/false.

Welcome to the forum :smiley:

5

Thank you, yes it works for me but I want to kill kodi so I need this switch. So how can I ask home assistant in which state the device media_player.vpnpi is ? or how can I determine if kodi is running? I saw something in other posts about pinging but I can’t ping a port because I am running home assitant in a docker-container.

6

I tried something now but the switch is always on I have a script that gives 0 or 1 for kodi up or down. How am I supposed to give it to home assistant? just echo something else ?

7

Remove the command_state and use the value_template.

value_template: "{{ states('media_player.vpnpi') != 'off' }}"

EDIT: Sorry, my bad. The command_state must be there or you loose the toggle.
But it doesn’ matter what it returns if you use the value_template.

8

thanks I just had it like this :slight_smile:

value_template: “{{ not is_state(‘media_player.vpnpi’, ‘off’) }}”

should be the same but my problem now is that when I kill kodi the entity media_player.vpnpi just stays on idle I don’t know if it is forever.
I ll try this night how long.

9

Here’s a little script that works for me as command_state:

#!/bin/bash
if grep 'ON' /tmp/testswitch; then
    exit 0
else
    exit 1
fi
10

Thanks a lot i’am using homeassistant in docker so I connected to the host via ssh no clue if that is the smartest option but i might try your approach

11

I appreciate the help:
i found that this works for my setup because I use docker:

#!/bin/sh
ssh [email protected] 'ps -C kodi >/dev/null && exit 0 || exit 1'
exit  $?
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