Command Line Switch - value template

Configuration
1

HI I am trying to setup a command line switch to turn on the motion detect in motioned.
The switch works fine without using command_state, but I want to check the state
This is the switch

lounge_detect:
        command_on: 'wget -O- "http://192.168.0.87:7999/2/detection/start" >/dev/null'
        command_off: 'wget -O- "http://192.168.0.87:7999/2/detection/pause" >/dev/null'
        command_state: 'wget -O- "http://192.168.0.87:7999/2/detection/status"'
        value_template: '{{ value == "Camera 1 Detection status ACTIVE" }}'

Running the command in ssh returns the the below capture in out.txt

wget -O- "http://192.168.0.87:7999/2/detection/status" >out.txt

returns

Camera 1 Detection status ACTIVE

Any help would be appreciated
Thanks

2

You’re missing a space in your value_template.

"Camera1 Detection status ACTIVE"

Camera 1 Detection status ACTIVE
3

Yeah already noticed that thanks
changed but made no difference the switch still bounces back

4

try removing the quotes from around the command_state command:

command_state: wget -O- "http://192.168.0.87:7999/2/detection/status"

5

Same issue, is there anyway to run to test the template to see what is happening as there are no errors

6

Maybe try a command_line sensor to see what HA produces from your command.

7

Since you quoted yourself I’m not sure who you are replying to.

Did you try my suggestion above?

If you did and it’s still not working then try building a different template to specifically make the value true:

value_template: >
  {% if value == "Camera 1 Detection status ACTIVE" %}
    true
  {% else %}
    false
  {% endif %}
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8

Will do thanks

9

Thanks
used sensor to check my code from finity, then moved to switch all good

thanks heaps

10

which one worked?

Removing the quotes or using the multi-line template?

11

Quotes made no difference but the multi-line template worked great
Thanks you for your help
Final code

lounge_detect:
        command_on: 'wget -O- "http://192.168.#.#:7999/2/detection/start" >/dev/null'
        command_off: 'wget -O- "http://192.168.#.#:7999/2/detection/pause" >/dev/null'
        command_state: 'wget -O- "http://192.168.#.#:7999/2/detection/status"'
        value_template: >
          {% if value == "Camera 2 Detection status ACTIVE" %}
          true
          {% else %}
          false
          {% endif %}
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12

Cool! :+1:

Glad to help.

If you can could you mark my post as the solution. It helps others possibly find answers later.