Do I really need 1 automation per button of my 6 gang loratap controller? (therefore 18 automations for 1 device)

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RIght now I m creating one automation for each button on my 6 gang button from loratap:

alias: 6 gang escritorio, bt2, 1 click
description: ""
triggers:
  - domain: mqtt
    device_id: 44ae6c9b9e5b7483d6f09fb1f901f877
    type: action
    subtype: 2_single
    trigger: device
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: script.persiana_quarto_patch
    metadata: {}
    data:
      command: open
      device_name: persiana escritorio
mode: single

so I get a bunch of automations just for 1 button, they tend to pollute things.

Is there a way to add 1 call for each button (there are 6, each with single click, double click and hold) in a way that it does not need to create 6*3 automations?

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Hi @vespuccio

You can have multiple triggers in 1 automation. One trigger for each button.

Each trigger can be given a trigger id.

You can then use a Choose action to perform actions depending on the trigger ids

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Hello vespuccio,

You can write a blueprint, which is basically 1 automation, then call that multiple times with different entity names.

4

Here’s how I deal with my LoraTap 4-way remote, note there is only one hold event per remote, not per button:

- id: a9918825-dc29-409b-ba37-832f9dd0f6e6
  alias: Dining Button Events
  triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: event.dining_button_action
    to: ~
  conditions:
  - condition: template
    value_template: "{{trigger.from_state.state != 'unavailable'}}"
  actions:
  - choose:
    - conditions:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{trigger.to_state.attributes.event_type == '1_single'}}"
      sequence:
      - repeat:
          count: 6
          sequence:
          - action: media_player.volume_up
            target:
              entity_id:
              - media_player.dining_zone
          - delay: 0.1
    - conditions:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{trigger.to_state.attributes.event_type == '1_double'}}"
      sequence:
      - repeat:
          count: 9
          sequence:
          - action: media_player.volume_up
            target:
              entity_id:
              - media_player.dining_zone
          - delay: 0.1
    - conditions:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{trigger.to_state.attributes.event_type == '2_single'}}"
      sequence:
      - repeat:
          count: 6
          sequence:
          - action: media_player.volume_down
            target:
              entity_id:
              - media_player.dining_zone
          - delay: 0.1
    - conditions:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{trigger.to_state.attributes.event_type == '2_double'}}"
      sequence:
      - repeat:
          count: 9
          sequence:
          - action: media_player.volume_down
            target:
              entity_id:
              - media_player.dining_zone
          - delay: 0.1
    - conditions:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{trigger.to_state.attributes.event_type == '3_single'}}"
      sequence:
      - action: media_player.media_next_track
        target:
          entity_id:
          - media_player.lounge_zone
    - conditions:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{trigger.to_state.attributes.event_type == '3_double'}}"
      sequence:
      - action: media_player.media_previous_track
        target:
          entity_id:
          - media_player.lounge_zone
    - conditions:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{trigger.to_state.attributes.event_type == '4_single'}}"
      sequence:
      - action: media_player.media_play_pause
        target:
          entity_id:
          - media_player.lounge_zone
    - conditions:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{trigger.to_state.attributes.event_type == 'hold'}}"
      sequence:
      - action: media_player.toggle
        target:
          entity_id:
          - media_player.dining_zone
      - action: media_player.select_source
        target:
          entity_id:
          - media_player.dining_zone
        data:
          source: Main Zone Sync

Also this is using the new Z2M event entities, not the legacy action entities.

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Yes, trigger IDs and choose actions are the way. I’d paste my 6 button loratap automation but it’s too huge. Smart Home Junkie has an excellent tutorial video on this on YouTube.

I have several 4 gang and 6 gang buttons running under ZHA and they’re working great. And with short, double and long press triggers that gives me more than enough options for my needs.

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It annoys me that LoraTap don’t implement a hold and a release event per button (like Aqara buttons). That would make volume control a lot easier. Increase volume in a loop while the button is held until release.

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Same. I started with Aqara mini buttons and have replaced several with Loratap multi-gang, but having the release trigger for long press is handy. I hadn’t thought of using it for volume control though!