Event triggers

Configuration
1

Hi,

I’m trying to create a trigger which will look for an event being marked as complete in a todo list, with the name of the event being based on a sensor value. This is what I have so far, but it never seems to trigger - am I looking at this wrong, or will a slight syntax change make this work for me?

platform: event
event_type: call_service
event_data:
  domain: todo
  service: update_item
  service_data:
    rename: >-
      "Get {{states('sensor.tomorrows_meat')}} out of the freezer for tomorrows
      dinner"
    status: completed
    entity_id:
      - todo.jobs
id: Tomorrows meat has been taken out of the freezer
enabled: true

Thanks!

Neil

2

Please format your code correctly:

Have you tried listening to the Event bus (under Developer Tools) to see this event happening? Does it really include the rename as well as the status update?

3

Hi,

Sorry, the code is now reformatted - I was struggling to do that before. I got the format from the developer tools\events, this is the output of the event:

event_type: call_service
data:
  domain: todo
  service: update_item
  service_data:
    item: 82e436ea-009f-11ef-b33e-f0d4e2f42d0e
    rename: Get Chicken out of the freezer for tomorrows dinner
    status: completed
    entity_id:
      - todo.jobs
origin: LOCAL
time_fired: "2024-04-22T12:27:17.731567+00:00"
context:
  id: 01HW2WCQV382YBRCTTCKGPCRB8
  parent_id: null
  user_id: eb626ba213c44c87b2d6ab4201966b0e

It seems to work OK until I introduce the sensor into the syntax.

Thanks

Neil

4

Perhaps try setting up the trigger without the rename, then checking for that in a condition. Here, I’m using a template condition in shorthand notation:

condition:
  - "{{ 'freezer for tomorrows dinner' in trigger.event.data.service_data.rename }}"

Even if it doesn’t work first time like that, it should give an automation trace that’ll show you why it’s not working.

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5

Thanks - that works just fine. Not clear why it doesn’t work the other way, but as long as it achieves the desired result :slight_smile:

Thanks

Neil

6

This worked for me quite reliably. I have a feeling that it’s gotten significantly worse with the last update - but I’m not sure on timing.

I get two kinds of results. First one is with .rename set:

event_type: call_service
data:
domain: todo
service: update_item
service_data:
item: ME5YekpwV0FsbnRTcVNjeA
rename: Fünf
status: completed
entity_id:
- todo.arbeit
origin: LOCAL
time_fired: “2024-08-22T06:25:16.283291+00:00”
context:
id: 01J5WC5HFVFY4HZJ1PT6V1QHFH
parent_id: null
user_id: 40053342b6174b079a9a62a23b9298af

Second this is with .rename empty:
event_type: call_service
data:
domain: todo
service: update_item
service_data:
item: Vier
status: completed
entity_id:
- todo.arbeit
origin: LOCAL
time_fired: “2024-08-22T06:23:49.735791+00:00”
context:
id: 01J5WC2WZ771S79QR3BZNPPEV3
parent_id: 01J5WC2WZ6AF71F4XBTKA7A8RJ
user_id: null

I have adjusted my automation to catch both cases…but shouldn’t it always behave in the same way?

7

Probably a problem with indentation, but we can’t tell, because you did not post your code correct.

f6be36681e0da431418ec7781fb6c62712941803

8

Sorry for that. It’s not code, it’s developer event log.

9

Same thing: formatting is important.