Filling text_input

Configuration
1

Hi guys! I’m trying to do a presence simulator for Vacations (I can’t believe that it is not a part of HA already…)

I try to work with the input_text to store the value of a random group entities as:

  action:
  - service: input_text.set_value
    data_template:
      entity_id: input_text.light_to_switch
      value: "{{ state_attr('group.simulation_lights','entity_id') | random }}"
  - service: persistent_notification.create
    data:
      message: "{{ states('input_text.light_to_switch') }}"

But when I try to see it in the notifications, by:

  • service: persistent_notification.create data: message: ‘{{states.input_text.light_to_switch.state}}’

I get…
Notification {{ state_attr(‘group.simulation_lights’,‘entity_id’) random }}

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Why the text_input value is filled with the literal of the template and not with the value it supposed to return?

2

Because you need data_template and not data when you have data with a template.

There are many people that already did this with different approaches, just search the forum.

3

I tried data and data_template, and the both have the same result… :frowning:

I searched in the forum, I fond a couple of topic, and I try one of those approaches, but when I use the template:

 action:
  - data:
      entity_id: '{{ state_attr(''group.simulation_lights'',''entity_id'') | random }}'
    service: homeassistant.toggle

It works, but if I try to store it in a input_text, that where it bumping into… :frowning:

4

I have found my mistake…

When you edit your Automation in the Configurator, you should Reload the automatization after…

Thanks anyway Burningstone for your help… :wink:

5

Can you please try this:

action:
  - service: input_text.set_value
    data_template:
      entity_id: input_text.light_to_switch
      value: "{{ state_attr('group.simulation_lights','entity_id') | random }}"
  - service: persistent_notification.create
    data_template:
      message: "{{ states('input_text.light_to_switch') }}"
6

I see :smile:

7

Yes it works… I had to reload the damned automatization… :thinking: :crazy_face: