Formating issue - data template in automation

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Hi all,

can someone tell me what is wrong with this format?

service: remote.send_command
data_template:
  entity_id: remote.nz8_improved
  command: |-
    {% if is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'FrameAdapt HDR 1') %}
      picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr1
    {% if is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'Frame Adapt HDR (middle)') %}
      picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr2
    {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', '2D SDR') %}
      picture_mode,natural
    {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', '3D') %}
      picture_mode,user1
    {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'MadVR SDR') %}
      picture_mode,user2
    {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'Game SDR') %}
      picture_mode,user3
    {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'Game Frame Adapt HDR
    (high)') %}
      picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr3
    {% endif %}

This seems to be workin though:

    {% if is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'FrameAdapt HDR 1') %}
      picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr1

BR and thanks very much!

2

Please describe what’s not working.

3

It does not even let me save the automation:

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So i think its a formation issue with these parts: picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr1

4

Thanks, yes, you’re in a unquie situation where a normal template will not work because it will asign that value to a list.

The only way to get around this is by templating the entire data field.


service: remote.send_command
data:
  {% set options = {
    'FrameAdapt HDR 1': 'frame_adapt_hdr1',
    'Frame Adapt HDR (middle)': 'frame_adapt_hdr2',
    'Game Frame Adapt HDR (high)': 'frame_adapt_hdr3',
    '2D SDR': 'natural',
    '3D': 'user1',
    'MadVR SDR': 'user2',
    'Game SDR': 'user3',
    } %}
  {{ {
        'entity_id': 'remote.nz8_improved',
        'command': 'picture_mode,' ~ options.get(states('input_select.nz8_picturemode'), 'picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr1'
     } }}
5

Oh ok … i will check that out :slight_smile: Hope i can get that resolved. Thank you very much so far!

6

Seems it does not let me save the automation at all using this without any error…
Got one now:

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7

Missing a close bracket on the 'command' value in the template.

8

Hm right but still the same…

Can you tell me what the last part of this is doing exactly as it looks static to me:

‘command’: ‘picture_mode,’ ~ options.get(states(‘input_select.nz8_picturemode’), ‘picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr1’)

So options.get seems to be clear but this part

, ‘picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr1’)

does seem to be static right ?

9

Got it working but funny is its working the way i was initially doing it, i recreated the automation and suddenly was able to save it and it works just fine (so no formating error or whatsoever):

alias: Kino - NZ8 Change Picture Mode (improved)
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - input_select.nz8_picturemode
condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: remote.nz8_improved
    state: "on"
action:
  - service: remote.send_command
    data_template:
      entity_id: remote.nz8_improved
      command: >-
        {% if is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'FrameAdapt HDR 1') %}
          picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr
        {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', '2D SDR') %}
          picture_mode,natural
        {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', '3D') %}
          picture_mode,user1
        {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'MadVR SDR') %}
          picture_mode,user2
        {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'Game SDR') %}
          picture_mod,user3
        {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'Game Frame Adapt HDR
        (high)') %}
          picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr3
        {% elif is_state('input_select.nz8_picturemode', 'Frame Adapt HDR
        (middle)') %}
          picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr2
        {% endif %}
  - service: input_select.select_option
    data:
      option: Select Mode
    target:
      entity_id: input_select.nz8_picturemode
mode: single

Anyhow i would be interested in how the proposed solution would be working as it does look much more cleaner than mine :wink:

10

@petro’s solution uses the .get() method to look up a value from a dictionary with the option for a default value if the requested one is not found. Here it is in the Template Editor, following a quick and simple .get() example:

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I’ve added the close bracket that was missing, and substituted '3D' for the input select state, as I don’t have that entity on my system.

The one remaining error is that the highlighted picture_mode, should be deleted, or an unknown value would return picture_mode,picture_mode,frame_adapt_hdr1.

I’ve no idea why it didn’t work for you: getting templates in via the UI is often tricky.

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