Help creating a template sensor to overcome Google Cast issue

Installation Home Assistant OS
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Yah, I figured. I do the same thing and always add the same kind of typos

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Amazing!

Two of the best template masters on the community collaborating on the same post haha

Great job guys.

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… and since this thread is about your media_players, here’s how your scripts appear when they use groups and the expand function. They are reduced in size, easier to read, and easier to maintain.

Groups

  players_all:
    name: Media Players All
    entities:
      - media_player.banheiro_social
      - media_player.banheiro_da_suite
      - media_player.cozinha
      - media_player.quarto
      - media_player.sala
      - media_player.suite

  players_main:
    name: Media Players Main
    entities:
      - media_player.banheiro_social
      - media_player.cozinha
      - media_player.quarto
      - media_player.sala

Scripts

ghm_play_media:
  sequence:
    - condition: template
      value_template: "{{ not is_state('media_player.casa_inteira' , 'playing')}}"

    - service: media_player.volume_set
      data_template:
        entity_id: >-
          {{ expand('group.players_all') | selectattr('state','!=','playing') | map(attribute='entity_id') | join(', ') }}
        volume_level: '{{volume}}'

    - service: media_player.play_media
      data_template:
        entity_id: >-
          {% set players = expand('group.players_all') | list %}
          {% set not_playing = players | selectattr('state','!=','playing') | list %}
          {% if is_state('input_boolean.boa_noite', 'on') %}
            {{ expand('group.players_main')  | selectattr('state','!=','playing') | map(attribute='entity_id') | join(', ') }}
          {% else %}
              {% if not_playing | count == players | count %}
                  media_player.casa_inteira
              {% else %}
                {{ not_playing | map(attribute='entity_id') | join(', ') }}
              {% endif %}
          {% endif %}
        media_content_type: 'audio/mp3'
        media_content_id: '{{media}}'

ghm_tts:
  sequence:
    - condition: template
      value_template: "{{ not is_state('media_player.casa_inteira' , 'playing')}}"

    - service: media_player.volume_set
      data_template:
        entity_id: >-
          {{ expand('group.players_all') | selectattr('state','!=','playing') | map(attribute='entity_id') | join(', ') }}
        volume_level: '{{volume}}'

    - service: tts.amazon_polly_say
      data_template:
        entity_id: >-
          {% set players = expand('group.players_all') | list %}
          {% set not_playing = players | selectattr('state','!=','playing') | list %}
          {% if is_state('input_boolean.boa_noite', 'on') %}
            {{ expand('group.players_main')  | selectattr('state','!=','playing') | map(attribute='entity_id') | join(', ') }}
          {% else %}
              {% if not_playing | count == players | count %}
                  media_player.casa_inteira
              {% else %}
                {{ not_playing | map(attribute='entity_id') | join(', ') }}
              {% endif %}
          {% endif %}
        message: '{{tts}}'
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Thank you very much!

I was about to try this solution this weekend and you’ve helped me a great deal!

I’ll let you know if it works :slight_smile:

Thanks again!

25

Hello guys!

I was only able to deploy this solution as of today :slight_smile:

It works beautifully! Great job!

Thanks a lot again.

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This is a very nice piece of work. I am working on implementing right now.
I assume the service call for above script’s would be:

 - service: script.ghm_play_media
   data_template:    
     media: 'http://path to file'
     volume: 5

And the call for tts would be:

 - service: script.ghm_tts
   data_template:    
     tts: 'make me smile'
     volume: 5

My question is can the volume be templated as well? I usually don’t mess with the volume of my speakers (I have google minis) but if the volume is accidentally turned all the way down, they can’t hear anything. I was thinking an option where the script sets the volume ONLY if current is lower than requested. So I send volume 5 and if the volume is currently at 3, it bumps it to 5, but if it’s at 7, it leaves it alone. Is that possible??
As it is I will be commenting out the volume setting, but this would be nice option in this new awesome tool.
I plan on sending this out as YouTube video in the near future assuming there are no objections. This problem is everywhere out there and I would like to spread the word. I will of course site this article and pull people here for further information.
Thanks for the great work!
https://www.WhatAreWeFixing.Today/

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As we are now over a year since this thread,
Did any one come up with a “out of the box” solution for that? blueprint or add-ons of any kind?