Help with data_template using dynamic entity names question

[guaro2k]

Help with data_template using dynamic entity names

I’m confused. How does that script get information into home assistant? Nevermind, it’s using web calls. When and how does that code get executed or is it running at all times? Do you call that via curl? Well anyways, I think your problem lies with the unconventional way that you are getting the information into home assistant. I’m not sure that passes through the same code when executing a script. That may be your problem. Also, just a tid bit of information: data = {"data":{"light_id"…

Hi, you suggestions to others where of great help to me.

I’ve tried a bunch of code to be able to feed to the option image a variable instead of a url path

its supposed to be be like this:

image: "image/path"

I have a template variable that saves the changing url for the media for Sonos

also I can get the url from media_player.living_room.attributes.entity_picture

sensor.sonos_media

with a state :
/api/media_player_proxy/media_player.living_room?token=1124256fa1cae8e1be0c476c2ce881aaf523ff4cfeaba2b1866759033a944f8b&cache=d05f973fec3e2c7b

The token changes every time there is a new image cover

How do I get that url into the image option?

thanks in advance

[guaro2k]

ok let me elaborate:

-I have an entity called media_player.living_room_2

-One of its attributes is entity_picture

-The content of that attribute is a url with a token that changes depending on the art cover

This works all fine and dandy in the media-control type card, because it pulls the url on its own. But im setting up another Lovelace with HomeKit styled cards an the code goes as follows:

 - type: 'custom:mini-media-player'
                sync_volume: true
                entity: media_player.living_room
                name: Music
                image: >-
                  {{ state(media_player.living_room.attributes.entity_picture)
                  }}
                speaker_group:
                  platform: sonos
                  show_group_count: true
                  artwork: full-cover
                  sync_volume: true
                  expanded: false
                  entities:
                    - entity_id: media_player.Living_Room
                      name: Sonos Play
                    - entity_id: media_player.Living_Room_2
                      name: Sonos SL
                      sync_volume: true

there in the image option lies the issue, its expecting a string and it works when its provided

What I want is to pass the attribute “entity_picture” instead of the string

Ihope this is clearer

[petro]

@guaro2k

                  {{ state(media_player.living_room.attributes.entity_picture)
                  }}

The correct method to get a state out of an entity is states(), however you’re trying to get an attribute, which is state_attr().

Also, you need to wrap the entity_id in quotes as well as the attribute.

Templating

[guaro2k]

Thats the thing Petro, I have done all that and still nothing, check this out:

I’ve correctly templated this data into a sensor entity called sensor.sonos_media. And I can see its taking the url:

 sonos_media:
        friendly_name: "sonos_media"
        value_template: "{{ (state_attr('media_player.living_room', 'entity_picture')) }}"

I’ve also passed it the way I’ve stated and the way you have stated (the correct way), I’ve ALSO tried to pass the sensor “sensor.sonos_media” that has the url

like this

image: {{ states('sensor.sonos_media') }}

I get

                image:
                  '[object Object]': null

but it can’t be null because im seeing its value right nou in developer tools!

This is the card:

And when I get long press to go to the more info pop up, the image I want is there!!! OMG and can’t get it out!!!

[petro]

/api/media_player_proxy/… is not the full path and that’s most likely your issue.

[guaro2k]

When I hard code the value of the attribute or the templated sensor (see link) the picture works

/api/media_player_proxy/media_player.living_room?token=1124256fa1cae8e1be0c476c2ce881aaf523ff4cfeaba2b1866759033a944f8b&cache=d05f973fec3e2c7b

[guaro2k]

See picture when I hard code url

[petro]

@guaro2k

image: {{ states('sensor.sonos_media') }}

put the template in double quotes or use the multiline indicator > and move the template to the next line.

[guaro2k]

This

turns into this after I save

still no image

[petro]

Please reread this

Help with data_template using dynamic entity names question

put the template in double quotes or use the multiline indicator > and move the template to the next line.

[guaro2k]

@Help with data_template using dynamic entity names question Configuration

double quotes or use the multiline indicator > and move the template to the next line.

I don’t mean to be dense but even tho I didn’t provide a picture I also used the multilane indicator and got the same result.

when you say put the template on double quotes, did I do that right?
what would be the notation when I use the multiline indicator?

Thanks a lot for the help

[petro]

@guaro2k

when you say put the template on double quotes, did I do that right?

No this is what a template wrapped in double quotes would look like:

image: "{{ states('sensor.sonos_media') }}"

I provided it already

@petro

multiline indicator >

image: >
  {{ states('sensor.sonos_media') }}

[guaro2k]

Double quotes result in this

Doesn’t work

(edit) Multiline turns into something else (sorry had an indentation issue before):

[petro]

What doesn’t work about the first image?

In the multiline indicator, the template needs to be indented by 2 spaces from image, like my example.

[guaro2k]

Result for both is no image

[petro]

instead of using that template to grab the state, just use the state_attr template in it instead, see if that works.

[guaro2k]

Ok I don’t know if this plays a role in the behavior im seeing, but all of this is wrapped in a fullscreen card add-on called home kit that makes rows and columns so I can organize mi view like so:

The code I use to prepare this Lovelace view is:

  - title: Tiles
    background: center / cover no-repeat fixed url("/local/bg2.jpg")
    path: Tiles
    panel: true
    icon: 'hass:tablet'
    style:
      opacity: 50
    badges: null
    cards:
      - type: 'custom:homekit-card'
        title: tablet
        style: |
          :host {
            font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
            }
        useBrightness: false
        useTemperature: false
        tileHoldAnimation: true
        titleColor: '#FFF'
        enableColumns: true
        statePositionTop: true
        rows:
          - row: 1
            columns:
              - column: 1
                tileOnRow: 3
                entities:

[petro]

I have no idea, I don’t use that card. Does that card support images?

Does that card support templates for any field?

[guaro2k]

Yes, in that little circle it has an option called image that receives a url as string and displays it there

What im beginning to think is it doesn’t play well with gettin a variable instead of the string.