Help with Script checking state before triggering

Configuration
1

Hey Guys,

I’m trying to create a script that checks the state on multiple devices before triggering each.

Reason for this is that some of my IR devices use the same command for on/off so using
switch.tv_power off will just turn it on when it’s already turned off.

Tried this, but it only continues to the next item if the condition is met. So, if it checks TV and TV is already off, it stops the script at that point instead of checking and switching the other devices.

Example from script.yaml

bed_time:
  alias: "Bed Time"
  sequence:
#Check TV State
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.tv_power
      state: 'on'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: switch.tv_power
#Check RGB State
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.rgb_power
      state: 'on'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: switch.rgb_power
#Check AMP State
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.amp_power
      state: 'on'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: switch.amp_power
#Check Lamp State
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.pc_lamp
      state: 'on'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: switch.pc_lamp
#Check Screen State
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.pc_screen
      state: 'on'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: switch.pc_screen

Should I rather create separate scripts for each, and run them all via a automation, or am I on the right track here?

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

2

When a condition does not turn true, the script will finish

Separate scripts triggered by an automation would work. It would also be possible I think to accomplish this with a single automation given sufficient templating jujitsu.

3

Thanks treno.

I created separate scripts to check status of the IR devices:

############################################################################
#
# Check TV State And Toggle
#
############################################################################
        
tv_state_on:
  alias: "State Turn TV On"
  sequence:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.tv_power
      state: 'off'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_on
      data:
        entity_id: switch.tv_power
tv_state_off:
  alias: "State Turn TV Off"
  sequence:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.tv_power
      state: 'on'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: switch.tv_power
        
############################################################################
#
# Check AMP State And Toggle
#
############################################################################

amp_state_on:
  alias: "State Turn AMP On"
  sequence:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.amp_power
      state: 'off'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_on
      data:
        entity_id: switch.amp_power
amp_state_off:
  alias: "State Turn AMP Off"
  sequence:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.amp_power
      state: 'on'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: switch.amp_power

############################################################################
#
# Check RGB State And Toggle
#
############################################################################

rgb_state_on:
  alias: "State Turn RGB On"
  sequence:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.rgb_power
      state: 'off'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_on
      data:
        entity_id: switch.rgb_power
rgb_state_off:
  alias: "State Turn RGB Off"
  sequence:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: switch.rgb_power
      state: 'on'
    - service: homeassistant.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: switch.rgb_power

And then these scripts run above and toggle relevant devices.

############################################################################
#
# Movie Time 
#
############################################################################

movie_time:
  alias: "Movie Time"
  sequence:
    - service: script.tv_state_on
    - service: script.amp_state_on
    - service: script.amp_input_tv

############################################################################
#
# Bed Time 
#
############################################################################

bed_time:
  alias: "Bed Time"
  sequence:
    - service: script.tv_state_off
    - service: script.amp_state_off
    - service: homeassistant.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: switch.pc_lamp
    - service: homeassistant.turn_off
      data:
        entity_id: switch.pc_screen

Still interested to see if there’s a more eloquent way of doing this, but otherwise this works for now.

1 Like
4

Rather than script, have you tried a template/conditional switch. You can have a switch based on any other switch/sensor state. I’ve also seen boolean used for a similar purpose. See example below or the original documentation:

  - platform: template
    switches:
      garage_door:
        friendly_name: "Garage Door"
        value_template: "{{ is_state('binary_sensor.garage_sensor', 'on') }}"
        turn_on:
          service: switch.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: switch.garage_switch
        turn_off:
          service: switch.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: switch.garage_switch
        icon_template: >-
          {% if is_state('binary_sensor.garage_sensor', 'on') %}
            mdi:garage-open
          {% else %}
            mdi:garage
          {% endif %}
5

Hey JZhass,

I did have a look at templates but couldn’t figure out how to do the multiple devices all in one switch.

6

I see so if my above sample would allow for turning on/off multiple switches it would suffice. Let me see what I can try later with that notion in mind. Obviously a dash goes in front of children in YAML so that’s always a fun challenge.

7

I think you could pass a for loop to the entity_id field that prints out a list of the entities that are currently on. For example, I was able to use this to get a list of all of my lights that are currently on:

{% for state in states.light -%}
  {%- if state.state == 'on' %} {{ state.entity_id }} {% endif -%}
{%- endfor -%}

Of course, you’d have to change that first line to iterate on state in states.switch. Try this out in the templates section of the developer tools. If you use that for loop for your entity id, and just call homeassistant.turn_off once, all of your switches should turn off. Of course this could be problematic because it will turn off ALL of your switches, which may not be what you want.

I tried to do this with a group like this: {% for state in states.group.living_room -%} but it didn’t work, and I have no idea why.

1 Like
8

Here you go, a conditional template switch that turns on/off multiple entities:

  - platform: template
    switches:
      multiswitch:
        friendly_name: "MultiSwitch"
        value_template: "{{ is_state('binary_sensor.office_motion_sensor', 'on') }}"
        turn_on:
          - service: light.turn_on
            data:
              entity_id: light.office_closet_light
          - service: light.turn_on
            data:
              entity_id: light.hallway_light
        turn_off:
          - service: light.turn_off
            data:
              entity_id: light.office_closet_light
          - service: light.turn_off
            data:
              entity_id: light.hallway_light