Homematic: Way to retrieve System Variables with spaces (value_template issue)

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Hi community,

currently, I got this configuration:

homematic:
  interfaces:
    rf:
      host: 10.0.0.222
      username: Admin
      password: Passw0rd!
      resolvenames: json
    ip:
      host: 10.0.0.222
      port: 2010
      username: Admin
      password: Passw0rd!
      resolvenames: json
  hosts:
    raspberrymatic:
      host: 10.0.0.222
      port: 2001
      username: Admin
      password: Passw0rd!

binary_sensor:
- platform: template
  sensors:
    hmipanwesenheit:
      value_template: '{{ states.homematic.raspberrymatic.attributes.Anwesenheit == true }}'
      entity_id: homematic.raspberrymatic
      friendly_name: 'Anwesenheit'
    hmipanwesenheitandreas:
      value_template: '{{ "states.homematic.raspberrymatic.attributes.Anwesenheit Andreas" == true }}'
      entity_id: homematic.raspberrymatic
      friendly_name: 'Anwesenheit Andreas'
    hmipanwesenheitstefanie:
      value_template: '{{ "states.homematic.raspberrymatic.attributes.Anwesenheit Stefanie" == true }}'
      entity_id: homematic.raspberrymatic
      friendly_name: 'Anwesenheit Stefanie'

sensor:
- platform: template
  sensors:
    hmipdutycycle:
      value_template: '{{ states.homematic.raspberrymatic.attributes.DutyCycle }}'
      entity_id: homematic.raspberrymatic
      friendly_name: 'Duty Cycle'

I am trying to retrieve two system variables with spaces in the name. I know that I could just rename then, however that would look not that good on homematic site.

These are the value templates i already tried:

'{{ states.homematic.raspberrymatic.attributes.Anwesenheit Stefanie == true }}'

-> Results in an error during Startup

'{{ states.homematic.raspberrymatic.attributes.Anwesenheit\ Stefanie == true }}'

-> Same

Anybody got an idea?

This is how the entity looks like:
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This is the Homematic WebUI (however this shouldn’t really matter here)

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Keep in mind that the retrieval of the DutyCycle and Anwesenheit are working fine for me.

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Cheers

Andreas

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Try is_state_attr():

'{{ is_state_attr("homematic.raspberrymatic", "Anwesenheit Andreas", true) }}'

Yet using space in keywords or even non-ASCII characters is still an issue (even in 2021).

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"{{ is_state_attr('homematic.raspberrymatic', 'Anwesenheit Stefanie', true) }}"

Edit: too slow xD

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Thanks a lot mates, my OCD is relieved :smile:

That solved the problem.

Here are the entities and their states and it’s been working great.

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This is my complete working code for everyone searching for the same issue:

binary_sensor:
- platform: template
  sensors:
    hmipanwesenheit:
      value_template: '{{ states.homematic.raspberrymatic.attributes.Anwesenheit == true }}'
      entity_id: homematic.raspberrymatic
      friendly_name: 'Anwesenheit'
    hmipanwesenheitandreas:
      value_template: '{{ is_state_attr("homematic.raspberrymatic", "Anwesenheit Andreas", true) }}'
      entity_id: homematic.raspberrymatic
      friendly_name: 'Anwesenheit Andreas'
    hmipanwesenheitstefanie:
      value_template: '{{ is_state_attr("homematic.raspberrymatic", "Anwesenheit Stefanie", true) }}'
      entity_id: homematic.raspberrymatic
      friendly_name: 'Anwesenheit Stefanie'

Cheers

Andreas

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