How to change the displayed name of switch state

[Sefer]

Currently I am trying some smart home software to integrate my homematic ccu2 and modbus pool control into it.

HomeAssistant is running dockered image: homeassistant/raspberrypi4-homeassistant:latest on a raspberry pi 4 with 4gb (armv7l).

While fiddling with home assistant for the last two days I couldn’t find a way to change the displayed name of a state from a switch. Currently it’s “An” (On), “Aus” (Off) but this doesn’t fit my needs.

This is my code:

- platform: template
  switches:
     anwesenheit_btn:
       value_template: "{{ states.homematic.ccu2.attributes['Haus SV Anwesenheit'] }}"
       friendly_name: 'Anwesenheitsstatus'
       turn_on:
         service: homematic.set_variable_value
         data:
           entity_id: homematic.ccu2
           name: 'Haus SV Anwesenheit'
           value: true
       turn_off:
         service: homematic.set_variable_value
         data:
           entity_id: homematic.ccu2
           name: 'Haus SV Anwesenheit'
           value: false

If false it should be “Abwesend” and if true it should be “Anwesend”. Is it possible to do that?

I tried a different value template but it doesn’t work like that. I guess this only works for displaying sensors and such.

          {%- if state_attr("homematic.ccu2", "Haus SV Anwesenheit") == 0 -%}
            Abwesend
          {%- elif state_attr("homematic.ccu2", "Haus SV Anwesenheit") == 1 -%}
            Anwesend
          {%- else -%}
            Unbekannt
          {%- endif -%}

EDIT: I know it would be better if the presence would be automated but I couldn’t find a suitable solution for the past 4 years.

[starob]

Your if statement should work as long as state_attr(…) provides indeed a 0 or 1. Did you check that in Entwicklerwerkzeuge -> Vorlage. Delete everything thats shown there (CTRL-A, ENTF) and put in the following: {{ state_attr(“homematic.ccu2”, “Haus SV Anwesenheit”) }}
Is the result what you expect?

If yes this should work:

 value_template: >
  {%- if state_attr("homematic.ccu2", "Haus SV Anwesenheit") == 0 -%}
    Abwesend
  {%- elif state_attr("homematic.ccu2", "Haus SV Anwesenheit") == 1 -%}
    Anwesend
  {%- else -%}
    Unbekannt
  {%- endif -%}

[Sefer]

It returns True / False.

If I paste it into the Template editor it returns Abwesend/Anwesend correctly whether I use values or strings (0 / 1 || true / false)

But I don’t get the state anymore if I use the value template.

- platform: template
  switches:
     anwesenheit_btn:
       value_template: >
          {%- if state_attr("homematic.ccu2", "Haus SV Anwesenheit") == 0 -%}
            Abwesend
          {%- elif state_attr("homematic.ccu2", "Haus SV Anwesenheit") == 1 -%}
            Anwesend
          {%- else -%}
            Unbekannt
          {%- endif -%}
       friendly_name: 'Anwesenheitsstatus'
       turn_on:
         service: homematic.set_variable_value
         data:
           entity_id: homematic.ccu2
           name: 'Haus SV Anwesenheit'
           value: true
       turn_off:
         service: homematic.set_variable_value
         data:
           entity_id: homematic.ccu2
           name: 'Haus SV Anwesenheit'
           value: false

[tom_l]

@Sefer

Is it possible to do that?

No that is not possible. There is no way to change the switch state or displayed state from on/off.

If you want this you would have to use something other than the core switch, e.g. a custom card like the button card.

Lovelace: Button card

Button card Lovelace Button card for your entities. -> github [all] Features works with any toggleable entity 3 actions on tap toggle, more_info and service state display (optional) custom color for on and off state (optional) custom state definition with customizable color (optional) custom size (optional) custom icon (optional) custom css style (optional) automatic color for light (optional) custom default color for lights (when color cannot be determined) (optional) 2 color types icon :…

[Sefer]

Disappointing. This is a standard thing. Why would I need to figure out another addon/plugin for such a simple feature. But that’s not your fault! Thank you for the link.

[starob]

Ahh, just realized that you are trying to use a switch for that. As already been said, that doesn’t work. Another option might be a template sensor if you only want to display the state of the switch (a sensor cannot turn on/off) .

[jtauscher]

you could also try https://github.com/iantrich/config-template-card
like this:

type: 'custom:config-template-card'
variables:
  - states['sensor.light']
entities:
  - '${vars[0].entity_id}'
card:
  type: light
  entity: '${vars[0].entity_id}'
  name: "${vars[0].state === 'on' ? 'Light On' : 'Light Off'}"

[Ildar_Gabdullin]

A particular solution depends on a particular place where a user needs it.

1. For instance, if a user needs a switch entity to be shown in Entities card w/o a toggle and with custom states like “activated/deactivated” - a template-entity-row may be used.
2. A mentioned button-card may define a custom state.
3. A mentioned config-template-card can be used in places like Glance card to define a custom state.
4. And no solution is available to show a custom state in more-info popups.