How to check for boolean input in if condition

Configuration Blueprints
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I have an automation blueprint which does the below

  1. Turn on fan and turn it off only if a boolean selector input is true
input:
   has_nightlight:
      selector:
        boolean:
      default: true

.... 
# and in the conditions list
          - condition: template
            value_template: "{{ states(boolean.has_nightlight) == true }}"

Tried a few combinations and nothing is working. Can you please tell me where I am going wrong?

My first blueprint and slowly adding complex use cases :slight_smile:

Thanks!

2

How about this?

condition: state
entity_id: input_boolean.your_entity
state: "on"
3

Thank you!

So I am not using input_boolean, but boolean selector. Using an input_boolean entity would be an overkill for my case, as this is just an input local to my blueprint which I want the blueprint consumer to specify when they create an automation with it.

4

If you want to use a template, there are a couple things you need to correct.

  1. Entity names in states() need to be passed in as strings. So:
states('input_boolean.your_entity')
  1. Entity values in HA are always strings. So a binary sensor will have a value like 'on' or 'off' which is what you need to compare to. Alternatively, you can use the bool() cast to get a boolean value to compare to.
{{ bool(states('input_boolean.your_entity')) == true }}
5

Sorry, just noticed this was for a blueprint. I actually haven’t made one before, but I think you would want something similar to my previous post, but using the !input YAML tag.

condition: state
entity_id: !input has_nightlight
state: "true"

For more complex conditions, you probably want to set the boolean selector to a variable first:

variables:
  has_nightlight: !input has_nightlight

Then you can use it in your condition:

  condition: template
  value_template: "{{ has_nightlight == 'true' }}"
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