How to create garage door cover from tilt sensor

Configuration
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Hello all,
I’m in the USA and have a one-year old commercial Chamberlain door opener (Logic 5.0, Security+ 2.0) that I don’t think is compatible with ratgdo. The wall control has separate buttons for door functions open, close, stop with two wires to each button (a signal and a common).

Anyway, I’ve installed a Shelly door/window tilt sensor and have an input boolean toggle where On is when the door is closed and Off is when it is open. An automation switches the boolean with logic based on if tilt is above 170 deg the door is Closed and if below 100 the door is Open.

This has worked fine, but how do I get the switch to say Open or Closed rather than On or Off? I’ve read about using Templates but my YAML experience is minimal. Currently I have no way to open/close the door through HA, I’m simply trying to monitor if the door is open or closed.

Questions: Am I correct that ratgdo is not compatible here? If so, is there an easier way of doing what I’m trying to accomplish?

Thank you.
Jason

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you can add this to your configuration.yaml:

template:
  - sensor:
      - name: "Garage Door Position"
        state: >
          {% if is_state('input_boolean.<your_boolean_here>', 'on') %}
            Closed
          {% else %}
            Open
          {% endif %}
        device_class: garage_door