How to create inverted cover based on existing

Configuration
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Hi,
Due to an issue with Somfy devices (showing as an awning and inverted position How to invert blinds sensor (from tahoma integration) - #15 by Alaric), I’m trying to create a new cover based on an existing cover and behaves:

  • inverted current_position
  • shows as a blind

I’ve read and tried several things based on the docs: Template Cover - Home Assistant and not able to get it the blind pysical to work.

configuration.yaml

cover: !include covers.yaml

covers.yaml

- platform: template
  covers:
    scullery_inverted:
      device_class: blind
      friendly_name: "scullery_screen_inverted"
      optimistic: true
      position_template: >
        {{ 100 - (state_attr("cover.sunea_scr_40_io","current_position") | int ) }}
      open_cover:
        - condition: state
          entity_id: cover.sunea_scr_40_io
          state: "closed"
      close_cover:
        - condition: state
          entity_id: cover.sunea_scr_40_io
          state: "open"
      stop_cover:
        - condition: state
          entity_id: cover.sunea_scr_40_io
          state: "stopped"
      set_cover_position:
        service: cover.set_cover_position
        data_template:
          entity_id: cover.sunea_scr_40_io
          position: "{{ 100 - position}}"

Any help would be appreciated very much.

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open_cover, close_cover, stop_cover, and set_cover_position are all meant for scripts. You just put conditions in them without an action. So nothing is ever done for those controls.

position_template determines the overall state of your cover.

optimistic: true means that when you open the cover, the state will be assumed open (instead of based on the position_template).