Guys, i have a sensor, there is an attribute that i need to make a new sensor
How can i use that attribute in a yaml config? is that possible somehow?
First example on this page:
thnx for answering , but thats not whai mean
i see this in a sensor as an attribute, how can i use that callingid , the long string, i need that to create my new sensor in the yaml file
its always different if i restart HA, so no static value
Why do you need a new sensor? Can’t you just use use that attribute? Otherwise, you can make a template sensor with "{{ state_attr('sensor.hikconnect_call_status', 'data')[0].callingId }}"
Yeah, i need a new sensor based on another sensor attribute values. 
Ok, i can use that, i gonna try it
Some stuff for next week
to save you the trouble…
sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
hikconnect_calling_id:
unique_id: hikconnect_calling_id
value_template: >
{%- set data = state_attr('sensor.hikconnect_call_status', 'data') %}
{%- if data is iterable and data is not string %}
{{ data[0]['callingId'] }}
{%- endif %}
availability_template: >
{%- set data = state_attr('sensor.hikconnect_call_status', 'data') %}
{{ data is iterable data and is not string and data | length > 0 }}
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Love you guys
@petro , 1 more
i have this data, i only need the “callStatus” as an attribute, how do need to define that in the json attributes path in my sensor below?
- platform: rest
name: hikconnect_call_status
scan_interval: 2
resource: "xxxx"
headers:
sessionId: xxxx
method: GET
value_template: "Callstatus"
json_attributes_path: "$.data"
json_attributes:
- callStatus
I’d have to see the resource’s raw data, I don’t know what that JSON viewer is doing with the data
this what you need?
{"data":"{\t\"apiId\":\t1,\t\"callStatus\":\t2,\t\"verFlag\":\t1,\t\"callerInfo\":\t{\t\t\"buildingNo\":\t1,\t\t\"floorNo\":\t0,\t\t\"zoneNo\":\t1,\t\t\"unitNo\":\t1,\t\t\"devNo\":\t0,\t\t\"devType\":\t1,\t\t\"lockNum\":\t1\t},\t\"rc\":\t1}","meta":{"code":200,"message":"操作成功","moreInfo":null}}
what you have should work if that’s the raw data from the resource
hmm i doesnt, there is no info in my overview
if i do it like this , i have too much info offcourse
#json_attributes_path: "$.data"
json_attributes:
- data
@petro , that json keeps bugging me, maybe i leave it like it is, i have the below text now as an attribute
Callstatus data: { "apiId": 1, "callStatus": 1, "verFlag": 1, "callerInfo": { "buildingNo": 0, "floorNo": 0, "zoneNo": 0, "unitNo": 0, "devNo": 0, "devType": -1, "lockNum": 0 }, "rc": 1}
friendly_name: hikconnect_call_status
the relevant info i need is only this part of text : ‘“callstatus”: 1’
the 1 can change to another value offourse
can i make a make a template automation based on that text ?
i can do it like this as an example , not sure if below works
{{ state_attr('sensor.hikconnect_call_status[90:91]', 'data') == '1' }}
but i am also not 100% sure if its always on that same fixed place … would be better if i look for the word “callstatus” and get the value after it … somekind of find/search command?
You can grab that with
{{ state_attr('sensor.hikconnect_call_status', 'data').callStatus }}
Or if that’s the only part you are interested in, change the template of hikconnect_call_status.
What is the response of {{ state_attr('sensor.hikconnect_call_status', 'data')}}? In text instead of image please. Might be that the attr isn’t parsed as json-object by default.
here are both
isnt that correct JSON? mabye thats why i am having issues creating this sensor , i tried before with json path and atributes, but that was not working also, see some posts above
{
"apiId": 1,
"callStatus": 1,
"verFlag": 1,
"callerInfo": {
"buildingNo": 0,
"floorNo": 0,
"zoneNo": 0,
"unitNo": 0,
"devNo": 0,
"devType": -1,
"lockNum": 0
},
"rc": 1
}
