loovanloon
December 15, 2023, 5:35pm
1
In my templates.yaml (with a lot of functioning template sensors), I am trying to use a ‘state trigger’ to update the template sensor ‘Latest Deconz Times’ and its attributes everytime the state of the sensor sensor.deconz_daylight changes.
I have studied the documentation on:
and have come up with the following code:
- sensor:
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- sensor.deconz_daylight
name: Latest Deconz Times
icon: mdi:weather-sunny
state: >-
{{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
attributes: >-
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='nadir' %}
nadir: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='night_end' %}
night_end: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='nautical_dawn' %}
nautical_dawn: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='dawn' %}
dawn: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='sunrise_start' %}
sunrise_start: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='sunrise_end' %}
sunrise_end: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='golden_hour_1' %}
golden_hour_1: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='solar_noon' %}
solar_noon: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='golden_hour_2' %}
golden_hour_2: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='sunset_start' %}
sunset_start: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='sunset_end' %}
sunset_end: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='dusk' %}
dusk: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='nautical_dusk' %}
nautical_dusk: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% elif states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='night_start' %}
night_start: {{ as_timestamp(now()) }}
{% endif %}
This code throws me the following error:
Invalid config for 'template' at template_sensors.yaml, line 1111: 'trigger' is an invalid option for 'template', check: sensor->0->trigger Invalid config for 'template' at template_sensors.yaml, line 1111: expected a dictionary for dictionary value 'sensor->0->attributes', got None
Line 1111 is: `- sensor`
Line 1112 is: ` trigger`
The error surprises me as in the docs Trigger-based template sensors the used yaml should work, but the error message says trigger is an invalid option
What am I doing wrong?
- trigger:
- ...
action:
- ...
sensor:
- name: ...
...
- name: ...
...
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loovanloon
December 16, 2023, 5:31pm
4
Thank you @Ildar_Gabdullin ! Your post #2 has really put me on the right track.
Now this code works for me:
# DECONZ: LATEST TIMES OF CHANGES DECONZ SUN PHASES
# WHEN EVENT 'sensor.deconz_daylight' changes state THEN update the attributes of 'sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times' CONDITIONALLY:
# - IF sensor.laatste_deconz_tijden.state == sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times.[attribute_name] THEN :
# >> Store the current time to the [attribute_name] that matches the changed new state of 'sensor.deconz_daylight'
# - IF sensor.laatste_deconz_tijden.state != sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times.[attribute_name] THEN:
# >> Re-store the old value of the attribute from the stored value in its respective m_* attribute variable
- trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- sensor.deconz_daylight
action: []
sensor:
name: Deconz Daylight Latest Times
icon: mdi:weather-sunny
state: >-
{{ now().strftime('%d-%m-%Y om %H:%M:%S') }}
attributes:
datum: >-
{{ now().strftime('%d-%m-%Y') }}
nadir: >-
{% set m_nadir=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','nadir') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='nadir' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_nadir }} {% endif %}
night_end: >-
{% set m_night_end=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','night_end') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='night_end' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_night_end }} {% endif %}
nautical_dawn: >-
{% set m_nautical_dawn=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','nautical_dawn') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='nautical_dawn' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_nautical_dawn }} {% endif %}
dawn: >-
{% set m_dawn=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','dawn') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='dawn' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_dawn }} {% endif %}
sunrise_start: >-
{% set m_sunrise_start=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','sunrise_start') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='sunrise_start' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_sunrise_start }} {% endif %}
sunrise_end: >-
{% set m_sunrise_end=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','sunrise_end') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='sunrise_end' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_sunrise_end }} {% endif %}
golden_hour_1: >-
{% set m_golden_hour_1=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','golden_hour_1') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='golden_hour_1' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_golden_hour_1 }} {% endif %}
solar_noon: >-
{% set m_solar_noon=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','solar_noon') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='solar_noon' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_solar_noon }} {% endif %}
golden_hour_2: >-
{% set m_golden_hour_2=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','golden_hour_2') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='golden_hour_2' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_golden_hour_2 }} {% endif %}
sunset_start: >-
{% set m_sunset_start=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','sunset_start') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='sunset_start' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_sunset_start }} {% endif %}
sunset_end: >-
{% set m_sunset_end=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','sunset_end') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='sunset_end' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_sunset_end }} {% endif %}
dusk: >-
{% set m_dusk=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','dusk') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='dusk' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_dusk }} {% endif %}
nautical_dusk: >-
{% set m_nautical_dusk=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','nautical_dusk') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='nautical_dusk' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_nautical_dusk }} {% endif %}
night_start: >-
{% set m_night_start=state_attr('sensor.deconz_daylight_latest_times','night_start') %}
{% if states('sensor.deconz_daylight')=='night_start' %} {{ as_timestamp(now()) }} {% else %} {{ m_night_start }} {% endif %}
123
December 16, 2023, 6:10pm
5
If you are interested, you can simplify the templates like this:
- trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- sensor.deconz_daylight
action:
- variables:
mode: '{{ trigger.to_state.state }}'
ts: '{{ now().timestamp() }}'
attr: '{{ this.attributes[mode] }}'
sensor:
name: Deconz Daylight Latest Times
icon: mdi:weather-sunny
state: "{{ now().strftime('%d-%m-%Y om %H:%M:%S') }}"
attributes:
datum: "{{ now().strftime('%d-%m-%Y') }}"
nadir: "{{ iif(mode == 'nadir', ts, attr) }}"
night_end: "{{ iif(mode == 'night_end', ts, attr) }}"
nautical_dawn: "{{ iif(mode == 'nautical_dawn', ts, attr) }}"
dawn: "{{ iif(mode == 'dawn', ts, attr) }}"
sunrise_start: "{{ iif(mode == 'sunrise_start', ts, attr) }}"
sunrise_end: "{{ iif(mode == 'sunrise_end', ts, attr) }}"
golden_hour_1: "{{ iif(mode == 'golden_hour_1', ts, attr) }}"
solar_noon: "{{ iif(mode == 'solar_noon', ts, attr) }}"
golden_hour_2: "{{ iif(mode == 'golden_hour_2', ts, attr) }}"
sunset_start: "{{ iif(mode == 'sunset_start', ts, attr) }}"
sunset_end: "{{ iif(mode == 'sunset_end', ts, attr) }}"
dusk: "{{ iif(mode == 'dusk', ts, attr) }}"
nautical_dusk: "{{ iif(mode == 'nautical_dusk', ts, attr) }}"
night_start: "{{ iif(mode == 'night_start', ts, attr) }}"
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loovanloon
December 16, 2023, 6:34pm
6
Nice! I am very interested. I did not know about the immediate-if IIF() in Jinja2.
@123 But somehow your refactored code is not being triggered. So it does not work for me (yet) and I can’t figure out why it is not being triggered. It does not throw any errors.
