How to use the repeat index outside the loop?

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How I save the index in a variable to use after “repeat”?

      - repeat:
          sequence:
            - service: scene.turn_on
              data: {}
              target:
                entity_id: scene.alarm_external
            - delay:
                seconds: 5
          while:
            - condition: template
              value_template: >-
                {{ is_state('switch.alarm_state', 'off') }}
            - condition: template
              value_template: "{{ repeat.index <= 5 }}"
      - service: notify.alexa_media_echo_room
        data:
          message: The alarm was armed in {{ attempts_variable }} attempts.
          data:
            type: tts
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Variables are local to the block in which they are used. To store the variable for use outside the loop you would have to use a helper, e.g. input_number.

See: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts#scope-of-variables

3

Thanks!
If there is more than one script running simultaneously, one helper per script will be needed… Is that right?

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Yeah and it obviously would not work if the script was run in parallel mode.

5

If you have an MQTT broker you could also store it in an mqtt topic.

There was a post about storing stuff temporarily in template sensor attributes too but I can’t find it.

EDIT: Here, https://community.home-assistant.io/t/wth-cant-input-helpers-be-read-only-in-ui/467562/13?u=tom_l

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Great! Thank you very much.