Input booleans to read only

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1

Hi
I’m using some input_booleans and wondering if they can set to readonly? Because some of them are only meant for status and not to control it

Thanks

2

No, you would have to create template binary sensors to track your input boolean. e.g.

configuration.yaml

template:
  - binary_sensor:
      - name: Read only
        state: "{{ states('input_boolean.foobar')|bool }}"
3

exactly what I was looking for. can I also display open and close instead of off or on in the same template?

4

Add:

device_class: door

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NOTE

It’s possible to eliminate the Input Boolean by using a Trigger-based Template Binary Sensor whose state is set by a custom event.

In other words, instead of your automation controlling the state of an Input Boolean (and then using a separate Template Binary Sensor to create a ‘read-only’ representation of the Input Boolean), your automation would directly control the state of a Trigger-based Template Binary Sensor.

Here’s a Trigger-based Template Binary Sensor whose state is set by a custom event called jboesh_door1 (rename it to whatever you want).

template:
  - trigger:
      - platform: event
        event_type: jboesh_door1
    binary_sensor:
      - name: My First Door
        device_class: door
        state: "{{ trigger.event.data.state }}"

Here’s what you would use in your automation to set the state of binary_sensor.my_first_door to on (which will display as Open in the UI because its device_class is door).

action:
  - event: jboesh_door1
    event_data:
      state: 'on'

In other words, instead of your automation using input_boolean.turn_on to turn on the Input Boolean, it would post the jboesh_door1 custom event, as shown above, to turn on the Trigger-based Template Binary Sensor.

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