Input_datetime to time condition

Configuration
1

I’m trying to use input_datetime as condition but it didn’t work.

- condition: time
  after: "{{ states('input_datetime.mower_timer1_start_time') }}"
  before: "{{ states('input_datetime.mower_timer1_stop_time') }}"

2020-05-13 20:59:54 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.config] Invalid config for [automation]: Invalid time specified: {{ states('input_datetime.mower_timer1_stop_time') }} for dictionary value @ data['condition'][0]['conditions'][2]['before']. Got None
Invalid time specified: {{states.input_datetime.mower_timer1_start_time.state}} for dictionary value @ data['condition'][0]['conditions'][2]['after']. Got None. (See ?, line ?).

template editor
{{states.input_datetime.mower_timer1_start_time.state}}
returns
08:00:00
this works

- condition: time
  after: "08:00:00"
  before: "15:00:00"

What is wrong?

2

You cant template those values. Use a template condition instead.

3

ok, start time is easy

- condition: template
  value_template: "{{ now().strftime('%H:%M') >= states('input_datetime.mower_timer1_start_time') }}"
- condition: template
  value_template: "{{ now().strftime('%H:%M') < states('input_datetime.mower_timer1_stop_time') }}"

but how to template stop time over midnight? e.g. 15:00 to 08:00

4

Why wouldn’t it work like you have it in the last post?

5

I have speakers with 2 ‘ON’ slots each one checks for midnight.
They also turn off if the house is unoccupied (to come back on if I come back) and also cater for a sleep mode and manual on.
They are run by a binary sensor which concentrates all the evaluations in one spot rather than the 5+ otherwise

Pick the bones out of this one : -

binary_sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      bs_pifi01_result_on:
        entity_id: switch.switch_fibaro_f01
        value_template: "{{ is_state('switch.switch_fibaro_f01', 'on') }}"
        friendly_name: Pi-Fi-01 On
        icon_template: "{{ 'mdi:music' if is_state('switch.switch_fibaro_f01', 'on') else 'mdi:volume-off' }}"
      bs_pifi01_timeslot_on:
        entity_id: binary_sensor.bs_occupied, sensor.time, input_boolean.ib_switch_pifi01_result_on, input_boolean.ib_switch_pifi01_timer_enable, input_boolean.ib_switch_pifi01_timeslot1_enable, input_boolean.ib_switch_pifi01_timeslot2_enable
        value_template: >
          {% set time = states('sensor.time') %}
          {% set slt1en = is_state('input_boolean.ib_switch_pifi01_timeslot1_enable', 'on') %}
          {% set slt1start = states('input_datetime.id_switch_pifi01_tmeslt1_on') [0:5] %}
          {% set slt1stop = states('input_datetime.id_switch_pifi01_tmeslt1_off') [0:5] %}
          {% set slt2en = is_state('input_boolean.ib_switch_pifi01_timeslot2_enable', 'on') %}
          {% set slt2start = states('input_datetime.id_switch_pifi01_tmeslt2_on') [0:5] %}
          {% set slt2stop = states('input_datetime.id_switch_pifi01_tmeslt2_off') [0:5] %}
          {% set slt1on = (slt1start <= time < slt1stop) if (slt1start < slt1stop) else (slt1start <= time or time < slt1stop) %}
          {% set slt2on = (slt2start <= time < slt2stop) if (slt2start < slt2stop) else (slt2start <= time or time < slt2stop) %}
          {{ (slt1on and slt1en) or (slt2on and slt2en) }}
        friendly_name: Pi-Fi-01 Time Slot On