Input_select to set entity in mini-media-player

Configuration Frontend
1

I need help… bad… before I pull my remaining hair out…

I’m trying to use an input_select:
(config file)

input_select:
  alexa_select:
    name: Alexa Dots
    options:
      - media_player.bathroom_a_echo
      - media_player.bedroom_a_echo
      - media_player.livingroom_a_echo
      - media_player.bedroom_echo
      - media_player.kitchen_echo
      - media_player.utility_echo
      - media_player.garage_echo
      - media_player.front_porch_echo

to feed my mini-media-player entity:
(ui-lovelace file)

    cards:  
      - type: entities
        entities:
          - input_select.alexa_select

      - type: custom:mini-media-player
        entity: >-
          {{ states('input_select.alexa_select') }}

instead of what’s expected with a hard coded like:

        entity: media_player.livingroom_a_echo

and I get the error:
"Specify an entity from within the media player domain:

type: custom:mini-media-player
entity: '{{ states(''input_select.alexa_select'') }}'

Anyone got an idea of what I’m doing wrong?

2

Most cards do not accept templates… there is no indication in the Mini Media Player docs that they are accepted.

3

Try placing the mini-media-player card inside a custom:config-template-card.
Kind of (untested):

cards:  
      - type: entities
        entities:
          - input_select.alexa_select

      - type: custom:config-template-card
        entities:
          - input_select.alexa_select
        card:
          type: custom:mini-media-player
          entity: >-
            ${ states['input_select.alexa_select'].state }
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4

Well, we gave it the old college try:

mapping values are not allowed here in "/config/ui-lovelace.yaml", line 2146, column 18
5

So you want an input select to be the source for a media_player card? Changing the input select would change the source for the card?

6

I’m wanting the input_select: value to be used as the entity: (name) of the echo device used for the mini-media-player. It’s a bit confusing… the “source” when you are using sonos is the speaker name but I don’t think that applies to Amazon echo devices.

7

Yes it is totally confusing. The card is only displaying things … why not conditional cards that only show the media player for the current selected item? Perhaps pictures would help.

8

Then check it in UI first, you seem to have problems in your yaml.
Add this via UI.

        type: custom:config-template-card
        entities:
          - input_select.alexa_select
        card:
          type: custom:mini-media-player
          entity: >-
            ${ states['input_select.alexa_select'].state }
9

Okay! This works! I don’t quite get it but… this works!

  - title: Jukebox
    id: jukebox
    cards:
          - type: entities
            entities:
              - input_select.alexa_select
          - type: custom:config-template-card
            entities:
              - input_select.alexa_select
            card:
              type: custom:mini-media-player
              entity: >-
                ${ states['input_select.alexa_select'].state }
              artwork: cover

THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH!