I had feedback loop issues on my RPi3 with the auto-correcting input_select and ended up going another route. Here’s what I have:
The majority of the code is the same, but rather than trying to correct the input_select anytime it changes, I instead directly display the current activity using a template sensor and have the input_select revert to Select Input after sending the start activity command to the harmony hub.
input_select:
harmony:
name: Harmony Control
options:
### DO NOT REMOVE 'SELECT INPUT'
- Select Input
- Watch DirecTV
- Watch Plex
- Watch Netflix
- Watch Hulu
- Watch Prime Video
- Watch Chromecast
- Watch Smart TV
- Power Off
icon: mdi:monitor
sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
current_activity:
friendly_name: 'Current Activity'
value_template: '{{ states.remote.living_room.attributes.current_activity }}'
- alias: Harmony
hide_entity: True
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: input_select.harmony
from: 'Select Input'
action:
- service: remote.turn_on
entity_id: remote.living_room
data_template:
activity: >
{% if is_state("input_select.harmony", "Watch DirecTV") %}
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{% elif is_state("input_select.harmony", "Watch Plex") %}
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{% elif is_state("input_select.harmony", "Watch Netflix") %}
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{% elif is_state("input_select.harmony", "Watch Hulu") %}
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{% elif is_state("input_select.harmony", "Watch Prime Video") %}
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{% elif is_state("input_select.harmony", "Watch Chromecast") %}
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{% else %}
{% endif %}
- service: input_select.select_option
entity_id: input_select.harmony
data_template:
option: "Select Input"
- alias: Harmony Off
hide_entity: True
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: input_select.harmony
to: 'Power Off'
action:
- service: remote.turn_off
entity_id: remote.living_room
- service: input_select.select_option
entity_id: input_select.harmony
data_template:
option: "Select Input"