Nested groups

Configuration
#1

how do I nest these group to one main group: first floor, is it possible? (i’m using groups.yaml)

dining_room_lights:
name: dining room lights
entities:
- light.dinnig_table
- switch.sopha_light_2

kitchen_lights:
name: kitchen_lights
- switch.kitchen_ceiling
- light.left_led_level_on_off
- light.kitchen_island

#2

Yes it is possible.

group:
  first_floor:
    name: First Floor Lights
    entities:
      - group.dining_room_lights
      - group.kitchen_lights

However, if you turn your switches sopha_light_2 and kitchen_ceiling into new light entities you can use light groups instead.

That way you retain control of brightness and colour. Not just on/off as with “normal” groups.

However these only work with lights. Hence the need to turn your switches into lights first.

light:  ### <--- NOTE light not group
  - platform: switch # new light entity created from switch
    name: Sopha Light
    entity_id: switch.sopha_light_2

  - platform: switch # new light created from switch
    name: Kitchen Ceiling
    entity_id: switch.kitchen_ceiling

light:
  - platform: group
    name: Kitchen Lights # new light (group)
    entities:
      - light.kitchen_ceiling 
      - light.left_led_level_on_off
      - light.kitchen_island

  - platform: group
    name: Dining Room Lights #new light (group)
    entities:
      - light.dinnig_table
      - light.sopha_light_2 

  - platform: group # new light (group)
    name: First Floor Lights
    entities:
      - light.kitchen_lights
      - light.dining_room_lights
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#3

hi, thx

I get this message: Invalid config for [group]: Entity ID group.working.room.lights is an invalid entity ID for dictionary value @ data[‘group’][‘first_floor’][‘entities’]. Got [‘group.working.room.lights’, ‘group.dining.room.lights’, ‘group.kitchen.lights’, ‘group.outside.lights’, ‘group.living.room.lights’]. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 8).

#4

You put it in the wrong place, even though I said this:

Look at the first line of the config I posted.

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#5

thx again
I have all the lines ant the coniguration.yaml
ight:

  • platform: switch
    name: main working room light
    entity_id: switch.working_room
    name: working room bath mirror light
    entity_id: switch.working_bathroom

and more, they are working great
I got the above message after adding the first floor group (which i’m adding at the groups.yaml)

what am I doing wrong ?

#6

Could you please have a read of point 11 here, How to help us help you - or How to ask a good question

Then post the correctly formatted configuration you are trying to use.

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#7

ok, sorry, thank you for your patience
groups.yaml:

outside_lights:
    name: outside_lights
    entities:
       - switch.deck_2
       - switch.deck
       - light.west_wall_467dccfe_on_off

first_floor_lights:
    name: first floor lights
    entities:
       - group.outside.lights
       - group.working.room.lights
       - group.dining.room.lights
       - group.kitchen.lights
       - group.living.room.lights

configuration.yaml:

light:
  - platform: switch
    name: main working room light
    entity_id: switch.working_room
    name: working room bath mirror light
    entity_id: switch.working_bathroom

didn’t post all the yaml just an example, but the error I get is when I’m adding the above first_floor_lights…

#8

Thanks.

If you are going to use plain groups instead of light groups you don’t need the light_switch integration.

#9

i’m going to use both
the original post was about nesting the groups, and in the mean time I can’t solve it

#10

This should work:

group:

  dining_room_lights:
    name: dining room lights
    entities:
      - light.dinnig_table
      - switch.sopha_light_2

  kitchen_lights:
    name: kitchen_lights
    entities:
      - switch.kitchen_ceiling
      - light.left_led_level_on_off
      - light.kitchen_island

  first_floor:
    name: First Floor Lights
    entities:
      - group.dining_room_lights
      - group.kitchen_lights

Dont use group: at the top of the file if you are using a group.yaml file though. Just put this in the file:

dining_room_lights:
  name: dining room lights
  entities:
    - light.dinnig_table
    - switch.sopha_light_2

kitchen_lights:
  name: kitchen_lights
  entities:
    - switch.kitchen_ceiling
    - light.left_led_level_on_off
    - light.kitchen_island

first_floor:
  name: First Floor Lights
  entities:
    - group.dining_room_lights
    - group.kitchen_lights
#11

Thank you @tom_l !!! works like a charm

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