Problems with trigger variable in targets

Friedi · September 1, 2021, 1:19pm

I have the following code and if I use a single target it works fine but the target seems not to work with the trigger variables.

- alias: co2_alarm
  description: "CO2 - Ampel"
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id:
        - sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_buro_co2
        - sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_kuche_co2
        - sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_co2
  action:
    - service: input_text.set_value
      #target:
      #  entity_id: input_text.co2_buero
      data_template:
        target: >-
          {% set ent = trigger.entity_id %}
          {% if ent == 'sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_buro_co2' %}
            entity_id: input_text.co2_buero
          {% elif ent == 'sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_kuche_co2' %}
            entity_id: input_text.co2_kueche
          {% elif ent == 'sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_co2' %}
            entity_id: input_text.co2_wohnzimmer
          {% endif %}
      data:
        value: >-
          {% if states(trigger.entity_id)|int <= 800 %}
            grün mit {{ states(trigger.entity_id)|int }} ppm
          {% elif states(trigger.entity_id)|int > 800 and
            states(trigger.entity_id)|int <= 1000 %}
            gelb mit {{ states(trigger.entity_id)|int }} ppm
          {% elif states(trigger.entity_id)|int > 1000 and
            states(trigger.entity_id)|int <= 1400 %}
            orange mit {{ states(trigger.entity_id)|int }} ppm
          {% elif states(trigger.entity_id)|int > 1400 %}
            rot mit {{ states(trigger.entity_id)|int }} ppm
          {% endif %}
  mode: queued

Could anybody help please?

123 · September 1, 2021, 1:36pm

You use a template to produce a value that will be assigned to an option.

some_option: "{{ template to produce a value for "some_option" }}"

You cannot use a template to produce options.

data: "{{ template producing more options and values }}"

Try this version:

- alias: co2_alarm
  description: "CO2 - Ampel"
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id:
        - sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_buro_co2
        - sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_kuche_co2
        - sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_co2
  action:
    - service: input_text.set_value
      target:
        entity_id: >-
          {% set ent = trigger.entity_id %}
          {% if ent == 'sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_buro_co2' %}
            input_text.co2_buero
          {% elif ent == 'sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_kuche_co2' %}
            input_text.co2_kueche
          {% elif ent == 'sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_co2' %}
            input_text.co2_wohnzimmer
          {% endif %}
      data:
        value: >-
          {% set co2 = trigger.to_state.state | int %}
          {% if co2 <= 800 %} grün mit {{ co2 }} ppm
          {% elif 800 < co2 <= 1000 %} gelb mit {{ co2 }} ppm
          {% elif 1000 < co2 <= 1400 %} orange mit {{ co2 }} ppm
          {% else %} rot mit {{ co2 }} ppm
          {% endif %}
  mode: queued

If you wish, you can replace all of this:

        entity_id: >-
          {% set ent = trigger.entity_id %}
          {% if ent == 'sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_buro_co2' %}
            input_text.co2_buero
          {% elif ent == 'sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_kuche_co2' %}
            input_text.co2_kueche
          {% elif ent == 'sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_co2' %}
            input_text.co2_wohnzimmer
          {% endif %}

with this:

        entity_id: >-
          {% set oid = trigger.to_state.object_id %}
          input_text.co2_{{ 'buero' if 'buro' in oid else 'kuche' if 'kueche' in oid else 'wohnzimmer' }}

Friedi · September 2, 2021, 7:08am

123:

You use a template to produce a value that will be assigned to an option.

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some_option: "{{ template to produce a value for "some_option" }}"
You cannot use a template to produce options.

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data: "{{ template producing more options and values }}"

Sorry but I really don’t know what you are talking about. I do not produce more options and/or values. How did you come to this? Please be more precise.

Anyway, I figured out I had a typo and the code is running now. That’s why I really want to understand what you are talking about.

123 · September 2, 2021, 12:22pm

Wonderful, post the corrected version so we can all see that one typo you claimed it had.

You can’t template target and you can’t declare data_template and data under target because it counts as two instances of the same option (because data_template is the equivalent of data).

Friedi · September 2, 2021, 1:11pm

Now I got you. And now I understand what you talked about

In fact the only thing I changed was to delete the data_template.

123 · September 2, 2021, 1:25pm

That may allow it to pass Check Configuration but, upon execution, errors will be reported in Log.

Try the example I posted above or this reduced version:

- alias: co2_alarm
  description: "CO2 - Ampel"
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id:
        - sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_buro_co2
        - sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_kuche_co2
        - sensor.netatmo_unser_heim_wohnzimmer_co2
  action:
    - service: input_text.set_value
      target:
        entity_id: >-
          {% set oid = trigger.to_state.object_id %}
          input_text.co2_{{ 'buero' if 'buro' in oid else 'kuche' if 'kueche' in oid else 'wohnzimmer' }}
      data:
        value: >-
          {% set co2 = trigger.to_state.state | int %}
          {% set x = 'grün' if co2 <= 800 else 'gelb' if 800 < co2 <= 1000 else 'orange' if 1000 < co2 <= 1400 else 'rot' %}
          {{ x }} mit {{ co2 }} ppm
  mode: queued

Friedi · September 2, 2021, 7:49pm

As sson as possible I‘ll give it a try. I like short code

123 · September 3, 2021, 8:35pm

Did you have a chance to try it yet?

Friedi · September 3, 2021, 10:39pm

Indeed, I tried it this afternoon. It works fine. Thank you for that.
Again I learned how to do it in a better way

123 · September 4, 2021, 12:58am

Glad to hear it.

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Friedi · September 7, 2021, 2:08pm

@123 you used to_state.object_id. Is there a similar solution for entering zones?

123 · September 7, 2021, 2:19pm

Yes, if you are using a Zone Trigger.

Friedi · September 7, 2021, 2:35pm

Well, of course

But what code do I need instead of to_state.object_id?

Friedi · September 7, 2021, 2:43pm

Is it like this?


  trigger:
    - platform: zone
      entity_id: device_tracker.doris_iphone_2
      zone: zone.home_outer_ring
      event: enter
  action:
    - service: input_datetime.set_datetime
      target:
        entity_id: >-
          {% set enter = trigger.zone.object_id %}
          input_datetime.doris{{ 'outer' if 'outer' in enter }}

123 · September 7, 2021, 2:46pm

Did you try trigger.to_state.object_id?

Friedi · September 7, 2021, 2:59pm

I didn‘t. I thought it is zone, so I used zone. Sorry for stupid questions but I am an absolute beginner …

Friedi · September 7, 2021, 3:13pm

By the way, I didn‘t figure out how to test entering a zone by using the dev. tools

Friedi · September 8, 2021, 4:21pm

I tried the following and it didn‘t work. Just the else part is working.

- alias: doris_enter
  trigger:
    - platform: zone
      entity_id: device_tracker.doris_iphone_2
      zone: zone.home_outer_ring
      event: enter
    - platform: zone
      entity_id: device_tracker.doris_iphone_2
      zone: zone.davids_home_middle_ring
      event: enter
    - platform: zone
      entity_id: device_tracker.doris_iphone_2
      zone: zone.home
      event: enter
  action:
    - service: input_datetime.set_datetime
      target:
        entity_id: >-
          {% set oid = trigger.to_state.object_id %}
          input_datetime.doris_{{ 'outer' if 'outer' in oid else 'middle' if 'middle' in oid else 'home' }}
      data:
        datetime: "{{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M') }}"
  mode: single

123 · September 8, 2021, 4:49pm

I don’t have any device_trackers or zones so I can’t test anything for you. In this situation you have three separate triggers so it’s more efficient to simply assign an id to each trigger and use that in the template.

- alias: doris_enter
  trigger:
    - platform: zone
      entity_id: device_tracker.doris_iphone_2
      zone: zone.home_outer_ring
      event: enter
      id: 'outer'
    - platform: zone
      entity_id: device_tracker.doris_iphone_2
      zone: zone.davids_home_middle_ring
      event: enter
      id: 'middle'
    - platform: zone
      entity_id: device_tracker.doris_iphone_2
      zone: zone.home
      event: enter
      id: 'home'
  action:
    - service: input_datetime.set_datetime
      target:
        entity_id: "input_datetime.doris_{{ trigger.id }}"
      data:
        datetime: "{{ now().timestamp() | timestamp_local }}"
  mode: single

Friedi · September 8, 2021, 5:22pm

Boah, that easy. Thank you so much!!!
But what is wrong with my datetime?