Repeat until - does it wait for the condition to update?

[Vish2024]

Hello,

I have the following automation action code:

repeat:
  sequence:
    - action: mqtt.publish
      metadata: {}
      data:
        qos: "0"
        topic: >-
          application/39ab8-e1/device/a84/command/down
        payload: >-
          {"devEui":"a84", "confirmed":true, "fPort":1,
          "data":"AwER"}
      enabled: true
    - delay:
        hours: 0
        minutes: 0
        seconds: 8
        milliseconds: 0
  until:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: sensor.relay1sack
      state: "True"
enabled: true

I just want to make sure I have this right : when triggered, the code will :
i. Execute the first action step ie. publish mqtt payload
ii. Wait for 8 seconds
iii. Then look to see if sensor.relay1sack updates to “True” - If yes, then the sequence stops. If no, the sequence continues.

What confuses me is step iii. What if sensor.relay1sack is already “True” prior to the sequence having been triggered - will the code then not repeat the sequence? Or will it repeat the sequence until sensor.relay1sack updates to true once again?

Thanks

[tom_l]

Unlike triggers, conditions do not require the state to change. They are evaluated at the time they are called.

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts#repeat-until

So your sequence always runs at least once. It will not repeat a second time if the conditions are true before the sequence starts.

As opposed to:

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts#while-loop

Where the sequence will not run (even once) if the conditions are false before the sequence starts.

[Vish2024]

I see. That clears things. Thanks.