Response_variable

Configuration
1

I am trying to use a response_variable in an automation but I do not seem able to make it work. Automation Code:

actions:
  - action: script.ground_temperature_ok_2
    metadata: {}
    data: 
      home_presence: "{{ home_presence }}"
      manual_control: "{{ manual_temperature_control }}"
      manual_temperature: "{{ manual_temperature }}"
      comfort_target: 17
      eco_target: 15
      climate_mode: "{{ climate_mode }}"
      current_temperature: "{{ climate_measurement }}"
      climate_entity: "{{ climate_entity }}"
    response_variable: result
  - choose:
    - conditions:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: !input climate_mode
        state: 'Off'
      - condition: template
        value_template: |
          {{ states(climate_entity) != 'off' or not is_state_attr(climate_entity, 'fan_mode', states(fan_mode)) or not is_state_attr(climate_entity, 'swing_mode', states(vertical_swing_mode)) }}
      sequence:
        - action: script.ground_hvac_heat
          metadata: {}
          data:
            fan_mode: "{{ fan_mode }}"
            vertical_swing_mode: "{{ vertical_swing_mode }}"
            horizontal_swing_mode: "{{ horizontal_swing_mode }}"
        - action: script.ground_hvac_off
          metadata: {}
          data: {}
    - conditions:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: !input manual_temperature_control
        state: 'on'
      sequence:
        - choose:
            - conditions:
              - condition: state
                entity_id: !input climate_mode
                state: "Heating"
              sequence:
                - choose:
                    - conditions:
                        - condition: template
                          value_template: result.hvac_needed
                        - condition: not
                          conditions:
                            - condition: state
                              entity_id: !input climate_entity
                              state: "heat"
                      sequence:
                        - action: script.ground_hvac_heat
                          metadata: {}
                          data:
                            fan_mode: "{{ fan_mode }}"
                            vertical_swing_mode: "{{ vertical_swing_mode }}"
                            horizontal_swing_mode: "{{ horizontal_swing_mode }}"
                    - conditions:
                        - condition: not
                          conditions:
                            - condition: template
                              value_template: result.hvac_needed
                            - condition: state
                              entity_id: !input climate_entity
                              state: "off"
                      sequence:
                        - action: script.ground_hvac_off
                          metadata: {}
                          data: {}

and the called script

alias: Ground Temperature OK
variables:
  result: >
    {% set target = comfort_target | float %} 

    {% if not states(home_presence) == 'on' %}
      {% set target = eco_target | float %} 
    {% endif %}

    {% if states(manual_control) == 'on' %}
      {% set target = states(manual_temperature) | float %}
    {% endif %}

    {% set air_conditioning_needed = false %} {% set hvac_mode =
    states(climate_mode) %}

    {% if hvac_mode == 'Heating' %}
      {% if states(current_temperature) | float < (target - 0.5) or states(climate_entity) == 'heat' %}
        {% set air_conditioning_needed = true %}
      {% endif %}
      {% if states(current_temperature) | float > target %}
        {% set air_conditioning_needed = false %}
      {% endif %}
    {% endif %}

    {% if hvac_mode == 'Cooling' %}
      {% if states(current_temperature) | float > (target + 0.5) or states(climate_entity) == 'cool' %}
        {% set air_conditioning_needed = true %}
      {% endif %}
      {% if states(current_temperature) | float < target %}
        {% set air_conditioning_needed = false %}
      {% endif %}
    {% endif %}

    {{ {'hvac_needed': air_conditioning_needed} }}
sequence:
  - stop: All Done
    response_variable: result
mode: single

I do not seem to be able to read the boolean answer in result.hvac_needed ion the automation.

2

Please post the entire automation. There are some uses of !input that look odd, but it is impossible to tell seeing only the actions block.

This is definitely incorrect:

It needs to be surrounded in quotes (or preceded by a block scalar identifier) as well as the appropriate Jinja delimiters:

 - condition: template
   value_template: "{{ result.hvac_needed }}"
3

I am having no issues with the !input, they all work as expected.

I have change the condition to:

                          conditions:
                            - condition: template
                              value_template: >
                                {{ result.hvac_needed }}

which appears to be working for me at the moment.

Thanks for your reply