Script Variables

Configuration
1

Below is one of a million itterations i’ve tried… no matter what i do i cannot get the defined variables to work…

any help would be great!

alias: NagViaAlexa
variables:
  room: "{{ states('input_select.nagroomselector') }}"
  m_player: |
    {% if room == "Lounge" %}
      {{ "media_player.lounge_echo" }}
    {% elif room == "Kitchen" %}
      {{ "media_player.kitchen_echo" }}
    {% elif room == "Office" %}
      {{ "media_player.office_echo" }}
    {% else %}
      {{ "media_player.lounge_echo" }}
    {% endif %}

sequence:
  - service: notify.alexa_media
    metadata: {}
    data:
      target: "{{ states('m_player') }}"
      data:
        type: tts
      message: "{{ states('input_text.nagmessage') }}"
description: ""
icon: mdi:volume-high
2

Did you already tried without the quotes?
IMO, the way you write it, it tries to read the state of an entity whose id is “m_player”, rather than using your variable.

3

I’ve tried loads of combinations

target: "{{ states('m_player') }}"

target: "{{ m_player }}"

target: "{{ 'm_player' }}"

target: {{ m_player }}  - this is what I think should work....

target: m_player

I just cant figure out what’s supposed to work

4 
alias: NagViaAlexa
variables:
  room: "{{ states('input_select.nagroomselector') }}"
  m_player: |
    {% if room == "Lounge" %}
      media_player.lounge_echo
    {% elif room == "Kitchen" %}
      media_player.kitchen_echo
    {% elif room == "Office" %}
      media_player.office_echo
    {% else %}
      media_player.lounge_echo
    {% endif %}

sequence:
  - service: notify.alexa_media
    metadata: {}
    data:
      target: "{{ m_player }}"
      data:
        type: tts
      message: "{{ states('input_text.nagmessage') }}"
description: ""
icon: mdi:volume-high