hi,
I’m trying to figure out how to cycle turn on multiple lights with one switch based on state of this light.
something like :
if light A is off then turn on light A
else
if light A is on turn on light B
else
if light B is on turn on light C
i can do this with an automation for each action, but i guess there is a more elegant way to do it with template condition in one automation.
can you point me out the good direction ?
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: YOUR_SWITCH
# to: AS_REQUIRED
# from: AS_REQUIRED
action:
service: light.turn_on
data:
entity_id: >
{% if is_state('light.a', 'off') %} light.a
{% elif is_state('light.b', 'on') %} light.c
{% else %} light.b {% endif %}
thanks a lot Marc !
i will try it
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the light turn on works perfectly,
i tried to do the same for light.turn_off but the light C does not switch off
action:
service: light.turn_off
entity_id: >
{% if is_state('light.c ', 'on') %} light.c
{% elif is_state('light.b', 'on') %} light.b
{% else %} light.a {% endif %}
what is wrong ?
Your indentation is incorrect. Also I don’t know if you can use a template in entity_id without using the data key and using entity_id within that.
Other than that, the template looks fine to me.
oh yes !
i missed a space
both light.turn_on and light.turn_off are working now
thanks a lot Marc
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