Service to set attribute of input_text?

[123 (Taras)]

I just confirmed that set_state.py can create/set an attribute for an Input Text. However, the attribute disappears after a restart (so it behaves the same way as using Developer Tools).

I suggest you consider using the following Trigger-based Template Sensor which allows you to dynamically store data (list, dict, boolean, etc).

WTH can't input helpers be read only in UI

here you go: Trigger based template sensor: template: - trigger: - platform: event event_type: set_variable - platform: event event_type: remove_variable sensor: - unique_id: 4a4c8e53-9e68-4198-9cc5-b336e228ea4d name: Variables state: Variables attributes: variables: > {% set current = this.attributes.get('variables', {}) %} {% if trigger.event.event_type == 'set_variable' %} {% set …

An alternative, that also uses a Trigger-based Template Sensor, is this one:

WTH can't input helpers be read only in UI

Yes. I you can use a trigger template sensor like this: template: - trigger: - platform: event event_type: set_my_sensor sensor: - name: My sensor state: "{{ trigger.event.data.state }}" And then you can change it in a script or automation like this: action: - alias: Update my sensor event: set_my_sensor event_data: state: new_value Can even add attributes if you want, just pass more data in the event and use it in attributes in the sensor config. Plus trigger template …

However, for your application that requires storing a dict, it would need to be modified slightly to store the value in an attribute as opposed to state.