Setting up a button to track brew dates

Configuration
1

Hi all,

I am hoping to create a button that sets a datetime helper (input_datetime.date_bottledate) to the date that I pressed a button to track the bottle date. Once this is done I hope to expand it to setting up different trackers of performed tasks.

I have managed to create a “timer” that tracks days since xxx however i am stuck when creating the button to set the date.

Currently I have tried to run a script on button press:

script:

setinput_datetime.date_bottledatetonow:
    alias: "12345"
    sequence:
        service: input_datetime.set_datetime
        target:
            entity_id: input_datetime.date_bottledate
        data:
            date: "{{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d') }}"
        mode: single

However this script is coming back with errors:
The script “12345” (script.script) is not active because the configuration has errors.

Error:extra keys not allowed @ data['sequence'][0]['mode']. Got None extra keys not allowed @ data['setinput_datetime.date_bottledatetonow']. Got None.

I am hoping someone can help - I am only new to HA and am trying to get my head around the manual aspect. Thanks in advance!

2

You need to format your script, so we see the spaces correctly.

Mark your entire script and click </> icon to make it preformatted code.
The icon might be hidden in the hamburger menu on some devices.

3

My apologies - first time posting. I have fixed it now

4

Mode: is a key for an automation, not a script.

5

Hey all, after a bit of playing around I got it to work - below is the working code. Main differences seem to be action (not service).

1_test_set_datetime_now:
  alias: 1 Test set datetime now
  sequence:
  - data:
      date: '{{ now().strftime(''%Y-%m-%d'') }}'
    target:
      entity_id: input_datetime.date_bottledate
    action: input_datetime.set_datetime
  mode: restart
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setinput_datetime.date_bottledatetonow:
    alias: "12345"
    sequence:
        service: input_datetime.set_datetime
        target:
            entity_id: input_datetime.date_bottledate
        data:
            date: "{{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d') }}"
        mode: single  ## incorrect indentation ##

The error is spitting out the ‘mode’

Your 2nd working yaml the mode is correctly indented.