String deprecated?

Configuration
1

Hey guys,
can anyone help me and tell me why the string is deprecated ?
entity’s are correct.
The part sun.sun & sensor.openweather

        entity_id:
          - sun.sun
          - sensor.openweathermap_cloud_coverage

Full code

- platform: template

    sensors:

      sunlight_pct:

        entity_id:

          - sun.sun

          - sensor.openweathermap_cloud_coverage

        value_template: >-

          {%- set elevation = state_attr('sun.sun','elevation') | float %}

          {%- set cloud_coverage = states('sensor.openweathermap_cloud_coverage') | float %}

          {%- set cloud_factor = (1 - (0.75 * ( cloud_coverage / 100) ** 3 )) %}

          {%- set min_elevation = -6 %}

          {%- set max_elevation = 60 %}

          {%- set adjusted_elevation = elevation - min_elevation %}

          {%- set adjusted_elevation = [adjusted_elevation,0] | max %}

          {%- set adjusted_elevation = [adjusted_elevation,max_elevation - min_elevation] | min %}

          {%- set adjusted_elevation = adjusted_elevation / (max_elevation - min_elevation) %}

          {%- set adjusted_elevation = adjusted_elevation %}

          {%- set adjusted_elevation = adjusted_elevation * 100 %}

          {%- set brightness = adjusted_elevation * cloud_factor %}

          {{ brightness | round }}

        unit_of_measurement: '%'

        device_class: 'illuminance'
2

The entity_id option for template sensors has been deprecated a few releases ago. remove the complete entity_id section.
See the breaking change for templates here.

3

Thank you for replying!
Thats what I thought. But if I remove the enity the sensor doesn’t work anymore and becomes unavailable.

@Burningstone

4

post your config after you remove the entity_id section.

5

if you have sensor.time configured you can add the following at the top of the value template to get it evaluated every minute:

{% set x = states('sensor.time') %}

6

If you look at his template, it should work identical to removing the entity_id field. I believe he’s deleting too much.

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  - platform: template
    sensors:
      sunlight_pct:
        value_template: >-
          {%- set elevation = state_attr('sun.sun','elevation') | float %}
          {%- set cloud_coverage = states('sensor.openweathermap_cloud_coverage') | float %}
          {%- set cloud_factor = (1 - (0.75 * ( cloud_coverage / 100) ** 3 )) %}
          {%- set min_elevation = -6 %}
          {%- set max_elevation = 60 %}
          {%- set adjusted_elevation = elevation - min_elevation %}
          {%- set adjusted_elevation = [adjusted_elevation,0] | max %}
          {%- set adjusted_elevation = [adjusted_elevation,max_elevation - min_elevation] | min %}
          {%- set adjusted_elevation = adjusted_elevation / (max_elevation - min_elevation) %}
          {%- set adjusted_elevation = adjusted_elevation %}
          {%- set adjusted_elevation = adjusted_elevation * 100 %}
          {%- set brightness = adjusted_elevation * cloud_factor %}
          {{ brightness | round }}
        unit_of_measurement: '%'
        device_class: 'illuminance'

to much you think ?

@petro @Burningstone

8

No it looks fine. Are you reloading the template after you make the change?

9

full reboot of the system. will try again. and post the log maybe it shows more information.

10

just reload the templates, no need to restart

11

@Burningstone @petro

Apparentley i am a dumbass and i did remove to much the first time whitouwd knowing because it works now. Thank you for the help guys !

Realy apriciate it !