Syntax error template sensor

1

After updating my templates, I find I’m getting an error in one of my templates. I get this error:

TemplateSyntaxError: expected token ':', got '}'

- name: Toggle Outside Lights
      state: >-
            {% if((state_attr('sun.sun', 'rising') == false and {{ state_attr('sun.sun', 'elevation') }} | float <= 6 and states('sensor.outside_luminance') | int <= 400) == true) %}
                on
            {% elif((state_attr('sun.sun', 'rising') == true and {{ state_attr('sun.sun', 'elevation') }} | float >= -12 and states('sensor.outside_luminance') | int > 0 ) == true) %}
                off
            {% else %}
                {% if states('input_boolean.outside_lights_status') == 'on' %}
                  on
                {% else %}
                  off
                {% endif %}
            {% endif %}
```

As a value_template, it worked just fine. I can’t find the problem. Any ideas appreciated. Also are there new docs on templating? What I’ve found still relates to old format.

2

It couldn't have... you have expressions nested inside both the if and elif statements:

Also, if you aren't going to provide defaults for the float() and int() filters you should assign an availability:

- name: Toggle Outside Lights
  state: |
    {% set raising = state_attr('sun.sun', 'rising') %}
    {%- if (not raising) and state_attr('sun.sun', 'elevation') | float <= 6
    and states('sensor.outside_luminance') | int <= 400 %}
      on
    {%- elif raising and state_attr('sun.sun', 'elevation') | float >= -12
    and states('sensor.outside_luminance') | int > 0 %}
      off
    {%- else %}
      {{ 'on' if is_state('input_boolean.outside_lights_status', 'on') else 'off' }}
    {%- endif %}
  availability: |
    {{ has_value('sensor.outside_luminance') 
    and has_value('input_boolean.outside_lights_status')
    and has_value('sun.sun') }}
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Thanks it’s working now.