Template automation for my boiler

well, thats exactly why I don’t use it…Or think I shouldn’t.
I want it to show me where the device_trackers are, home, not_home, or in one of my zones.

hmm, That seems logic:-)

still, how to prevent it from triggering on the same “left zone.x” repeatedly.

this is the desired message:

  {% if trigger.to_state.state == 'not_home' %}
    {{ trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name }} left {{trigger.from_state.state}}
  {% elif trigger.from_state.state == 'not_home' %}
    {{ trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name }} arrived at {{trigger.to_state.state}}
  {% else %}
    {{ trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name }} left {{trigger.from_state.state}} and arrived at {{trigger.to_state.state}}
  {% endif %}

@petro helped me here to write it as:

      {% set name = trigger.to_state.attributes.friendly_name %}
      {% set to_state = trigger.to_state.state %}
      {% set from_state = trigger.from_state.state %}
      {% if to_state == 'not_home' %}
        {{ name}} left {{from_state}}
      {% elif from_state == 'not_home' %}
        {{ name }} arrived at {{to_state}}
      {% else %}
        {{ name }} left {{from_state}} and arrived at {{to_state}}

had a few more for testing purposes, but hope to get this right first…

since this is i another thread, if you would like to comment, maybe best to do it there?

thx for all your support.
Marius