Template calculating days

Configuration
1

I am trying to create a script based on below template:

service: input_number.set_value
data:
  value: {{ (as_timestamp(now()) - as_timestamp(states('input_datetime.time_of_last_reported_rainfall')) )| timestamp_custom("%j")| int }}
target:
  entity_id: input_number.days_since_last_rainfall

But after I save this scrip and return back to it, i get this result:

  - service: input_number.set_value
    data:
      value:
        "[object Object]": null
    target:
      entity_id: input_number.days_since_last_rainfall

What i am doing wrong ?

2

Rule 1:

Edit in YAML and fix it.

3

Still the same.

4 
service: input_number.set_value
data:
  value: >
    {{ (now() - states('input_datetime.time_of_last_reported_rainfall') | as_datetime | as_local).days }}
target:
  entity_id: input_number.days_since_last_rainfall
5

If you’re interested, I made a semi-brainless time calculation library that makes this easier than performing the math yourself.

{% from 'easy_time.jinja' import count_the_days %}
{{ count_the_days('input_datetime.time_of_last_reported_rainfall') }}

You can just make a template sensor out of this too without the need for a input number.

template:
- sensor:
  - name: Last Rainfall
    unique_id: last_rainfall_days
    unit_of_measurement: days
    state: >
      {% from 'easy_time.jinja' import count_the_days %}
      {{ count_the_days('input_datetime.time_of_last_reported_rainfall') }}

And if you want a phrase for a notification, you can simply use this macro

{% from 'easy_time.jinja' import speak_the_days%}
{{ speak_the_days('input_datetime.time_of_last_reported_rainfall') }}

It will return today, tomorrow, the corresponding day up to 14 days away with next, beyond 14 days will return in x days.

If you aren’t an English speaker, you can set your language and it will return translated phrases.

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