Template debug - Where to put the default values?

[123 (Taras)]

@Cergon

Having read through the existing posts on this

Did you read this one? It provides a very thorough explanation and even includes an example for as_timestamp.

Updating Templates with the new default values in 2021.10.x

I keep seeing the same question about the new default argument for the templating. This post will cover all possible ways to define default. All the methods that were changed: acos as_timestamp asin atan atan2 cos float log round sin sqrt strptime tan timestamp_custom timestamp_local timestamp_utc Each of them have the exact same default functionality but a different number of arguments. There are multiple ways to use these functions, and this is where all the confusion lies. Understandi…

Try: as_timestamp(0) and int(0).

Which version of Home Assistant are you using? I thought the latest one doesn't evaluate the state template if the availability template is false.