Template switch doesn't switch

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HI,

using:

switch:
  - platform: template
    switches:
      early_night:
        friendly_name: 'Early night'
        value_template: >
          {{is_state('input_boolean.early_night','on')}}
        turn_on:
          - service: automation.turn_off
            entity_id:
              - automation.switch_bedside_table_off_when_no_motion
              - automation.switch_bedside_table_on_when_motion
          - service: scene.turn_on
            entity_id: scene.early_night
          - service: switch.turn_on
            entity_id: switch.master_bed_outlet
        turn_off:
          - service: automation.turn_on
            entity_id:
              - automation.switch_bedside_table_off_when_no_motion
              - automation.switch_bedside_table_on_when_motion

doesnt seem to turn-on/off the specified actions on flipping the boolean. I can see the boolean change state, but none of the actions takes place.

Have I overlooked anything in the config? According to https://www.home-assistant.io/components/switch.template/ the switch should act upon state-changing of the template. which doesn’t happen…
config checks valid.

please have a look for me.

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turn_on

(action)(Required)
Defines an action to run when the switch is turned on.

‘an action’ implies singular not multiple actions.

Replace your multiple actions with a script that does them. Or use an automation instead of a template switch. This does look much more like an automation.

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a yes, I missed that indeed, will create 2 little scripts then, easy enough. Reason I use the template switch is that the on and off actions aren’t mirrored exactly. I would need 2 automations to do what I can do with 1 template switch (of course I now need to extra scripts, but they are reusable …)

thanks for your keen eye!

changed to:

      early_night:
        friendly_name: 'Early night'
        value_template: >
          {{is_state('input_boolean.early_night','on')}}
        turn_on:
          - service: script.early_night_on
        turn_off:
          - service: script.early_night_off

and scripts:

  early_night_on:
    alias: 'Early night on'
    sequence:
      - service: automation.turn_off
        entity_id:
          - automation.switch_bedside_table_off_when_no_motion
          - automation.switch_bedside_table_on_when_motion
      - service: scene.turn_on
        entity_id: scene.early_night
      - service: switch.turn_on
        entity_id: switch.master_bed_outlet

  early_night_off:
    alias: 'Early night off'
    sequence:
      - service: automation.turn_on
        entity_id:
          - automation.switch_bedside_table_off_when_no_motion
          - automation.switch_bedside_table_on_when_motion

which is even better. since I can now also add conditions if needed, and expand easier :wink:

hope this works now. never am sure if I need to switch or flip the input_boolean. Since I don’t explicitly change the input_boolean anywhere…

update

well, it doesn’t work. the switch won’t activate the turn_on/off services. confess I dont really understand why…

changed it into an automation after all:

automation:

  - alias: 'Early night'
    id: 'Early night'
    trigger: 
      platform: state
      entity_id: input_boolean.early_night
    condition: []
    action:
      service_template: >
        script.early_night_{{trigger.to_state.state}}

probably shortest and most effective as it can get.

I’ll check your suggestion as a solution, so thanks!

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