Template variables as sensor attributes

Configuration
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I create sensor as seen below.
There is template, which generated 2 variables. “state.state” and “state.hours”. I need both variables as two attributes of the sensor.
Actually I created sensor and two attributes. In every attribute is absolutly same template. It is working, but I don’t like, there are two same template scripts just because I don’t know, how to put two variables to two sensor attributes.
Is better way, how to do it?

  - name: sorted_market_prices_bpp_1
    state: ''
    attributes: 
      state: >
        {% if (is_state('input_select.battmgmt_priceplan1_sortedprice_type','cheap')) %}
          {% set select = state_attr('sensor.sorted_market_prices', 'asc') %}
        {% elif (is_state('input_select.battmgmt_priceplan1_sortedprice_type','expensive')) %}
          {% set select = state_attr('sensor.sorted_market_prices', 'desc') %}
        {% else %}
          {% set select = '' %}
        {% endif %}
        {% set x=namespace(x=0) %}
        {% set state=namespace(state='false',hours='') %}
        {% set tod = states('input_datetime.battmgmt_priceplan1_od')[:2]|int %}
        {% set tdo = states('input_datetime.battmgmt_priceplan1_do')[:2]|int %}
        {% set actual_hour = (now().timestamp() | timestamp_custom('%H') | int) %}
        {% for number in range(select|count) %}
          {% if (((select [number]['hour'] |int) >= tod) and  ((select [number]['hour'] |int) <= tdo)) %}
          {% set x.x=x.x+1 %}
          {% set state.hours=state.hours~select [number]['hour']~'('~select [number]['price']~') , '  %}
          {% endif %}
          {% if ((select [number]['hour'] |int) == actual_hour) %}
            {% set state.state='true' %}
          {% endif %}
          {% if (x.x >= states('input_number.battmgmt_priceplan1_sortedprice_hours')|int) %}
            {%break%}
          {% endif %}
        {%endfor%}
        {{state.state}} 

      hours: >
        {% if (is_state('input_select.battmgmt_priceplan1_sortedprice_type','cheap')) %}
          {% set select = state_attr('sensor.sorted_market_prices', 'asc') %}
        {% elif (is_state('input_select.battmgmt_priceplan1_sortedprice_type','expensive')) %}
          {% set select = state_attr('sensor.sorted_market_prices', 'desc') %}
        {% else %}
          {% set select = '' %}
        {% endif %}
        {% set x=namespace(x=0) %}
        {% set state=namespace(state='false',hours='') %}
        {% set tod = states('input_datetime.battmgmt_priceplan1_od')[:2]|int %}
        {% set tdo = states('input_datetime.battmgmt_priceplan1_do')[:2]|int %}
        {% set actual_hour = (now().timestamp() | timestamp_custom('%H') | int) %}
        {% for number in range(select|count) %}
          {% if (((select [number]['hour'] |int) >= tod) and  ((select [number]['hour'] |int) <= tdo)) %}
          {% set x.x=x.x+1 %}
          {% set state.hours=state.hours~select [number]['hour']~'('~select [number]['price']~') , '  %}
          {% endif %}
          {% if ((select [number]['hour'] |int) == actual_hour) %}
            {% set state.state='true' %}
          {% endif %}
          {% if (x.x >= states('input_number.battmgmt_priceplan1_sortedprice_hours')|int) %}
            {%break%}
          {% endif %}
        {%endfor%}
        {{state.hours}}
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Jinja variables only have local scope. State-based template sensors have no method to define variables at a wider scope so they are available in multiple configuration values.

Options:

  • Define the “variables” in other template sensors and use those entities in your final sensor.
  • Use self-referencing.
  • Use a Trigger-based template sensor, which allows defining YAML variables in the Action block that have a broader scope.