Trigger state object for Time platform using input_datetime

Feature Requests
1

Using the input_datetime directly in an automation trigger with the Time platform is great!

Currently there is no trigger state object data/variable for the entity (input_datetime) used in the Time platform trigger.

Here is an automation example:

- id: Timer - Study Lamp
  alias: Timer - Study Lamp
  description: ''
  trigger:
    - platform: time
      at: input_datetime.study_lamp_on_time
    - platform: time
      at: input_datetime.study_lamp_off_time

  condition:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: input_boolean.study_lamp_timer
      state: 'on'

  action:
    - choose:
        - conditions:
            - condition: template
              value_template: >-
                {{ trigger.platform == 'time'  and (as_timestamp(trigger.now) |
                timestamp_custom('%H:%M', true) ) ==
                (states('input_datetime.study_lamp_on_time') [0:5] ) }}
          sequence:
            - service: light.turn_on
              data: {}
              entity_id: light.study
        - conditions:
            - condition: template
              value_template: >-
                {{ trigger.platform == 'time' and (as_timestamp(trigger.now) |
                timestamp_custom('%H:%M', true) ) ==
                (states('input_datetime.study_lamp_off_time') [0:5] ) }}
          sequence:
            - service: light.turn_off
              data: {}
              entity_id: light.study
      default: []
  mode: restart

If it can be accommodated, I’d like to see a trigger.entity_id variable added to represent the input_datetime used in the time trigger.

This would simplify the templating by allowing a simple entity comparison be used rather than the more complicated time comparison.

Current:

value_template: >-
  {{ trigger.platform == 'time'  and (as_timestamp(trigger.now) |
  timestamp_custom('%H:%M', true) ) ==
  (states('input_datetime.study_lamp_on_time') [0:5] ) }}

Proposed:

value_template: >-
  {{ trigger.platform == 'time'  and 
  trigger.entity_id == 'input_datetime.study_lamp_on_time' }}
2

Good idea; you have my vote.

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